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Texas hogs from field to table

Imagine paying for a wild hog hunt, where the land land owner then sells the carcasses for an additional profit.

I’ve been saying it for years. For many land owners (pretty much every one selling hog hunts), wild hogs are a windfall, not the pest they are made out to be.
Wild boar and other game can be sold in Germany to any butcher. One of my university buddies inherited the hunting lease when his father passed away and we were able to turn a profit primarily with boar. The land was close to the Baumholder maneuver base and there was a constant supply of boar. The downside of the German hunting law is that the lessee is responsible for crop damage to the owner of the land so we spend a lot of time hunting in the spring (post-seeding) and fall (pre-harvest). We would have driven hunts in the winter when the snow gave away where the boar were hiding during the day. This was one of the social highlights for the rural communities with a huge bonfire, food and local moonshine after the hunt.

TRG appreciation thread - Part III

I’ve shot both a lot, I’ll take the trg everyday of the week, they can keep the ai rifles. Trg is a smoother action, shoots tighter and weighs a lot less plus the trigger is the best. The whole ai rifle makes no sense in a short action caliber. 338 or similar maybe a better argument. Just too much mass for a 308 or 6.5. Trg may need arca or what ever you want on the front end if you please. Factory bipod on the trg is the best I’ve used. To each their own. It’s crime how much they want to a folding stock and mags for the rifle tho I will say that.
I've seen people modify the Tikka CTR magazines, which I think is what I would do the Sako magazine are insanely priced.
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FN SCAR IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE SCAR! US and Belgium Production is over.

More SCARs will sell in the next 10 days than the last 10 years...

A wise individual once told me: "FN makes the best combat machine guns....they also make some other stuff. It seems the smaller you go, the shittier they get."

Curious that there's been more LICC content floating around just before this. Honestly this and/or the ICAR are the only mildly amusing "innovations" that set them apart in the rifle/carbine market would get me to consider going deep into a new platform. That said, I have ZERO delusions that FN gives a fuck about putting out a Civ LICC.

Which counties outside North America have a strong PRS scene? Rim or centerfire

From what I gather, many PRS shooters from Western Europe go to Czech or Scandinavian ranges to practice. In Germany, for example, there are no civilian ranges that go beyond 300m and only a couple of military ranges that a person can hope to get access to that will go 800-1000m.

The laws in Europe blow my mind. LOL You have powder being produced in Sweden and Finland that has no legal outlet in Norway...

ETA: Just a point of observation... every one of the non-US shooters I've bumped into has been top class people. Always a pleasure to squad with.
I meet quite a few Swedes at the IPRF 22lr champs and they were all very cool.
Sweden and Norway seem like they would be cool places to go and shoot, the more field style matches would be cool to do.

Which counties outside North America have a strong PRS scene? Rim or centerfire

Well as seen on recent World IPRF rimfire and European rimfire PRS ,Europe powerhouses in Rimfire PRS are Czech Republic and Poland and anyone watching results in this years IPRF in UK , US only took individual gold in Women and Senior category , individual open and factory went Australia and UK , there were maybe 2 americans in top 10 , a massive change from 2years ago when there was also a huge equipment gap .
In European Championship top 20 were practicaly all Czech and Poles , with one or two other nationalities in between.

Skandinavia is better represented in centerfire , but still Eastern europe is where its at , lots to do with gun lagislation and range availability.
Scandinavians can set up a competition at any remote farm ,but getting there is another thing making competing there more expensive
Germany,Austria ,Netherlands are extremely limited in Regards to ranges . They all need to travel abroad to compete . Germans,Austrians,Dutch domesticaly shot in fucking 100-200m indoor ranges ,many shoot whole season abroad ,so you have German and Austrian national competition hosted in Czech republic.

Eastern europe has lots of former cold war shooting ranges some now private and military is very open to letting civilians play. Which is like no go in Western europe.


UK ,Australia,NZ have great shooters but given location and legislation , they are somewhat isolated have to travel far =$$$ for international comps.
I spoke to some shooters from the Netherlands and the guys from Anschutz, sounds like that part of the world is seriously difficult for this style of shooting. The Czech Republic sounds like the place to be, as that's where Anschutz seem to be testing their PRS rifle models.

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"The Accurate Energetics Systems explosion in Tennessee demands urgent, independent scrutiny. With China moving aggressively toward Taiwan and historical precedents of sabotaging munitions facilities, we cannot dismiss the possibility this was more than an accident," Bass wrote on X.

He continued, "AES provides over 60% of the Department of War's high-explosives systems, losing it for years is a strategic shock. Every indicator and warning in the system is flashing red."

He meant across 60% of the platforms. Corrected himself.

I Spy New Baby Razor G3 4-24

It all adds up to the same weight, doesn't matter where you carry it.
Doesn't work that way. Otherwise carrying shit in your hands would be nearly as comfortable as in a good pack frame that puts that load on your hips but it doesn't even work out close to being that way. And being part of your body basically balanced on your center of gravity is notably better than in a well designed pack.

For argument's sake- lets say you found yourself having dinner with the world's foremost WWII historian- what would you ask them?

France was the 5th country Germany invaded. Austria Czechoslovakia Poland Norway came before France. You said France was 1st, that is not correct. Also Germany was pushing in Africa with aspirations to reach the middle east, there were more than 2 fronts and a Naval war.

My question is a bit multi faceted but would be. Had Roosevelt not passed away in April of 45, do you think he would have pushed back against the Soviets grabbing a strong position in China, Korea and Eastern Europe as the fighting stalled out momentarily. Did the Soviets take advantage of Truman? Would this have avoided many of the hold over “cold war” conflicts we fought not long after German and Japan surrender, resulting in Russia becoming the “enemy”?

Don't forget Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland... Germans went into France through the Ardennes and Holland in the North and Lux in the South. I mean... those were speedbumps. But they were 'sort of' relevant countries. In a speed bump sort of way.

Doubt Roosevelt would have served his full second term (several references say that he was planning on finishing the war and resigning... which makes Truman a more interesting Veep choice.) But if he had kept up, he had a much better ability to push Stalin. And he likely WOULD have pushed for an Israel. Because he had been pushing it before hed died. But he died. And Truman had no insight into the discussions with Ibn Saud or the Roosevelt recognition of the Balfour Agreement or similar. Truman thought it a distraction and had no interest in Israel. In fact... he wanted to prevent an Israel to protect Aramco and US interests in the newly-emerging strategic Gulf region.

That said, I think (and this is opinion) Stalin thought Roosevelt weak and dying. So might have pushed him harder. Roosevelt thought his charm and persuasion could win over Stalin. I have a hunch Stalin saw another old dying rich American establishment guy and would have steamrollered Roosevelt more than he got away with when it came to Truman. Who was a 'street fighter' and was not going to get pushed by a commie thug.

But this is all speculation.

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Sirhr

Another Original Idea from Hornady

I haven't tested Aeromatch bullets myself, but internet reports indicate they exhibit less consistency than Berger bullets, particularly in weight and ogive-to-base measurements.

So I did my own QC on lot #24573
Length 2.330 +.0030 -.0020
Bto 1.5900 + 0.0015 -0.0000
Weight 105.1 through 105.2

Sample size 100ea. Aeromatch 6mm 105
Price half of the Berger bullet.

I use calibration blocks and check weights.

Of course they don't have Berger 's hybrid ogive, they have a blended ogive instead.

Edit : they are flooding the market it appears.
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Yes the off duty cop was an asshole. The dead guy was a dumb asshole.
A little courtesy by the cop and the situation never happens.
But that's where we are at in the country right now. Fuck everyone else. It's all about me me me. Even your grandma becomes a road range bitch once she gets behind the wheel of the car.
You are sitting in traffic and someone going the opposite direction wants to turn left into a business. Do you block the entrance or wait for them to turn in front of you? If you wait a couple seconds to let them cross the people behind you are laying on the horn.