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The barrel has a Belgium proof mark designated in this reference document https://www.nramuseum.org/media/940944/proofmarks.pdf Here is a good summary article on Mauser rifles which IMO indicate possibly a Mauser model 95 if it has a two lug bolt or a 98 if 3 lugs (also cocks on opening where...

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we...

Looks like I jumped the gun and confused the back ground check for ammo issue with the tax issue. The tax case is headed to the supreme court and should be dealt with the same. I don't follow CA happenings that closely but if the 11% tax is in addition to sales tax then it is definitely...

The supreme court has already ruled this unconstitutional as an infringement to the 2nd amendment which is why states are using new tactics like Oregon's measure 114 instead. This too will ultimately be judged unconstitutional IMO. This falls under bringing back common sense to our election...

Supreme court just refused to hear the redistricting case in CA letting them us it in the next election. CA may be the next state to ban hunting, fishing, and trapping since most likely they will make the state super majority stronger with a similar map. CA only has 7 liberal counties vs 51...

Nope This table shows (scroll down second table from the end) that every conservative county in Oregon saw margins decrease by large margins. The nine liberal majority counties saw margins increase by an average of 27% with every county showing a significant gain. Oregon has 27 conservative...

I've mentioned Oregon has been planning on banning hunting, fishing, and trapping on this forum before and this issue is high on the list of reasons why folks on the east side (and some on the west) want to skedaddle. This helps explain why Oregon's population has lost a net 30,000 residents...

I heard Tennessee got hit hard with ice accumulation. Hang in there man and enjoy the Bourbon

Next thing we know folks will be referring to you as ex-pat skipglo

My thoughts on the Tract EB Solver binos is they rushed to announce for this years Shot Show and didn't have all their ducks in a row. If the Tract product performs all the features they advertised very well then it will have a chilling affect on the competition price wise. Tract (I believe I...

For some big is never big enough... T131 16" Army version of the Navy battleship 16 incher. Funny how one guy is hunched over like he just got gut punched and the other is like "Thank you sir may I have another!". 🤣 They actually developed a fixed mount LRH version of the T131 with a 30'...

Look on the bright side at least it's warming up I went to 'A' school in N. Chicago in the early 80's and the weather that winter was the most extreme of my lifetime. -43 wind chill and we were told to not linger between the barracks and chow hall as to not freeze lung tissue. The ice breakup...

The Redding press priming system works for me and the long handle allows enough leverage to crush the anvils while not wearing me out. The second for me is buying quality brass and checking firing pin protrusion for issues visually that may come up. One key to this is having a very solid bench...

A 12.4 lb 300WM shooting 215gr @ 2900fps is close @ ~28 ft\lb according to Gordons. Drop the rifle weight to 9-10lbs with the same load and you'd be around 30 ft\lb I'm running a break so actual felt recoil is probably around 23-25 ft\lb which is reasonable but still makes it a challenge...

*If the cost of treatment stated is valid* This story demonstrates the out of control cost of health care today which explains why health insurance is so high . 3 wks in the hospital total bill $1,578,649 = $3,132 per hour or $75,135 per day. Each 4 day period would match the average loan amount...