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Book Review & Bear Defense ~ “Salmon on My Mind”
AmmoLand ^ | March 22, 2023 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 03/25/2023 5:35:07 AM PDT by marktwain

Salmon on My Mind, by Francis E. Caldwell, 197 p. Lighthouse Press, 2004

They spotted a flock of goldeneye ducks and made a plan to get within range of the birds. The plan involved rounding a long spit of land in their skiff, then crossing the spit to come up on the ducks. Paul was running the outboard motor. As the skiff grounded on the beach, Frank jumped out to tie up the boat to an alder at the edge of the brush.

From page 124 of Salmon on My Mind:

I carried a Remington pump shotgun. Paul had a rusty, beat-up 30-40 Craig.  He was running the motor. As the skiff’s bow ground on the beach, I jumped out, the painter in one hand, shotgun in the other.  The tide was out and it was 50 feet to the nearest alder that I could that I could tie the bow line to.

As I walked up the beach, a bear tore out of the brush and came charging down the beach straight at me. Gravel sprayed from the bear’s feet. I’d never shot a bear before in my life, but I had been a hunter since age six, and I had always been handy with a gun.  Without even thinking, or knowing what I was doing, I dropped the painter, flung up the gun, held back the trigger and worked the slide action until the firing pin went click, click, click.

The bear went down in a heap, its front legs spread-eagled. I reloaded, but the bear never moved. Paul was still in the skiff, his mouth hanging open. “I’ll be damned. I’ll be damned,” Paul repeated over and over.


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One of a number of cases where bird shot fired at close range was used to kill an attacking grizzly bear.
1 posted on 03/25/2023 5:35:07 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Trip. Love those old Remis and Winnies that don’t have the pump safety. Just pull the trigger and rack and rack and rack...


2 posted on 03/25/2023 5:53:42 AM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
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To: waterhill; PROCON

Ping


3 posted on 03/25/2023 5:55:28 AM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
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To: waterhill
Model 12 Winchester and Model 31 Remington.

Also the old Model 97 Winchester.

4 posted on 03/25/2023 6:00:32 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

I’ve tried to explain to people that “just birdshot” will blow a huge hole in you if you’re up close.


5 posted on 03/25/2023 6:10:48 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: marktwain

Yes, my brother and I co-inherited our grandfather’s model 12. Ancient beast. Brother keeps it. Too big for home defense. I have a modified 870. Legally ‘shortened’ up. Barrel and pistol grip.

I was at the river the other day trying to use my index on the safety and middle on the trig...um no...


6 posted on 03/25/2023 6:28:01 AM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
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To: marktwain; waterhill; mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; umgud; ...

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More 2nd Amendment related articles on FR's Bang List.

7 posted on 03/25/2023 6:47:12 AM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: marktwain

Being familiar with your weapon makes a huge difference when crunch time happens.


8 posted on 03/25/2023 8:34:48 AM PDT by 43north (America doesn't need an election. We need an exorcism.)
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To: waterhill

On the 870? Might be easier on a Winchester, with the safety in front of the trigger. That said, a pump in the hands of a duck hunter is pretty damn fast with conventional finger placement and muscle memory.


9 posted on 03/25/2023 8:35:52 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: waterhill

I have been shooting Model 12’s and 870s for close to six decades.

I do not find one safety to be better than the other.

It is just a matter of practicing with what one uses.

Thousands of repetitions taking the safety off as you bring to the shoulder.

Solves any problem of taking it off.


10 posted on 03/26/2023 5:50:29 AM PDT by riverrunner
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To: PROCON

BLUE RUN: Nashville school shooting live updates: Six killed, including three children https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/nashville-school-shooting-covenant-live-updates-rcna76861


11 posted on 03/27/2023 2:07:11 PM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: PROCON

28-year-old Nashville shooter as “Audrey Hale”, a biological female identifies as “He/Him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVHKdximv-k Tranny.


12 posted on 03/27/2023 2:23:57 PM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: GailA

Thanks Gail!


13 posted on 03/27/2023 2:37:44 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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‘TARGETED ATTACK’: Nashville Transgender School Shooter Had Manifesto

https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/targeted-attack-nashville-transgender-school-shooter-had-manifesto-mace/


14 posted on 03/27/2023 3:29:57 PM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: GailA

Running as if they know little, making ITS manifesto just writings they are studying, refusing to label it as a HATE CRIME. Not connecting to other Christian hate crimes.

Police chief tells NBC News a sense of ‘resentment’ may have fueled Nashville shooter’s attack at former school
The shooter, Audrey Hale, 28, of Nashville, may have planned to attack multiple locations, Police Chief John Drake told Lester Holt in an interview.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nashville-christian-school-shooter-appears-former-student-police-chief-rcna76876


15 posted on 03/28/2023 4:41:49 AM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: GailA

Nashville school shooter ID’d as Audrey Hale
The transgender shooter had opened fire inside the private Christian elementary school, killing three children and three adults. Police received an active shooter call at 10:13 a.m.

A TikTok account under the name iam_aiden10 which linked to other social media associated with Hale had a final video posted of a person’s shadow, which showed them bouncing a basketball and then a basketball net, an apparent tribute to a friend who had passed.
https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/nashville-school-shooter-idd-as-audrey-hale/

AVOIDED NAMING TICTOX Who was Nashville shooter Audrey Hale? - ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/US/nashville-shooter-audrey-hale/story?id=98166039

WAS CHILD LIKE, DUH WAY OFF FROM BEING A TALENTED DESIGNER.
Audrey Hale: Trans woman, 28, who killed 6 at Nashville school was ‘child-like’ and ‘quiet’ ex-student

https://meaww.com/audrey-hale-trans-woman-28-who-killed-6-at-nashville-school-was-a-child-like-and-sweet

Nashville Police Release Security Video of Shooter Entering Covenant School

But he provided chilling examples of the shooter’s elaborate planning for the targeted attack, the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.

“We have a manifesto, we have some writings that we’re going over that pertain to this date, the actual incident,” he told reporters. “We have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place.”

Next an interior view shows glass doors to the school being shot out and the shooter ducking through one of the shattered doors.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nashville-police-release-security-video-of-shooter-entering-covenant-school/3105487/

Audrey Hale, Nashville Covenant School Shooting Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
At 9:57 a.m., just minutes before the shootings, Hale’s former middle school basketball teammate received a message from Hale that read, “so basically that post I made on here about you, that was basically a suicide note. I’m planning to die today. THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!! You’ll probably hear about me on the news after I die,” according to News Channel 5. MOM ANTI-GUN
https://heavy.com/news/audrey-hale/


16 posted on 03/28/2023 5:24:00 AM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: PROCON

White House Quick to Blame Republicans for Slaughtering of Kids at Nashville Christian School

https://ijr.com/white-house-blame-republicans-kids-nashville-school/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=ijr-breaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=firefly

Transgender Socialist Leaves Police Officer in Critical Condition After He Opens Fire on Police
https://ijr.com/transgender-socialist-leaves-police-officer-critical-condition-opens-fire-police-report/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=ijr-breaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=firefly


17 posted on 03/28/2023 6:41:27 AM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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Body cam of take down https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/breaking-nashville-police-release-disturbing-bodycam-footage-when-school-shooter-was-gunned-down-knab/?utm_source=trendingpolitics&utm_medium=klaviyo&_kx=BUd-fF0qqO5t5QQq33S_mZE9J8ndIrMUyntNt1dUzFY%3D.XhZFkN

While they didn’t hesitate you can see they need better training. Why NO lockdown for the school? Just because it only had 200 students? MSM is avoiding ITS RADICAL BLM, ANTIFA, TRANNY ACTIVISM.


18 posted on 03/28/2023 9:13:00 AM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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Transgender Socialist Leaves Police Officer in Critical Condition After He Opens Fire on Police

https://ijr.com/transgender-socialist-leaves-police-officer-critical-condition-opens-fire-police-report/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=ijr-breaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=firefly

Sen Lee Johnson budget, Yellen, $18 Trillion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqmNEYX5p14

SOUTH AFRICA NOT IN USA. NEW TELESCOPE? MORE WASTED MONEY https://ijr.com/harris-telescope-answer-biggest-questions-humanity-gravity/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=ijr-breaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=firefly


19 posted on 03/28/2023 9:48:52 AM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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