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However, it’s possible his teeth were stained by antibiotics when he was a child. I believe that’s what happened to mine and, from ongoing experience, it seems almost impossible to whiten them.

Of course, maybe if I didn’t drink so much coffee, heh-heh.

I said that just the other day on another thread. They’ll try to crash it to harm a Trump administration.

I don’t have those exotic calibers. I have 06 and some foreign calibers and I have 45-70. That’s about it. I actually don’t have my rifles to shoot game with.

In my neck of the woods the common round is either 7mm mag or .300win mag.

Where is the list of US citizens so they can immediately be armed to protect themselves from these unvetted refugees? We need this list NOW!!!

What I'm saying is that, while we are enslaved (and the feds have effectively enslaved us), the chances that we actually DO fight back are slim to none. We are comfortable with this life. We work. We pay bills. We buy toys. We drink beer while watching the "big game". We're satisfied with that. We like it. The moment we fight back, that all goes away. As such, we have been effectively enslaved.

How far is “long range” and is it really worth it to have to hoof more than half a mile just to get to the place where your quarry was shot, to say nothing of how much farther you’ll then have to track the thing to find where it finally went down?

But they told us they weren’t terrorists...

Yes it is. Many hunters opt for flatter trajectories ay longer ranges. Think .300 or weatherby magnum’s. At about 250-260 yards a .308 drops 7 to 8 inches with a 165 grain bullet. The idea is that if the gun is sighted in at 3.5 inches high at 100 yards it will be 3.5 inches low at 250. Creating a “point blank” range. Flatter trajectory rounds extend the point blank range. This is just general hunting setup.

Gasoline fuel stabilizers are good for one winter season, long term gasoline storage is not a real good option. You can stabilize Diesel fuel for a longer period and diesel generators last much longer although they are more expensive.

If you do get a generator and want to use it for more than a few days get one that runs at the lowest possible RPM, preferably 1800 or less. These low RPM diesel engines can run for years with little more than oil and filter changes.

One of the problems with diesel fuel is algae growth but a good filter will keep it from contaminating your system. Diesel also provides more power per gallon. If you are half way handy with tools get an engine from India, it will require a lot of clean up work but will be inexpensive. The Chinese make some good inexpensive generators. Figure about double the horsepower to wattage. 30 hp for 15KW for instance.

I know it will sound crazy to most people but I personally recommend getting a battery backup for whatever kind of electric backup you have. If you don’t intend to have air conditioning you don’t need a lot. You could likely recondition a used fork lift truck battery that would give you at least a couple days storage and then charge it with only 3 or 4 hours with your generator. I’m not talking about a little 5KW generator but at least 15KW and a good 100 amp charger. Know that even a really good choice is going to use 1/2 to 1 gallon of fuel per hour. You want to make sure you are always at full load to get best economy. This is where the battery can be a big help. Two or three gallons every couple of days should be doable.

The feeling of security this will provide you is worth the cost. If you ever have a storm or the economy crashes you will be glad you did, so will all of your family that comes to live with you.

America will not be destroyed, not when there is a rifle behind every blade of grass, and a pistol in every patriot’s pocket. This isn’t France.

Out there, I’m sure they’d much rather be using .50 BMG or .338 Lap.

No one cares if a Talibunny is gut shot.

A deer should get more respect though.

Works fine an human size game out to over 600 yards.

leaders of Europia ought be stood against a brick wall and thoroughly ventilated. Willingly surrendering your country is no way to run a place.

I highly recommend the .380 for long range. Not the 308. I’m talking 1000 meters.

I have a cherry K98 (8mm Mauser) from 1936 that has a tang sight out to 2000 meters I can’t ever imagine a shot at that setting where I live unless I set up on a bridge overpass on and interstate.

Works for Marine snipers, out to 1400 yds plus.

H&ll, yeah.

It’s good enough for our snipers.