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Thanks Don,

Last trip to the Vet confirmed her kidneys are failing so it won't be long now.

BTW Aloysius and Vince, your nudging paid off. Five minutes of tweaking and the butt stock fits square ...

Actually Vince, it did fit up better before I did the bedding on the tangs.

Like a kid at Christmas, after 3 months, I couldn't wait to shoot the darn thing.

Thanks for all the educated comment ...

[quote="Aloysius"]'...rather poor fit between wood and iron. Such stockwork deserves better.

By the way: where do you use that rifle for? I've never seen a 30-30 Win with optics having such a high ...

Got tired of not being able to rest my cheek on the OEM stock and look through the scope. Thought Monte Carlo style cheek pads would work, but the more I learned about stocks, the more I realized I ne ...

In Florida there is no season for wild boar and no limits.

Gators, on the other hand, not only have a very time limited season, the state has a limited number of licenses that is always over subscr ...

[quote="Vince"]I must reiterate Stovey's words on being VERY careful with the hogs mate. They can be exceedingly dangerous when cornered or injured. Not sure if the hogs you will be hunting are th ...

Actually, I sighted in the gun for Hornady's 160 gr LeverRevolution and Federal's 150 gr. Trajectory of both these are quite similar, giving +3 inches at 100 yds and -3 inches at 230 yds. I figured th ...

I've reached the age of 63 before getting the hunting bug. Here in Florida, game will be wild boar and small Florida deer.

I learned to shoot in the Air Force but havent handled a rifle in 30+ year ...

Went back to the manufacturers websites and found the correct BC's for both loads (.33 for the Hornady and .218 for the Federal). I was able to get balistics within 1% of the mfg's data woth the onlin ...

I'm having problems with the ANGLE factor in the online version. I see that the input is limited to less than 89 degrees. But the affects on the trajectory looks incorrect. Using a Federal 30-30 150gr ...