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  1. No need to remove the post. We're all adults here...

    No need to remove the post. We're all adults here who can decide for ourselves on how to use, or not use the material. Consider the video as nothing more then a bit of intell
  2. They did tend to make a bit of a racket in...

    They did tend to make a bit of a racket in Stalingrad....hey ;)

    However, for me, prefer a 22 LR, the Mosin, and the Mossberg 500 in 12g. But, I live in the Blue Ridges where hearing gunfire is...
  3. Without some test results, and actual field use...

    Without some test results, and actual field use to back the comments up, I'll have to disagree. And, for the price of these guns, I can get a Mosin for a few bucks more....or, even less
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    http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/196105_...

    http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/196105_10151189022952807_558000169_n.jpg

    and.... the :band: played on.....:innocent:
  5. A "peace time draft" is too little, too late....

    A "peace time draft" is too little, too late. Middle School must be the start point, where they are just starting the process of leaving their childhood behind and starting on the path to becoming...
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    One of the fastest way to determine a north...

    One of the fastest way to determine a north bearing is simply by putting one hand on the Big Dipper, and the other on Cassiopeia
  7. We need better methods of socializing males at an...

    We need better methods of socializing males at an earlier age starting at the Middle School level. What I feel is needed, are rites of passage into adulthood and citizenship with ordeals of physical...
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    Thanks...bookmarking these links Never...

    Thanks...bookmarking these links


    Never considered frost shadows .... seen em before, but never considered them as a navigational tool until now. So, a big thanks again.....
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    Never carry it .....Paracord may be a solution to...

    Never carry it .....Paracord may be a solution to the problem of cordage for some, suitable for a number of jobs where shock loading isn't a factor. But, with a safe, static working load of barely...
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    Come summer, Orion and the other key winter...

    Come summer, Orion and the other key winter constellations will be long gone. However, we can use the summer constellation of Scorpio to find a pretty good South as we did with the Gemini- Procyon...
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    Another method of locating South is by using the...

    Another method of locating South is by using the Gemini - Procyon line...

    http://i.space.com/images/i/14819/i02/120125-Gaherty-Gemini.jpg?1327531042
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    Sticky: Blackpowder Season. The way I like to...

    Blackpowder Season. The way I like to hunt......


    http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/2168_1048881946492_4314_n.jpg
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    At our latitudes here in the States, zentih noon...

    At our latitudes here in the States, zentih noon will see the sun bearing a true azimuth of 180 degrees, due south. If your compass has an inclination needle and scale, it can be used as a crude...
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    Wilderness Navigational Tricks

    Post em here....I'll start with this one

    South from Zenith Noon

    You'll need to build a sunrise/sunset table first, and from this it's easy to plot a series of zenith noons over a period of...
  15. I know a place near Shin Pond, Maine now on the...

    I know a place near Shin Pond, Maine now on the market with everything you want, and more.....asking price 5 million....
    Run it as B & B, get yourself qualified as a RMG to run hunts, and trips into...
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    I suspect you're seeing the world from a suburban...

    I suspect you're seeing the world from a suburban perspective. Here in rural Virgina, we know our neighbors and everyone here is armed, well armed. The majority of us our hunters, many of us with...
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    Staying only with UTM's is limiting.....my 7.5's...

    Staying only with UTM's is limiting.....my 7.5's uses both lat/lons and UTM's, the DeLorme with lat/lons, the National Geo's with UTM's only, several county maps as well as city maps are lat/lons...
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    I've rethought this too....however, my goto...

    I've rethought this too....however, my goto remains the shotgun. It's been modified with a small flash gun common to photograhpers. Looks a little weird. But, it's a tactical advantage that an...
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    Whenever we use the angular system of dd/mm/ss we...

    Whenever we use the angular system of dd/mm/ss we need to add directions at the end. In our neck of the woods (the USA) latitude would be expressed as dd/mm/ss N , and the longitude as dd/mm/ss W.
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    What is a degree?

    The simple answer is, is that a degree is 1/360 of a circle.

    In the angular coordinate system (dd/mm/ss) used to determine position on a 3D object (Earth), a degree of latitude is determined from...
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    Here, we seperate out the trash....the bottoms of...

    Here, we seperate out the trash....the bottoms of cans are removed, washed and flatten. Then stored away. After a year we sell the metal, along with any aluminum... some cans are also snipped apart...
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    W-EMT, Swiftwater Rescue, Rescue Rigger

    W-EMT, Swiftwater Rescue, Rescue Rigger
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    Never had to use vaseline soaked cotton...

    Never had to use vaseline soaked cotton balls....in our neck of the woods we've got ceders and pines....

    The bark of downed ceders can be broken into fibers that make for great bird's nest simply...
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    As I shoot black powder and need to carry a...

    As I shoot black powder and need to carry a number of items to support the gun, let me suggest the ideal of using a possible bag to carry the goodies.... here's mine
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