The Best Weapon of the Forest

[WildGoth]

That is, without a doubt to me, one of the most intelligent statements I have seen posted on this forum. THAT is what we're all here for.[/QUOTE]

that and the twinkles

[FVR]

BE THE WEAPON.

I AM THE WEAPON.

Oooooeeeeeeooooooooooooooo.

[Rick]

You can't cheat Frank, pilgrim.
Frank got it...

[Last Mohican]

If you have the smarts you can make anything a formidable weapon.

My ancestors did pretty good with rocks and sticks.

Just like it has been stated before, knowledge is power.

[FVR]

Actually, for game, I would prefer a fine thin cable.

For defense, I would prefer a 12ga. with 00 buck and slugs. Slug, 00, slug, 00.

The bow, I like bows, I make bows, I hunt with bows. Bows are great for a last resort or if you need to take game quietly, but bowhunting also requires a bit more stealth. A good spear would be pretty good.

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[Sourdough]

Chevy's and Fords work good, Nell uses a Pick Up, with no sights.

A real Man would just wear his dress loin'cloth and jump from a overhanging limb with a spear as the pimary weapon, and have a Herter's model perfect knife on his loin'cloth belt. Don't forget your "CUP".............

[FVR]

Come on, I already said in the other thread that all I'd be wearing is my leather work boots.

Gett'n back to nature. With comfy feet.

[Rick]

Okay, you deer hunters. Here's a question for you. I have a Remington 1100 in 12 guage. Can I shoot slugs through it or do I have to have a slug barrel?

[beerrunner13]

you can use that barrel but ya may want to use sabot slugs

[catfish10101]

I would check for recall info on that Remington depending on when it was made. Some barrels were recalled for buldging and splitting. Other than that, I agree with beerrunner13, use sabot slugs.

[Rick]

Thanks, guys!!

[trax]

My partner used a 12 guage with slugs for hunting moose for years. No problem.

[BraggSurvivor]

Okay, you deer hunters. Here's a question for you. I have a Remington 1100 in 12 guage. Can I shoot slugs through it or do I have to have a slug barrel?

I blew the stock off my Rem 1100 shooting a bear with 300 grain slug.

[Rick]

Yipers. There's something about a gun giving up in your hands that would be really nice to avoid.

[BraggSurvivor]

Not that it desinigrated or anything, just cracked in half and came right off the chamber.

No warranty sucked.

[trax]

that's weird and scary (sounds like dating from my youth) How old was the gun? There's the possibility that there were really fine stress fractures in the wood Bragg, you don't see them until the final bang and then you get the result you got. Just a thought, sometimes s**t just happens.

[BraggSurvivor]

I think was about 10 years old. My dad gave it to me because he got out of bird hunting. I had it fitted with a new stock and have never had a problem since. My wife thought it had to do with sitting out on the back porch and with the humidity and differences in temperature it might have caused the blow out. I keep it inside now.

[trax]

Your wife could be right too. I've heard of that.

[Buddha443556]

I don't think you can kill an animal too fast. The quicker the better. That last thing I want any animal to do is suffer needlessly. A quick kill is essential.

A quick kill also means your dinner isn't going to run off leaving a blood trail for you to follow for the rest of the day, scare off all the other game in the area or attract predators as wounded animals tend to do. Quick and clean, the animal won't suffer and you won't suffer.

[dsgibbs1]

I have also taked numerous deer with a bow and rifle. I have found that practice makes a weapon work. I dont want to hear that practice makes perfect. As an old DS used to say"practice doesnt make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." Now to the question. I would take my Weartherby .300 mag. or my .308. To dress the game. I have a custom hunter.