CavScout wrote:Mad Trapper wrote:If Rossi keeps making the ranch hand, I will pick one up and get the SBR tax stamp.
Right now I'm using the 16" trapper in 44 mag.
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it is what I grab when I head out on the property, especially in the thick brush.
I lost a lot of my hearing while in the military, and I have a tendency to walk up on the wildlife before I hear them.
But that 12 to 14" barrel would be a little handier and faster.
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I really like your Go Bag!
Not to sound kinky, but I love Fine Leather!
Keep an eye on GunBroker... There are two .45 Colt RH's on there now.
That 92 action should handle hot Buffalo Bore .45 Colt Hunting loads just fine... and of course LEVERevolution.
I also lost hearing with years of ordnance. And with Sneak-n-Peak Tactics... NO Earplugs!
My VA Hearing Aids are not suitable for gunfire, but fortunately I still hear some twig snaps without them!
Walker Game Ear has some OTC solutions from cheap to $$$.
Thank you CavScout.
I made those saddlebags a few years back.
Any time I travel any decent distance from home, I take those saddlebags and a firearm.
The bags hold 1 lb of jerky, instant coffee, fishing kit, fire starting kit, camp knife with stone, water filtration kit, box of ammo, (50 rds of 44 mag), map, compass, small pair of binoculars.
Bedroll contains a 8x10 lightweight bushcraft tarp, paracord, 4x8 piece of canvas, two mylar emergency sleeping bags.
Thank you for the gunbroker tip, I will keep a lookout.
I was a paratrooper from 80 to 84, Grenada Invasion rifle squad leader.
Firing the 81 mortars while at Ft Bragg, felt like my ears were bleeding.