If you're looking for ammo, here's a good price. Shipping rates sort of force you to buy multiple boxes to make it pencil out:
https://www.shootersproshop.com/270-win-150gr-partition-trophy-grade-ammunition-blem.html
The MVA tang sight you linked is the one I had in mind. The gunsmith I worked with was speaking highly of them.
That is a thumb extension on the hammer. My granddad had it on there. I haven't decided if I'll leave it on or not.
Well it took awhile but I finally got off my butt and took the rifle to a gunsmith back in June. I got the call this afternoon it was ready to pick up. Allen Springer at Snowy Mountain Blue Gun Restoration in MT did the rust bluing, case coloring and stock refinishing. I had the scope mount...
When I was looking to buy a safe, I talked to a security company. The guy explained fire ratings to me, most of which I've forgotten. I do recall him saying most safes aren't going to leave your contents in any useable condition during a full house blaze. He did say two things that stuck with...
Two places I frequented in college: one place had $0.10 wings every Tuesday, the other offered free pizza during happy hour (beers were $1). Haven't come close to those cost savings since.
One cost savings we've done is to buy the family pack of pork chops at Costco and then repackage them...
A bird hunting friend and a vet both told me they keep a can of barbasol shaving cream in their trucks. Slather it on the sprayed area and it is a good initial treatment until you get home. I've never tried it myself, just the peroxide and baking soda solution.
I recorded 1.53" of rain at my house last night. A co-worker recorded nearly double that. Gila NF fire restrictions have been rescinded. Now to wait for green up.
Edit: I forgot my rain gauge resets at midnight. I recorded an additional 0.65" after midnight so 2.18" total
My dad had an outdoor furnace for the better part of 35 years. Older, 2 story home - maybe 2,200 SQ ft. Several of them actually. He recently switched to propane just due to age and the physical toll of cutting that much wood. In a typical NW PA winter he'd burn 10-12 cord of wood I think (Nov -...