On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:41:45 -0400, Sarah Czepiel cox.net>
wrote:

Say what you wish about military surplus firearms but they are usually
good value and provide a variety of firepower which provides interest
for various reasons.

One reason is the relatively new .223 Timbs sabot for my CZ-52.
Interesting.

A departure from militaria firearms is my intrigue regarding the
relatively new .327 caliber S&W revolver. That may be one of my next
purchases along with some .223 Timbs rounds.

At least he knows Dan

It doesn't ring a bell, but, I don't follow firearms stuff avidly. I
merely purchase stuff that I read about and find interest in. I don't
necessarily collect militaria, I simply like variety rather than
sticking with one brand or model.

And since I live in one of the last states of the Union which does not
allow CCW, I don't yet have a need for more modern compact handguns
that best suit that area of usage/need. Also, although I do own
semi-autos, I really like wheelguns.

Yes, we have a few

I never got into rifles much; other than a Ruger 10-22 with a Bushnell
Custom .22 scope I bought new in 1976. Due to its year of manufacture,
the inscription, MADE IN THE 200TH YEAR OF AMERICAN LIBERTY, is
stamped on the barrel.

I used to like squirrel hunting with that because shooting squirrels
in the head-only was more sporting than using any caliber of shotgun,
especially 12-gauge (which is ridiculous).

I shot one deer in my lifetime - killed with a slug fired from my
12-gauge shotgun - and I never cared for that sport ever since.

Several things that bother me about deer hunting is all the drunken
buffoons out in the woods and, knotheads illegally road-shooting.

My s-i-l's brother was shot in the chest by another "hunter" one year.
What troubles me is that the s-i-l's bro was driving his pick-up truck
on a paved county road a few minutes after the official end of a deer
hunting day and a bullet came through his windshield and messed him up
quite a it. He was hospitalized for a long time.

Inside the bullet wound were fibers from the heavy wool shirt he was
wearing as well as glass fragments from the windshield and whatever
other foreign objects, in addition to the bullet, entered his chest.
He survived and lived for decades afterward, but, that incident helped
put deer hunting in perspective for me.

Although deer are certainly plentiful on my property and in the
surrounding area, and neighbors successfully hunt on my acreage, I
don't care for venison and no longer hunt 'speed-beef.'

Doubly troubling is hearing shotgun and rifle blasts that originate on
the gravel roadway about 100' from my house during any particular
hunting season.

Lots of boneheads illegally road-hunt, especially during bird season,
and rifle reports are heard nearby during deer season (from other
folks than conscientious neighbors). Plus, with the real
kook-a-loonies outside with guns, I fear my black dogs may be shot by
shitheads thinking they are cub bears or some other lame excuse.

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