Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Kodiak Kid]

my Dad... a great gennie white hunter always liked the .450 nitro rounds for his 450 double barrel rifles... for bigger stuff he could use the .577! cartridges brass machined!

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"Bring Enough Gun"

 

[GrizG]

An enterprising scrounger might be able to get this haul. It’s stuff pulled out of the NYS Barge Canal and is piled near Pittsford, NY. There was a barge full at Lock 15 also.

 

[JimR]

Two more 330 gallon containers full.

 

[Jeffkrib]

Did another state forest trip on the weekend, this time solo. Only used the 7900 with the 20” bar and 8 pin rim. I ended up filling the trailer 3 pieces high, the other week was only two high.

The forestry people had started burning some of the piles which surprised me as it was pretty green wood and there’s been a lot of rain lately, but I guess they know what they’re doing.

 

[501Maico]

nice job! impressive to say the least!! those small fans popular then as still popular today. i have 6! and they get used often... a couple frequently, and one or two all the time, too!

Thanks! I restored this fan around 2000 and I run it most every day in warm weather. The powerhead heehee swivels and it's either pointed at my desktop or recliner for TV or napping. The reason I like to run it often is because it's whisper quiet and has a gentle breeze, only running at half speed. Cycles weren't standardized at the time and this fan was made for around 120 cycles. At some point someone tried to run it at 60 cycles and toasted the windings. I kept the 10 pole stator but fudged the wire size and number of turns so it was happy at 60 cycles.

 

[Cowboy254]

I just bought 28 acres that's been partially logged so my scrounging days are over for a long time.

I've got oak, hickory, and hawthorn for as far as I can see. That's not including the cedar and pine.

Yeah, but your pic posting is only getting started...

 

[rarefish383]

thankyouverymuch...

After I put together that particular rifle, the following three years, I shot thirteen big game animals with it, including this moose,

It was quite a slog getting that moose out! lol

Being left handed, I'm not sure where my rifles will end up...

SR

A good friend was a lefty. When he passed his family invited 5-6 of us to an open house and let us take choice before his collection went to auction. He was a fellow with means. He had 60+ rifles, mostly custom Ula’s, Nula’s, Dakota’s, and Montana’s. So, nothing in those for me, plus I couldn’t afford any of them. But, he had 13 Ruger #1’s and #3’s. He had a #1 in 38-55 and a custom #3 in 25-35. I had just bought my FEL so I could only get one and chose the #3 in 25-35. I put a Leupold 1.5X5 on it. With the Hornady 110 gr Leverevolutions you can honestly shoot a squirrel in the head at 100 yards. I think I made the right choice. Someday I’ll get a 38-55 in one of my 1899’s.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

ULA's are nice rifles, Melvin builds a great rifle! I know I sure like mine,

You should see the hand laid floor he put down in his house!

SR

 

[svk]

Why a custom rifle in .338-06 over a factory rifle in .338WM for big game? Or why not just go with a .35 Welen? What are the velocities on the .338-06? I wouldn't think much more than 2300-2400 fps.

Sort of like the same reason that most of us have five plus saw plans .

Plus there’s obviously a certain level of pride having a custom gun, especially one built by someone as legendary as Ackley.

 

[LondonNeil]

Two more 330 gallon containers full.

IBC cages, very handy. If you have they plastic flask from inside, you can halve it across the diagonal to make 2 hats or roofs for the cages.

 

[SS396driver]

No wood but she runs have a noisy bearing on the alternator.
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[turnkey4099]

Finally got the date for he hernia operation. Sept 12 "they'll call with the time". Gosh, now where have I heard that before? Probably an overnight stay and 3 weeks very limited activity.

I wonder what shape I will be in after that. My stamina level seems to be deceasing as it is. Usually on 3 hours/day on the saws and take every second day off. Even worse my starting arm is getting weaker. For the first time ever I had to use the decomp button on both the MS362 and Ms441 cold start day before yesterday.

Not doing too badly on the harves. I have some 6 cord in the 'to be split/piled stack. oops, I forgot the 2 cord of maple and horse chestnut to add into that.

 

[LondonNeil]

Hope it goes well for you turnkey... And I hope you meant decReasing too!

 

[GrizG]

Plus there’s obviously a certain level of pride having a custom gun, especially one built by someone as legendary as Ackley.

For sure!

 

[rarefish383]

Finally got the date for he hernia operation. Sept 12 "they'll call with the time". Gosh, now where have I heard that before? Probably an overnight stay and 3 weeks very limited activity.

I wonder what shape I will be in after that. My stamina level seems to be deceasing as it is. Usually on 3 hours/day on the saws and take every second day off. Even worse my starting arm is getting weaker. For the first time ever I had to use the decomp button on both the MS362 and Ms441 cold start day before yesterday.

Not doing too badly on the harves. I have some 6 cord in the 'to be split/piled stack. oops, I forgot the 2 cord of maple and horse chestnut to add into that.

I'm going to be looking into the hernia fix soon. I keep putting it off, and it keeps getting worse. I've had it 10 years or better. It's above and to the right of my belly button. It started a little piece of intestine would pop out and I could take 1 finger and push it back in. Now if I sneeze it pops and it's almost the size of my fist and hurts like heck. I have to take my whole palm and gently push it back in. I tried a big rubber band, like a coreset, to hold it in when I'm doing heavy stuff. It works well, but I just have to get it fixed. Good luck with yours.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Sort of like the same reason that most of us have five plus saw plans .

Plus there’s obviously a certain level of pride having a custom gun, especially one built by someone as legendary as Ackley.

This is very true!

 

[JimR]

IBC cages, very handy. If you have they plastic flask from inside, you can halve it across the diagonal to make 2 hats or roofs for the cages.

I do have 6 liners for the 11 cages that I picked up.

 

[MustangMike]

Taught my oldest grandson (15) how to reload yesterday, so today I took him to the range with some of the reloads he made.

I was very pleased the 223 bolt gun was shooting 3/4" at 100 yds. That is easily good enough to waste a chuck at 200 yds, and it does not need to do more than that.

I got a Ruger American Rifle in 30-06 when they first came out. At the time, they asked purchasers for suggestions. I suggested they also chamber it in 223. They replied that they did not intend to do that, but I guess others made the same suggestion because sure enough, they soon chambered it in 223. Mine is the light weight standard model, which is no longer offered in 223 (only the heavier barrel "predator" models are, which are tack drivers) but weight 1/2 lb more.

My load is fairly stout, a 52 grain Hornady BTHP over 26.5 grains of H-335. The 223 is very pleasant to shoot, you barely feel any recoil.

The important thing is, we BOTH had a good time!

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Taught my oldest grandson (15) how to reload yesterday, so today I took him to the range with some of the reloads he made.

I was very pleased the 223 bolt gun was shooting 3/4" at 100 yds. That is easily good enough to waste a chuck at 200 yds, and it does not need to do more than that.

I got a Ruger American Rifle in 30-06 when they first came out. At the time, they asked purchasers for suggestions. I suggested they also chamber it in 223. They replied that they did not intend to do that, but I guess others made the same suggestion because sure enough, they soon chambered it in 223. Mine is the light weight standard model, which is no longer offered in 223 (only the heavier barrel "predator" models are, which are tack drivers) but weight 1/2 lb more.

My load is fairly stout, a 52 grin Hornady BTHP over 26.5 grains of H-335. The 223 is very pleasant to shoot, you barely feel any recoil.

The important thing is, we BOTH had a good time!

I find reloading therapeutic.

 

[Logger nate]

Well some of our standing inventory of firewood is going up in smoke, and some timber sales that were going to be logged. Just across the lake from our house..