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I guess I would have to go with the following. As the list goes, they get less important to my needs. 1 .22LR Rifle (either a 10/22 or any of the marlin tube fed variants) 2 9mm Pistol (I like the Smith M&P9) 3 12ga Shotgun with a couple diff barrels (I like the Mossberg 500) 4 Bolt Rifle for larger game (I like my Mosin) 5 .22 cal Air rifle (something in the 750+fps range) cheap and fairly quiet 6 .410 or 20ga shotgun for small game hunting (maybe the Rossi combo, that way I have a second.22) 7 .338 Lapua Mag (What the hell, I had to put something interesting in here. haha)

Even before the prices went up, i wouldn't consider a Garand a "cheap" sniper rifle. They cost double the price of any gun I have ever owned... As for the Mosin. I love mine. And i only paid $119 for it. Mint condition, unfired, and matching stamps. But ammo has gotten REAL SCARCE... I can find 5.56 and .308, but NO 7.62X54R. As for the Ruger .308 Scout. Borderline on the "cheap" but IMPOSSIBLE to find in a right handed bolt. If you are a leftie... They are everywhere. But before prices went crazy, magazines were $75. I guess since we are talking about rifles in the range from the Rugers to the Garands, we should ad the M14

Nope! Only platic here was the tape on the shipping box!

Doesn't matter at this point. It is a pretty good ways down the list of goodies to buy.

The next one I buy will be the US Pattern Full sized felling axe. I dont recall the name tha GB has for it.

i'm thinking of getting the small forest axe next. or maybe the next size up. i dont recall what it is called off the top of my head.

Yes, definitely a lifetime tool. I already had a "chinese" hatchet, but I was tired of toys. The metal in that thing was so bad that it was dangerous. This one is MUCH better. Wish i could find a 1911 for $69 these days...

I received my GB Wildlife hatchet today and all I can say is WOW!!! What a great tool. Hand forged in Sweden. You can literally shave with it too. Definitely the best feeling handle I have found to date. I didn't get mine from Amazon, but i included this link so that you could see what it looks like. http://www.amazon.com/Gransfors-Bruks-Wildlife-Hatchet/dp/B000WIX6YC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1359508412&sr=8-4&keywords=gransfors+bruks

I am right handed left eye dominant. No one ever even realized it until I was about 30 (started shooting when 5 or 6). For pistols, i hald in right handed stance and move it over in front of my left eye. As for rifles, I just shoot them as a normal rightie would. I've never had any issues.

I can relate to you Hoss. I caught the tail end of an episode. It was fairly educational. I didn't learn much from it But many would. My father was a Forestry Engineer and my grandfather was a historian and game warden for 30 something years. I grew up "out there" haha. But it was refreshing to watch... even though it was on PBS.

I have the BG Scout as my EDC. I keep it clipped just inside my front pocket. I use it ALOT at work and like was said above (about WV) if you dont have a knife in Alabama, you stick out. haha

When I was a kid, we used to use slings to have neighborhood fights using "green" sweetgum balls. You did NOT want to get hit! It was like poorman's paintball. haha Anyway, I was always pretty good at it, but havent tried one in about 30 years. By the way, We used the round and round your head technique and I could routinely hit a mailbox sized target at about 15-20 yards. Dont ask why I used a mailbox for a size estimate. We hand made our slings using a giant roll of hemp cord that we had at the house. I just cant remember what we used for the pocket. Probabably a piece of cloth or vinyl. We got quite good at it though.

I agreet totally snake. I really like the Colibri's. Good for dispatcing furry pests indoors as well. But are a REAL PAIN to load by hand. I have thought about buying one of those 10/22 Short mags. I think it's Volquartsen that makes them. But they are expesive at about $45 each. They also make a bolt that will cycle with shorts, but I dont want that. Hand cycling is fine, but I WOULD like to hand cycle from the mag. haha

I almost peed in my own boot! hahaha That was some funny shtuff.

Cool, I'll check that out. Thanks.