Why don't these belong on the homestead?
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KillerFord1977
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Msn cant define a gun, or even a woman
Bassbob
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I like how they bemoan a pistol grip only shotgun but the shotgun in the picture is a shotgun with a full stock and a pistol grip. 
They’re kinda right about the pistol grip only thing. They do make ok house and truck guns, but they suck at most everything else, comparatively speaking.
Also the screed against SBRs is stupid. Functionally there really isn’t much of an advantage of a 16” compared to a 13” or 11”. Though for a field/homestead gun there’s nothing wrong with a 16”. A SBR is gonna be better suited for defensive use in most cases.
They’re kinda right about the pistol grip only thing. They do make ok house and truck guns, but they suck at most everything else, comparatively speaking.
Also the screed against SBRs is stupid. Functionally there really isn’t much of an advantage of a 16” compared to a 13” or 11”. Though for a field/homestead gun there’s nothing wrong with a 16”. A SBR is gonna be better suited for defensive use in most cases.
Recusant
Hellcat
I thought it was a slap in the face of gun owners in general. The 2 Ruger SP101s are chambered for .357 mag like the article states; however any writier that knowns anything about handguns chambered for .357 mag should also know that they will handle .38 Special without a problem. So what's the problem with a Desert Eagle regardless of the caliber? One would certainly come in handy around the farm should varmints try to invade the hen house! Just my 2 cents.
Sld1959
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I knew an old gentleman, called a mountainman for want of a better term, i knew him as Mr Alexander. Lived in the woods on his property up by our hunting cabin for 30 years or so that I knew him, who know how long it was. Rumor had it He went there after he came back from WWII and never left.
He was the self appointed protector of our, and a couple other properties. He had three weapons that I know of, a M1 carbine, an old single shot .410, and a Walther PPK or PP which he wore openly every single day long before carry permits. Not really the arsenal you immediately think of when thinking about a mountain man or living on the homestead in Michigan's northern woods. Yet that supplied him with game and protection for better than 30 years. I remember seeing him when I was out hunting, laying under a pine tree with that 410 all day long waiting and or snoozing, for a squirrel or rabbit, or deer. He had all day every day he was never in a rush.
Moral of this story is, who's to say what weapons belong on someone's else's property.
He was the self appointed protector of our, and a couple other properties. He had three weapons that I know of, a M1 carbine, an old single shot .410, and a Walther PPK or PP which he wore openly every single day long before carry permits. Not really the arsenal you immediately think of when thinking about a mountain man or living on the homestead in Michigan's northern woods. Yet that supplied him with game and protection for better than 30 years. I remember seeing him when I was out hunting, laying under a pine tree with that 410 all day long waiting and or snoozing, for a squirrel or rabbit, or deer. He had all day every day he was never in a rush.
Moral of this story is, who's to say what weapons belong on someone's else's property.
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bc22wm
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1st: The "editors" are either stupid, ignorant or liars. Likely "D" all of the above.
2nd: AI is nothing but the new propaganda tool, telling you what the programmer wants you to believe. B.S. in = B.S. out.
PAGunGuy
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I thought the same thingI like how they bemoan a pistol grip only shotgun but the shotgun in the picture is a shotgun with a full stock and a pistol grip.
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The Night Rider
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1. Who is Josh C and why should I pay any attention to what he writes?
My wife and I have taken to watching Homestead Rescue. I understand that it's heavily edited for TV but they do occasionally teach people to hunt.
The guy that teaches the hunting tends to lean very heavily towards .22 caliber rifles, Duck guns and 38 Special pistols.
I remember one episode the family was homesteading out in the desert in Arizona and the property was overrun with coyotes in Mexican Timberwolves(?) I'm not sure about the Mexican Timberwolves I know there were some kind of Mexican wolves. And they didn't emphasize it but the lady on the homestead said that she did not go outside unless she was wearing a Glock because she was afraid of the Wolves and the Raneys kind of implied that that was really out of the ordinary for somebody to walk around with a gun on them all day.
The most interesting thing about the show to me is that a lot of these people are just right on the edge of town but they're still living off the grid.
We watched an episode last night in which the family lived on a ridge in Idaho. I'm not sure how far out they were because they mentioned driving into Boise to get water because they didn't have well on their property, and they implied that it was quite a trip.
I've also noticed that they don't emphasize it but they talk to a lot of these homesteading people and for a lot of them covid and the lockdowns were the deciding factor that caused them to get off the grid.
My wife and I have taken to watching Homestead Rescue. I understand that it's heavily edited for TV but they do occasionally teach people to hunt.
The guy that teaches the hunting tends to lean very heavily towards .22 caliber rifles, Duck guns and 38 Special pistols.
I remember one episode the family was homesteading out in the desert in Arizona and the property was overrun with coyotes in Mexican Timberwolves(?) I'm not sure about the Mexican Timberwolves I know there were some kind of Mexican wolves. And they didn't emphasize it but the lady on the homestead said that she did not go outside unless she was wearing a Glock because she was afraid of the Wolves and the Raneys kind of implied that that was really out of the ordinary for somebody to walk around with a gun on them all day.
The most interesting thing about the show to me is that a lot of these people are just right on the edge of town but they're still living off the grid.
We watched an episode last night in which the family lived on a ridge in Idaho. I'm not sure how far out they were because they mentioned driving into Boise to get water because they didn't have well on their property, and they implied that it was quite a trip.
I've also noticed that they don't emphasize it but they talk to a lot of these homesteading people and for a lot of them covid and the lockdowns were the deciding factor that caused them to get off the grid.
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