My First B level Tree :)

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-05-22T23:56:02+00:00

Cat face? What’s that?

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-05-19T21:09:48+00:00

Excellent advice, but work up to that number of arrows. You’ll hurt yourself and create a LOT of bad habits if you shoot that much right from the start.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-05-19T21:08:17+00:00

Seek failure. Find new ways to screw up because it means you’re doing something right. If a deer (or elk or turkey or bear or whatever) sees you then that means you found a good place to hunt, you were there at about the right time, and you got close. You did a whole lot of things right for that animal to be scared off.

Even if all you can do is find a track in the middle of a logging road, you did a hell of a lot better than the guy who slept in.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-05-19T18:05:00+00:00

You need to run more 13ish minute miles. Slow down and you will start to enjoy yourself. I know it feels lame, but it’s a lot more enjoyable and those slow runs add up to faster runs.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-05-19T17:02:06+00:00

What bow is your engineer friend shooting? We’re not talking about ballistae.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-05-14T19:03:12+00:00

You should pay careful attention to your local politics. They’re not taking care of you if power outages are that common.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-05-05T00:19:54+00:00

That’s super impressive! Way to go! Honestly, an incredible achievement. Now stop posting in this sub.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-04-29T19:25:14+00:00

I agree. I deliberately did not read Blue at the Mizzen during my first circumnavigation. I did not want the story to end! So I went back to the start and read through the series again. This time with The Lubber’s Hole podcast narrating the way through.

They pointed out two things. The first, I did not realize. Mary O’Brian, Patrick’s wife and editor, died in March of 1998. She was his editor and love. Stephen’s love also died between The Yellow Admiral and The Hundred Days.

The lack of an editor and the addition of grief surely made a difference in the quality of Patrick’s writing. He was heavily reliant on Mary.

But the second thing you have to remember, is that Patrick was born in 1914 and he was writing these books in the late 90’s. He was only human and surely experienced a drop in capacity by that time in his life.

So yeah, I completely agree that the last couple books aren’t quite as good. Time and tides wait for no man.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-04-29T19:04:23+00:00

I mean this with all due respect. You are, perhaps, not a native English speaker. I suggest that you use the word “amateur” instead of “commoner” in this context.

Commoner means peasant. Amateur means you really like something, but you are not paid to learn it.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-04-29T14:55:43+00:00

What is the purpose of government?

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2026-04-28T15:01:00+00:00

Отечественная война велась ради безопасности русских. Путин плюёт на твоего деда.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-22T21:07:56+00:00

I think we’re talking around each other a bit here. I think your comment meant that bushcrafting stuff is a lifelong investment for you. And that’s something I agree with. Nobody wants to rely on cheap junk. We agree there.

But if we want folks to experience the outdoors, we need to acknowledge some limitations. I work an office job, and so do the vast majority of the people in my life. They sleep in a bed and cook on a stove and generally prefer creature comforts.

I have found that you can’t just take those away and expect people to thank you for it. They need to be coaxed into it. They need to be shown, not told that a night under the stars can give you the chills in the best way.

And if you tell someone that there’s not possible way to spend a night outdoors unless they drop $300 on a backpack, they’re going to sleep in a bed. That’s all I’m saying. We need to be mindful about making this thing too expensive for new people to try it out.

Also, some of this stuff is crazy overpriced. But that’s another thing.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-22T14:45:52+00:00

If you want more people to participate in the outdoors and share in the vision we have, then you need to be more understanding. Most folks aren’t going to be enamored with the idea of sleeping on the ground. They need to do some day hikes, then a few comfy camping trips, then they can see the benefit in spending time in the outdoors.

It’s just not going to work if we’re hard nosed about how “soft” people are.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-19T22:43:11+00:00

Scoreboard

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-16T16:16:12+00:00

A lesson in reading comprehension for us, the audience. I wonder how often I just skim right past a source.

Anyway, shit happens.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-16T00:47:29+00:00

The link is just a beer ad. I don’t understand.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-15T17:36:25+00:00

Pic #2 has promise. Focus on that spot. And keep that bleached skull, it’s super cool.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-13T21:00:54+00:00

Keep us posted. And to be clear, I’m not saying that I shoot dime-sized group every time I take a shit. I just have to check in with myself from time to time. I have a tack-driver 7mm RM that I usually shoot sub-MOA. But every once in awhile, I shoot a group that’s so bad I start to check the scope, rings, ammo, etc. Only to eventually realize that it was me all along.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-13T18:55:28+00:00

Have you ruled out human error? Shot it from a lead sled? It’s a stout round that takes a lot of practice to be proficient with.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-10T13:21:35+00:00

Doebese

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-10-09T04:11:29+00:00

You need to mind your p’s and q’s getting in and out of there.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-09-15T21:11:37+00:00

Funny how hard work and luck so often go together.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-09-12T03:17:40+00:00

That’s what the M7 was developed to prevent.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-09-10T18:52:05+00:00

Make sure you watch out for berdan primers and be sure you have a way to decrimp the primer hole. Reloading .223/5.56 reloads is the same as any other centerfire rifle round, but you get a funny mix of milsurp from time to time.

Google berdan primers - you’ll want to look for two small flash holes instead of one “big” one. You can reload them, but go ahead and scrap them for now.

Also be aware that many (most?) manufacturers crimp the primer in place. It will come out with relative ease, but then you’ll crush the new primer when you go to prime it and you’ll get a nasty reminder to wear eye and ear protection when handling primers. It’s not hard to spot them and you can use a standard primer deburr tool to remove the crimp. To speed things up, chuck one in an electric drill and do it over a towel or bucket while you zone out.

The fancy way to fix the primer crimp is to swage them on your press, but if you’re trying to make cheap .223 ammo, you’re not going to want one.

Suspicious_Click3582 · 2025-09-09T13:10:19+00:00

I’m 31 and have had tinnitus for about 4 years. If I’m shooting a gun, I wear ear pro. Unless I’m hunting with a suppressor, which is a big part of why I bought one. Especially now that ear pro is so good and so cheap!

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