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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/13/16 05:59 AM
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I'll leave it overnight if it is going to be super cold and i want to hunt same blind in morning. Going from hot to cold in morning will fog my scope up for a while. We are 500 miles from the border though. Rarely have done it though.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/13/16 12:43 PM
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Nope i'm to afraid it would be gone when I get back.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/13/16 12:58 PM
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I follow what was taught to me in the military...never leave a firearm unsecured!!!!
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/13/16 01:00 PM
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Is a 8lb rifle really that much of a burden on a person to carry back to the truck?
I value my rifles a lot more than guys who are leaving them in the stand
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/13/16 01:10 PM
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The one and only time I didn't take my gun with me I had a chance to take a very easy shot. And the amount of hogs where I've been hunting is unreal. But in fairness I take two guns but only one rifle so easier to tote around.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/13/16 08:13 PM
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I'm on a high-fence place in the middle of the hill country, so I don't tend to worry about people walking through. Because of that, I will occasionally leave mine unloaded in the stand if I think I'll be back in that stand that afternoon or the following morning. The main problem I run into is that the scope will fog up in the morning when I first look through it.
Thanks, Rich
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/13/16 08:18 PM
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I left my bow one time. Rats ate the bow string. Lucky I saw that before I drew the bow back.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/13/16 09:14 PM
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I follow what was taught to me in the military...never leave a firearm unsecured!!!! If it's in a closed blind on a fenced property with a locked gate is that considered unsecured? Just being devil's advocate.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/13/16 10:01 PM
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I follow what was taught to me in the military...never leave a firearm unsecured!!!! If it's in a closed blind on a fenced property with a locked gate is that considered unsecured? Just being devil's advocate. if my guns aren't in my safe or in my possession I consider them unsecured. Obviously they aren't 100% safe anywhere but that's the places I feel comfortable leaving them.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/13/16 10:02 PM
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I have been known to have a few too many Sweet Lucy's in the stand...
Therefore, yes I have intentionally left my rifle in the stand.
Wife has always wanted some Hard 8
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/13/16 10:02 PM
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I follow what was taught to me in the military...never leave a firearm unsecured!!!! i swear everytime I went to a large FOB we found a weapon left in a DFAC or on a bench at a bus stop
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/13/16 10:13 PM
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I follow what was taught to me in the military...never leave a firearm unsecured!!!! If it's in a closed blind on a fenced property with a locked gate is that considered unsecured? Just being devil's advocate. if my guns aren't in my safe or in my possession I consider them unsecured. Obviously they aren't 100% safe anywhere but that's the places I feel comfortable leaving them. When we remodeled our house I had a safe at my mom's and a safe at my in-laws house. After we got all settled back in I was doing inventory and couldn't find an AR15. I searched my step dad's safe my FiL's safe, checked the ranch house. Couldn't find it. A few months go by and I took a backpack out of my safe that I thought just had hunting gear in it. Turns out I had broken the gun down and shoved it in the backpack to get it put of my house without anyone noticing.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/13/16 10:23 PM
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I just want to know why so many of you guys bought guns from a sugar factory. Seriously!!??!?!?! Dry and dusty has a far greater chance of "damaging" your rifle and or optic than water ever will. The thought to leave my weapon behind has never crossed my mind. I mean, you knever know when you might need it for all sorts if thing......
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/14/16 01:18 AM
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Don't do it ever. I know 3+4 guys on our lease that do it though.
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. -- Ronald Reagan
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/14/16 01:54 AM
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I always keep it with me. It has paid off more than once walking back to camp and running across a nice deer/pig. I will leave my pack before I would ever consider leaving my rifle behind.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/14/16 01:59 AM
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I just want to know why so many of you guys bought guns from a sugar factory. Seriously!!??!?!?! Dry and dusty has a far greater chance of "damaging" your rifle and or optic than water ever will. The thought to leave my weapon behind has never crossed my mind. I mean, you knever know when you might need it for all sorts if thing...... How do you figure that? Dry and dusty will not cause rust like damp conditions will
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/14/16 03:08 AM
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I just want to know why so many of you guys bought guns from a sugar factory. Seriously!!??!?!?! Dry and dusty has a far greater chance of "damaging" your rifle and or optic than water ever will. The thought to leave my weapon behind has never crossed my mind. I mean, you knever know when you might need it for all sorts if thing...... How do you figure that? Dry and dusty will not cause rust like damp conditions will Seriously!!! High grade wood w no less than 10 coats of lacquer or polyurethane and blueing, paint or parkerizing or even stainless steel protecting the the metal?????? Rust doesn't happen instantly, I've never seen a wet rifle malfunction but I have see toooooooo many failure to fire because of dirt locking up triggers and aggravating actions crunching grinding in bolts ect... Basic maintenance will cure both problems but a wet rifle gets immediate attention, a dusty rifle might not get cared for and thus neglect No matter how much a rifle costs they are just tool, a tool to be used in the harshest conditions imaginable, they are not grandmothers china used only for Christmas dinner.
Last edited by SingleShot85; 10/14/16 03:14 AM.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/14/16 03:25 AM
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I have left random items like a pack or a sandbag but damn sure not a rifle (or other firearm).
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/14/16 04:41 AM
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I will drive out in the afternoon and leave a cooler with drinks and sandwiches for the evening or morning and worry about that. I would have an ulcer if I had a gun in the stand.
Mark
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/14/16 04:51 AM
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I do it all the time between morning and evening hunts. The blind I hunt is less than 200 yards to my cabin. I am remote but fairly close to the border.
Last edited by DH3; 10/14/16 04:54 AM.
Old age and treachery beats youth and stupid every time!
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/14/16 02:21 PM
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No matter how much a rifle costs they are just tool, a tool to be used in the harshest conditions imaginable, they are not grandmothers china used only for Christmas dinner.
Well, that's just your opinion. I only have one that's never been shot. I have a few that have only been shot VERY little but they have been shot. I dang sure won't take those out in severe weather on purpose. They get brought out like Grandma's china. For special occasions. That's my opinion, just like you have yours. Don't make either one of us right or wrong.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/14/16 02:35 PM
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I just want to know why so many of you guys bought guns from a sugar factory. Seriously!!??!?!?! Dry and dusty has a far greater chance of "damaging" your rifle and or optic than water ever will. The thought to leave my weapon behind has never crossed my mind. I mean, you knever know when you might need it for all sorts if thing...... How do you figure that? Dry and dusty will not cause rust like damp conditions will Seriously!!! High grade wood w no less than 10 coats of lacquer or polyurethane and blueing, paint or parkerizing or even stainless steel protecting the the metal?????? Rust doesn't happen instantly, I've never seen a wet rifle malfunction but I have see toooooooo many failure to fire because of dirt locking up triggers and aggravating actions crunching grinding in bolts ect... Basic maintenance will cure both problems but a wet rifle gets immediate attention, a dusty rifle might not get cared for and thus neglect No matter how much a rifle costs they are just tool, a tool to be used in the harshest conditions imaginable, they are not grandmothers china used only for Christmas dinner. Oh, I see what you mean now Yes, dust will lock up an action quick like.
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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10/15/16 12:38 AM
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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11/04/16 11:48 PM
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Between morning and evening hunts I do. I built my box blind, and the inside is plywooded and painted also. I have a section of wall that opens secret door style, you would have to know that its there and look for it to find it. plus all my windows lock from the inside and the door has a lock from the outside.
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Re: Leaving Guns in Blind
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11/05/16 01:02 AM
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I have never even heard of anyone doing this. I wouldn't do it anywhere including my own ranch.
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