Recent content by trent.sears

That's what I was thinking, but I've been surprised a few times. Looking like my only two options are going to be hill/hill made or FX.

From what I saw, just looking quickly, the pumps are or were made in Sweden. I'd be okay with something made in Taiwan or Korea. Although the FX pumps are about priced the same as a hill, so if they are made elsewhere I'd probably go hill. I was hoping someone would know about the Hatsans as...

Thanks. I had seen some stuff on FX but somehow hadn't managed to realize they were made in Sweden.

That's the only one I'm finding that for sure is made else where. They also make one for one or two other companies. I thought I saw something about an FX model or two, and can't find an answer on Hatsan. I've been digging off and on for over a month, every since my ChiCom pump quit working, and...

My question is fairly simple, what are the options for hand pumps made anywhere that isn't China?

For what it's worth I don't have any particular love for high fenced places and have no desire to hunt on one. I just don't see this as much different than shooting squirrels off of bird feeders, or taking a long range shot on an animal that has zero clue the hunter is there, a 1/2 mile or more...

No worries man, as I'm sure you can tell I can be plenty confrontational myself. I'm sure I didn't communicate my points as clearly or as diplomatically as I could have. Hopefully your day gets better. Good luck and good hunting.

The thing I like about people like you, is that y'all are entertaining. You throw your opinions out there like everyone else should just kneel to your wisdom and when you get called out for being a hypocrite you go all "btw, IDGAF what anyone thinks about me lol." Lol is right. You started...

Lol. Your argument is "they don't use English class level writing and they are probably younger so I can just dismiss them."? FYI it's usually a good idea to proof read your post if you are going to get on a high horse about grammer and punctuation, there are multiple punctuation mistakes, and...

Where does it say these animals were in an enclosur? Where I grew up in Texas we had free range black buck for awhile. I know people who have shot free range elk in Texas. One guy I knew had free range zebra for awhile. Another guy I know has access to two separate locations in Texas with black...

I fully support your right to make a decision as an individual, I think those that would decide to use a .25 for reasons of their own should also be allowed to. Your p.s. is one reason someone else might want a .25 a perfect shot with .117, .22, and .25 will all have very similar results. A bad...

No problem happy to help. I've thought of a few other things that might help. "Know your enemy, and know yourself" is a great rule of thumb for hunting. Try to put yourself in your games place and think about how they may react to your actions, and/or what they might do as they are moving...

I can't help you with beaver specifically, and I'm fairly ignorant in air rifles as I'm just getting back into them. However I've hunted a lot so I'll give you some generic advice, some of which you've already gotten. Set up hides or blinds with known distances, shooting lanes, and rest already...

On the sausage point you may be right, but I'm pretty sure the US has some rules about using brain after the mad cow disease scare in I think the 90s. At least that's what I'm going to believe regardless of the truth. Lol. I'm all for using as much of the animal as possible. What I don't use...

The issue here isn't what will efficiently get the job done. A Toyota Camry will get you to and from work just as well and on less gas than a sports car, the government still has no business telling you you can't drive a sports car as long as you follow the driving laws.