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Great job, Dad! Kent Fasteel is good stuff and tough to beat for straight steel. If you stick with any steel, go up to size 2 at least, 1s may be good, BB may not carry enough pellets for the 20g. A box of each, patterned on a board at 40 yards may decide for you. BB is also unnecessary for anything smaller than fat migrating mallards. 4s don't quite do it unless shooting specificly teal or head shots. I personally use 2s on an average day and lead the bird so much that I miss forward completely or get those pellets in the head. One consideration if you are willing to spend a little money, roll your own steel/TSS "duplex" loads. You can turn that 20 into 12g effectiveness or beyond with TSS. Or lastly, try bismuth off the shelf, more weight in the pellet lends to smaller shot sizes and more pellets in the load. Genuinely, those are mergansers and are as bad as a coot for table fare, maybe just keep that in consideration (basically every other species of duck and goose tastes better). Send me a pm if you want to get into decoying birds, there isn't much better than that!

$5k is a great price, especially with the recent service listed. GLWS.

Too bad her dad let her shoot a dink. Jk. Man that is awesome, congrats even if many years later I'm sure.

Congratulations to Zane and great job, Dad!

This was hard to resist. Good deal for what appears to be a great outboard. Glad you sold it quick!

Dang.

Good job and thanks for sharing!

Narrow-minded comment, now you're becoming ignorant beyond your logic. Not all plants go dormant. Elk eat more than grass. "Of course it would be more optimal" is precisely OPs point. You went negative. If you can't see that perennial vegetation and hydrologic conditions will benefit significantly from the current precipitation, then there isn't much left to say. Enjoy the weather 😎

Your comment on growth is just incorrect and your logic is ignorant to seasonal hydrologic and biotic relationships. I like OPs word-use "primed," a great way for our watersheds to be going into moisture during any month. Very nice is the answer to OPs question!

Congratulations on all accounts!

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Action screw torque is crucial in tupperware stocks. https://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/savage-action-screw-torque-tuning/ I have only bedded one polymer 10 stock and it did help, but it was relatively stout to begin with. If yours is one of the really flimsy stocks, with the bedding effort involved, I'd consider an upgrade. That said, bedding can't hurt and could make good practice for a future bedding job on a better stock.

Far below average, less than 100 miles/year.

Average. I will post odometer/hours photo this afternoon.

I have a 2000 Honda Foreman 450ES. It has been a solid machine and runs great. Family-owned. Parts of it could use some love but everything works and it has a 3-ton winch. A recent SxS purchase eliminates its need. I would prefer to trade for something the family can enjoy, starting at 50+cc dirt bikes and quads, but would entertain 400ex or 450r, 12x Swaro, Kowa Big Eyes, others. I value this machine at ~$2.5k and have cash to offset trades as needed. Pm any interest, thanks!