Re: OT...Got Garden? Daily Food Crisis in the News

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>,
 "R M. Watkin" <rmwatkinson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> "Omelet" <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:ompomelet-90AE75.09351125042008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > In article <b9h2141i40p70kbutj0pst3ho7i3biv72q@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Charlie
wrote:
> >
> >> >Use your points. <g>
> >>
> >> Whoa....I forgot about the points!  I just hollered at Mona and she
> >> says we have $174.  Yessir, time to think about how to best use 'em!
> >
> > I used up my $64.00 in points getting ready for that hunting trip a
> > couple of weeks ago. <G> Cabela's Visa. It's a good thing! I'm
> > considering using it for gas. In store purchases are a 2% return for
> > points, outside purchases are 1% return and carry a higher interest
rate
> > that does not matter if you pay it off monthly.
> >
> > I've been using debit for gas. I quit using gas cards about 6 months
ago.
> >
> >> >
> >> >A lot of the ammo that is on sale is running price-wise about what
it
> >> >was last summer.
> >>
> >> That's surprising, given the price of metals now.  Yep, time to
order.
> >
> > It was a sale. :-)
> >
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I've also been eyeballin' the new line of air rifles that shoot 
> >> >> 1600fps
> >> >> with the raptor pellets........good for urbanhunting! ;-)
> >> >
> >> >Yeah.  I need to seriously look at some of the more serious air
guns.
> >> >Some of them are very powerful! Enough to take down an elk.
> >>
> >> Check out the link in the other post to you, though you likely have
> >> been droolin' on that page already. ;-)
> >> >
> >> >It would certainly save on ammo. :-)
> >>
> >> Hell yeah.
> >
> > I did look at it. There are specific scopes too for air rifles. Their
> > recoil is different and it will destroy most rifle scopes, so if you
do
> > get one, be sure to get a scope designed for air rifles.  If you
google
> > for scopes, it will say Air Rifle scopes.
> 
> Theoben make a so called Dampa mount which is suposed to absorb the
recoil 
> of an air rifle. Weather it would be of any use on a rifle that
powerfull I 
> do not know. We do not have air rifle`s that  power full in the U. K.  I
did 
> try to find a web site, I am sure they have one. U. K. phone no = 
Theoben 
> 01487  740  744 . Hope this helps you.
> 
>                          Richard M. Watkin.

It'd have to help the other poster. :-) I can pretty much get anything I 
need/want in Texas...
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