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DownshiftAndFloorIt
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
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| Interests: | Kickin hippies asses and raising hell |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Number of Posts: | 71076 |
| Registered on: | 1/10/2011 |
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re: Hunting Ear Protection
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/23/25 at 10:39 am to SmokinBurger
Silencer!!!
That said, I use walkers over the ear electronic muffs. Just fine for deer stand hunting. They dont work well when its windy but you cant really hear anything anyway, so I leave them turned off when it is windy. When its calm, they can magnify noise as much or as little as you want. I think they were only like $80 and a real awesome gizmo to have when duck or dove hunting.
I had in-ear electronic ear plugs before and I dont like them. Hard to keep.clean on extended trips
That said, I use walkers over the ear electronic muffs. Just fine for deer stand hunting. They dont work well when its windy but you cant really hear anything anyway, so I leave them turned off when it is windy. When its calm, they can magnify noise as much or as little as you want. I think they were only like $80 and a real awesome gizmo to have when duck or dove hunting.
I had in-ear electronic ear plugs before and I dont like them. Hard to keep.clean on extended trips
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re: Tell me I'm not the only one that has unintentionally fired a round while
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/23/25 at 8:15 am to bradygolf98
To answer OP's question since im beating on him a bit, I had a true accidental discharge once. A rifle with an aftermarket timmney trigger that had a set screw back out. I was picking it up to practice aiming at some birds and the palm of my hand touched the safety and BOOM. It was very easily replicated after and the problem was immediately evident with the rifle out of the stock. The trigger mechanism was about to fall off.
Aftermarket triggers are usually a bad idea and jacking with triggers in general is usually a bad idea. Dont do it.
That said, an unmolested tikka trigger is very safe. Its also very light with a very short travel, an OP almost certainly touched the trigger unknowingly, or has a molested rifle, or both.
Aftermarket triggers are usually a bad idea and jacking with triggers in general is usually a bad idea. Dont do it.
That said, an unmolested tikka trigger is very safe. Its also very light with a very short travel, an OP almost certainly touched the trigger unknowingly, or has a molested rifle, or both.
re: Tell me I'm not the only one that has unintentionally fired a round while
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/23/25 at 7:21 am to baldona
The safety on a tikka locks the bolt closed. You have to take the safety off to open the bolt.
re: Tell me I'm not the only one that has unintentionally fired a round while
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/23/25 at 7:10 am to Ol boy
They are installed with threadlocker at the factory. Slam fires are the result of people dicking with the trigger.
re: Tell me I'm not the only one that has unintentionally fired a round while
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/23/25 at 6:11 am to 4Bagger
quote:
could it be a defect with the trigger?
Did you touch the trigger or not?
An unmodified tikka is not going to have a trigger problem. Your handling of the rifle is unsafe. Your order of operations is certainly off. Malfunction or not, you were doing stuff with the rifle other than clearing the chamber with a chambered round and the safety off.
Take the safety off, lift the bolt handle, then you can do whatever you want. The rifle absolutely cannot fire with the bolt handle fully raised.
re: The federal government forces me to work for free
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/22/25 at 7:44 pm to ClientNumber9
Quit. Im sure you'll earn much more in the private sector anyway, right?
re: Trump has approved two new battleships to be built
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/22/25 at 7:43 pm to northshorebamaman
We cant get anything over about 180 feet long built anywhere near on time or budget anymore. Every new gray boat contract in the past 20 years has been a disaster. How will this be any different?
re: Conceal Carry or Open Carry Questions
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/22/25 at 6:20 pm to Ol boy
quote:
would ask them specifically
Yea, do this, but it shouldnt matter. You just have to reload once at each target, it technically doesnt matter how you do it.
re: Aluminum Welder
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/21/25 at 9:18 am to ItsBernie
If its for light work just get the cheapest one from Amazon.
re: The total disregard for out of office replies is OOFC
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/20/25 at 7:45 am to GreenRockTiger
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If my boss texts, I answer
Better be important or he'll be getting his phone blown apart on Christmas eve.
NEVER intrude on your reports' holiday time unless its financial life or death, or they will make your life hell until you leave.
re: The baddest North Louisiana Redneck against the baddest South Louisiana Baw
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/19/25 at 8:35 pm to X123F45
quote:
Fight? North LA.
To the death, south LA.
I like this take
re: 2025 Firearm Deals Thread
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/19/25 at 7:17 pm to dstone12
quote:
would have never guessed that.
I might have my remembering off, but it was absurdly long. Those slow powders build pressure forever. Not sure how accurate those programs are but I do believe they're at least order of magnitude correct.
re: .308 Ruger American Gen 2
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/19/25 at 4:04 pm to bradygolf98
quote:
Not familiar with it. In the same boat as the OP. Care to explain?
Short version is its a German Tikka. Really high quality rifle. Always reliable and always accurate.
Long verison - similar to Tikka / Sako, the 100 is their tikka t3 analog. Same quality as their $4k rifles and the same barrels. They save money on the 100 with other production cost facilitation like all calibers going on the same dimension action, cheaper stocks (but still good), plastic magazines, plastic trigger guard, etc.
If it were an america rifle it would cost $1800.
re: .308 Ruger American Gen 2
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/19/25 at 12:35 pm to magicman534
Sauer 100 from eurooptic guys. Dont make it complicated. Thats a tikka quality rifle at ruger american price.
re: 2025 Firearm Deals Thread
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/19/25 at 9:20 am to dstone12
I played with this with the Gordon reloading tool once.
With pistol calibers it can happen under 20" because the powder is so fast. With rifle calibers it was more on the order of 6 or 7 feet.
With pistol calibers it can happen under 20" because the powder is so fast. With rifle calibers it was more on the order of 6 or 7 feet.
re: .308 Ruger American Gen 2
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/19/25 at 7:38 am to Old Man and a Porch
You can get a sauer 100 from eurooptic for under $500 right now. 6.5 cripplemore is $430.
Far better rifle and a no brainer at that price.
I don't own a ruger American gen 2 but I have shot one. Shot ok, definitely a price point rifle though
Far better rifle and a no brainer at that price.
I don't own a ruger American gen 2 but I have shot one. Shot ok, definitely a price point rifle though
re: What line are y’all using for inshore saltwater (La)?
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/18/25 at 11:22 pm to Tiger Prawn
Looks like theres a serial braid downvoter around.
They must like breaking off fish and respooling reels every month.
They must like breaking off fish and respooling reels every month.
re: 2025 Firearm Deals Thread
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/18/25 at 8:49 pm to GRTiger
You could grab it by the end of the barrel swing it like a bat and waylay the bad guy from across the room.
re: What line are y’all using for inshore saltwater (La)?
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/18/25 at 8:47 pm to Chipand2Putts
30 pound power pro spooled on everything
Flourocarbon leader of appropriate test for whatever im doing that day.
Always power pro on the spool though. I remember being a kid and hanging into a 26" redfish being a damm stressful experience. Now, we just hoss em to the boat. I have enough trouble getting a day to go fishing and then finding the fish on the days I do. I damn sure dont want landing the fish to be any harder than it has to be. Everything else getting to that point is plenty hard enough.
Flourocarbon leader of appropriate test for whatever im doing that day.
Always power pro on the spool though. I remember being a kid and hanging into a 26" redfish being a damm stressful experience. Now, we just hoss em to the boat. I have enough trouble getting a day to go fishing and then finding the fish on the days I do. I damn sure dont want landing the fish to be any harder than it has to be. Everything else getting to that point is plenty hard enough.
re: Jeep JK Anti-Lock Brake C2200 code
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/18/25 at 5:28 pm to W2NOMO
Is it a problem with the pump or the computer? If its the pump motor, a starter/alternator shop maybe be able to temporarily repair it.
re: Recommendation for a pistol for my wife to carry in her purse.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 12/17/25 at 8:44 pm to lsufan1971
I really like that LCR .22 magnum
.22 mag is an under-utilized self defense caliber
.22 mag is an under-utilized self defense caliber
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