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As part of my need to fill in time with the Covid19 isolation I read my entire collection of DGJ from issue one to the last one. As I say I was bored but it was interest how much I discovered that I had forgotten. I might even go back and hit a few articles again if I decide to buy a specific gun or brush up on a specific topic.

As I say I was so bored with entirely too much time on my hands. Put in 250� of wooden security fence. Rewired my basement and garage. Put a new laminated floor down in my basement after taking the old one up and properly leveling the concrete floor. Painted everything which did not run away. Loaded up my entire years ammo need for all five gauges I use. Even considered loading a few 10�a but I almost never shoot my yen�s anymore. Made a complete set of shot bushings for my Spolar so I can drop exactly the weight of shot I want. 30 plus in total.

Made adjustable shell trimmer for 12 and 20 gauge then used them to create several thousand 2. 1/2� empties which I spent two days loading and roll crimping. Made a nice hull clamp for 10-12 &16-20 out of flame maple and Royal Walnut with shell blocks to hold loaded shells waiting to be roll crimped out of more if the fancy Maple. Boxed up so many boxes if ammo and put in my shelf that I now have at least a full years ammo ready to go. When you wake up at 4:30 each day and don�t have a job to go to it makes a long day so I�ve been doing things around the house just to keep busy. This shutdown is driving me nuts. If you got to do this could you at least do it when hunting is going on or even the rock fish are biting?

Golf is a huge waste of time.


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Yamaha FJR1300ES

I had a complete collection of Shooting Sportsman, some of the early ones were chocked full of good information. But, in a fit one day, I tossed the whole lot into the dumpster. I also have a complete set of DGJ and I suspect that will also be the likely end of them. I used to have forty years of Muzzle Blasts but all except those from the late fifties and early sixties are in magazine heaven.

I'd add that for many of us, this BB has been--and continues to be--an invaluable learning tool. Doublegunshop was the first BB I ever looked at. Learned a whole lot, right here.

If anyone has a copy of Shooting Sportsman 2010 January/February that they are going to throw away I'd be happy to give it a home.

i have a set of the old gun digest yearly soft backs from 1944 through early 2000's. i also have put together a DGJ set that is now a year or two behind, but otherwise complete. i consider both those to be useful resources that i expect to retain for the long haul. the interwebs have chipped away at their utility, but i am a lifelong reader with many books...i think of them as another measure of wealth...