My hometown is Sardis, TN

As of the census of 2000, there were 445 people, 186 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 99.10% White, 0.45% Native American, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

 

Dang...you have flyers? Williamson, Pa. population...under 100. We have a feed mill...had a post office (closed several years ago) 3 stop signs (unless someone stole one again) 2 churches and 3 shooting ranges!! (backyard ranges) I love it here! Audie...the Oldfart!

 

More shooting ranges than churches!!!

 

So, is a family picnic the same as a town rally?

 

I've been to a podunk town before. I liked it. My sister & her family lived in Midway, GA on & off for the past 5 years. I've been there 4 times (most recently last wednesday [17 hour drive ]).

 

I used to deer hunt about 30 minutes east of Wagener in North, South Carolina.

One stand you could sit in, the C5A's were doing touch and go's at the North AFB and they'd fly overhead at about 300 feet. That's a pretty wild experience. The whole ground shakes. What's funny is that the deer were used to it.

I also hunted at a place in Neeses, right near North, off of highway 49. If you want podunk, go to Neeses. The only place to eat in that town is a sandwich shop that makes half cooked hamburgers (ask how I know) and the pigley wiggley. Their local wal-mart is the flea market right across the road.

A quick question about the place "Animals"... was that named after the biker who has the NICKNAME Animal? If so, my father and mother know him, as they used to ride a 1976 Superglide shovelhead. The bike would idle blue flames out of the end of the pipes and my father was known as the guy who carried parts wherever he went to fix his bike. He was riding in a time when after you got home from a long trip you'd bust out the wrenches and tighten everything back up on the bike. They used to do all kind of mountain runs and toy runs for children and stuff and go to swap meets, etc. The nickname Tank also sounds familiar to me for some reason. I used to listen at all their stories and stuff from when they used to ride.

It's 3 years too late, but sorry to hear about the old fella. He looked like a great guy.

 

82f100460, I didn't know you were in Dallas, I'm in Acworth.

 

I thought I lived in a small town!! were about a pop of 11,000. No supermarket or fast food. We have a monthly "reporter" that comes out and has things like that in it. I do love a small town. However, it is big enough where people aren't all up in your business.

 

Sorry to say, I didn't know the fella. I am/was considered an implant to Wagener for some time. I've only been here for 10 years. The owner of the hardware store would wave me off whenever I tried to talk to him about getting some more acreage on the back side of my property, saying "you won't last". Well, in Dec I finished paying off our house, so now people here are taking me a little more seriously.

Seems that in a small town, if you don't have a gun, paid off land, and married in to a local family, you are suspect. I finally got two of the three covered, so I'm tolerated. (brought the wife with me, but purchased the gun local. I guess that counts for something..)

 

BTW, the hardware store is the center of the town's "recreation". Hunting, fishing, tailgating, gossiping, you name it.

To them, my 30-30 is a cute little "Cowboy Rifle", but I should also get a real rifle, like maybe a 30-06 or an AK-47....

 

That's typical of South Carolina man. It's EVERYWHERE you go in South Carolina. If you're not a good ol' boy, who knows everybody and their 3rd cousin, you don't belong. There are good people in South Carolina though, just like their are bad people. You just gotta look for them. Personally, I wish I lived in Chester still.

I myself have a Marlin 336 in 30-30 with a Williams aperture sight mounted on the receiver, and it makes all the "bolt" guys cry when they see my "little" gun shoot a 1'' group at the 100.

I am a little unorthodox with my guns. I like the guns that most people don't prefer, and I actually don't like bolt-action rifles. Sure they're fun, but to me, when you shoot one you've shot them all. To me, fun is my Mossberg 500 shooting sabot slugs from a 24'' rifled barrel, or my single-shot shotguns and the single-shot H&R 25-06.

The only thing I can say, don't let them deter you when they talk down about your "little" rifle. People have been known to hunt and kill moose (with the old factory 170 grain round-noses too), and kill grizzly bear in self defense with a 30-30. Its far from a pea-shooter.

Personally... I detest .22's.

 

Yes sir!!! Right here in Big D....well little D I guess Very cool!!

 

You got it.

Sure, if blowing feed bucket sized holes in a deer is your game, then a .300 Win Mag will do just fine...but clean kills with a 30-30 IS hunting!

I did a lot of research before I got my Marlin, and found that it was the best all around bore for what I needed it for. Livestock protection and culling, deer, Saturday morning bible thumping door-knocker intimidation, Global Nuclear Warfare aftermath protection... I felt that this bore would serve my needs. I've got 3 ammo cans full of spare ammo put back....you would think the locals would give me a break, huh? They're coming around though.

I love it here!!

 

You've got the same opinion I've got on the wonder magnums for deer hunting.

The 30-30 IS the most practical gun out there in my opinion. Your research led you the right way in picking a gun.

Hows the Podunk man cave coming along?

 

Man cave is coming along in fits and starts. Each time I get a moment to do something, it leads to another priority that needs to be addressed first. Looking at some lumber and tin this weekend though...might have something I can actually use. I'll update the man cave thread when I know more.