Read: The Creature from Jekyll Island. Have a stiff drink handy.
Countries that adopt "fiat" currency (what we have now) DO NOT last. History has proven this over and over. We are on a path for a catastrophic crash landing. You don't even have to believe the conspiracy theorist slant of the...
Only scratching the surface of the issues. JoePa and his band of idiots makes it sound like it's nothing to it. It's not possible at this time and likely will be a long while until it is available on a truly large scale. Never mind the environmental impacts of the "green" tech--and they are...
Get a fixed power Leupold and put the rest of the money in Yoh pocket. At the use point you describe, why pay for zoom you don't really need? Doug can hook you up.
A fixed powers is "better" at light transmission than a comparable variable because there are less internals to interfere with it.
I hope that doesn't mean so fast that you pass everyone while riding the center line or using the breakdown/bike lane if you choose.
The fuel prices are making all of us do what we gotta to get by. Good luck!
Got a buddy that has the Hooy. Not great in my opinion, but it is a lighter option. It likes to bind a lot in the cut.
I use a Wicked for hunting and some tree work. Much better than the Hooy, but heavier. I'd say it's not "reasonably light", but it is sturdy.
Another option is ferruled...
As I noted above, I got a "grandchild hand down". And, I'm sure thankful. The chance my kid, much less my grandkid, will get it is virtually nil. I'll have to reverse mtg it at some point to live. Then it's gone. But, plenty of other kids/grandkids will have problems JUST paying the taxes as...
New(ish) thing here is entire subdivisions of SFR are begin built, not for sale, but to be held as rental houses. Some larger builders doing it and big investment firms getting in on it buying out the completed projects.
Folks, the end is beginning. Ignore at your peril.