I am a bit surprised that 450 Bushmaster and 350 Legend weren't mentioned. Those new cartridges are popular in Illinois and are taking the place of shotgun slugs. There is a new .40 caliber straight wall that looks good, too.
13. Clear your work area and your escape path of brush, vines, and other hazards that can trip you or catch your saw.
14. Escape from the bullseye when the tree tips. 90% of accidents happen within 12 feet of the stump. Go more than 15 feet, and stay out of the bullseye until things stop falling.
15. Keep spectators away more than twice the height of the tree in the direction it will fall.
16. Don't cut alone.
17. Keep your body and the swamper's out of the line of the bar in case of a kickback.
18. Set the brake when taking over two steps or when moving through tripping hazards. Keep your trigger finger off of the throttle when you are moving.
19. DO NOT operate a chainsaw from a ladder! Operating with your feet off the ground requires special training.
20. Do not cut above your shoulders.
21. Springpoles must be shaved on the inside of the apex between the ascending and descending sides. If the apex is higher than you shoulders, stand under the springpole and cut it low on the descending side. It will release upward, away from you.Leaning and heavily loaded poles that are too small to bore cut for a hinge should be shaved on the compressed side until they fold.
22. Do not cut a tree that is holding up a lodged tree. Do not work under a lodged tree. Think about a mouse trying to steal the cheese out of a trap.
23. Instruct your swampers and helpers to NEVER approach you from behind or the sides to within the reach of your saw when you are cutting. If you pull out of a cut with the chain running, or have a severe kickback, the swamper can be killed if he is coming up behind you!
24!! Quit When You Are Tired!
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I have had my bolt action 30-06 for over 40 years. It is the big game rifle for GA. I also have my dad's 270 but I have never shot it. I have a 6.8 SPC but it is not for hunting. My BIL has a 30-30 that he uses for deer. Other BIL has lever action 243 but he huts deer with a shotgun.
I think the king is a 12 Gauge. From squirrel to birds to deer it can do it all.
12 and 20 Gauge shotguns (With slugs, no buckshot allowed.) were the norm in Illinois, with handguns trailing along behind after they were regulated to be a legal deer firearm. Now Illinoisans can use a variety of rifles in single-shot format. The 350 and 450 began selling like hotcakes as soon as that regulation came about. I have seen deer shot with both calibers, and they are quite impressive on whitetails. We can't use bottleneck rifle cartridges for deer, but they are legal for anything else.
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