Not a wall-hanger, but he'll put meat in the freezer.
Shot from about 3 yards, the Rocky Mountain Warhead left me a nice trail to follow for maybe 100 yards. Bolt recovered 20 yards from where he ran out of steam.
Been meaning to get one of these for a while for working in the garage and sitting in a cold blind. Seems like a pretty sweet deal today.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mr-Heater-MH9BX-9000-BTU-Propane-Portable-Buddy-Heater-MH9BX/55234301?athbdg=L1700
I did this a couple years ago. Wrapped the rack in aluminum foil to try to keep the rodents off and covered the spot with plastic storage box weighted down with bricks. left it buried about 8 months. I think I just hosed it off when I dug it up.
My first handgun purchase was a CZ75B. Love it, but also have a Shield, and with a few thousand rounds through it, think it shoots pretty well too.
Recommend you hit a range that rents handguns and try them out. Take the NRA Pistol class too if you've not had any formal instruction, its not...
Have a bud who lives in Chesapeake. Really nice area, though he's about to ditch Virginia for retirement near the Villages.
Proximity to health care is key as we get up there. That said, near Charlottesville would be a great spot. It's changed a lot since I went there 30 years ago, but still...
Appreciate everyone's thoughts.
Silencerco has also confirmed for me that my Octane is good for 44Mag with a 16" barrel, so I think the Omega 36M is where I will probably land to get me into the 350 game.
Now I just have to find one.