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I have the exact scope you are asking about. I love it. Clear, bright, easy to find animals quickly, great reticle, not too heavy, and fits low talleys on my tikka with room to spare. Unless I’m looking for a scope for paper targets at long range I can’t see how another thousand bucks would...

You’ve gotten some pretty good advice this far. The only thing I will add is to buy clothing that fits well, and is designed for the conditions. This should be a consideration far greater than camo pattern. There’s some top notch gear out there that’s worthless if it’s two sizes too big in...

I shoot 124 hammers at 3500 out of my 300wsm. Kills deer just fine and doesn’t cause any more bloodshot than my buddies’ 25-06.

This is the way. Energy comes from calories. Opt for high fat/protein snacks for sustained energy. Peanut butter is great for this. “Energy drinks” are all short term in their effect. I do keep a few electrolyte tablets to replenish if it’s crazy hot out, but in reality, salty snacks...

An old hackey-sack. Weighs almost nothing and can be positioned on a rock or my fist or whatever for a little extra height if needed.

Yowza, those are going to be screaming out of the barrel! Should prove to be pretty lethal.

This is great stuff. I’d love to hear reports on the 6.5 & .277 bullets if anyone has experience with them (I realize the broader public probably has not gotten their hands on them, given that they are marked as “coming soon” on the website).

My father in law had his first elk rack stolen out of his own back yard, which you could see from a nearby road. He had tied it up in a tree so the birds would clean it for him and it disappeared about two days later, string and all. Pretty lame.

Put literally any decent bullet in it and hit the vitals. Dead elk.

I’ve been more than impressed by my Schnee’s granite pro 600g boots. Super comfortable, waterproof, and warm even in 0 degree temps. I do wear thin liners and good wool socks. I think my favorite part about the boots is that I can wear them all the way up to 50 or 60 degrees and my feet don’t...

Nice! Meat in the freezer! I’ve been strongly considering a 240 weatherby - likely running a hammer hunter as fast as I can push it. Any other kills with that gun?

I hunt with a 300wsm that is 7.75 pounds loaded and ready to rock. Recoil is fine in the field but a bit of a bear for practice. Due to its recoil, I’m actually looking into a light recoiling deer laser for practice and black tails…… Anyway, if you want to slay an elk at 1000 without excessive...

Hi guys, I have a crazy schedule so I have not had time to sufficiently read everything that has been posted, but I wanted to throw out a quick Thank You to everybody. I should get a chance to read and reply in the next day or so.

I think you may have hit it. It is in fact a relatively new rifle…maybe 120 rounds through it. Veteran: I’m generally pretty good about decoppering if I’m shooting a lot of copper, but I don’t usually send them this fast. I do need to buy a bore scope. Any recommendations?

The crazy thing is that the previous 30 rounds had no swipes, nice round primers, no bolt lift issues….not a shred of pressure evidence. That’s why I keep wondering if it has something to do with the cleaning, or maybe I left a little sizing wax on a few of the rounds, or maybe I’m crazy, who...