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I don't have much space to work with and need to get a chest freezer. I want to put it outside right up against the house. There's an overhang so it will be protected from rain, snow and direct sunlight. I live in Colorado and I am worried about the winter effecting the freezer. I hear newer...

Me too :)

The NeoAir looks really nice. Therm-a-rest is quality stuff. I've been using the Big Agnes sleeping pad for a couple seasons and LOVE it. It's cheaper but also heaver than the NeoAir. For comfort I think the thicker/taller the air chambers the better. It's takes some more time to inflate but you...

I don’t have a lot of hunting experience but I do have a lot of backpacking experience. There’s a lot of sound advice here already. As for the tent floor you may consider Tyvek. It’s what they use for building houses. It’s soft to the touch and lightweight. You can cut it perfectly to...

Recipe for 2 lbs. of Javelina: Game taste removal: In the refrigerator soak the meat in a salt water brine for 1 day. Drain. Soak the meat in a sugar water brine for 1 day. Drain. Soak the meat in a salt water brine for another day. Drain. At this point the water no longer turns red, just...

This may be a silly question but if you have a 20 or 25 MOA base does the setup still work fine for close-range shooting?

I am going to eat it for sure. Yes, I've heard that many people don't. I'm a pretty good cook though and I will make it work. I stripped ALL the silver skin, fat and tendons off the meat on the day I shot it. After thawing it out I will do a 4-day sea salt water brine, switching the brine...

Makes sense. Thanks.

211 yards

I went on my first hunting trip last week and shot a Javelina in Arizona. Overall it was a great experience. I was using Hornady 300 WM 180gr SST bullets. My shot hit bone directly going in. It produced a great exit wound but left fragments of lead all over the meat. Is this normal? I...

UPDATE: I realized that I didn't have enough clearance to remove the bolt. I decided to move it back some and add some extra Devcon. I'm having fun with this stuff. It came off pretty well with a hard, steady pull. I removed some of the weight by putting some holes in the epoxy...

What pad did you go with? Are you happy with it?

I ended up putting a Leupold 4.5x14x50 scope on my new Savage Weather Warrior 116. I used Leupold Medium Tactical Rings for mounting the scope. This was plenty of clearance, perhaps even too much. I ended up with 1/8" of clearance between the bottom of the 50mm objective lens and the barrel...