Some Piece of equipment you feel is overly hyped
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My apologies for my response.
Written word is difficult to relay how it is meant.
I read every post and agree with some and not so much with others.I'm just glad we live in countries where we can have differing opinions and not get arrested,beaten or shot for our different opinions.
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Old Rooster
Good evening to all.
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Small Lady
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Laelkhunter
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I wonder if the fact you smoke cigarettes might be the factor? The smell of smoke might overpower the human odor, so maybe the smell of smoke doesn't alarm them? The odor of smoke might make them notice, but the human scent means immediate danger to them, so they haul a** if they smell it.
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nksmfamjp
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This thread should be a sticky!
greater than $2500 riflescopes. Yes they may be better, but what job cannot get done with a Nightforce?
Most custom rifles over $4000….sorry…. Look at the price of a good lock, stock and barrel….you are looking at under $3000. Then consider how little work is being added to that in most cases. Then add in the factor of how few actually consider determining proper lop, stock fit, other ergonomics, what are you buying? This is not a complaint about the builders at all, but more about the collective us driving prices high and higher to achieve slightly better results that the oem's. The builders….i get the pricing. If people will over run you with work, prices have to go up, just to slow down the in flow, …..especially when so many things are in short supply or dropping out of the market.
Same with ultra high end reloading equipment…..how much better is ammo made on $2000 presses, with $4000 mechanical scales, annealed with $2000 annealers, seated with $$$ pressure measuring seaters, and primers seated with $800 tools?
Do we have $3 per bullet 30cal hunting bullets yet? Somebody needs to get on that!
I hope you read that as reflective sarcasm!
greater than $2500 riflescopes. Yes they may be better, but what job cannot get done with a Nightforce?
Most custom rifles over $4000….sorry…. Look at the price of a good lock, stock and barrel….you are looking at under $3000. Then consider how little work is being added to that in most cases. Then add in the factor of how few actually consider determining proper lop, stock fit, other ergonomics, what are you buying? This is not a complaint about the builders at all, but more about the collective us driving prices high and higher to achieve slightly better results that the oem's. The builders….i get the pricing. If people will over run you with work, prices have to go up, just to slow down the in flow, …..especially when so many things are in short supply or dropping out of the market.
Same with ultra high end reloading equipment…..how much better is ammo made on $2000 presses, with $4000 mechanical scales, annealed with $2000 annealers, seated with $$$ pressure measuring seaters, and primers seated with $800 tools?
Do we have $3 per bullet 30cal hunting bullets yet? Somebody needs to get on that!
I hope you read that as reflective sarcasm!
tigerwerkes
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I still have a bottle of Wet Gun Dog cologne that DU put out in the 90's.... it's magic in the duck blind when you add a fart in your waders.
For now...
milo-2
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I've been shooting 22LR at 6 & 700 yards and can say that any NF scope that can dial-hold and pick up hits and misses are going to cost well over 2500.
For me it is or was:
Labradar
Uber expensive bipods
RL 26- more the claims than the powder itself.
The internet changed the way we view things, and the way we spend money.
We as shooters are fools with our money, and I am no exception.
Two things I would never buy again, Subaru cars and the Dillon Super Swage. Anything else, YMMV.
A hunter/guide acquaintance cannot get his Kennetrex to last more than a year and finally switched to Crispis with durable results. Me, I love my Whites, on their third year with lots of rock, snow, stream and bog usage, and months of daily wear.
A hunter/guide acquaintance cannot get his Kennetrex to last more than a year and finally switched to Crispis with durable results. Me, I love my Whites, on their third year with lots of rock, snow, stream and bog usage, and months of daily wear.
I have determined the problem on multiple barrels and chambers with a bore scope, but by far their greatest application for me has been wrenching on cars and fixing stuff.
I ride year round. I have two Icebreaker hoodies, both 13 years old, that have kept my arse warm daily when riding into work. My experience is they last. Maybe the moths in your wallet decided to eat your knickers?
Wear some AXE next time and answer the question, once and for all. Enquiring minds want to know!
LRNut
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Wow, quite the list. I love NF scopes and Retumbo - I tried using 8133 and N570 when it was so difficult to find, choosing to save what I had for my custom Lapua and custom RUM. But since it is available, I went back to Retumbo for a 300 RUM Sendero - shot three shots into 2" at 500 yards Friday morning.
For me the most hyped piece of gear is a Kestrel Elite. SIG Kilo10 (or any other RF that uses ABS) obviates its use. Along these lines, claiming reading the wind is as easy as holding up a Kestrel easily beats the super claims of 6.5 CM supporters.
For me the most hyped piece of gear is a Kestrel Elite. SIG Kilo10 (or any other RF that uses ABS) obviates its use. Along these lines, claiming reading the wind is as easy as holding up a Kestrel easily beats the super claims of 6.5 CM supporters.
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I'd like to see your parts list on a $3000 custom build.
I've built a lot of rifles Over the past 10 years. I buy all the parts when I find deals and I can't get there with parts I consider quality. Maybe I'm a snob but if I'm going custom I'm not buying the cheapest parts.
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shaughn
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Well since my significant other buys my body spray, I had to go and look it is Axe Anarchy and the next one is Power stick intensity xj , but I usually buy scentless soaps and washes though I found a nice kind of pine scented one some years back, made in Finland I think, good for dry skin.
But honestly, I have went from tearing down ,the skidder,, diesel fuel, motor oil, hydraulic fluid...to out in the bush and the deer have paid me no mind because they have become accustomed to the scents of the equipment and people working in and around them.
Some of our spring and fall staff wear so much cologne on days off that you can smell them at 50 yards and I have seen the deer sniffing and sneezing when they go by them, funny thing.
But honestly, I have went from tearing down ,the skidder,, diesel fuel, motor oil, hydraulic fluid...to out in the bush and the deer have paid me no mind because they have become accustomed to the scents of the equipment and people working in and around them.
Some of our spring and fall staff wear so much cologne on days off that you can smell them at 50 yards and I have seen the deer sniffing and sneezing when they go by them, funny thing.
