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My dream hunt- Moose and maybe bear in B.C. or Alaska with my favorite elk rifle, Browning BLR 325wsm.

Since 2003 that has been my all time favorite rifle in 50 years of hunting. Mine is a featherweight.

One other thing I've carried strapped to my pack for years is a telescoping umbrella. It's about 2×12" when not in use. I like it to block wind and rain when I stop to watch a trail or clearing. Only a couple bucks at a thrift store and mine are neutral colored.

I have 8 3/8" Taurus raging bull, 15" Encore 460 pistol, and the 20" Encore 460. The one that is uncomfortable to me is the Encore pistol.

I know this is an old thread, but in case anyone is thinking of it, I just did the same thing. Did it as a companion to my 8 3/8" Taurus 454. I was really surprised at how easy it is on the shoulder. I had put on a slip on pad and took it back off after a few rounds. I wish now that that I had...

Started hunting in 73 (age 12) with a Winchester 94. I bought it at JC Penny's for $79. By the '90s I had a couple other rifles, so when I wanted to bow hunt I traded the 94 for a compound bow. I still look at '94s in gun shops for the one with my initials stamped on the side. (My dad's...

Our family agrees. On my first deer hunt in 1973, my Dad and Grandpa both had 99's in 300. My son inherited Dad's. He removed the scope, carry's it as his brush gun. My uncle got Grandpa's.

I've got 2 favorite deer rifles, and 2 different reasons. About 20 years ago I got a Savage 99 featherweight in 308. With a 2x7 scope it'll group 1" with premium 165 gr. ammo. More importantly, the rifle fits me like a glove. Only twice have I needed more than 1 shot hunting Blacktails, Mulies...

Moose are still just on my bucket list. I did once have a long tracking job on an elk with a frontal shoulder hit. He was turning to leave and the 160 gr. Nobler partition had a tough time on the shoulder. It was a long tracking job. I would choose the 06 with good heavy bullets. My elk rifle...

I've got a room full of (many) guns, ammo, and gear. Also a nice shooting range at home. But by far the best investment has been the guns, ammo, and gear for my 4 kids and granddaughter shoot and hunt with.

My first rifle was a 94 30-30. It worked perfectly on my first deer. By 15 I figured I should have a bigger rifle, so I bought a Remington 760 30-06. That was fine until I acquired a 7mm mag. Model 70 that shot 1" groups, which beat 2" so obviously was best for Eastern Oregon deer and elk. It...

My safes hold several favorites. But I can honestly can say that last year's deer and bear season at home in the Oregon coast range ( think steep and thick ) my favorite caliber was 357. I chose the lightest, most compact gun in my safes. It was a stainless H&R handi rifle in 357 maximum 180...

My first year with the .325 ammo choices were very limited. Since then I've found several premium loads to choose from. I don't use much each year so it hasn't been a problem to hunt with good elk loads.

I've hunted and killed elk with 30-06, 308, 7mm Rem. mag, .325wsm, and 44 magnum revolver. They've all worked great. These days I mainly choose the rifle I'm most comfortable with appropriate to the game and country. 20 years ago I found a Savage 99 featherweight 308 that fits me like a glove...

At our hilltop pasture on the Oregon coast, I was walking along and saw a coyote looking for mice about 50yds. away. We were both in wide open sunlight and I was surprised that he hadn't seen, heard or smelled me. After a couple minutes, I crossed the fence and walked slowly toward it. By the...