Recent content by charliewhisky

One at at a time in the Georgia Woods. Marlin 30-06.

I have never had a problem at night in the woods after two tours in Vietnam. I will admit that I am hyper aware at night and always ready to react to a threat, but I am always calm. I have had a deer step on my feet and a possum try to climp my leg among other encounters . I like the woods at...

I have been hunting white-tailed in Ga for four years with 200 gr ELD-X 30-06. They work fine. I also shoot iron at 500yds with them.

I am not the most skilled long range shooter in this group but, It is my opinion that a zero under 200 for most big game rifles is a waste of energy and time and will almost always require you to dial a correction at ranges over 200yards. A real problem in most under 300 yard encounters where...

Remington 700LR in 30-06 when I'm fresh. Marlin XL7 in 30-06 when I feel 75.

When I was a kid, my neighbor was a specialforces survival nut. (He was our scout master so I was too). He killed one one day to test the taste. We ended up using a pressure cooker and it was still the toughest meat I've ever tried.

First a disclaimer, Im not that experienced at long range shooting and I'm not that experienced at fine testing loads when reloading. I do love to follow some of these discussions and they often make me wonder if I'm missing something important. This thread is one of those. It really seems to be...

I don't own a supressor. I shoot muzzleloaders, a 7 lb 30-06 and a 13lb 30-06, and a .45 pistol. I keep getting ready for that Looong shot and am somewhat comfortable with shots to 550yds. The farthest I have taken (seen) a deer while hunting was about 250yds. Many of the places I plan to hunt...

I know that you are correct about tracking failures. I have personally failed to track at least three successful bow hunting kills and only realized this days, or weeks, after the hunt. In each case I found the carcass during subsequent hunts and am reasonably certain that they were mine. I can...

I have not built an arrow for twenty years so I have no real idea as to cost. I don’t lose many arrows. I generally take a deer each year from close range, less than 15 yds, from the ground, while still hunting or in early morning ambush. When I was building arrows my needs were simple. I...

I loaded 200gr ELDX for my two 30-06s because I hope to get a hog. I have shot four deer since loading these rounds. They have been very effective. the only runner made it only 30 yds with massive internal damage from a soft tissue penitration behind the left shoulder and exiting to the left...

I have had good results with a Primary Arms SLX 4-14x44mm FFP Rifle Scope - MIL-DOT. $300.

If you are shooting inside 100 yards, figure out how to tighten the groups because there is a problem somewhere with either your shooting. the ammo, or the riifle. What target distance are you shooting at now? Shoot more rounds per group to determine what is really happening. If you can't find...

You guys will have to check me on this because I only think I understand it I have had to resort to trial and error and data manipulation in the past because of poor velocity readings or record keeping. Usually this took the form of finding some velocity, or zero, that, when plugged into a...

It's a very good book.