Recent content by Comancheria

Not sure who came up with it--(I think it was someone famous, like Jack O'Connor, but it wasn't he)--but without regard to bullet weight or caliber, and ignoring the all-important aspect of bullet performance, (and all of that' ignoring a lot!) the old formula that I used to see kicking around...

I’m with both of you—with the exception that my hunting will almost exclusively on public land—much of it places off limits to motorized vehicles by the Forest Service. I do suspect the large ammo cans would be impervious to any raiding critters—with the obvious excption of Bears. Thanks Russ

Of those of you who tend to scout and hunt one area repeatedly, have you ever cached or considered caching disposables at or near your camp area up top? I am thinking here of leaving things like the following—either buried, covered with rocks, or hoisted into trees: Water—in Rotopax or other...

That’s my hope! Thanks.

I don’t have the optics, but my own range—on my place—goes out to 600. What I intend to do is set up rebar with orange flags at 100 yard intervals from the Target. Then place my bench—or tripod—or whatever rest I use—on top of the heavy duty cover of my pickup bed—and park at whatever interval...

I don’t know how long a shot I will take in the future. So far, 90 percent of my hunting has been in Deep South Texas in Brush—for whitetails and hogs. And so far, my longest shot was on a Colorado Mulie hunt at somewhere around 200 yards. Nor have I practiced at longer ranges. I am now...

Does anyone carry in a tripod and Hog Saddle or equivalent?

Assuming you mean to exclude .22 rimfire (my first choice) and shotgun cartridges, I would say: .223/5.56, .308 Winchester, and .300 Win Mag. Assuming that you do not intend to exclude those, my answer would be: .22 LR, 12 Gauge (preferably 3 inch magnum capable), and .300 Win Mag.

Folks, I am awaiting delivery of a complete Outdoorsman's Tripod/Head/Saddle assembly--together with a rear rifle support--i.e, a kind of fourth leg that attaches to a leg on the tripod to hold the butt while making a shot. I believe that I have read and considered the small amount of...

Timnterra and John: Exactly. And as an old fart, I can tell you that things have changed—here at least. Perhaps the reason I never lost stuff from my unlocked house in the old days, was that I owned nothing worth stealing—and everyone in town knew it. And as for not experiencing theft from...

When I see tripods with those large-diameter, rigid m but light carbon fiber legs, I keep getting the uneasy feeling that I am going to regret choosing the much “thinner”—though Lord knows, expensive aluminum rig that I did. Ah well—time will tell.

I am awaiting delivery of the Outdoorsmans Tall Tripod with short center extension, long range rear rifle support, Fluid Head with arca Swiss adapters, tall bino adapter, and, in place of the Hog Saddle—which I really, really preferred—the Triclawps model. The whole thing weighs in at (gasp) 6...

Reviving my own moribund thread: Duckhunter: Somehow, I missed your closing post on this thread. Wanted to say that I have already ordered the Alaska Guide Creations model for the el glass. But thanks anyway—as they say: “You never know.” Also, prior to cutting the final order, I whined and...

That Broz thread is a classic that has me definitely headed in the direction of load development using the 215 in both .300 Winnie and its Big RUM brother—though I have to agree that if I were shooting an animal at relatively short range, I would prefer the 230 grain.

Hijacking but only slightly, as theft from an automobile plays a part in our discussion here: About 45 years ago, I had a pre-64 Mod 94 stolen from a friend’s pickup. (This was in the days of gun racks in every Texas Pickup truck.). The experience left me paranoid—then when my wife and I had...