Recent content by Humanmack

Zamberlan 980's. Took me several tries to get a boot that would work for me, and as noted we are all different. I know that bad fitting boots have ruined more hunts than anything else. Our feet change over time and at these prices I need to make sure they work. When I was younger it seemed...

Another concern with FMJ and ricochets is fire starts (really any type of bullet ricochet). Maybe not everywhere people hunt prairie dogs can this happen, but certainly it could (these fires happen even when not shooting steel targets). I never understood how people couldn't put out a ricochet...

Interesting thread. I spent a lot of time looking at all sorts of rifles at all price points just as OP probably did. Browning Hells Canyon was nice, pricey, but nice. Other Brownings were also good, with a good trigger feel. If I had gone new, .28 Nosler was where I was going and likely in...

Awesome work. Thank you, just starting this process.

Had to chime in - using the riflescope for spotting is breaking one of The Ten Commandments of Hunter Safety and an accident waiting to happen.

All depends on what you are looking for. Colorado has OTC elk and you can hunt every year and still build points with an OTC tag (yes you have to buy a small game license and pay $9 for application fee). If you spend the time and effort to scout (e-scouting works), you can have a reasonable...