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Not sure weather the question is directed at me... in the article pics you will see that the rifle is scoped with a Leupold Mk 4 with M1 turrets and TMR reticle. It's a 4.5-14x50....

150" Blacktails!!! Great work! I'm sure we would all love to hear your stories.... With Pics!

I mostly bring mountain house meals... I bring one per day. I might bring a couple breakfast meals, and I bring instant oatmeal and coffee. On trips that are less than a week I will also typically bring a little bread and some dry salami....I typically don't eat a lot of food when hunting in the...

That's a "mini-muscle brake" It's threaded on the barrel. The "clamping" bolt is just to index the brake (makes install and removal easier).

I'm glad you've enjoyed the write up... ukenout: The Backpack is the Arctery'x Altra 85. It is an extremely comfortable backpack when the weight is under 80-90 pounds. Above that the hip belt is not capable of keeping any significant amount of weight off of your shoulders and the straps...

Thanks wildrose and iclimb. I'm glad you enjoyed the article. Yes we are very concerned with supporting continued growth of the sport including bringing up the next generation. Ron and I managed to help my son get his first buck this year as we'll, very exciting as a father The suppressor...

Yep... it's pretty hefty. If you look around you will find the Mountain 25 for less than half of what the tents you mention cost. I plan to get my hands on the awesome Hilleberg Jannu this year.

Very Nice! What did the BC work out to on those?

You'd be shocked by some of the locations I've set up camp to keep out of the popular game routes! If your tent didn't breath well, it must have been different from this one... we were very pleased to get so little condensation etc. I also use lighter tents when appropriate, and camp site...

I think you will be very pleased with the mountain 25 when the conditions get rough! I'm planning to try the Hilleberg Jannu next year...

Great article! Thanks!

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I've used many different barrel manufacturers, most of the results were excellent. I use Benchmark now exclusively not only for the consistent excellence in quality, from what I've seen they are more innovative, I can give many examples of this... When the high BC .277" matrix bullets came out...

Ron (of Benchmark) ordered the button for the faster twist .277" with "5R style" rifling. He believes it may be easier on the bullet jackets. I have had many different barrels with many different styles of rifling (land/groove configurations etc.). In general you won't notice much difference as...

Down Right Dave... I've sent you a Private Message. You can check it in the upper right portion of the page. If you're starting out there is plenty of reading that can be done in these forums. You can use the search function to find specific information. Specific questions can be asked by...