Recent content by Matt Bastian

I’m originally from TN...we name our bang sticks: Knight Mdl 92, Smokey; .300 WM is Boomer; .338 WM is The Hammer; Marlin Golden 39A, Sting. These never miss!

What GlennL noted....

Exactly my point....

My experience: a spotlessly clean barrel’s first shot will not be consistently the same as a ‘dirty 3rd through 30th shot’. This is magnified with a muzzleloader as the first shot inevitably resembles a ‘flier’. Why does one clean their firearm is the question that demands the answer: 1. To...

Buy a Lamborghini, put a Porsche suspension on it, trash the factory rims and go with Spinners, don’t forget to get some super kook type tires..dump the taillights and headlights for some really kool neon led fixtures....now you will have the ultimate ride....lol

FWIW, the Savage is an excellent choice! Diversity: all makes, all models and all calibers.

Here is the comparison video....

I’m in ND now...and all over the prairie there are piles of erratics...boulders dropped out of glacial melt eons ago. For kicks and giggles I laze the various piles and bust these with my .338...boom, dust boils off a boulder...and again and again out to 600 yards...lol...lots of fun! Mat from...

Winchester reintroduced the pre-64 with extras, it’s moniker is ‘The Model 70 Alaskan’. I got mine in .338 WM, braked the muzzle, Tally rings and bases, 6x Leupold, and set the trigger at 3 lbs. It’s a tack driver. FN makes these for Winchester. There is a video on YT comparing the various...

As a follow up to my earlier comments, I’m originally from Tennessee. I hunted everything there that could be hunted. What really blew my perspective away when I moved to North Dakota was the wide open distances. In Tennessee, 200 yard shots were uncommon because of the terrain, the trees...

The question was....”1st elk hunt need rifle advice?”... #1, think caliber. #2, think ‘your’ skill at distance, ethical skill at distance to hit a dinner plate wore out and breathing hard. #3, think scabbard if horse hunting and will the Hubble telescope fit inside it. #4, enjoy that you will...

Originally, I’m from Tennessee, the patron state of things that shoot! I relocated to North Dakota and got the bug for a .338 WM. I decided to buy Winchester Model 70 Alaskan in blue. NIB I had the trigger dialed to 3 lbs, barrel fully floated, and a muzzle brake installed. Off the cuff I...