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Just wanted to update this ... I decided to try the backpacker meals again to see if they had changed since I moved away from them years ago. I bought a Peak and Mountain House biscuits and gravy meal as well as a Good-to-Go chicken gumbo meal (I think it's vegetarian). I also got a Peak...

As to how it was shooting when it was a 30-06, I ran old surplus ammo through it as well as fmj target ammo, 150 grain Core Lokts, and Federal Trophy Copper 165 grain. It shot the Federal decently. The rest was bad. I'm sure I was not shooting all that well back then ... I've learned a lot...

Yeah it's not a SS barrel. I have just been using a nylon brush with the BoreTech products. I could step it up to the brass brush and see how that does, and go to a SS brush if that doesn't seem to make a difference. I took it to the longer range yesterday and tried at 200 and 300 yards...

I don't know if I "have to" run multiple patches but I do, per the particular procedure that I chose to follow (Christensen arms' barrel break in procedure). Basically as long as I continue to run soaked patches, the copper continues to come out. Obviously dry patches mop it up and become...

Thanks TRex. I'll look into that. Right now using BoreTech Eliminator and their Copper Eliminator. Do you think it's worth it to try to do a lot of cleaning after the early shots for a break-in?

Hey just thought I'd share this since you said you'd love to hear how my .35 Whelen re-boring goes. First shots out of the re-bored barrel today. https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/my-35-whelen-re-bore-project.315997/

Based on feedback from my posts this summer (https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/best-path-to-an-accurate-35-whelen.303548/ and https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/re-boring-30-06-to-35-whelen.305900/) (thank you everyone), I set out to have my old Howa 1500 30-06 re-bored by JES to...

My rifle and revolver picked up a light coating of dust/fine sand from my last outing. Just wondering if anything special is in order in cleaning them. In particular I'm worried about micro scratches or other damage, including inside of the bore, chamber, etc. I thought maybe using compressed...

I'll just throw this out there but if anyone would want to load some of those bullets into 35 Whelen cases, I know one way to monetize them (money out of my wallet). Let me know.

This reminds me that the instant potatoes are a staple for the thru hikers. A lot of them experiment with different types of flavor-adding packets to mix with them. I seem to recall someone using like some sort of enchilada type packet or something? I also remember a weird one like mixing the...

What plate do you use? I started searching and seeing you can get a "cheese plate" that I think is designed for adding random stuff to a tripod (has a bunch of screw holes in it). Not sure if that is the best way to go.

A shmedium is what I use, at the range and, if I have time to set up, in the field. I know it's blasphemy but I'm just not eager to jump into the bipod game, at least not just yet. So just throwing my shmedium onto the top of the tripod was my first thought but thought it just couldn't be that...

I'll throw out a few possible explanations: -Saying that there are effectiveness problems doesn't necessarily mean that you are going to get a lesser result in a given case. It might be more about a type of failure that is more likely in certain situations ..... maybe a situation that you will...

Hey I'm out there still and I keep it simple. I'm not a thru hiker but I have read and listened to a lot from that crowd (AT, PCT, JMT, etc.) and they tend to be more on the simple side as well, and they get down to brass tacks. They are focused on making sure they have the right fuel to allow...

In my backpacking, I have actually trended away from expensive pre-packaged stuff and towards cheap and simple over the years. Maybe I'm lucky to have simple tastes. In any case I find simple things like oatmeal and pasta to be a lot easier to pack, and I'm always having to work with the very...