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    Bear Rifle Optic Suggestions

    Good point about having a low power option when hunting over bait, the two guns I use on bears over bait both sport 1.5-6x42 scopes and I don't know if I have ever taken them off of 1.5 except when sighting in. Remember to turn the power down to its minimum after sighting in. Too many folks...
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    Remington 1100 or 1187 Special field

    I have a 20 gauge 1100 that was my sister's growing up and it is in great shape and has not been shot for for about 40 years, price $800. Let me know if you are interested and I will dig it out of the safe and take pics. Thanks wade
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    Idaho wolf down

    ... and if you do accidentally harvest one don't share your escapades here on the web, remember the S of SSS, shut up.
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    First black bears

    I love the blaze, the last pre-COVID bear season I had an Ontario black bear coming into the bait that had a blaze (if you can call it that) on the top of his head. It was not a huge bear and only the first I had seen on what was the first of 5 days I was pretty set on harvesting the bear given...
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    Reviews please! Howa 1500.

    I have built a couple of guns using the Howa 1500 actions and had great results. I had a couple of 30-06 Howas that I bought at the right price for donor actions and decided to take one bone stock bear hunting this last Spring. Shooting the Howa off of a bipod got me groups in the range of 2-3...
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    Bear country pistol

    I picked up a Girsan 1911 with a 6-inch barrel in 10 mm and love it and would use it as protection in bear country if needed. Maybe my mind will change over time in the event that I have some malfunctions but after two range trips over 200 rounds without a malfunction and a true joy to shoot I...
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    Lake City Match ??

    Maybe you have been really lost for a long time. Do the people at the grocery store look at you with wonder when you ask them "Where is the XYZ?" Check the GPS maybe ...
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    Real world observations of G-bear populations this Fall

    Speaking of bears and hibernation has me wondering about what must be some confused bears here in Minnesota, the temps have been reaching into the 50's with nights above freezing. I imagine some bears have come out of hibernation to roam around for food only to find the pickins' pretty slim. I...
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    More info about my 45-70 Home Build.

    Beautiful work thanks for sharing your masterpieces.
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    Howa 1500 308 accuracy issue

    I have tried to reproduce the capability of wide range accuracy that the 175 FGMM offers and never have although I can get the same velocity out of the 175 g SMK. When Federal ran Lake City the M118LR rounds had identical components except for the brass and did not possess the wide range...
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    PT&G Valhalla Action

    They look like Stiller actions, I guess Jerry sold Stiller so the company may have a different name. PT&G has had a relationship with Stiller as they used to make the bolts for many of their action and possibly still do. I have some Stiller actions and never seen any faults and I would jump on...
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    Howa 1500 308 accuracy issue

    My go to test for 308 guns of any kind is to feed it Federal Gold Medal Match 175 and if it does not shoot that up to your standards the gun probably never will. Don't get re wrong I reload all of rifle cartridges and only advocate buying FGMM 175's as a test, the stuff shoots amazingly well in...
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    Barrel and upper prep

    If I get out to the shop I can measure it to 10ths, but rarely get out.
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    Barrel and upper prep

    I just bought two of the BCM uppers and two different barrel extensions fit right in without heating the receiver. There is nothing wrong with the quality of the receivers and I can't find what cuased the blem on either one, they just are not thermal fit. For these builds I will just shim and...
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    Real world observations of G-bear populations this Fall

    After living in the UP for about 15 years, from Escanaba (the so called banana belt) to Houghton I would hazard a guess that the heavy snowfall due to lake effect in a few areas may make winter kill of bears worse. Houghton winters can exceed 300 inches of snow and that may keep the bears in...
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