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    It's Me vs. The Wife... you guys tell me who wins

    Since this is supposed to be her dream hunt and your treat for her 40th birthday, I would suggest tailoring the hunt towards her. If that means hiring a guide to giver her the peace of mind she needs to relieve her anxiety about bears and getting skunked then I would absolutely swallow that pill...
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    The One Gun Hunter

    I've been building/re-building my rifle pretty much every year to find that sweet spot for a do-all rifle, and I think this year I am finally there. Blueprinted Savage 116 action with top bolt release conversion, 24" Carbon6 barrel chambered in 300WM, Ross Schuler 4 port brake, Stocky's VG2...
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    Help me decide on a lightweight stove

    Been running the Optimus Crux Lite Solo for several years and see no need to change. It's reliable, efficient, and light.
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    Suppressor wait times

    I've had a GSL Woodland 22 in NFA jail since Jan 14. Starting to get a little anxious to get it in my hands.
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    Lucky to be alive! Alaska Elk

    That's a heck of a story! I'm curious to know why you contacted your pilot on your inreach rather than hitting SOS. Not criticizing, just wondering if there is something I am missing about that service, as I wear a mini on all my hunts.
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    “The Elk are up high”

    Last fall we parked the truck at 9000 feet and then dropped down to 6500 feet in search of mule deer. Below 8000 feet there were zero deer and piles of elk. Had to move back up the mountain to kill our bucks.
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    300 Win Mag Question

    Ran the 200 ELD-X in my 300WM for years, wasn't getting the kind of blood trails I was looking for so I switched to the Berger 208 LRHT and my initial impressions are that they are more difficult to tune (maybe just my rifle) but they are absolutely devastating on deer size game. Hopefully I can...
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    WY 41-7

    A few of us are headed up to that area in a couple weeks. Can you elaborate where that burn is that you were able to get on top of horse mountain from the highway? Been looking for a route from highway 14 rather than the 5-6 mile hike from the mouth of White Creek. I’m new so idk if I can PM yet.
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    Marking bullets…sharpie?

    I use the Sharpie method and it works beautifully. What I do to get more color combinations is color a bullet differently on each half (half red/half blue) and then I run a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol through the hole and the color will show on the swap and also bloom around the hole. Can’t...
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    215 Berger failure

    Not the 215 hybrid, but I switched to the 208 LRHT this year in my 300WM and tested them out on some whitetail doe this summer (crop damage permits) from 150-500 yards and their performance was exactly what I was looking for. Big energy dump with massive exit wounds. I know I’m new on this...
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