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    What to do with a Rem 7600

    7600 is a pump and a reliable gun. 740 742 7400 are pretty much junk. Had a couple growing up.
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    Forget your rangefinder?

    Disnt click cause im old and dont need to see or hear this stuff. How we were raised and trained. How far? Shoot or not? Flat shooting rifles, etc. Part of why we were doing MPBR stuff. Hold on back and miss low = too far. Get closer next time.
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    2024 Tacoma- anyone bought one, drove one—thoughts?

    I have a 2021, bit of a squeeze for dad or i to get into front seats. 5-10 265#. Can bonk head if not careful. Old man sits into truck, then turns to put legs in.
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    Masculinity and Caliber Choice

    Grew up with the partition. Find it to expand rapidly and dump a bunch of energy but that rear end carries it thru. My dad got about full penetration on a WT from stem to stern at 125 yards with 243 and 100 gr NP at 2850ish fps. If I was inside 100 yards and looking at a big butt, animal...
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    Chargemaster drifting weights

    I get the same on a cheap Harbor Freight scale. 1/2 the battle is knowing it is gonna happen. It will drift 0.1 gr. My Lee powder measure thing is spot on and will verify the load every 50 rounds or so. Life got easier when i stopped trying to measure every powder load.
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    Reloading advice: bullets? Vary for target/hunting?

    See if you can get a load that saves you some money. Or if you hunt with say a Sierra Pro Hunter, then is will be as reasonable as it gets. We shoot the PH 150 out of 30-06. Shoots 1 inch at 250 yards. Hard to beat for $38/100. I saw the lead-free part. Is that only hunting or do you need...
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    Masculinity and Caliber Choice

    30-06, 150 NP at 2900 fps or 165 NP at about 2750 fps - MPBR of 350 yards. Western hunting is something I'd like to do once more and then done there. So why buy another gun? I been using a 350 Legend or 357 Mag rifle for WT hunting. Legend is good to 250 yards, 357 Mag is excellent inside...
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    Masculinity and Caliber Choice

    I'm not a new hunter and would not let an elk walk off if I was hunting elk. Anchor it and then finish it off if need be. I let too many critters walk as a new hunter.
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    Is the western hunting bubble bursting? (Or at least shrinking?)

    That's what I always told folks and was considered a lunatic - buy points in the state you really want to hunt in. And only buy the points for what you want to hunt. Just flinging money around for points to hunt anywhere isn't my style. Seems like a waste of money but if you gotta just...
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    Are we being infiltrated (trolls)

    Folks sign up just to do the ads. Then they post some stupid thread to get their "10" posts. It is a thriving industry as in some folks make a living off it.
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    [Upstate NY] Rocky outcrop ridge for hunting cover?

    Yup find the deer and hunt where they are. Dont worry about being in svtree. Get a light stool and sit with yer back against a tree. Best areas to sit have multiple trails and at least 2 edges.
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    Tacoma 100,000miles

    Check the manual and see what the suggested things were since you last had it in for maintenance. Im at 53,000 on a 2021. Probably bring in to dealership at whatever the big number is and let them go thru it. Want it to last.
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    winchester 95 grain deer season xp 243 win any good.

    My experience with generic 100 gr soft points hasn't been that good. We did shoot a small buck with 100 gr Nosler Partition at 125 yds, 2850-ish at muzzle. Went in front, thru heart, blew out the right side ribs, thru guts, and lodged in the "round" part of the ham. He didn't go far but did...
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    Wyoming Corner Hopping

    I drive 30+ hours or hop a plane to get there. Plan my hunts to avoid any conflict with locals or LEO. Am gonna collect antelope pref points and maybe elk for the next 10 +/- years - then see what happens. Hope they get it figured out by then.
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    Wyoming Commission Meeting

    They should get the data before the meeting so they can read it and come prepared. Not saying they do, but if the information isn't available beforehand they are doing a disservice to all involved.
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