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  1. Mr. October

    RMEF Promotional Knives?

    Is one of them like this? If so . . good to know on the durability and the handle is just screwed on. It would be pretty easy to put something better on it.
  2. Mr. October

    RMEF Promotional Knives?

    So I've played along with the RMEF's Gunday Monday fund raiser the last 3 years and now have a collection of knives from them as a result. Two of them are sheath knives (Browning, Buck) and this year's was a folding Gerber which seems like the most practical of the 3. My suspicion is that all 3...
  3. Mr. October

    Garmin Fenix 6x Sapphire GPS watch - Semi-Live Review!!

    I've had a 5x since they were first out. It has been really bullet proof for me and I use it hard. I am a runner and, at least until recently a triathlete (up to and including full Ironman) so I use all the features of mine plus navigation for hunting. I gotta say the Fenix series is the cat's...
  4. Mr. October

    Mountain Lion Attack Stopped by my Daughter in CO...real close call!

    She gave the cat every chance and ultimately made the right choice well done to her and to you for good teaching. I'll bet her heart rate got up a little during that encounter.
  5. Mr. October

    Rifle and manufacturing quality today

    So to update this, my gun is on it's way back from Christensen Arms. I got an e-mail that it didn't pass their accuracy testing so they put a new barrel on it. It now passes their accuracy tests. I'm impressed. We'll see how it work when I get it back. Maybe I can get it sighted in in time to...
  6. Mr. October

    Hunter Fatally Shot Near Kremmling CO

    There was a young man killed accidentally by, presumably, a hunter at a State Park here in Pennsylvania this year. It was a warm and beautiful October weekend and the park was open to hunting. There were several seasons open including early muzze loader. The 18 year old was sitting at a lake...
  7. Mr. October

    Gun and ammo sales

    Agree. And these people that are so gung ho to tax ammo aren't even familiar with Pittman-Robertson which still funds the preservation of most open space. Meanwhile, trail runners (I am one), hikers (I am one), mountain bikers, and nature lovers of all sorts get a free ride. Pittman-Robertson...
  8. Mr. October

    WTS Winchester Super X 7mm WSM

    Sold . . .
  9. Mr. October

    Shot Show 2021 cancelled

    Agree. If you are in the market to book a hunt those discussion and impressions you get from the face to face conversations are very helpful (even if not always accurate). That said, at a show like Harrisburg, you'd better have your choices narrowed down a bit before you go. There are too many...
  10. Mr. October

    WTS Winchester Super X 7mm WSM

    My stupidity and haste can be someone else's gain. I was recently in search of a couple more boxes of 7mm-08 ammo and whilst scouring the web, accidentally ordered 2 boxes of Winchester Super X 7mm WSM in 140 gr. Of course, nobody lets you return ammo. $60.00 to your door for both boxes...
  11. Mr. October

    Shot Show 2021 cancelled

    And with social media outlets companies can actually release products via video and livestreams when they are ready. In archery, companies like Mathews stopped attending the ATA show (SHOT Show equivalent) because they just weren't getting a return on the investment and that was long before...
  12. Mr. October

    Shot Show 2021 cancelled

    I think you’ll see a lot of conferences and trade shows go away. Such events have been losing participation for years. COVID has just shown further that the same things can be accomplished without the huge expense of attending.
  13. Mr. October

    Lee Pecision website

    So did Lee get hacked? Been this way for a few days.
  14. Mr. October

    1lb difference in elk rifle- is it worth it?

    As mentioned, the OP has probably moved on. But agree with this. I am a cyclist and (at least formerly) a competitive triathlete. I see guys spending beaucoup bucks to save a few grams on a bottle holder for their $10,000 bike, but then then they squeeze a big belly into their tri kit. The same...
  15. Mr. October

    Rifle and manufacturing quality today

    Hopefully they can make mine shoot. I really didn't want a project. For my purposes, I'd have been happy with a consistent 2" group. But groups at 100 yards off a solid rest were 4-6" no matter the ammo.
  16. Mr. October

    Rifle and manufacturing quality today

    I picked up a Thompson Center TCR .22 this year. It's their version of the 10/22. I'm really pleased with it. I mounted up the cheap optic that came with it and the darn thing just shoots great. I think after deer season I'm going to take it out and terrorize the squirrels with it.
  17. Mr. October

    Rifle and manufacturing quality today

    It sounds like the fieldcraft is a great rifle. It’s a shame they don’t offer a left-handed action.
  18. Mr. October

    Need advice - driving on icy I-25 and lost control multiple times

    In a pick-up you definitely need to stay in 4x4. That's a big hunk of iron up front. Without those wheels helping you stay straight the back end is going to go out pretty easily in slick conditions. 4 Hi won't hurt anything even for prolonged periods. That is what it's there for.
  19. Mr. October

    Rifle and manufacturing quality today

    If it helps, until the COVID-19 "work from home" drill I used to drive 60 minute every day to a job I hate. At least this would be a good one. :)
  20. Mr. October

    Which of these cartridges should I take on my first elk hunt?

    The '06 can be tamed pretty easily if recoil is the problem. You didn't mention the make/model of the rifle. I have a Ruger 77 MKII that kicked like an angry mule, especially with heavier bullets for elk and moose. I put a Boyd's laminated stock on it with a Sims recoil pad and now it is like...

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