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    Is a 30 cal big game rifle needed anymore?

    That’s not true at all of the Hornady A-max load. It’s not sub 2000 fps until over 1000 yards. They are not fast, usually 2600-2800 fps, but the A-max has a g1 over 1. Very little velocity lost compared to 6.5 or 30 cal. It’s also a 30+ lb rifle with a huge brake, not your typical backpack...
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    Is a 30 cal big game rifle needed anymore?

    No one here is arguing that a larger bullet going faster doesn’t have more energy. The argument is once you have enough energy, why suffer more recoil to have more when it doesn’t result in a more dead animal. That extra recoil effects accuracy and how much you practice. No one can say they...
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    Is a 30 cal big game rifle needed anymore?

    Interesting that the airgun world doesn’t talk in velocity, but instead talks about energy. I think it’s due to the fact that they all shoot the same basic lead blob. No way to change lethality without going faster or heavier. Turns out a squirrel or rabbit don’t need much energy to be...
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    Is a 30 cal big game rifle needed anymore?

    It has to be less than 500ftlbs to be lethal on a human as most handguns are well below that threshold.
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    Is a 30 cal big game rifle needed anymore?

    I think one thing people forget or for new shooters have never experience, there were not the same selection of bullets when the laws and rules on energy were created. If everyone was limited to 1960’s bullets, yes bigger would do a lot more damage. There were not any tmk bullets to make a 22...
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    Is a 30 cal big game rifle needed anymore?

    Iowa has a 35 cal minimum for white tail and Colorado is 6 mm/243.
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    Suppressor wait times

    Depends on how your trust is written. Some have a schedule with all the items in the trust, mine does not.
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    Close-Range Woods Scope

    I know it’s cheap, I have a lot of barrels so can’t afford $500+ Per. I have used the vortex crossfire 2 1-4 for my 45-70 SBR. So far I have been happy with it, hits most of your points except drop on reticle. The illuminated dot is helpful at low light. I have used it out to 150 yards and...
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    Any of you have a list of your Firearms?

    Usually homeowners has a limit on firearms without a rider. Last time i checked mine was 2500 and a limited number of semiautomatics. I had one company refuse to cover AR style rifles.
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    IADNR bans cell cam "scouting" during hunting season

    Here is my $.02, if you consider air surveillance, either aircraft or drone, to not be fair chase. how are real time cameras any different? Put up enough of them and your essentially surveilling a property. I am ok with a delay so it’s not real time, but how do you enforce it? Same with a...
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    Suppressor wait times

    Had another one clear today. Trust, 2 RP. Certified 1/25/24. Took 1.5 weeks longer than the last one which was certified on the same day. Trusts are getting faster, but not as fast as individuals.
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    What time do all you geezers get up in the morning?

    Depends on when the sun comes up. Summer, I have been getting up 5:30-6, winter it’s 7-7:30. I find it hard to get up regularly without it being light out.
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    Thoughts on scope and magnification

    I would go the 1-8 as the extra magnification is a big issue for me in the close woods. I have a couple 3-12’s and for woods, I turn them down to 3 as anything more is too much. All you see is the deer at higher power. I have a 2-6 on my woods rifle and I can easily hit deer size vitals at...
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    My new Tikka t1x.. suppressor recommendations?

    Sort of defeats the purpose of the hmr. Would have less energy and worse trajectory than the 22. For subs, long, heavy bullets are best. With a 22lr, it doesn’t take much to ensure it’s subsonic. Most rounds are barely sonic. Some target rounds are already subsonic. Very little change in...
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    Enough gun?

    To the question of does a larger caliber provide more margin of error, if so how? I could believe that using a fragmenting bullet, the wound is bigger and thus you could be a little further off the vitals and still get enough damage to harvest the animal. The down side to do so it the wound is...
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    Have you moved out of state?

    Fishing, if I did, it’s right at my front door. Hunting, Colorado was draw and had to select units. Last year I was there, didn’t draw. Here, I can get 2 bucks, probably as many doe’s as I have space. Hunt 1/4 mile from the house. Pheasants, turkey are in the area, so less than a 20 min...
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    My new Tikka t1x.. suppressor recommendations?

    I have a couple nyx cans in jail. Been almost a year since I bought them and still have not got to try them. Reasonably cheap, around 500, Ti so they are light. The mod 2 version has one more baffle and thus a bit quieter on 17 hmr.
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    New gun thoughts

    Even a 500g subsonic has plenty of penetration and quiet with a can. My favorite woods deer rifle at the moment. Going to try 400g as I can spot shots and still should be overkill for white tails.
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    Enough gun?

    I have come to the conclusion after watching many of these threads, that cartridge is not all that critical, yet what bullet and how fast is it going at impact is what gets the job done. Take my 35 whelen, 200g at 2700, lots of energy, yet probably can’t make an ethical kill at 500 yards...
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    Have you moved out of state?

    Yep, did that. Moved to Colorado 25+ years ago, then moved back to the Midwest 3 years ago. The 3 things I miss about Colorado, weather, selection of food, and specialty stores. It’s hard to compare a county of 500k people to 17k people for restaurants and shopping. Things I don’t miss...

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