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  1. northernalpine

    Pics of Custom Knives

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    Pics of Custom Knives

    “A” for effort 🤣
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    Do you skip the expander mandrel?

    Good conversation in here, I respect the logical exchange of reloading approaches. I guess somebody needs to compromise the maturity level a bit… 😉
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    dedicated Bipod or Trekking poles and bipod adapter??

    In the past, I have used a dedicated bipod (Javelin Pro or Harris)/rear bag and a tripod w/ Arca, the logic was to cover the widest range of shooting heights only. I don’t think there is anything wrong with having one. I ditched the bipod this year, shifting my shooting towards decreasing the...
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    Your Elk Hunting Rifle

    My daypack doesn’t weight 17lbs…that is a sweet rig 😎
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    Best footwear

    You need to break down what your use-case is, eg a winter hunting boot is a different animal than early-to-mid season boots. The reality is you probably need two sets: - one that is lighter in weight and has a breathable waterproof membrane (Gore-Tex or similar) for hiking around in everything...
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    Wod

    Mini triathlon today for variety: 750M swim 5k run 10k bike Time: 1:06:38
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    Whitetail Processing - First Time

    Lot of good suggestions for equipment already. Print out a half-paged sized picture of front/rear quarters that show the different cuts, laminate them, punch a hole in the corner and run a zip tie or ring through it to make a flip book of all the different cuts of meat. It makes for an awesome...
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    Installing pit zips in raincoat ?

    A decent and professional option, depending on where you live, is to look for gear and clothing alteration shops near Army/Marine bases. There is usually a pile of them right off the installation that will knock out what you’re looking for in about 24 hours for a few bucks. I’ve had pockets...
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    New rules on posting spots? Really Rokslide?

    @ddavis_1313 is on the money with his suggestion, there’s a wealth of knowledge here that people are willing to share, you just need to present your question a bit better.
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    Sold 300 Win Mag Components (Local Pickup)

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    6.5 prc reloading

    I’m with you, it was so hot after the first 5 rounds I had to lay a towel on my shooting mat because the reinforced areas for elbows/knees was screaming hot. I need to quit kidding myself and go this route. Thanks for posting your load info👍
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    6.5 prc reloading

    Barrel count is 193 after today and sped up a bit around 140-155 or so. All shots were on target, the higher velocities (2840+) seemed to be tighten up nicely. Generally speaking there was a big blob of holes about 1.25” high from previous zero, spread was probably 2-2.5 MOA across all 20. If...
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    6.5 prc reloading

    Got out today and was able to get the tests done, I did make a minor change in the charge weights for the above post, both H1000 & N565 were loaded in increments of 55/56/57/58/58.5 and had mirrored loads with both Fed 210M and Fed 215M primers. The heat index here in central NC is touching 90...
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    How is this concept so hard to grasp? Or am I dead wrong? Lol

    You sir, are an artist. That is some t-shirt material 🤣
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    Browning X-Bolt 300 WM Reloading

    H1000, Retumbo, N568, N570 are the only powders in 300WM I’ve used, all have worked well and produced good results. Rumor has it N568 is less corrosive than N570, similar to differences of RL15 vs RL16, but I have seen no hard data to back that up and will be upfront about it possibly being...
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    Montana backcountry vehicle recommendation

    I pick up chains at one of the local tire shops and travel with a 'mobile recovery kit' when using rental trucks for late hunts or anywhere the conditions can take a nosedive. It's nothing overly crazy and doesn't replace having a wench, but having a snatch strap, a surplus military E-tool, 3x...
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    Wod

    Warm Up: 5:00 Stationary Bike Workout: 5/3/1+ heavy weighted dips 5/3/1+ heavy weighted chin ups 5/5/5+ single leg DB low box squats 5/5/5 63# sandbag get ups 🤮 25 second assault bike sprint 100x jump rope singles between circuits (active rest) Auxiliary/Stability: 3 rounds, no rest 15x front...
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    Sold 300 Win Mag Components (Local Pickup)

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    Couple of weird things I witnessed last week. Summertime crazies?

    Was kind of expecting that to go in a different direction right there. The rest is definitely a sign of the times.

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