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    Benchmade Meatcrafter 15500

    Hey, all -- anyone use the Benchmade Meatcrafter on big game in the field? I love the way the handle feels, and it's airy light in terms of weight, but the blade is startlingly flexible. I understand it's a hybrid knife, but just wondering what people think who have used it on whitetails and...
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    backcountry power

    Hey, all. If you ever want to feel weak, read about the exploits of someone like Captain Cook, one of the greats in global exploration, heading out into the open ocean without maps, without GPS nav and In-Reach for emergency, carrying your drinking water in wood barrels and hoping you've taken...
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    DG scope length issue

    Just found a good answer: two inches longer than Leupold's. More expensive, yes, but no rings protruding into my action and no pic.
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    DG scope length issue

    I'm no rifleman, but I've been shooting them long enough and have never had this issue before, presumably because I've always been shooting short/medium action calibers. Now I'm hunting dangerous game, which often have longer, magnum calibers and long actions. And two rifles in a row now, a...
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    Hornady GMX warning

    I don't know when this change happened, but I'm glad it's happened: Hornady has switched out the GMX bullet for the CX bullet, which requires about 400 fps less for the same expansion as the GMX. In my view, and certainly for .308, it's still too high of a minimum velocity (circa 2300); see...
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    Brown bears

    Hello, friends. Where are there more brown bears these days — Seward or Cooper Landing? I do not mean Seward peninsula. In either or both places I will be hiking 5 to 10 miles in and I’m not planning on doing any boat hunting. Regardless, where are there more brown bears
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    Hornady GMX warning

    Thx, all! I, too, reached out to Barnes and got the same numbers, but only for a couple bullets, so thx to sndmn11 for the detailed reply. Take away—use Barnes TTSX. No reason at all to use GMX. If you have to talk about switching out of the killzone and going to the shoulder just because your...
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    Hornady GMX warning

    Totally with you on trying to cut down on the lead for raptors, too.
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    Hornady GMX warning

    Wow--first time I've encountered trolls on here. Didn't mean to make you cry. Funny, their responses entirely affirm my point: don't use GMX unless you've done your homework. Not exactly what Hornady marketing is trying to convey, is it, and, as stated, their tech support still isn't...
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    Hornady GMX warning

    I don't care about feelings when it comes to bullet performance. I care about expansion, bullet integrity, and penetration. And most of all, I care about lethality, which is what our beloved wildlife deserves. I also might have gotten sucked in by the marketing. I shoot .308, which along...
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    Benchmade screws

    Thx, all. Well, it comes down to this: 1) BM said to use Blue Locktite -- still pisses me off, but as I said, otherwise, they're great knives. No word on why they just don't do it at the factory . . . 2) It's pretty unlikely that the knife would come apart, even with a screw or two loose or...
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    Benchmade screws

    No need to talk about quality of steel and overall build, but I've about had it with Benchmade's Axis folders -- I have 5, only a couple in EDC. Screws have come out on multiple occasions. Is this happening to others? I assume so. Yes, I could thread lock them, but after I pay $150-270 for a...
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    Chronograph Ruger GSR and Buffalo Bore Supercharged .308 150 gr

    Has anyone done it? In case you can't see the entire subject line: has anyone chronographed a Ruger Gunsite Scout with Buffalo Bore Supercharged .308 TTSX 150 gr? What did you find?
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    Alaska tent

    Thanks, all -- AO it is. That's what I was hoping you'd say, and I'm happy for the consensus, too. Now get this: the lead time is 4 weeks for the model and color I was looking at. Stopped in after work, and they just had someone cancel an order for that exact tent. ! Now I'll be picking it up...
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    Alaska tent

    New to AK, not new to camping or winter camping. The Arctic Ovens are bomb tents, but they're heavy and cost 3x what a conventional 4 season tent would cost, like the Cabelas Guide tents, and they start at $2,000 in useable sizes. What are you using and why? Thx!
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    Otter ATV trailers

    So you've seen Otter's three models: the 15 and 20 Express and the 20 Super Express. Two questions: is the 20 just too damn WIDE for general hunting? And two, are the hubs superior on the 20 Super?
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    Otter sleds

    Thanks -- I think that's exactly right. Got one on order.
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    Otter sleds

    Hello! I'm thinking of an otter sled for my snowmachine, mostly for backcountry hunting, and also trailing to a cabin for weekend stays. Any recommendations on size? They range widely. I'm thinking gear, firewood, beer, hopefully a late season caribou. . . Thoughts? I'm driving a Norseman 8000.
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    Ptarmigan hunting

    Hello! I've seen ptarmigan while hiking above treeline in Denali and off the Steese Hwy, but I'm looking for hunting tips once the snow is on the ground and the temps have dropped, like now, e.g., 20" of snow and zero degrees. Are you snowmachining to above treeline and then just snowshoeing...
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    Bullet type for all big game, all ranges

    Thanks to everyone who replied -- I really appreciate it. Based on this discussion and for my needs -- meaning trying to keep it simple -- I've narrowed it down to two, then, normal speeds and Accubond bullets or the hot Buffalo Bore 150 gr. Barnes TTSX where velocity is not a problem. Thanks...

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