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  1. RockAndSage

    Shot placement with .223

    Is this the same thing as a Hilar shot?
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    Handgun hunting practice and accuracy.

    Precision handgunning is its own animal. What everyone said above is absolutely solid. Here are some additional pointers I can offer: 1) Trigger control is everything - and nothing shows how crap your trigger press is, better than a Red Dot. If you cannot squeeze/press/pull that trigger...
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    LPVO vs Red dot

    That makes sense. If you're still interested in an LPVO, I can personally confirm Swarovski's Z8i 1-8 has excellent eye relief, and I also understand that Primary Arms' PLxC 1-8 is pretty spectacular for eyebox. They list eye relief as over 3.5" on lower power settings, and I believe that's...
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    Best can for a ,223?

    Man, they knocked it out of the park with the packaging and design, that's a pretty cool looking package.
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    Best can for a ,223?

    Given that you didn't also say "cheap", you have a lot of good options. But it would be pretty hard to beat the Silencerco Scythe in Titanium. It's just over 7 ounces, and a hair over 6 inches. Another good option would be the CGS Helios in Titanium, which is about 12 ounces, IIRC, and about...
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    Training Lab to be Soft-Mouthed?

    No, no ecollar, but have about a dozen hand-signal commands matched with verbal that she's great with.
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    Training Lab to be Soft-Mouthed?

    This is all fantastic advice and feedback. Much appreciated, all.
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    Training Lab to be Soft-Mouthed?

    Looking for advice here - I have a lab who's just over a year old, and overall am pretty happy with her for the amount of work I've put in, even if it's pretty basic. I just realized she's chomping on what she's retrieving, but hadn't really noticed it before because of what I've been throwing...
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    LPVO vs Red dot

    That's usually a function of the cheap ones, or the ones trying to be super compact and short. There are plenty out there with more than enough eye-relief for most magnums...but other than some big-bore dangerous game applications, why would you want a 1-8 on a magnum?? It seems pretty...
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    Hunting in the 1980s and 90s

    I think the biggest difference is relative lack of opportunity - as a kid in the 80s and 90s, growing up my dad and I could expect to get drawn at least every other year. Now, I will be lucky if any of my children land 2 mule deer tags before they turn 18. We don't do group applications at...
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    257 Roberts… pretty sure it’s junk, but….

    Man, you keep turning up diamonds in the rough. That Browning? It was made in the first 5 or 6 years of manufacture, before 1909. That safety inside the triggerguard is the giveaway. They went to a different design, still in the guard, but further forward until the 1950s. That's a rare...
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    257 Roberts… pretty sure it’s junk, but….

    Those screws might have been for a different kind of scope mount. OP, be very wary of labeling any of that stuff junk. More than a few sporterized bring-backs from Germany and Japan were built into absolute tack-drivers by the best gunsmiths of the era - some can simply be great, solid guns...
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    WTS Custom 25-06 AI

    Would you mind sharing what it weighs, as-is with rings and optic mounted?
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    Guys that drive a long ways to hunt, what are your less common(but important) pieces of gear/tools you're sure to keep in the truck?

    People have already mentioned cash, keys, and NOCO jumpers, but here's a couple I can add: The Milwaukee M18 ecosystem is incredibly useful - between a hackzall and an impact driver, a lot of problems can get solved on the road and at camp. I've also got a charger adapter that snaps onto the...
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    Podcasts, why do you listen

    Great question, and poll. For me, it's all about information - with just enough BSing and rapport to keep it from being dry. I've stopped listening to specific podcasts because of excessive BSing - don't hit me with your inside jokes, your bro-life BS stories from whatever your field is, or...
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    GT cartridges

    That makes sense. What's "F-TR" though?
  17. RockAndSage

    Load data for 77 TMK in 223

    Anyone have any good loads with .223 heavies and Benchmark? 75, 77gr?
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    So the person survived a Grizzly bear attack by killing the bear, but the rest of us should do it differently. Makes sense, right?

    Nailed it.
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    Is 8208 XBR now a unicorn?

    OP, your post was timed pretty well. I sent that email a few days back, and was told they didn't have any idea when 8208 would be available, right? Well, it starts appearing in a few places the last couple of days, and just this morning I got a "product back in stock" alert from Hodgdon for...
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    Emergency Chain saw for the pickup

    I bought into the Milwaukee M18 ecosystem, and absolutely love it. They're actually designed to work well in sub-freezing temps, down to about -31F. I haven't gotten them that cold, but when you start getting below -20F you'll typically start seeing gelling and freezing problems with most...
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