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  1. Zappaman

    What to eat while truck camping

    We elk hunt in NM and make up red, green, and chili relleno burritos before the hunt. They make excellent pack lunches when out hunting too! I can't remember NOT eating a burrito on elk hunts in NM in the last 20 years (I of course hunt with dudes who live in Las Cruces and "put up" 40 lbs of...
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    Tikka T3x LITE VEIL ALPINE in 300 WSM or 300 Win Mag

    The stock CAN play a part it total over-all weight due to differing sources (of stocks in this case) in the mfg. process. I'd call and ask them. But some weight on a mag rifle isn't necessarily a bad thing, eh? The "Wissum" is cool and is surviving over the 270 and 7mm versions in the 300...
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    New Reloader 7-08rem

    RL-16 and RL23 are said to have good temp stability, low SD, and low fouling properties if that matters... I've been moving from IMR and Hodgden powders to Alliant the last few years- in general. I still have some "honey" loads with them though. But the Alliant stuff is gaining ground on the...
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    Federal Fusion for 300-500 yards

    According to a guy (X-man) who tested the hell out of these bullets (in a 6.8 SPC) they expand BETTER than about anything out there-- ESPECIALLY at longer ranges. But they are bonded, so they stay together and push through and usually exit (keeping 95%+ weight retention). So you get a blood...
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    Cartridge conundrum

    I bought a Vanguard 7mm RM to replace my old 7mm RM 700 (with a high round count- started to get a little concerned with my 1979 rifle after the 400 rounds or so I put through it-- AFTER I bought it used in 1989). Gun smiths wanted mega cash to rebarrel it, so I sold it off (with full...
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    shooting sticks

    I own TWO Primos trigger sticks- both the same tall (72" or so) two leg versions. I use them for (dry ground) trekking (in my left hand) fine. I also love that I can throw up my binos on them (standing straight- I'm 6' tall). They can also go low (wide) enough to make a sitting shot too...
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    AR uppers

    Uppers are SO easy to build... Got an Aero receiver, Green Mountain 6.8 SPC barrel, Matrix 13" rail, and standard 6.8 nitrite bolt. Took under 2 hours to put together with basic tools (first time). Gas tubes/blocks are cheap if you shop around (some barrels also come with the gas block). Same...
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    Any one use a Subaru as a hunting buggy

    I fought my wife for 20 years and finally got some "birks"... I LIVE in them in summer and they hold together until the soles are GONE. Although I'd not hunt in them, I might FISH in them!
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    western mountain elk

    You can get 7 1/2 topo's from the BLM- I used to (help) make them (adding data for USGS back in my BLM mapping days). Exceptional detail... and worth pulling out if you get a land owner making a bluff when you iphone isn't working way out in the boonies. BUT... make sure and "update" them...
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    Hunter and Reloader in western Missouri

    Sorry for the delay, thought I replied (maybe to the wrong thread late last night ;) Of the primers I could spare a few hundred of... damn if the SPPs are what I'm short on myself. I had to support a few farmer buddies of mine that needed 9mm rounds (last year at $80 a box for 50- 9mm). Seems...
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    Hunter and Reloader in western Missouri

    I’m near Emporia KS. What are you needing? I often get to KC.
  12. Zappaman

    WTB Misc bullets .277/.308

    Think I have some 150g game kings…
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    If you had $600 what muzzleloader would you get?

    A "used" one ;) - but decent pedigree. They USED to be so cheap ;)
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    Any one use a Subaru as a hunting buggy

    I can tell you the x-mode works! We took the Outback over 16" snow roads over a pass in CO when the main road was closed (we found a map on the iphone waiting behind all the cars and went for it). I thought we'd get stuck (several times). But it was like being in a Cadillac with tractor...
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    western mountain elk

    Go backpacking where you plan to hunt a few times first. Good advice above. You can also do some scouting (not just game, but future positions you'll want to have on the hunt). Its NICE to know WHERE you are going to want to stalk/glass before heading out with a tag and rifle. There is a...
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    Merino vs synthetic for cold temps?

    Either... (I prefer wool OR cotton) But backpacking an elk out one year (115 lb pack) I stripped to a cotton tee-shirt in 35 degree, 30 MPH wind and was still "hot" burning that energy as hard as I had in my life. I didn't get cold until 20 minutes after dropping that pack AND drinking a very...
  17. Zappaman

    Flying meat home

    You can fly (deer) antlers back in your carry on- just have to be covered by a good bag and cleaned up- no brain matter, dangling hair- that scares TSA agents ;). You'll have to saw them off of course and spend the time cleaning them. I had a guy fly a MASSIVE rack from Kansas to NY last year-...
  18. Zappaman

    The NM Mule Deer spot

    My largest rack in 40 years was shot (somewhere in SE NM on a private ranch my family no longer owns) ;) That buck was about 550 yards out (bedded down) when I took him. He was in the WAY back pastures we seldom hunted (or went too much except for round ups a few times a year). This was on a...
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    The 1 Thing You Learned- ELK

    Maybe already said... but leave the house and "baggage" behind. Go hunting with the full expectation of enjoying the hunt regardless of the outcome. This certainly means being prepared for all facets of what's to come: financial, camp/hiking gear/food, knowing your weapon, being in good...
  20. Zappaman

    Bipod or no bipod?

    I use my Primos TALL trigger sticks (two legs) for the bino's and the rifle. They can get wide and low for sitting shots in a short ground blind easy too. If on a hill or flat (dry) land without vegetation, I pull the day pack off my waist and use it if I have time and it's a longer shot. I...

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