If it makes you feel any better I got drunk at an rmef banquet several years ago when my wife was 6 months pregnant with our first child and tried to bid up an African hunt and accidentally won the damn thing. Needless to say that was an awkward phone call the next day to get out of it [emoji23]
Yeah I think a boot with more flex is far better for my particular foot. I’m mostly a day hunter with occasional need to pack weight so I try to keep my boots setup for the 95% of my hunting.
Also I don’t like stiff boots AT ALL in flatlands and I wear my Solomon’s turkey hunting pretty regularly.
I’m still really waffling on SFP or FFP. I really don’t foresee myself holding wind or even shooting much beyond 500 at animals - probably practice out to 800 since that’s the limit of my range. Probably should have added this context.
I’m looking to outfit my 7 PRC Tikka build for elk.
I’ve down to the 3 scopes below:
Nightforce SHV F1 4-14x50
Nightforce NXS 2.5x10x42
Maven Rs1.2
The reliability of nightforce overall has me swayed that way but I can’t ignore the drop test and reviews on the RS1.2.
Between these 3 - which...
I’m just starting this search after drawing a late rifle tag in AZ. I’m mostly a bowhunter so when hunting the Midwest, I’ll run a separate rangefinder/bino so I’m not looking to spend swaro el money but also don’t want a piece of junk….
Let’s say a guy has $1000 to spend…. What’s the best...
Here is everything I’ve tried:
-lowa tibet
-lowa ranger
-crispi Wyoming
-hanwag alverstone
-salewa (can’t remember model)
-Solomon quest
I’m a size 14 and the only boots I’ve come close with are the Solomon’s but even with them if I don’t pretape they destroy my heels.
I’ve tried with and...
I got a 20 g affinity compact as my dedicated turkey rig last summer. The only thing I hate is the ridiculously long trigger reach but I think that’s because I’ve hunted with a pistol grips for so long I’ve almost forgotten how to hold a shotgun lol but still it’s not overly cozy for me to...
I emailed stockys today and told them the code wasn’t working for me as it was just last week and they honored the price and put the order in for me! They are a grade A++ outfit.