I picked one (6-24x) up as a cheap entry scope for trying some PRS matches with a .223 gas gun last year..
It seems OK, doesn't blow my socks off. Definitely not the light transmission of a Nikon Prostaff (also a relatively cheap scope)I have on my Tikka T3, but that's only a 3-14x. Bang for...
Oh yeah - I just use an old Dana Bomb pack. Works fine. I can't understand the Go Ruck packs. Seems stupid not to carry the weight on your waist vs compressing your spine the whole time with just shoulder straps.
I started last fall. I don't 'ruck' hard - its just part of my daily workout here in the flatlands where I'm mostly just trying to keep off weight and move my body.
First day I put in 60 pounds and about killed myself by the time I got to the end of the drive way. Did maybe a mile. Cut it...
I grew up in NOVA. Fairfax was an absolutely beautiful county. It is un-livable now. You can't even drive through it.
Don't waste one second of your life there. Go to WV, or southern Maryland, or find another job.
Congrats!! Tremendous animals. My was a hunting machine. Once saw him make about an 500 yard retrieve on a wounded goose and the goose bit him in the ass the whole way back. Dog would literally sit there and shake with anticipation of being commanded to retrieve. Great nose too - mine...
Such a bunch of pussies. F that. Shoot him and go home.
That's the real answer. But we can't always do what should be done.
That's what I want to say, but in reality, I may have done exactly what you did. I think it would have been hard to do nothing at all, but I have never seen that real...
Go buy a 22 and shoot some long range rimfire competitions. That's a 95% solution to form, position, etc. Better to shoot more over the winter than read about it. What the rimfire competitions lack you will quickly learn at some PRs competitions when you get your rifle put together. I...
Depends a lot on the property and your requirements...
The above 'Spartan' solution sounds promising if you can afford multiple cell phone plan connections per month.
Pertinent information is property size, assets and what you're trying to monitor for, etc. Are you just looking for other...
Get them into hunting. Trail cams, teach them about sign. Once they understand the upside and their impact, maybe they won't "play" so much as 'scout, etc.. Depending on age, may take a few years, but will be worth it.
Above all, keep them in the woods.
1) 1 ton (minimum) 4x4 crew cab diesel dually
2) Truck camper
3) Flat bed or enclosed trailer
Put family in truck and truck camper. Put SxS on/in trailer.