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    Lightning Steel reloading manual

    You did not find it because "Lightning Steel" was data produced by Tom Roster and sold by Precision Reloading. Ballistic Products never carried it. You can find Precision Reloading's steel data online for free here although I can't guarantee it has all the Lightning Steel loads...
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    Hammock camping colorado archery?

    It's really not that bad. Part of the gear of winter hammock camping involves some kind of layer under.
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    WTS New Weatherby 30-378 Wby Mag brass

    I have 61 cases of brand new Weatherby brand brass in 30-378 Weatherby Magnum. 40 of them are in the original box. 21 of them are in a bag for some reason, I got them this way. All brass appears brand new. $300 plus $17.10 med flat rate shipping. I prefer PayPal, but will accept a money order.
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    Need to accessorize a CVA Optima 2

    Be careful which XTP you buy. They can vary widely. Definitely don't use one made for 45 acp. My choice would be the 240gr XTP mag or 300gr XTP mag.
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    Ideal 12 gauge barrel

    Barrel length is the least of your concern, and doesn't really matter at all. To get good accuracy at 80 yards from a rifled slug requires either a good slug gun, or rifling. A rifled choke tube would do it. You aren't going to do it with a basic smoothbore barrel that you slap on your frame. A...
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    Reloading data 12ga

    Volume of ammo does not matter. I crunched the numbers. The absolute best case scenario right now is you can load steel shot for about $15 a box. That's assuming you can get your hulls for free, and can buy your powder and primers locally. Once you throw shipping and hazmat fee in there, as well...
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    TC Encore 209x50 Magnum 20 inch Katahdin accuracy/velocity trade-offs

    Accuracy is unaffected by the shorter barrel. I've never shot a muzzleloader with exactly a 20" barrel. The TC white mountain carbine had a 21" barrel. I also used to have a TC new englander with 24" barrel. I still have a TC scout pistol with 10" barrel, although that one is 54 caliber. My TC...
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    Reloading data 12ga

    One last thing, don't bother with factory bismuth ammo. As of today, the only load I've seen that even stands a chance of being good is the Winchester load. Every other brand, including the often recommended Boss is trash compared to what you can make yourself. It's rare you see a factory Boss...
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    Reloading data 12ga

    I agree. I loaded steel shot for close to 10 years, but it really only made sense for the first 5. By the late 2000's steel shot factory loads were as effective as they ever will be, and prices too low to be competitive with reloads. 10 gauge as you say you can load for better performance, 16...
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    How long do you ice age?

    I don't at all. If I could have it all packaged and in the freezer while its still warm, I would. It's not that big a deal with deer and such. Fish, the fresher the better.
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    TC Impact Load Suggestions

    The first thing to be aware of is that they have the QLA muzzle. This is deep recess on the end of the barrel to make starting bullets easier. The problem is a lot, probably the majority of them are not perfectly concentric. Some bullets are more tolerant of this than others. Plastic sabots do...
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    SD Antelope Rifle Tag

    You may be correct about allowing more NR would kill more trophy potential animals, but I'm not that concerned about it, especially in units where bucks are over harvested if trophy size was a concern. There's plenty of potential trophy sized animals in this state, but giant antelope are not...
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    SD Antelope Rifle Tag

    That unit is always high tags. Usually good animal numbers to go with it though. I must have seen 50 antelope between Friday and Saturday, unsure how many I saw twice. That was only a small slice of the area, and mostly from the road. 400 tags definitely isn't the best way to boost numbers...
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    SD Antelope Rifle Tag

    Looks like 400 R and only 8 NR. Definitely could do more NR. As a resident, I would be fine with the typical 90/10 split. 371R and 37 NR. At least in the western units. The central and eastern units should stay mostly resident. I'm not sure why a NR would want a tag in a unit that only gives out...
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    SD Antelope Rifle Tag

    Yeah, they probably shouldn't have given out as many tags as they did for that unit this year, but antelope numbers were not as bad as I feared. I chose an area I could get away from people. I did hear a shot way off, but I never saw a hunter on the ground anywhere near me. Hopefully if you draw...
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    First and Last Rifle - New Hunter

    Warne Maxima rings are always my first choice.
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    N. Dakota

    No doubt localized area got decimated. I mean overall county wide whitetails did not get hit half as bad as the antelope.
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    A better tree setup

    Climbers being used to climb are out of the question. I would never find a tree I could use it on, they do not exist here. The only reason I was even considering them was to use as a hang on, they look more comfortable than most hang on stands, that is until I saw the Millennium m150. The way I...
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    First and Last Rifle - New Hunter

    It was a joke to stir the pot. Looks like it worked. I'm not a fan of any striker fired handguns, but it isn't because of safety. I don't agree on the R700 assessment either. They are garbage because Remington was garbage for the last 15 years.
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    First and Last Rifle - New Hunter

    *Cough* Glock *cough*

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