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    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    @Formidilosus @Ryan Avery when will we hear you gents over on the Hunt Talk Radio podcast? ... 😬 Great listen guys, an amateur like me really appreciates the info you put out.
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    landmark success and rug alternatives

    Maybe take a look at the "Trapper Nelson wall mount" ideas out there on the Google. You could maybe just tan-in-a-can the hide, fold it up, and lash it to a frame. I've DIY'd a few frames myself (Alaska packboards) so if you can't find a trapper Nelson for cheap locally (they are pretty...
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    Small Game "Grand Slam"?

    Good list. I wonder how a guy would fair-chase a skunk. I've seen maybe two in the wild - All the rest of the time they seem to be in the suburbs, hanging out under someone's deck. Armadillo would be cool, but I'd have to go to another country to attempt that.
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    Older hunters showing up

    Another observation: This is something that I'm struggling with this season, especially since I've started mucking about with horses. Fitting a framed backpack on a horse is a rodeo waiting to happen. Riding with a pack is no good either. Most of the guys on horseback stick everything in...
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    Lids. WTF

    Alright I've finally worked up the courage to ask: WTF is the deal with pack lids? What are they for? How do you properly use them? What are best practices? To date, they have been a floppy, strappy, collector-of-random-stuff annoyance. Generally to be taken off unless you're doing a giant...
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    Stocky’s Hunter VG Tikka stock

    Is that a Kowa in the background.... ?
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    Small Game "Grand Slam"?

    Been doing some thinking lately, and figured I'd throw this out on the forum. BLUF: If there was such a thing as a Rokslide Small Game "Grand Slam", what would that list look like? Longer: So I'm in the middle of prepping for a sheep hunt next month, and my 4 year old was "Helping" with some...
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    Entire sleep system under pack?

    Dude, I say this with love: Just don't. TLDR: Take your meat frame instead. Your setup might work for a day-hike on a decent tourist hiking trail. But to go in the elk woods with that, it's going to suck. How do I know this? Cause I've been there/done that etc. It sucks a lot, and it's going...
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    Any way to avoid the tax man.

    Just throwing this out there, but if the deemed sale/transfer happened ~2016 (+ associated basis adjustment), and the sale is happening now... There's likely a capital gain regardless of the basis bump, seeing as property values/inflation have gone insane since 2020. But I'm just guessing. I'm...
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    Single Shot + Mountains (THLR)

    Just in time for the sheep opener: Thomas Haugland (Rokslide: @THLR ) throws down. Purposely uses an awkward and "Most unsuitable, but quality" (His words) rifle to show that it's fundamental marksmanship principles that allow you to shoot proficiently at long ranges. This video is a clinic on...
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    243: 105 ELD-M + 1:10 twist?

    So I have a 1:10 twist 243. I'd like to shoot the 105gr ELD-M's out of it, but with the price of components these days I'd prefer not to gamble. Anyone have experience with this combo? Yay/Nay?
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    What Cavemen Carried

    So I was doing some reading, and was fascinated by what "Otzi" had with him when he died. For those who aren't familiar, Otzi was a dude who lived about 5000 years ago, died on a glacier, and wound up mummified. Result = his kit was really well preserved. To me, the overlap between caveman gear...
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    Saddle Scabbard for Turret Scopes

    Here it is from the other week, rigged up with my beater Mauser. Tikka to follow.
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    How much can i expect handloading to change the accuracy with a given bullet? And what are the performance of the average factory rifle with a variety

    I feel personally attacked by this comment...
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    Single Shot Mountain Rifle Build: CVA Scout

    Sorry to interrogate you, but how do you like the Farrowtech grip? Does it mate up solidly to the action? How about grip size? I'm considering getting the farrowtech to build a pseudo Hobbit Rifle for my kid. But I'm worried that the pistol grip might be too wide for a kid's hand.
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    Saddle Scabbard for Turret Scopes

    So I got annoyed at not having a decent scabbard that I could pack my Tikka+SWFA around with. Because of the turrets on the scope, the rifle won't fit in the usual western leather scabbards. I do have a TrailMax Guardian, but it is giant and annoys me when I'm on a horse. So for all of maybe...
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    Hoffman "Outdoorsman" experience?

    Hi all, Anyone have any experience with these? Seems to be quite a bit of info on the Guide and Mountaineer models, but haven't seen much on the Outdoorsman. Use-case would be riding horseback for a few miles, then hiking for a while, then some sitting, then more riding. Repeat. Not any...
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    The Hobbit Rifle

    Question to the Hobbit owners out there: How are these things as far as accuracy goes? I'm old enough to remember a lot of complaints about the OG Encores (I believe specifically the TC barrels) and bum accuracy. Any truth to that? With the Hobbit mods/changes, does it improve things...
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    Scope adjustment lag

    Bro, I thought you were out hunting? Couldn't order a proper scope, because it wouldn't get to you on time etc. But now you're still here posting, when you should be out innawoods... (This thread has to be @TK-421 taking revenge on all of us Tikka fanboys.)
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    Scope adjustment lag

    Ha!

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