I really like the Spuhr mount. Simple and solid as it gets. I took mine off to have the barrel threaded, put it back on and zero don’t change. That’s worth the money to me.
Without having both and the luxury of picking one after checking the weather as you walk out the door; 15 degree for sure. September can swing either way, and it can be a lot colder at 11k than 9. Cheap insurance and comfort.
Micro spikes are a good intermediate between yaktracks and crampons. Still get a spike for traction on ice and wet logs, but dont have to deal with the long tines catching on pants and whatnot.
I’m heading to the far NW corner of CO to hunt a limited tag. First time seriously looking for a “trophy” buck, should be interesting. It’s been cold but doesn’t look like a ton of snow has accumulated yet.
I haven’t heard too much about falkor, what do you like so much about them?
I’m looking at nbk, lp fusion alpine, or nanook for next build so this is in the ballpark of consideration.
I set my forstner trimmer to the "case trim length" and started trimming away. First 20 or so were fine and I got lazy on measuring. Trimmed another 20 or 30 when i realized they were looking a little short. Measured and it looks like my set screw backed out slowly, so I have cases from the min...
If Im out on a ridge, in the open, and there are other hunters hiking around, I know Im in the wrong spot and I need to get my ass out of the ASAP. Maybe thats what he was thinking. But thats also what Id be thinking as the guy that got my glassing lane walked on.
Smiths that do fancy walnut will shorten your list substantially. If I wanted that I would call Kevin weaver. He is easy to deal with. The gun makers guild will also steer you towards classic gun makers. Custom walnut is a different league than the gun plumbers that screw together what you...
I cant help you with the reamer dimensions of old vs new; but you should be able to run whatever you get through a FL sizer and be close right? After one firing you'll have "fire formed" anyway.
You cant do much better than petersen brass...
Its nothing like guiding or stat crunching services.
Services that tell you which tags to apply for are using publicly available data, anyone could figure the same results if they were willing to do the work and the stats on their own. Pay for the convenience of having it done for you.
Guides...