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    How to correct drop?

    you should be able to estimate your velocity based on your handloads and then i would true the BC so it matches with your actual drops on target.
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    Target bullets on bone pictures

    wow that is some carnage. bergers make burger.
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    Pack Capacity Plus Up

    get a better bag or sleep in your insulating layers.
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    Your gear upgrades/changes/additions for *2025*

    I added a backcountry setup this year Gossamer Gear The Two Thermarest XTherm NXT Katabatic 22* Flex Quilt Sea to Summit Pillow Jetboil Katadyn BeFree filter and 3L dirty bag Cascade Mtn trekking poles Fenix headlamp and a bunch of other small things. Totally setup for a week in the woods with...
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    How many hunting rifles do you have?

    i only have a few - Stag-10 6.5 creed, currently a safe queen until Trudeau kicks the can - Custom Defiance 7 PRC, main rifle - Tikka T3 7mm Rem Mag, backup rifle - Tikka T3 308 Win, Wife's rifle - Tikka T3 223 Rem, coyote and gopher rifle
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    What's your elk schedule?

    Sept 19-26 ill be out for elk, moose and any big WT. the season runs until Nov 30 across the whole province, so lots of time to fill the tags
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    First Time Elk Hunters

    It’s a busy zone and usually the elk get pushed into the bush after the first few days. We will be hunting anywhere in between, but we will be hunting with camp on our backs in case they are in deeper than we think.
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    First Time Elk Hunters

    Heading out for my first rifle elk hunt Sept 19-25. General tag in a zone where there’s tons of elk. There’s actually 3 zones all beside each other where about 750 bulls get killed each year. Lots of opportunity. My cousin has land bordering the public and has cows and bulls on trail cam right...
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    Solo pack outs?

    up here theres grizzly everywhere an elk walks. so we have to pack the meat a few hundred yards from the carcass before doing the long trips in one shot. heaviest load first.
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    The Phenomenon Of Guns or Scopes Shooting Loose

    no need to heat up anything using blue loctite
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    The Phenomenon Of Guns or Scopes Shooting Loose

    i have never had a scope ring come loose on me, but i use blue loctite. i have only ever had my action screws work loose once, and it was the only time i didnt use blue loctite.
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    Ammo for Moose Hunting???

    I don’t know anything about them, but usually around here no news is good news. Lots of unethical outfitters around and they usually get blasted on the local hunting forum. Looks like you will be hunting straight west of where I live. Beautiful country out around Nordegg. I used to elk hunt...
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    Ammo for Moose Hunting???

    who will your outfitter be? You bought the right ammo from that list, assuming it groups well. Moose hunting here is mostly close range, might get a longer shot if hes on a cutline or across a slough, but most shots are in the thicker bush.
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    Counter tops?

    Im doing a full basement finish on my house, went with quartz counters in the bathroom, wet bar and across the top of my built in cabinets under the TV wet bar and bathroom sink are about 48"x24" and the under TV slab is 13ftx24" $5700 CAD installed.
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    Reloading 7PRC

    Id go H1k or RL26 H4831SC would be better with lighter bullets
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    Best Mono Bullet for Hunting/Effective Kills

    ive ran the GMX for one year (killed 1 WT doe and 1 WT buck) then switched to the TTSX and ran that for several years and killed a few animals every year with them, and now im onto the LRX. Ive had numerous bang flops, the majority run and die within 50yds. its hasnt been very hard to find them...
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    The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

    god i had a bunch of cash sitting in my account and used that for a basement reno. wish i had waited another year and dumped it into nvda...
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    Is a 30 cal big game rifle needed anymore?

    cant really go wrong with any mid-sized cartridge in 6.5mm or 7mm these days
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    Whats your reloading process?

    like many others - deprime - wet ss tumble - dry in oven - lube - FL resize with 0.002" shoulder bump (using hornady comparator set) - wipe lube off with rag and brake cleaner - trim - chamfer/deburr - prime - powder - bullet
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    The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

    Every exploration well they have drilled is hitting oil, and lots of it. With their recent Ecuador wells I can only see room for growth. I am under water on GTE, but I have been averaging down and it’s paying off.

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