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    Savage 111 7mm *Resources Wanted

    All Savage long actions have the same screw spacing, so that is one less variable. There have also been blind magazine rifles with NO bottom metal. Blind magazine rifles with a blank bottom plate, but with some of the same internal parts as the old detachable magazine. There were also long...
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    Rifle Case for Flying

    Based on my reading of their policy page, I believe that Southwest will accept a "sporting goods" bag/case in lieu of a standard checked bag even if it doesn't meet the standard dimensional restriction. This would be same for the guys lugging the golf bag/cases or a hunter with a bow or rifle...
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    What are your 16” 223 Speeds?

    These are out of a 16" barreled Solo/manual-action AR-15 (see "ultra-ultralight" thread) with suppressor mounted.
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    6.5 grendel projectiles

    And probably the equally elusive Speer Gold Dot 120gr.
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    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    This will be pretty sweet, esp. if twisted for some of the heavier pills, 75gr etc.
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    100-120 liter backpack as a small duck decoy bag?

    THIS is the route I went for walk in duck hunting. I will strap a 12-slot duck bag to it oriented vertically. In that will be 8-10 floaters, mojo, small gear shoulder bag and some extra insulation layers. I strap in a folding chair between the frame and the decoy bag. Can also strap the shotgun...
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    Hornady Match - grains vs recoil for 6.5cm

    Any experience with the 100gr. Eld-M? Similar construction to VT without the void behind the plastic tip insert?
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    Knife Recommendations

    If I am gutting a whitetail where I know I can get an ATV or truck to it, a fixed blade does the job just fine. I make my own knives, but a Mora 510 is a lot of knife for the asking price so I have several of those. They weigh next to nothing to boot. I go gutless most of the time anymore. As...
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    Upgrading Tent Guy Lines

    Same. No mechanicals for me either. Tie the "Adjustable grip hitch" at both ends and you are good to go.
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    Small fishing backpack?

    I picked up a Divide 1200 and use it primarily for this very purpose. It's a great little pack in my opinion.
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    Spinning Rig for Small Stream Trout?

    Personally, I use 5'6" or 6' UL rods for that reason - a TFO and a St Croix are my go-to rods and a Diawa Presso 5'6" pack rod for those times when I can't decide whether I'm going to spin or fly fish and am hiking in a ways.
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    Idaho Controlled Hunt Results 24

    No luck here on my deer or elk entries. Looks like I'm heading out for a general unit deer tag this fall.
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    Black Hills Trout Fishing

    I had the same experience with several of the well-trod pull offs on Spearfish myself. It's not only that there are people stopping to fish, there were many folks just out of their cars and streamside taking in the canyon and getting photos and selfies and the like. The dam pools were stacked...
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    Spinning Rig for Small Stream Trout?

    The braid will spool beautifully, won't have any memory or stretch. It will also allow you to cast further with most spinning reel setups. In some of my fishing in tea stained water (we have many tannic rivers and streams here) or dirty water conditions, I get away with 8lb yellow braid, but...
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    Spinning Rig for Small Stream Trout?

    TFO rod and Pfleuger President series reel. 4lb test line, something with low memory mono/fluorocarbon co-polymer. Gold spinners, silver spinners, etc. #0, 1, 2 mepps aglia were my go-to until I started twisting my own. Trout magnets, fished both under a float and dragged along the bottom...
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    Idaho Controlled Hunt Results 24

    I don't know if I've checked my email so many times as I have in the last few days.
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    Maven RS.2 2-10x38 Anyone?

    I have this scope on a 6.5CM. Very clear, good light transmission, light-weight are pluses. My complaint with the SHR reticle is that the sub-tensions are too big. I generally like a 250yd zero on my rifles and don't dial. This scope reticle gives values of 440, 585, and 800 yards for the...
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    Saw recommendations

    Felco 600 comes in at 6oz.
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    How far does stealth REALLY matter?

    buck of a lifetime. Perhaps a poor attempt to reference a legendary thread from a couple of years back.
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    How far does stealth REALLY matter?

    It depends. If it is a B.O.A.L., then that 2 miles extra may lead to someone else shooting it out from under you....

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