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    old Leica APO Televid 18-48x62 vs new Kowa 553

    I bought the Leica spotter used from a seller here at Rokslide. No complaints. Prior to buying it I had zero experience with spotting scopes. It's old, at least 10 years old I'd guess. That said I'm in the process of putting my entire hunting arsenal of doom on a diet and have arrived at the...
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    "Lightweight" backpack hunting is an exercise in frustration. Total weight?

    I was at roughly 86lbs for a 12 day Alaska trip in '17. Many aspects of that hunt were made considerably worse because of two things: the weight of my kit and the weight of me. My poor feet suffered immensely and I lost 6 toenails. I'm planning on going back in '19 for 14 days. While I've...
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    WTB Kuiu Teton or Ultra NX Rain Jacket XL

    I have a 2XL Kuiu Chugach NX jacket in near perfect shape that I wore on one hunt then lost some weight so it just sits. It's Vias camo. No rips tears or stains, doesn't stink. I also have a matching 2XL Chugach NX pant that's very serviceable but has some imperfections, and a pair of 2XL...
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    Monday morning new gun

    Forgot about this thread, if anyone is interested I'll share my experience 6 months later. Some background: I bought this rifle for several reasons, I wanted a cheap plinker that I could suppress as I was disappointed with my suppressor on my AR's, something anyone could shoot (my kids...
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    Colorado Elk Rifle

    A little over your budget https://www.cabelas.com/product/RUGER-SCOPE-PKG-BOLT-ACTION-RIFLE/2246522.uts
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    Mystery Ranch pop up's any good?

    Jeebuz Form, did you eat it whole too? Hide was tasty?
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    I get 3050 fps out of my 270 Winnie featherweight with factory loaded Barnes 129 lrx and routine .5-.65 moa out to 450 yards. I've shot it out to 550 and my groups are less consistent but I think there's a few shooter related variables at play, and I've only had the rifle a few weeks. I think...
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    How do you guys manage your time?

    This too. I have fond memories of racing my wife out snow shoeing with kids strapped to each of us during a snow storm. Now mine are 3 & 5 and routinely talk about the big bull elk they saw at school or the ram they hunted in the back yard. My kids are always asking to "go out into the trees"...
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    How do you guys manage your time?

    All good advice... I'd also add that a conversation with your wife where you lay it out there, something along the lines of "...beautiful wife, this is something I really want to give an honest go which means hours, days, weeks in the field, at the range, training, etc. It will come at a cost to...
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    What is long range?

    Shooting at game, for me that's 450 - 550, beyond that is ELR Shooting at steel, 800 yards is kind of my beginning of LR, but I'm always improving so the number varies.
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    Killing Elk- Caliber vs Caliber

    lol, that's ridiculous. according to my calculator the 129 grain Barnes LRX is 1800fps at 600 yards. Plenty of range for me, ain't now way it's a 1000 yard elk slapper.
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    Killing Elk- Caliber vs Caliber

    It was just a few weeks ago I thought I was all set with my 300wsm. I shoot it well from field positions and am happy spending a day behind the scope blasting rocks, steel, clay pigeons etc. I also have a suppressed 223 bolt gun that gets shot like crazy. After having success in preceding...
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    Has Anyone "Downgraded" Their Optics?

    I sold my Swarovski slc 10x42's in favor of some Leica trinivoid 8x42's. Half the price and do everything just as well and are lighter, more compact and have wider field of view. Couldn't be happier.
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    Best Binos for $1000

    LOVE my Leica 8x42's. $950 if I recall.
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    Opinions on a caliber please

    For me it's not that I subscribe to the notion that hunting deer elk bear rams moose etc starts with a magnum, far from it. Non mags have done it for me for many years. I just decided that any extra steam I can add to a 30 cal and still carry up high or manage while riding my mtn bike and shoot...
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    a good one for the sheep hunters

    awesome video - thanks for posting.
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    Opinions on a caliber please

    Nosler accubond 180's, 2960 fps.
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    Opinions on a caliber please

    Truth right there. The challenge for me in my anxiety ridden state of decision making over "which chambering" is that while intellectually I know that most non-mag cal's are plenty for 99.9% of the scenarios I may find myself in - I wanted a one gun solution for everything from filling a...
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    Opinions on a caliber please

    short action mag to compliment your 7mm08... 300 wsm. Then you'll have an excellent 2 gun battery for anything that walks and you can buy a tag for. Tikka's, while excellent - just don't do it for me. Owned a superlight 7mm and it shot lights out and carried well but was just kind of meh...
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    Nosler

    Scratch that itch...

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