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    WTS Bison Gear pack Lot

    Are any of these still available? LaGriz
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    What gun/model no mod?

    Consider a Winchester, Purchased a Win model 70 Featherweight in .308 Win last June for my grandson's graduation gift. Rifle was made in Portugal, and we are presently surprised with the quality, fit and finish. Trigger pull is just over 3# and the barrel is free-floated. This reasonably...
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    Favorite Caliber (s)

    In the same camp as robtattoo, My .358 Win and the ,280 Remington when longer shots might be common. Developing a romance for my .338-06. Rifle/scope combo plays a role. LaGriz
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    Advice on cutting a Stove Jack

    Thank You for the input. Where does one find this item? What is it called? In my full size tent I will be using a 4" pipe thru a 5" stove jack. If this can be adapted in that application, it solves another issue for my Alakank tent. LaGriz
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    Advice on cutting a Stove Jack

    Cutting an opening for the 1st time in a stove jack.. The angle of the fabric will be near 45 degrees. Stove pipe is be 3'' in diameter. do I cut an X in the material or a triangle? What is the correct method to do this? looking to have the least amount of rain intrusion and still have some...
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    WTS Winchester M70 375 H&H Safari Express

    Dam good deal! If one had a African hunt planned, you could do a whole lot worse. Admittedly, I'm bias towards the Model 70's Price point seems fair. LaGriz
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    Leaving elk quarters overnight

    Experience with leaving meat over night, Killed a 6X5 bull in late afternoon on an early season Idaho trip. Fully guided and on horseback we gutted the bull and rolled the innards down a hill. Managed to elevate the whole carcass off the grown on a grate of dried blowdown limbs. To...
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    Sold VX3 1.5-5 #4 matte with raincote kit

    This has a 1" tube, correct? What is the eye relief and weight? Considering it as an up grade for my Knight Bighorn. LaGriz
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    Who has moved UP in caliber for elk

    Find that I'm moving up in caliber, My previous go to model 700 Mt. Rifle rifle is still very much in good standing. The .280 with a 160 gr. load never failed me. I just wanted more punch in a format that did not include excessive recoil. The .280 Rem now has competition for my...
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    Shelter Decision. Help me!

    Only shelter of this type for me has been the SO BCS-2. Seek Outside Quality, very similar to the LBO+ Vestibule, with Two doors on either side of the stove jack and center pole. Has slightly more height than the LBO that might be better for your 6' 2" frame. Might be able to locate one on this...
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    East Frank church Elk

    Had a wonderful experience in the "Middle Fork of the Salmon" on an early (Sep. 1997) rifle hunt. We horse packed several hours in from the trail head in Challis. Killed a 6X5 bull late on the 1st afternoon. Best eating elk ever! Saw my first MT goat and also had a rust colored black bear come...
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    New rifle help

    Food for thought, For your intended purpose, a .280 Rem or ,280AI would be hard to beat. Plenty of long rang punch for an elk and shoots flat with slightly heavier bullets than a .270. Should out perform a 30-06 or .308 in most any situation. Ammo is not cheap or readily available, but...
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    Social security income - best time to take?

    texag 10 has it right, Like I said your circumstance may be very different than another. One factor for me was what might be happening at work. My job was in the Oil field as a product line project manager for a service company. In 2017 they expanded my role to include...
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    Unpopular Opinion: I don't like Dave Ramsey

    My 2 cents, Too many folks are clueless on finances and can benefit from his hard nose style. The caller may be in debt up to his eye balls and wants Dave's blessing to by a new car and roll over his debt into the new loan. WTF are these guys thinking? So many of the callers are really...
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    Social security income - best time to take?

    If you were born in 1955 or later, you must wait until you are 63 and 2 months to collect the 80% of your SS that your older brother got at age 62 1/2. I pulled the plug at age 64 and started my SS claim 4-5 months later. Having no kids, and being debt free since 2008 helped me do this. I...
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    28 Nosler Recoil Question

    My only experience with a break is on my Kimber 8400 Montana in.325 WSM. It weighs just over 6# and was pretty punishing shooting 200 grain bullets at near 2900 fps. This lite Kimber made me aware of a "personnel recoil limit". The fix: Installed a "quiet break and it now has less felt recoil...
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    Lightweight mountain rifle

    bmicek, They have a 1st generation Titanium Remington in 7mm-08 in the firearm classified section. If your interested, this might be in your price range. I too own a Kimber Montana 8400 chambered in .325 WSM. The good: Getting good accuracy with 220 gr. power points. Never had any feeding...
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    M70 Compact in 7mm-08

    Handsome M-70, Is this a post-64 push feed model or a new classic with CRF? Any idea what year it was made? Great little round. While at the range whenever my 280 Mt. Rifle slaps me and the barrel jumps so, I wonder if a 7mm-08 would kill just as clean. I have taken most of my game with...
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    6.5 Banned on Elk by Outfitters?

    AaronMColeman, You are correct that the "corelocks' and "power points" have killed many elk and deer. No doubt that in most cases coupled with a good hold they will continue to perform. I'm of the school that I want to have that extra margin of performance and penetration for a less than...
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    Opinion needed : Choosing a rifle for my grandson

    UPS just came by, I received the replacement Minox scope from Blaser. It is a ZX5 2-10X45 #4 scope. Its of course brand new and has a 30 MM tube and the #4 reticle. I'm seeing quality all around and find this scope to be more than equal to my original 2X10X40 with a 1" tube. Its longer...

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