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    Rutted elk hide thickness

    I do some amateur hide tanning - buckskin, veg tan leather, some furs - and there's definitely a difference in thickness from males to females, and younger to older animals. I've heard some experienced tanners say that hide thickness varies seasonally for deer/elk along with the change in...
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    How many of us regularly shoot at long distance for practice?

    I've always been told this but never really found it helpful, I'm curious if other people do. Past a certain distance I can't aim at a patch of fur or even see minor details on a deer anyway, I frame it in reference to the whole animal. This lines up with my experience more. I can shoot the...
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    No wonder we lose our rights

    Totally agree. I don't really want to hang out and have a whole conversation while I'm hunting, but if I run into someone I at least want a quick, friendly "I was planning on heading X direction, which way are you going so we don't waste each other's time?" Especially for archery elk, I'd rather...
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    No wonder we lose our rights

    Teddy Roosevelt faced a ton of criticism in his day, I think it's easy to take for granted what a unique moment in history that was.
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    Custom mini Canadian belt knife

    I wouldn't call if significant, but mine tarnishes like other carbon blades I've had (Frost Mora) if I don't get it clean and dry after use. I've had it for a few years and there's no pitting, just that usual dark patina and maybe a little roughness to clean off after a hunt where it's cold and...
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    Bear Grease

    Most definitely. Cook steaks in it, make pie crusts with it, it's a lot like lard and has a similar melting temp. Shouldn't be gamey at all if you render it down well. Deer and elk fat are more like tallow but with too high a melting point for me, it can end up like wax in your mouth if it's...
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    Herd hunting tactics (archery)

    I don't really see this working for archery, especially late season. Once the lead cow is on some kind of alert, they either seem to herd up in a ball to figure out what's going on, or she just walks off into cover and everyone follows. Usually back the way they came. I just can't picture a...
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    Oregon Traditional Only Units

    Definitely check out oregontags.com once it updates with 2025 odds, sometime between now and end of January. Really good stuff. Just consider that most of the eastern Oregon archery elk tags only went to a draw about 3 years ago, so a lot of the draw odds are still shaking out as people get used...
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    Is it all Leopolds

    For what it's worth, I sent one back that kept showing impact shifts and they gave it a clean bill of health. Digging into some of their definitions was interesting. The way they define failures during their "impact testing" has nothing to do with zero retention, it's strictly about...
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    Is it all Leopolds

    That was me, every year. I was always told that was normal, just part of the deal. In hindsight, I can't believe that I never stopped to think... if my zero is off before hunting season and needs adjustment, when did it shift? Sitting at home in a case for the off season, or sometime during the...
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    Most accurate best value 6.5 Creedmoor

    Have you seen any ejection issues with these? I have one that ejects empty brass at a pretty steep upward angle, I had issues with it hitting the windage knob on an RS1.2 and bouncing back in the chamber sometimes.
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    Filson clothing and gear.

    It's absolutely not their target demographic, but it is exactly what they want their target demographic to think. They've changed ownership several times since the 1980's, but the most recent I think was 2012 where they made a concerted effort to market themselves as more of a "lifestyle" brand...
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    TIKKA Stainless - Phasing it out?

    Mind if I ask who/where? That's a way better price than I'm seeing on the west side and I'm out that way pretty regularly.
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    Suppressors - first round impact shift

    That was it for me. Lightweight, universal hub mount, great early testing on sound reduction, and at a really solid price compared to the bigger names.
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    Suppressors - first round impact shift

    Interesting stuff. Minor update for mine, I shot a little with the original rifle that showed issues and had more like a 1 MOA shift between 1st and second shots, but overall within the 1.5 MOA I'd expect from this rifle. Put the can on a different rifle and showed some more issues. 5 shot...
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    Suppressors - first round impact shift

    Good to know. Looking at an AB raptor, the dead air nomads, or a hyperion K if I can find one locally - sounds like I should expect any of those to work as intended? Consistent POI for a bolt-action hunting rifle? Open to suggestions on anything else reliable, relatively light-weight, with good...
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    Suppressors - first round impact shift

    Let us know how it goes when you do, I'm really curious if this is a design issue, manufacturing/tolerance issue, some weird one-off, or anything else.
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    Suppressors - first round impact shift

    Yeah, I'm not sure if mine is a recent development or just something I didn't notice earlier. I was shooting it a lot on a 223 but trying out different ammo, swapping scopes, etc, so the POI was usually shifting at the start of a range session anyway. It was grouping well enough with some ammo...
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    Man kills mountain lion with a shovel in Colorado

    That's a hell of a scene. If a cougar is close enough to hit with a shovel, I feel like that counts.
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    Suppressors - first round impact shift

    Yeah, sounds like a crapshoot. Going to test mine a little more tonight / this weekend, but likely purchasing another suppressor with more consistency. Looks like you've got an AB Raptor, how're you liking that one? No issues with first round impacts, or accuracy in general?

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