My favorite for shotguns is G96, supposedly tested to -50 degrees and it is excellent as a rust preventative as well.
https://g96.com/product/gun-treatment/
As others have said, it depends on how they use the area. Last season, I camped mid-mountain, which was a good 1200ft below where they were bedded, thinking that there was no way they would pass up all the good feed in the area to go all the way to the bottom each night to feed.
I was wrong...
Just had a .300wm rebarrel and a stock inletted by LRI. While it was a challenging build based on expectations vs mag length restrictions and it had a bit more jump than I wanted, it shoots lights out so they haven’t heard any complaints from me.
Also props to them for having the intestinal...
I bought an LWRC almost 15 years ago and had enough reloaded ammo to last a while but I just went to buy components for the first time in at least a decade and I was amazed at how sparse it was from an availability perspective.
I have plenty of 95gr Barnes already loaded but am switching to...
Joel Salatin is the GOAT. Greg Judy is great too. Salatin says Alan Nation was his mentor. Dont forget Gabe Brown. My side hustle would be contract tractor work, would probably run some sheep and pigs too, but just to break even to have mine for free.
This and here is why: 7 years ago (I was 40 at the time) I started working remotely in the software industry and went through a period of depression because I actually enjoyed going into an office and conversing with people (mostly water cooler talk and banter). I needed a physical outlet and...
If we are throwing camo pattern ideas around I think Relv Moab is the best out there at the moment. In fact @Unknown Munitions if you have the capacity to add it as an option, I have a VG2 to send you as soon as the rifle season ends here in TX.
Its a topo of Moab, UT in browns, green & black.
https://www.lightningstrikefirestarter.com/
Personally, I don't like flint and steel no matter how effective they might be (and this looks to be a good one) I prefer these, similar concept (can be put under water on fire and not go out) but I can be more precise on where the flame lands and it...
They specifically design them that way in case you need to dial below zero in a given scenario. Here are the instructions for the SHV (if you don't want the negative travel try starting over and being sure that the turret cap is pushed down firmly before torquing it back):
And here are the...
I live on ~8 acres and all the deer around here have become more nocturnal than they usually are...probably due to the extreme heat we had this summer, but they are nocturnal in general. Just wait until the rut fires up, they will be moving 24/7. Just saw some early rutting action this week and...
Had a friend that got shot by his dog while duck hunting. Gun was loaded and in the back of the boat, he was up in the front and his dog knocked over the gun and apparently stepped on the trigger and shot him in the back. Luckily he had on one of those float jackets and turned out okay...
My method is to take 10 once-fired pieces of brass, measure them, and then trim the entire batch to the shortest of the 10 you measured.
There is a train of thought that says trimming your brass too short contributes to developing a carbon ring.
For that reason, I don't trim again until it is...
I noticed this quite a while back...IME hunting in several different units, archery is usually much more crowded than rifle. I am guessing this can be attributed to the fact that most of the "influencers" hunt archery.