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    Invisible commodities? Why grain markets don’t make sense.

    This is in regards to international grain markets, but it must be happening to other commodities. Our agricultural friends might have better insight. I was watching a traditional ag report a few weeks ago and it talked a little about Brazil’s production growing by some small number, which...
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    Some interesting backstories on Berger & Defiance

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    Uinitah Precision bolt action AR

    Did these just come out or am I super out of touch and they have been out for a long time? Any discussions already covering it?
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    La Perla Ranch shooting challenge

    This is a somewhat new channel on YouTube and kind of fun to watch since they shoot some long distances out to a mile, often in pretty stiff winds. Makes me want to put together a 25 lb rifle. lol
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    Vintage Leupold porro individual eye focus 9x35 vs New Leupold BX-4 Pro Guide HD 10x32.

    I haven’t picked up an old school porro bino since sometime in the 1980s, but a borrowed pair of these Leupolds was my introduction to glassing way back then, so I’ve been curious how bad they really were. Many pickups had a pair rattling around in the glove box back in the day. These are...
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    Michelin Star alternative for Top Ramen

    I inherited my grandparent’s weird love of noodle soups, and just never outgrew enjoying ramen. As part of that, ramen has always been emergency food tucked down in the daypack to be eaten like a cracker, and often part of a hot backpacking dinner. I heard of a Michelin Star chef that eats...
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    Stock market opportunities

    An acquaintance retired at 40 after making a killing day trading and he’s seeing the volatility in the market as a huge opportunity. Computer models have taken much of the profit potential away from day traders, but the rash of daily announcements seems to be providing all sorts of semi...
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    Deer don’t have an aiming dot and your groups aren’t really that small.

    I’ve always encouraged kids to be thinkers and to practice shooting in ways that translate to actual field conditions, so when a nephew called me out for using plates and paper targets that are too easy to get a good aiming point, it’s hard to argue. It’s easy to spray a dot on a plate, or put...
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    37% optimal stopping rule (how to maximize your buck’s size and the optimal amount of scouting)

    If someone wants to get the biggest buck possible during the season, we all know you don’t usually shoot the first deer you see, and you don’t wait until the last day or you may go home empty handed. I was surprised to see the odds for situations like this are well known and the ideal solution...
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    223 range pickup brass accuracy.

    There’s a lot of money and effort put into advertising premium brass, and I have Lapua brass for some purposes, but I’ve always been a fan of cheap brass in accurate rifles. I thought you 223 guys might like this video - Kevin does a good job of testing and the results are good for guys saving...
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    Mystery scope dings

    Anyone have an idea what would cause this kind of ding on the underside of a scope - it’s a fixed 6x so the eye relief normally has this part of the scope over the barrel. It’s an eBay scope that I’m not going to buy because of the dings - it’s just too weird. Lol
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    Have used prices gone up 1/3 everywhere?

    I enjoy regularly looking at the used racks any place selling rifles. Prices on used rifles since before Christmas seem to be 1/3 higher than this time last year across a number of sporting goods stores. $350 rifles are $475. $400 ones are $525. Even crappy old Savage 11 with that weird birch...
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    Fake Sierra, Nosler, Hornady, CCI scam

    There are some well done fake websites for major shooting sport manufacturers. I ran across some as they came up in video clips links on FB looking very believable, like end of year warehouse sales - I knew something wasn’t right when CCI 250 primers were on sale! Checking the actual website...
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    Biology paradigm shift

    We all know where babies come from, mommy parts, daddy parts, and all that - and most of you probably had a better grade in high school biology naming all the boring technical parts of the egg and cells. I understand the cliff notes version of it all, but how can a cell know how to do what it...
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    Survival video gone wrong

    This is exactly why I suggest practicing survival skills near a vehicle in case things don’t go as planned. Poor kid.
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    Reloading/ammo shortages -

    Like him or not, Donald says tariffs are coming - increased prices on anything imported covers an awful lot, so Tikkas, carbon fiber for stocks, material for clothes, scopes, imported powder, even avocados from Mexico. Even more impactful, European countries are stockpiling ammo and equipment...
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    Upcoming reloading shortages

    I can’t find the source for some reason, but I had read an article on ammo contracts talking about European countries stockpiling ammo with the future US involvement in NATO in question, let alone if Donald will let Ukraine fall. Uncertainty drives fear and makes military contracts happen...
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    Teaching kids to glass during first varmint hunt

    There we were, the grandson and I sitting at a good vantage point to spot little varmints that thought they’d invade our space. He has never been been hunting before, but was a quick learner - I’d point out the obvious ones moving out in the open first - Zonk! - his first kill. Zap! - his...
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    Craziest mountain flying video you’ll ever see!

    This is why I never fly with low hour pilots. Lol
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    Texas Plinking 300/338 Lapua fail

    I’ve seen multiple guys this past week between YouTube and real life that buy a custom 300 Norma or 338 Lapua and flinch so bad they struggle. I love big bores, but it doesn’t matter what a cartridge looks like on paper, or what the rifle cost to build, if it can’t be shot well I’m embarrassed...

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