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    Advice on how to fix where I am hitting.

    You're trying to draw conclusions about a perceived problem with your rifle based on two misses, approximately a year apart. This isn't "consistently going one general area". If you think there is an issue with your rifle, you need to put in the range time to figure it out or at least get good...
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    Inreach explorer vs. Inreach mini

    I don’t have problems with this setup, else I wouldn’t be recommending it to others. Just like any other finite resource you take into the field, the electrons do need to be managed. Figure out how to balance your personal supply and demand in a way that works for you. When I leave the...
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    Inreach explorer vs. Inreach mini

    Get the mini. InReach messaging is best done via bluetooth connection to the smartphone app, so no advantage to the larger units there. And since you'll be lugging the smartphone for the better messaging experience (and camera, and other smartphone benefits), you might as well run a dedicated...
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    Topo maps

    Gaia GPS app on your smartphone. Download as many layers as you need or your phone can hold. Topo maps, satellite imagery, hybrids, slope angle shading, all kinds of stuff.
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    BUILD THE DAMN WALL....

    But did you get another country to pay for it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Tikka rebarrel gunsmith, close to SLC

    In the context of Tikkas, prefits are shouldered barrels. Screw them on, check headspace and go. Any smith near you should be able to handle the operation if they can be trusted to work on a gun at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Does a side x side give you an advantage??

    In AK there is a big difference. A lot of trails on federal land (BLM, NF) have 1500 lbs weight limits. I never had any enforcement action, but I got a few windshield nastygrams after I moved up here and didn’t know better. There are lots of places you can hunt with a full-size, but lots of...
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    Rifle build question?

    A scope coat still needs to fit around the objective bell, and in fact is thicker than most flip caps. This gap may work just fine, but it’s too tight for me. I’d go to a taller ring. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    7mm Remington Magnum - 23 inch barrel

    Go for it as long as the crown isn’t ruined. You’ll give up about 30 FPS missing 1.3” of barrel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Sold Kuiu Icon Pro 7200 full pack + Ultra 1800 bag (Verde 2.0) (Anchorage AK)

    Icon Pro 7200 bag Ultra 1800 bag L/XL harness Tall carbon frame Bunch of straps and buckle spares All Verde 2.0. Used three seasons. No major damage. Some minor wear at strap attachment points. Some faint blood stains. I haul camp with the 7200 and day hunt with the 1800. The 1800 stays on...
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    Meat hauling question

    And here’s an anecdote to help you feel better. To set the stage, this takes place on the north side of the Brooks range in Alaska, the only hunters are spread out for miles, all dropped off by planes in this expansive roadless tundra. The animals out here have minimal contact with humans. The...
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    Meat hauling question

    Total nonissue. Use the wind to manage your stanky human musk and the blood scent on your pack is taken care of whether the animals care about it or not (they don’t). Good luck on the hunt to you and the youngster! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    "The Harvest" movie

    They lost me with the title. I saw a headline about it, wasn’t interested. Reading the premise here, I’m even less interested. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Meat hauling question

    TTT, I can’t really figure out what you’re worried about. I get that you think blood on your pack is an issue, but I don’t understand why. What exactly do you think is the problem with having some blood on a pack in the backcountry? If you can articulate that we might be able to give you some...
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    Back Country Fly Fishing

    For those looking for an ultralight tube... pick up a fluorescent light bulb cover from Lowe’s Depot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    detail cleaning your own rifle.

    Consistent torque makes for consistent accuracy. Can you get by without a torque driver? Yes. Is it worth the hassle and risk when a FAT Wrench is $35? No. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    What are you listening to now?

    Brant Bjork. And whatever comes up on my “Brant Bjork Radio” station on Spotify. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    First go at once fired brass. Trim question.

    Some of my 7 Rem Mag brass (Hornady) is on it’s sixth firing. I’m sure I’m going to be throwing it out for loose primer pockets before I have any case separations or split necks (I anneal). FL sizing doesn’t necessarily mean “back to SAMMI dimensions” or “cam over the press handle”. I bump...
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    Let's See Your Semi-Custom Tikka Builds

    Boltknobs.com Tacticalworks.com Bolt Knobs is an importer for Lumley. I got my CF/Ti handle from Tactical Works, it came in a tube from Bolt Knobs. No idea who actually made the thing but it fit great with some very minor fitting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Backcountry Saw

    A Silky saw weighs less than a skull, so carrying one can save weight if you aren’t doing a euro mount but want/need to keep horns/antlers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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