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  1. Hoosker Doo

    DD Enticer S TI vs Resilient Jolene S

    Thanks @Brix8984 Anyone else have any thoughts after comparing the Scthe and the Jolene S? Is recoil reduction similar?
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    Final evidence that 300 win mag is enough gun

    That's a nice pile of neatly placed leaves there to cover up the cannon hole through that little thing.
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    How many have missed animals due to a failed scope?

    Not missed, but missed an opportunity. At 13 years old, I was hunting with my dad. It was foggy and we had a bull elk bugling at around 200 yards. He got behind his Redfield widefield on his 30-06 and quickly stated "Dangit. Can't see good enough to get a shot." With the naked eye, it was easy...
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    Wilderness Hunting Reciprocity. Good idea?

    I've lived in WY my whole life and hunted wilderness for the first time this year. This proposed ban might affect a couple dozen people, but nobody that I know. If I ever leave WY to hunt, it will probably be to hunt pigs or whitetails, or to head to AK or Canada. Maybe someday... but a ban...
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    Neck shot ethics

    Genuine question here as a novice bow hunter (shot and carried one around for years, but still consider myself a novice). Since OP mentioned he's more of a bow hunter and hesitated with this shot with a rifle, would the shot below be considered taboo to serious archery hunters? The doe was...
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    Which youth LEFTY rifle?

    The easy button is the new Savage Axis 2 Pro. It comes in lefty, compact, and threaded. If you're not a Savage fan, and you're not worried about threading, there was a lefty Browning Micro Midas 7mm08 in the classifieds a little while back. Not much besides Savage with a shorter LOP without...
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    What hunter stage are you in?

    This is me to a T. I passed up a couple young mulies the last day of the season, and I keep thinking back to how good it would have felt to pull the trigger and eat some tenderloin. Hopefully, late whitetail and cow elk tags we have give me a chance to scratch the itch.
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    Ivory Wedding Band

    A local jeweler who works out of his house making pieces out of raw stone like jade and turquoise made this set for me and my wife. I like it a lot, but I only wear a wedding band for formal occasions. It's fun having a memory right there with you all the time too.
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    Most accurate best value 6.5 Creedmoor

    That was actually my plan, but I'd still have to chop it. No lefty compacts.
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    Most accurate best value 6.5 Creedmoor

    Haha, better than the original Axis... yes. I wouldn't even look the Axis before now because I didn't like the stock at all. Edit to add: better is relative. It's not a rokstok, but for a cheapo it might not be terrible. I have yet to handle one Also main selling points for me are the left...
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    Most accurate best value 6.5 Creedmoor

    I'm going to be buying one of these new Savage Axis 2 Pro for my kids' hunting rifle. Best part is they come stock left or right hand, regular or compact length of pull, better ergonomic stock, pic rail and threaded barrel. It should be right around $500. If you don't need threaded barrel...
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    Winchester XPR- Any Long Term Reviews?

    Anyone else have anything good or bad to say about the XPR? My kids and I are lefties and I am looking at the LH Suppressor ready XPR or a Ruger American Gen 1 Predator for a budget friendly, threaded barrel kid gun.
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    WTB New/Used Lefty

    I'm in the same boat and currently looking at either the XPR or Ruger American Predator. I've heard great things about the accuracy and reliability of the American, but I prefer the locking bolt and shorter barrel of the Suppressor Ready XPR. Would you recommend the Winchester over the Ruger...
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    Inexpensive 223 for varmints?

    Do you have any info you can share on the XPR? I'm a lefty with limited options, and currently weighing a Ruger American Predator or Winchester XPR. Having never actually seen one in person, I prefer the idea of the locking bolt on the XPR, and the 20" threaded barrel vs a 22" on the American...
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    Online firearm sales

    I bought a rifle from rkguns.com (Rural King) because it was the only place I could find a specific model in stock, and I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth it went.
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    New rifle, need high cheek

    I see the Sierra has an adjustable length of pull. Do you know how short it can go without any of the spacers installed?
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    Yet another grizzly attack in Montana

    I don't think it hurts his case that he only injured the bear and FWP were the ones who dispatched it. I think a few, especially those that don't result in a dead bear at the end of the blood trail. I just checked Wyoming G&F reports for the last few years and just the bears Game and Fish...
  18. Hoosker Doo

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    I bought the upgraded version of that scope thanks to you and these videos you keep posting. The DNT Thermnight that also throws in thermal as well. So, thank you haha.
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    WY Grizzlies

    I hear you. I still live in WY but griz sightings are rare here. All I carry is my rifle when hunting and have no reservations about backcountry camping with my children. Next week I'll be back up in grizzly central for hunting camp and will carry spray, sidearm and have a partner at all times.
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    2024 Alaska moose hunting in remote solitude...father/son.

    Thanks for sharing your adventure. Let's see a picture of your meat bull, if you don't mind. I'd love to see it, too.

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