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  1. bitterroot_reaper

    Seekins Havak PH 2 Barrel replacement

    I just finished replacing the barrel in Havak 6.5PRC with a Benchmark Carbon. Being a 700 clone, it was pretty straightforward after the machine work, the only thing I had to do was open the barrel channel in the stock to fit the Sendero carbon barrel.
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    2024 Cold Bore Challenge Plans

    I did not play last year, but i plan to shoot this year. I have a training rifle in a caliber I modified off the old .222rem-mag. The gun is nearly identical to my custom 6.5PRC and the DOPE is very close to that of the 6.5CM. I shoot weekly (for work and play) and have been bear hunting...
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    Big Binocular Options

    Hey guys, I didn't want to start a new thread on this topic. But I wondered where you ended up? I'm in the market to replace some older Vortex 15x glass. Looking at Maven, Zeiss, Leupold, and maybe Swaros (but those are tough on a civil servant budget). I'm leaning toward the Maven, can...
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    6mm-284 lets hear it!

    I LIKE IT!!! Holy smokes sounds like a fun deer/speed goat cartridge. As for the .25cal, one of my favorites is a .257WBY with a fast twist barrel for heavies…..Also, fun for deep and antelope.
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    30-year Husband. 29-year Dad, 21-year LEO. 50-year hunter. One-very old fart...... LE SWAT...

    30-year Husband. 29-year Dad, 21-year LEO. 50-year hunter. One-very old fart...... LE SWAT Sniper, LE/MIL Sniper/DM Instructor. Civilian precision hunting and shooting instructor. https://www.imd.idaho.gov/idaho-national-guard-marksmanship-team-trains-with-local-treasure-valley-sniper-police/
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    Can holdover be more accurate than dialing in a hunting scope?

    This answer is going to straddle the fence a little, but here we go.... First off, you need to define your desired accuracy. If you are looking at Minute of Elk, and not, consistent, sub-MOA accuracy a BDC reticle will be fine to 400+/- yards (further the more practice time one puts in). If...
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    Muzzleloader New + Thor Bullets

    Awesome! I’ll start my loads around 75gr and work up to max and see how it goes. I have 250, 275 and 300gr Parkers I’ll be testing.
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    New .54 700ML owner looking for some advice

    Just waiting on the ignition and striker to come back from the gunsmith in Virginia!
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    Muzzleloader New + Thor Bullets

    What is your Avg velocity and ES with that load? What are you getting for velocity with the BH209?
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    Muzzleloader questions for Idaho

    I know this is an older post, but I super appreciate the info. I'm revitalizing a TC Thunderhawk in .54, adding a brake and pic rail for general hunts in Idaho, as well as, I found a factory new 209 nipple and striker kit which is being redesigned to accept a Variflame adapter. This rear peep...
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    New .54 700ML owner looking for some advice

    I saw you had a Firehawk. I'm in the process of customizing a TC Thunderhawk in .54cal. Adding a brake and pic rail, and I was able to find a factory (new) 209 kit for it. This ignition is being modified to accept the Variflame adapters. It's almost done and I cant wait to get it dialed in!
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    New .54 700ML owner looking for some advice

    Maybe look at No Excuses and/or Parker Hydra-Con for .54cal stuff. Both make great products.
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    Western MT mountain whitetail behavior

    I hunt WT in the broken country of West and North Central Idaho. I hunt it similarly to mule deer, as far as the places that I go. The major difference being, WT are highly territorial and stay close to a specific area, so I glass until I find pockets of deer and deer sign and hunt those areas...
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    FNG, West Central Idaho

    Thanks!
  15. bitterroot_reaper

    2022 Whitetail meat pole

    What's your load for those bullets? I'm thinking of making the switch for my Idaho legal Optima. Not super impressed with the Powerbelts anymore....also, what bullet size fit your barrel? .500 or .501?
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    2022 Whitetail meat pole

    Not a monster, LOL. But a 60yd muzzleloader headshot.....meat was all good! ;)
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    Hunting whitetail in mule deer country

    How did it go??
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    Hunting whitetail in mule deer country

    I hunt WT in the broken country of West and North Central Idaho. I hunt it similarly to mule deer, as far as the places that I go. The major difference being, WT are highly territorial and stay close to a specific area, so I glass until I find pockets of deer and hunt those areas, because they...
  19. bitterroot_reaper

    PA "Backcountry" hunting?

    I haven't yet. However, I'm planning a backpack trip into SW Virginia for a muzzleloader hunt in November '24....working out the details now with a buddy who lives back there. It'll be a long trip from N. Idaho. Looking forward to it.
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    Shooters World Multi Purpose black powder

    I saw it on Midsouth for $28 for a full pound, still a good deal......but, thanks Uncle Joe for the 100% increase. https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/00130multiblack1/shooters-world-multi-purpose-fff-black-black-powder-substitute-1-lb-by-lovex I'd love to know where you got BH209 for...

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