Recent content by AKGuy

I'm still trying to figure out how a post premised on political ideas and political terminology is supposed to be kept "non political.":uhoh: Not to mention the fact that it is phrased using classic "When did you stop beating your wife" wording. :scrutiny: And I'm also trying to figure out how...

...because when you do Google searches for gun information THR keeps coming up as a source of info. And, to refine it further, to get experienced insight/advice/opinions on technical/hardware issues. The politically oriented stuff is exhausting and crazy-making, but even I, alas, "succumb" to...

SW 686+ in 357 is the way to go. Good capacity, very flexible in terms of application, and a high quality product.

357 mag with 200 gr hard cast lead for black bear on down. (minimum) 41 or 44 mag with the heaviest load you can handle (oughtta be at least 200gr fmj or hcL) for brown bear. I used to carry a 10mm when I was on medevac crew up here zipping all over the state (Alaska) but after doing some...

...oh, believe me, I know full well that it is a complete lack of understanding and intelligence on my part (and folks like me) when it comes to my/our failure to appreciate the terror of the threat-round-every-corner.....

Well, I was suspicious of the post as a troll...but it's entirely possible that a variety of personal issues are simply manifesting. So...good on ya, OP, for your wise decision. Door locks are cheaper than guns. And despite all the fearmongering, I wonder how infinitesimally small the...

...it doesn't matter what you say or do, some folks will always be ready to give you a hard time. When I let one of my sons set up his bedroom on the first floor of a three floor raised ranch home, half the people I know said that I was mean/awful for "banishing" (wtfh?!) him to a different...

Forget it, OP...:(....the "theeayear kummmmin' tah git urrrrhhh gunnz" crowd needs fear, anger, and some kind of looming apocalypse to get through the day. Put another way, in the lives of many people, a day without fear and/or something to get all lathered up about is like a day without...

Wow. The gyrations and whizzbangs that people will go through to avoid just flat out admitting that they were wrong and that they need to adjust their attitudes/views to fit reality rather than try and redefine the reality that they are confronting to try and make it bette fit their faulty...

Golden Hound said: "Ah, yet another Hollywood hypocrite who makes all his money totin' a roscoe on the screen and then stabs real gun owners in the back. What a fraud. Does anyone else see how ridiculous this is? It'd be like Ron Jeremy coming out and saying he was pro-celibacy." It's...

I'm pretty sure of having once read somewhere that Eastwood considers himself pro-RTKBA but with quite a few caveats/controls....kind of like...most Americans. Hmmmmm...:rolleyes:.... He has also said that when it comes to the violence and characters in his movies he generally tries to blur...

You can handload 308 up to 200gr bullet weight with Barnes TripleX and Nosler Partxns. I know because I do it myself (so ignore the preceding poster who said you can't get bigger than 180gr for the 308)....it is true, though, that in storebought factory ammo the heaviest bullet for the 308...

308 or 30-06...both are excellent. I'd say that the 30-06 gets the nod for larger game at greater distances, but the 308 is practically the -06s twin and can be used even more accurately and reliably than the -06 for medium and small game over great distances. BUT...don't listen to that...

...figure out the lay of the land and the behavior patterns of your game animal according to season/terrain/species...and practice practice practice with your firearm or bow. Same as any responsible hunter...I guess the about the only other "thing" that I regularly do that seems to have upped...

...oops...I hit the post button too soon...So long as we have RTKBA supporters willing to call anyone/everyone who votes Democratic "stupid" etc then at that point WE are the ones who are being divisive. The issue really isn't Democrat-vs-Republican-vs-Libertarian...so why do so many in our own...