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I really appreciate everyone's input. I ended up going with a NM M1A, but I'm still interest in the M&P10. Maybe a little down the road. Thanks again.

Thanks. I'm really on the fence about whether to get the M&P or a M1A. I love my garands, and have meant to get a M1A for a long time, but the M&P grabbed my attention from out of the blue last week, and I'm having trouble shaking her.

What is the recoil like on these things? I love my M1's, and I've liked the M1A's, recoil isn't an issue with either. But, then, they are a lot heavier. I've never fired an AR10 type rifle. I really like the idea of this rifle, but I don't want something that beats me up or has the muzzle...

34.5gr is giving me 2250fps in my Model 94, which isn't much above Hodgdon's listed starting velocity. To reach their max speed, 2389fps, you might very well have to get up into the near 37 range.

I guess I just don't understand what the fascination is that some have with using marginal cartridges for the sake of novelty. I'm pretty sure sure I could kill a deer with my '51 Navy, but to what end? My personal philosophy is that I'm not angry at the deer, hog, whatever. It didn't steal...

The Bushnells and Primos Truthcam all have had fantastic battery life. One ran a full year before it got below 40%, and that's with heavy use. The Moultrie 150s got pretty good life, too, but not as good as the aforementioned. Can't speak to the cold here in FL. All three have pretty good...

We've got a bunch of them at the ranch that are semi-semi-semi-pets (the extra semi's are intentional). They're actually pretty vocal animals at times, especially mothers and young. But those are mostly "Mom, I'm scared" or warning chitters/growling/screams over food and mating (the females...

I've had a Bushnell 6 mp for two years now, and a trophy cam HD for several months (the HD is one of the older models, last year or the year before). Both work so well, I picked up two more of the HDs. I have other brands, but they are my go to cameras in most situations. Letting you set the...

I've got a spare game camera strap that is the exact same thing. Its surprising just how tight they lock things up.

Well, I picked up a Summit Viper SD, and so far I'm pretty pleased. I probably won't hunt with it till later in the week, but going up a pine tree in the yard a few times was simpler than I expected, especially once I got the hang of things. It feels considerably more sturdy than I feared it...

The viper "the crush" sd is the one I've been looking at. Basspro has what looks to be a pretty good price on them, and the reviews there and at amazon look pretty good. kb, I'm pretty sure you'd get tired of carrying it all the way to FL. I suspect those corn fed deer up your way are the...

After searching a little more, it looks like the Tree Spider Livewire system might be the solution. Anyone have experience with it?

That sounds like a really good idea.

I've hunted all my life, but have always used permanent tree stands. Now I'm thinking about getting a climbing stand, but am a little hesitant. I've watched the videos and examined a few, and am pretty certain I understand how they work, but one thing keeps coming to mind- if the universe...

Same thing here. The first time it was in a .22-250 Savage, ugly like the picture above, and ruined the bolt head. I was relatively new to reloading and thought I did something wrong. A few years later a small, sooty split showed up in a SMLE- I thought it was a headspace issue or brass...