Recent content by ElevenBravo

Since we know hardly anyone who hunts, my wife is my hunting partner. She's not exactly used to the primitive life like I am, so she complains at lot about wherever it is that we're staying. We've stayed at a few "hunting lodges" that remain upright by sheer force of will with no plumbing and a...

In the case of the rhino that was taken a few months ago that everyone was up in arms over- that particular rhino was 1 of 5 that were designated for elimination due to their age. They were no longer siring new rhinos and attacking the younger males. They are also competing with the younger...

yes, I question the decision to hunt a large animal like that with a bow. Safari calibers were created for a reason. Even if bow was an appropriate choice of weapon, after 40 hours and the lion still not dead indicates that he took an extremely poor shot. One begins to wonder if he's just an...

I had a bad batch of Winchester primers back when I was having my brass problems (talk about a double whammy). Hangfires or no bang at all. I contacted Winchester through their website, they called me a day or two after, and arranged to have the primers shipped back to their lab at their...

I usually buy the manual for whatever bullet I'm using. I use the Hornady manual a lot, and I find that the Nosler manual to be pretty good. There's a Berger manual sitting on my shelf that I barely use.

I use IMR 4350 for my 300 WSM and have had excellent results.

I just tossed a batch of 50 Federal .308 Win brass into the recycling bin. Between the Mrs. shooting her .308 and me doing load development for my Ruger Scout, I think I've reloaded that brass 4-5 times, plus the initial firing (it was all originally factory ammo). I'm a little sensitive...

My wife likes hers. She has one due to bursitis in one of her shoulders, she can't draw a compound bow. She can hunt up here during archery season with a note from her doctor. She's taken a few hogs in Texas with it.

I just finished doing load development for my Scout and can cloverleaf a group at 100 yards. I'm not using a particuarly high powered scope (Nikon pistol scope), this setup has served me well for hunting at ranges that are too short for my Tikka 300 WSM.

Certainly a mistake to allow your opponent to close within hand-to-hand distance, thereby negating the advantage you have using a firearm.

Trump is too easy to rile up, he acts petty and spiteful. Call him a millionaire, he sues for slander. Lindsey Graham called him a jackass, Trump retaliates by disclosing Graham's private cellphone number. Way too much ego and pettiness. A professional troll like Putin will eat him alive.

I just started bowhunting this year. I bought a bow as soon as I moved up to Idaho. I wanted to get a decent starter bow that I could hunt with, so the archery shop sold me a Mathews Ballistic. Took my first hog with it back in May. I may swap out a few pieces such as the sight and get it tuned...

Trump is an plutocrat who believes his wealth means he deserves public office. People like Trump only want their bodyguards, police and military to own guns. Allowing the rabble the means to remove that dependency on government that Trump & Co. need is not allowable. The idea of the public...

I found that out the hard way. Went back to NC to hunt deer with some friends, and got there on the last day of black powder (friday). Rifle season started Saturday, but my friend forgot to tell me that there was no hunting on Sundays so I only got 2 days of hunting in (after picking up a...

Up here in Idaho, you can't use mechanical broadheads or Lumenoks.