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    follow-up shots with a bolt

    I have made follow up shots with bolt guns. It was not always pretty. Then I started hunting with a K31. That straight pull bolt made a follow up shot so easy. Rifle never left my shoulder, and my sights followed the deer continuously.
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    Life Magazine photo essay on 1950s school firearm instruction

    When I was in college, a great many of my friends had grown up without any introduction to firearms safety. They were the most dangerous dudes around. A few of us started taking them to the range and teaching them safety and proper handling. So many parents pretend that their kids will never...
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    How much gets thrown away?

    My wife has a Kitchenaid and we have used that grinder. Then I bought a dedicated grinder, and I will never use the Kitchenaid one again. I was amazed at the power and speed a dedicated grinder gave me. At the risk of sounding like an advertisement, I will just say I bought an STX Turboforce...
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    What does your basic hunting EDC consist of?

    K31 with Burris Fullfield II. Custom built hunting knife and a Buck 110 Blaze Orange vest and hat Nikon Binos TP Jerky Water Blood Glucose test kit Glucose tabs Insulin pen Glucogan in a syringe Cell Phone Paperback book, usually cowboy or sniper themed.
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    Would you take a shot at dusk?

    As long as it is legal shooting hours, and I can see what I am shooting, well enough to place the shot where I want it, I will take the shot. I have rarely had to track my own deer in the dark, but have helped plenty of friends track in the dark, and I am by now pretty good at it. So I like to...
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    Where to go Hunting (without having to take the safety course)?

    Please post where you will be hunting, and I will stay away from there. Thank you.
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    Shotgun vs Rifle

    Where will you be hunting? Where in VA do you live? Have you looked into a hunter safety class yet?
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    Does anyone else consider themselves strictly a meat hunter?

    I consider myself to be primarily a meat hunter. I will usually pass on a buck in favor of a doe, but every now and again, I see a buck that inspires me to shoot it; usually because it looks like it will never be a trophy, and I like to pick out the weak ones from the herd. However, I have...
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    Fellow deer hunters what gun are you using for deer season

    Same as last year, Swiss K31. Funnest deer gun I have ever used.
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    The Game Taste?

    I like to soak some cuts in brine before guests come over. It tends to bind out some of the heme iron from the meat, making it a little less strong tasting. Also, some of the deer I serve can be a bit dry because it is so lean. I remedy that with a rub of olive oil and seas salt or kosher...
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    Looking for something new

    K31
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    Why I hunt

    My kids always think they want to try fast food...then on the rare occasion they get it, they don't like it. I think more families would do well to grow and kill their own food. We are indeed lucky.
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    Why I hunt

    My wife is a nutritionist, and our family eats primarily deer, then next is beef and hog raised by our friends. Store bought meat is rarely seen in our house. My kids will hardly eat a burger at a restaurant, as they say it doesn't taste right.
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    Bye, Bye, Hunting Rifle.........

    If you have to give up a gun, I think that would be about the best way.
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    7.5x55 Swiss for Hunting

    I took several deer with my K31 last season. It has supplanted my .30-06. The exit wounds are impressive. A darn fine round for deer. (soft points)
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