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Great point my paternal grandfather gave me a fixed blade knife that he made while serving in WW2 I used it to quarter an elk and have left it in the safe since I am scared I would lose it. That knife along with the farm I now run was once his and it's a strong connection to him.

I can't say I'm in a hurry to get to the giving guns to grandkids stage of life but I'm sure it'll be bittersweet. I just found out I will become a grandpa in September and I have a .22 chipmunk tucked away for when the youngster is ready.

My normal practice is standing shots on a 6" gong at 50 yards either with my ruger .223 bolt gun or my .22lr CZ. I will then move to 100 yards to a 12" steel plate both of these are offhand I also have a plate at 250 yards that I drop into a kneeling position for. If it gets longer than that I...

Another vote for H-380 in the swift it's all I've use in mine for a couple decades. I am usually running 50 - 52 grain bullets in mine.

I still hunt with my 3.5 inch # 5's mostly because I have 5 rounds left I will use them this season. I know I am getting old when I read these threads and think wow whats wrong with getting them within 20 or 30 yards it's way more fun! My daughter and I doubled on some toms last year at about...

Lobo Holsters if you want to go the custom route I have a few and they're well made.

190$ per 1,000 primers really is where buying loaded ammunition starts to make more sense. I am holding off buying any reloading components for a while I have a decent stockpile and will shoot more .22LR to help it last. H4350 for 60$ per pound hurts a bit when you're going through 65 grains per...

I would go with H335 it's a great powder for .223 .308 45-70 which can kill pretty much anything cleanly. I would miss my H 4350 for my 7mm though.

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Skinny in west central Ohio as well some geese but can't get permission to hunt them as the ground they're landing on has been leased up for deer hunting. Leasing ground makes me wish deer didn't have antlers!

I am a member of the NRA and have been since I was 18. I haven't given an extra dime for the last 5 years or so. When they would call asking for suit money I would always explain not until Wayne was out. I am also a member of the GOA and they've been getting the extra cash. I am glad to see him...

I have read some of the responses but there are a lot so forgive me if I repeat a suggestion. Why not stick with the. .308 it will streamline a buying and tumbling brass from the range recoil is much lower. And the biggest reason is it eats 30 grains less powder per trigger squeeze. On top of...

I shot my 50 yard groups 2 or three days ago, then moved to the 100 had bad results and called it for the day Yesterday I started working on 100 yards, I have some time through the week I am a farmer and am hauling some grain so I am flexible. Thanks so much for all your replies I will reduce my...

Do you swab between shots with a dry patch? Thanks for all the tips

I have an older traditions sidelock that uses no 11 percussion caps. Our muzzleloader season comes in next saturday and I am wanting to use this rifle. I am using Hornady .495 round balls with a lubed patch on top of 100 grains of pyrodex select. The rifle has a 1'48" twist rate. It shoots fist...

I really like the knives made by the pathfinder knife shop in Indiana. my favorite is the Scorpion HD. it's a 5" blade with a full tang that has been great for everything shy of fileting fish in the BWCA. I have battoned 3" pieces of hardwood without to much trouble. I have also used it to break...

Not to mention that BLC-2 H 335 and IMR 3031 are all way cheaper to purchase right now.

Nice to see the .308 stretching it's legs and proving it's still a great cartridge. Congrats on staying after it and to mrs. for getting it done.

When backpacking I usually just carry a thinner autoloader Glock 48 at my usual spot 4 oclock or what I advise would be some sort of lightweight revolver in an appendix carry. Those handguns are easy to access and I have found them to be quite comfortable, even with a 40-50 pound backpack the...

I have been buying 2 to every one I dent. It's not the most fun but I am in my forties and God willing have a lot of shooting left. What adds to the injury is the price of H4350 it's like .40 cents of powder every time I shoot my 7mm. If it got really bad I would shoot more .22 LR. I probably...