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Haven't been on here in loooooong time. But had a question I've been struggling to find answers for via Google. I want a takedown Browning BLR that I can rebore for a .358 WSM chambering. Why? Because I want it. What will it be used for? Hunting mule deer, elk, and hopefully eventually...

So, I have permission to hunt some private land this fall. For those familiar with Washington it's close to the small town of Marblemount. Fellow has 80 acres that borders some Sierra Pacific land (timber company that's usually good about allowing hunter access). He claims to have seen some 4...

I'm intending to buy a couple of rifle scopes. I've got a cheap Bushnell 3-9x40 on my deer rifle, and nicer (though still not exactly high dollar) Burris FFII 3-9x40 on my elk rifle. I quite like the Burris and am intending to standardize on that scope. I just bought a CZ-452 Varmint, and...

I'm essentially out of 6.5mm projectiles (these would be for my 6.5x55mm CZ). I've got a few 140gr XLC's left that I can't get any more of anyway, and not quite 15 left of the 140gr Hornady Spire Points I deer hunted with this year. And they are all already loaded into cartridges anyway...

I've got $100 coming my way from my parents for Christmas. I've been thinking about getting a food dehydrator so I can start making jerky again. SWMBO has banned me from using the oven any more for that. Takes it up for too long, and the drippings failed to be properly contained last time and...

I finally managed to connect on a deer this year. Only took me 7 years of hunting to do that (I did get 2 cow elk in the mean time though). It's just a fork horn blacktail, but I'm not going to complain. It eats just as well if not better than a deer with a bigger rack. I need some help...

With my plan to hike into the William O Douglas Wilderness to hunt elk this year, I was hoping for some pointers on what to bring, and just as importantly, what to leave behind. I don't know yet if this will be a solo hunt of if I'll have other guys with me to help out, but for now assume...

I'm planning my fall elk hunt, and based on a recommendation from a guy I used to work with I'm going to try the area near the William O Douglass Wilderness Area just south-east of Mt Rainier National Park. Territory I was hoping that the accumulated experience on this board would help...

So my go to bullet for my 6.5x55mm rifle for last several years was apparently discontinued a couple years ago. I had been using the 140gr Barnes XLC, which even before the hoarding started I had been unable to find. I had a goodly stash of that, but target practice/sight in had eaten through...

Need some pointers to good Seattle area gun dealers that are reasonable for transfers on internet purchases. I live a few miles north of UW, and work at Boeing's Everett site. I don't mind a little bit of a drive, but it makes little sense to spend $20 on gas to save $10 on the transfer.

I'm off to the gun show this weekend to spend my gun fund in celebration of the Heller verdict. I'm after a decent 20 ga shotgun (used Beretta 391 or the like) plus 2-4 stripped AR lowers and 10+ 30rd magazines for AR's. I'll have $1100 give or take, and would like some leftover for ammo...

So I've got some money in the gun fund, and since it looks like I won't be getting the AR-15 I thought I was, I've decided to get a shotgun instead. I test drove rbernie's 1100 20ga a couple years ago and fell in love. I was looking for an 1100 20ga to buy but had thought they were out of...

I need a place to go shooting this weekend when my FIL comes to visit. Preferably a place that can handle high-power rifles as well as pistols and shotguns. He pretty much always goes to some public land to shoot and doesn't want to go to a pay range. I live in the West Valley part of Yakima...

I'm trying to figure out how much leather it takes to make a jacket (I'm 6', 190-200). I have a hide from the cow elk I shot back in October that I'm preparing to take to the tannery this weekend. Be nice to get it out of the freezer. Anyway, what are the odds that the hide from one average...

I ordered a Zanotti Armor gun safe back in July. I got the Z-II 5' in the 30 long gun configuration. It arrived yesterday, and today I was able to get it put together. All things considered I'm very happy with the safe (OK, OK CBF900, it's really an RSC). The only problems I had were that...

A quick question for all of you. How often should one clean the copper fouling in a rifle bore (I'm talking centerfire hunting rifles) to maintain accuracy? I've been doing that after each range session, but I'm wondering if that's overkill. Each range session is 15-40 rounds depending on my...

AZ, it appears, has conducted its draw for the elk and antelope hunts for the fall season. If you put in, I'd recommend you check your online bank statement or credit card and see if they've taken the money for the tag fee. Results are still not posted on the G&F website, and supposedly won't...

I just got a CZ 550 Lux in 9.3x62mm from another member of this forum. It has that Euro style hogsback stock, irons, and the nice 23.6" barrel of the "American" sibling. The rifle came with Leupold rings to replace the really blocky CZ factory rings. This will be my dedicated elk rifle (and...

I just got a CZ 550 in 9.3x62mm. I have the load data from buzz meeks (286gr Partition, 59.5gr RL-15). But, I wanted to see what you all prefer. I have tons of Lapua brass that came with the rifle, and a pile of CCI 200 primers that I've had laying around.

I've recently accepted a new job in Yakima, Washington. In a couple months (hopefully by then our house in AZ will have sold) we'll be moving all our crap up there. However, since the moving companies won't take guns (nor would I let them even if they would) and I have one more car than...