Had my knees replaced 4 years ago. I am 69 and still hunting deer and bear. The main thing is to eat right and stay in shape. I do a lot of walking and hiking year around.
My savage 99 would shoot 2 to 2 1/2” groups with both 150 and 180 grain spitzer bullets. One day while perusing my LGS I found a NOS box of Speer round nose 165 grain bullets. I loaded them up and was astounded when that old rifle shot its first honest to goodness 1 MOA group. No the quest is on...
It is considered an obsolete cartridge now that is no longer commercially available. However I have found in my Mannlicher Schoenauer model 1905 it works very well on ungulates and wild hogs. Using either 200 or 250 grain bullets. Strictly an reloaders cartridge now.
The 308 and 30-06 both have a wider range of bullet weights available than the 270. The army chose the 308 as a sniper rifle for very good reasons. You makes your choice and pays your money. Good luck with your choice.
I started out wearing army surplus still use some for turkey hunting, goretex coat. BDU shirt wool socks. For cold weather I have gone old school and wear nothing but wool, some of it is military surplus, Swiss ski troops heavey wool pants. Most is a mix of Woolrich, Pendleton and Filson with...
My son and I walked into an LGS in Northern PA as he is looking for a new rifle for an upcoming elk hunt. Didn’t find him a rifle but did find 2 of these.