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    Grandpa's 30-06

    That thing is sweet! Something about '06 makes it such a cool round. Could be the 120 year long record of success that eliminates the need for peddling by the flatbrim influencer types. I recently found a 1981 push feed Model 70 that was pretty neglected and reflected that in its price. Took...
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    So I want to go to Kodiak

    A lot of bucks will still have velvet into late August, so right about now would be the if you're looking to hunt the alpine for hard horned bucks. You'll see lots of opinions about the weather in September, but realistically there isn't much of a difference between now and mid August.
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    Roadless Rule Rescinded

    Here's an observation for you. Everyone in conservation currently mobilizing a huge bipartisan pushback against this... and I have yet to see ONE single influencer say a word about it. Literally the only way they could possibly contribute anything other than pop up ads to society, and they...
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    Roadless Rule Rescinded

    Two quick ones. One, the largest area affected by this will be the Tongass in AK. It is a rainforest that gets between 100 and 200 inches of rain a year. There is no fire danger there. Rescinding the roadless rule simply opens it up to commercial logging. Two, the risk of a wildfire starting...
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    Roadless Rule

    Public comment link: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-2025-0001
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    Hunt lead free SD

    One big difference here is that lead shot used on game birds is traveling anywhere between 700 and 1000 FPS on impact. A high powered centerfire rifle round doing three to four times that speed splashes and fragments, sending thousands of tiny lead particles throughout the animal. There is...
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    Hunt lead free SD

    Or to those who argue with the "lead or nothing" types on internet forums 😂 Make you a deal. I'll get us two identical burgers. You add a gram of lead dust to yours, I'll add a gram of copper to mine. You down? I'll even throw in a hundred bucks if you finish it.
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    Hunt lead free SD

    Copper passes harmlessly through the digestive systems of pretty much all mammals. This is simple chemistry- the acid of the human (and raptor) stomach is not strong enough to dissolve copper. Additionally, lead breaks down into thousands of microfragments that increase its surface area (read...
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    Hunt lead free SD

    Great to see states catching on to this. AK has something similar now, referred to as the Alaska Copper Ammo challenge, as does AZ. All reimburse hunters for shooting lead free. I've been shooting exclusively copper for almost a decade and have had universally excellent results with handloads...
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    Roadless Rule

    Discussion about this before, but official now apparently. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/18/trump-administration-moves-ahead-to-end-roadless-rule-on-national-forests/ Bear's ears. Big Bend. Removal of habitat destruction from ESA protections. Ambler road. Boundary waters. Data centers on...
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    Spokane- recs

    Snake pit and Silver bow on the itinerary!
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    Spokane- recs

    Hopped on a last minute trip for work to Spokane next week and should have a few days of down time between events. Obviously tough situation out there right now, but I imagine there are some decent places within a day's drive to hike in and throw a few flies? Good fly shops to pick up a few...
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    $350 Scope Recommendations

    I can tell absolutely no difference between the eye relief on my Hurons and that of VX-3s, Nightforces, Swarovskis etc. Supposedly Trijicon uses a different procedure to measure eye relief than those brands do
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    $350 Scope Recommendations

    Good to hear a dealer's perspective- really just corroborates what we already knew. Vortex binos and spotters do the trick fine, but I'd NEVER trust their scopes to direct the path of a bullet towards a live animal. If anyone reads this and is considering a Vortex riflescope, do your own...
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    7mm-08 load for Weatherby

    Copper 120s and 7/08 go together like peas and carrots. If for whatever reason you're not getting the precision you want out of the E tips, try the 120 hammer hunters over Varget. I have one load with those that groups just under MOA in three different factory rifles. Really couldn't go wrong...
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    Recoil Pad?

    This is why we ask! Thanks for the heads up on this, will definitely look into one
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    Recoil Pad?

    Found my way into a 1981 Winchester M70 in '06. It's a relatively light rifle I'll be using spicy handloads in, so I anticipate something more than the current bare wood stocked to mitigate recoil would be worth investigating. Any recs other than the basic limbsaver slip on rig for a recoil pad...
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    Dry in Nevada this year. But deer to be found

    Which general part of the state are yall? Been watching most of these systems forming over CO/UT/WY but doesn't seem like any early summer rains for most of NV
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    Wyoming phorn results tomorrow?

    Point creep seems to have been wild this year. Not necessarily one of the "screw WY and its state governed big game racket" guys, but for anyone just now getting into the point building game, be aware that tags are going to be a LOT harder to come by in preference point states than any of these...
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    Knight ultra lite

    This seems as legitimate as Knight's customer service :ROFLMAO: In all seriousness OP, Knight rifles are cool and well made but the company doesn't really exist anymore. The pricing of these firearms now should take into account the fact that there is no warranty and getting parts for repairs/...
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