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  1. Justabirdwatcher

    FWFS - Federal Wildland Fire Service?

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal-Year-2026-Discretionary-Budget-Request.pdf Pg. 31. "Federal wildfire risk mitigation and suppression responsibilities currently are split across fiveagencies in two departments: the U.S. Forest Service in USDA and BIA, Bureau of...
  2. Justabirdwatcher

    The purpose of our National Forests?

    According to the proposed 2026 president's budget - "The President has pledged to manage national forests for their intended purpose of producing timber" Right there at the bottom of pg. 33 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal-Year-2026-Discretionary-Budget-Request.pdf
  3. Justabirdwatcher

    Agency RIF guidance is coming out

    OPM reduction in force preliminary guidance can be found here, for those who are interested. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/reductions-in-force-rif/#url=Resources-Templates
  4. Justabirdwatcher

    The "FAIR Act Inventory." Privatizing government jobs?

    Might be a good time to become familiar with this little-known and rarely seen tool. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/procurement_fair_guidance Most of you have probably never heard of it. A lot of long-time career federal employees have never even heard of it. But if a person were...
  5. Justabirdwatcher

    USDA bringing back employees, for now

    https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/mspb-orders-temporary-reinstatement-nearly-6000-probationary-workers-usda/403500/?oref=ge-featured-river-secondary
  6. Justabirdwatcher

    SOLD

    I have 131 (two boxes are unopened) Nosler 7mm E-Tips, 140 grains that I'm not going to use. $65 shipped
  7. Justabirdwatcher

    Fire up the saws!

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/immediate-expansion-of-american-timber-production/ Did you know "our inability to fully exploit domestic timber supply" has led to the "degraded fish and wildlife habitats?" Interesting take. Lots of potential impacts here, some good...
  8. Justabirdwatcher

    6.5 bullets

    Looking to move these. Just taking up space on my loading bench now. ELD-X 143 grain - 173 total CX - 120 grain - 115 total $125 shipped for all of them
  9. Justabirdwatcher

    Simpsons way ahead of their time.

    This episode finally makes sense to me now. LOL
  10. Justabirdwatcher

    Shipping firearms via USPS

    Who else here knows that it is perfectly legal to mail a long gun through USPS to a FFL? Time and time again, I run into FFL's and even USPS employees who have no idea this is legal. Just today, I tried to mail a long gun, legally, through USPS to an FFL in another state. The long-time postal...
  11. Justabirdwatcher

    SOLD

    I have decided this rifle is surplus to my needs. Had a bunch of spare Savage parts sitting around, so I threw them all together, mounted a scope, sighted it in and this is the result. 20" factory sporter 7mm-08 barrel that shoots very well. Sponge camo accufit stock. Standard bottom bolt...
  12. Justabirdwatcher

    .338 Federal. Your experience?

    I've been looking for a .338 Federal barrel for a spare Savage action for some time now. Not sure why the cartridge intrigues me so much, but it does. Snagged a new take-off yesterday and will have it in a few days. It took me about 2 years to find one in a sporter contour. I have no idea...
  13. Justabirdwatcher

    Howa Mini (and Superlite) action screw torque specs

    Sometimes searching the Interweb can be pretty informative. I found this factory "study" on the torque testing for Howa Mini action screws with the bottom plastic. They reference the Superlite as well. Cracking the bottom plastic when torquing the action screws is clearly a problem known to...
  14. Justabirdwatcher

    Watch out for scammers

    vvsees responsed to my WTB with pictures of the exact scope I was looking for. Except that I noticed the watermark in the corner, and realized he had just downloaded them. When I asked him for pictures with his PayPal info and the scope included, communications went silent. I still can't...
  15. Justabirdwatcher

    Stock color/finish for a stainless action and barrel - ideas?

    I have a stainless barreled action on one rifle and another that is cerakoted gray. Both are in black stocks currently (one plastic, one CF). I'm looking for paint job ideas that go well with stainless/gray rifles. I've done speckled gray before on a stainless Tikka, and it looked okay. I've...
  16. Justabirdwatcher

    300 WSM vs. 270 WSM?

    Pros, cons?
  17. Justabirdwatcher

    3D Printed stocks. When?

    Surprised we haven't seen a manufacturer of 3D printed stocks by now. Makes me wonder why. Seems like an easy way to produce a lot of stocks in a wide variety of shapes and styles, for a wide range of action inlets. Maybe there is one out there, but I don't know who it would be. I'm sure...
  18. Justabirdwatcher

    Anyone loading their .300 WSM down to '06 or .308 levels?

    If so, are you using starting load data or going even lower? H4895 60% rule?
  19. Justabirdwatcher

    Reloading the .300 WSM

    Came across a once-in-a-decade bargain on a .300 WSM over Christmas while looking for a gift for myself. The rifle fit all my criteria and the round, while not one I was specifically looking for, seemed to be very versatile and better yet, used powders that I already keep in stock (IMR and...
  20. Justabirdwatcher

    6.5 CM as a hunting cartridge... why?

    There are a number of arguments in favor of the 6.5 CM. The ones I accept have to do with OAL as it relates to high BC bullets in traditional short actions, availability for the MSR crowd, better shoulder angle for reloaders and greater inherent accuracy. But for a hunting round, I have to say...
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