About a year ago, I had the good fortune of getting a great deal on a .300 WSM. Before I bought it, I checked the reloading manuals to see what powders were commonly used in that cartridge. To my delight, many were powders I already had on hand, including a 8# jug of StaBall 6.5. I ran a...
Moving back to Nikon, so all my Canon gear is up for sale. 7D mk II is a legendary wildlife body, shoots at 10 frames/sec. and is still regarded as one of the best advanced amateur wildlife bodies available. 100-400 mk II lens is in the same category. Legendary lens. 1.4x Mk III converter...
Last year, I loaned my favorite pair of bins (Conquest HD 8x32's) to a friend for a hurried up chase after a buck toward the end of the season. I had no reason to check them after and didn't bother to look at them again for probably 2 months. When I did, I found a small ding on one of the eye...
Late to the party, I know, but the .300 WSM I picked up last Christmas is proving to be one of my favorite rifles of all time. Stupid accurate and consistent, and recoil that is very manageable from a 7 lb. rig, especially considering it pushes a 168 grain TTSX @ 3065 fps.
Why is this...
I really hate to let this go, considering I waited about 40 years to finally buy one, so I hope it finds a worthy home. This is a 1990's vintage "B" handle and 50th Anniversary #3 limbs (long) that I purchased new a few years ago. These are 40# limbs and are extremely smooth. This combination...
Local store has a small stack of them for $50 ea. Yes, I know they are well beneath the standards of most here, but I'm tempted to buy a few just to hold for the future. Thoughts?
I've decided I'm going to stick with the walnut stock, so this CF Stocky's stock is available. Excellent condition, painted by myself with a sponged on textured paint. Has a great grip and feel.
All you need is a Brownell's barreled action and you'll have a 5 1/4 lb. hunting rifle. This...
I bought this lever action Marlin 39A a few years ago just because I had always wanted one. Now that I've owned it, I barely use it because its in such good condition I hate to tear it up. I'm not sure this rifle was ever shot much at all before I bought it. Also not sure the year, but this...
Here in all it's glory. Good time to be in wildland fire (maybe?). Otherwise, buckle up! (oh, and that includes the states and counties that get any federal wildlife dollars!)
https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025-06/fy26bibentire-book508060125_0.pdf
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...
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
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
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...
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...
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