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Your preference with trigger lbs?
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Leupold CDS
I have Leupold CDS scopes on 6 of my rifles including my Rem 541-T .22 RF. Several are VX3s and 2 are VX Freedoms. I also have a Leupold VX3 with their B&C reticle on my .257 Ackley. I've only had a custom dial made for my .300 Wby. It aslo has a 200 yd stop so for most of my hunting with... -
Ever killed a bear with a pistol?
Yes, I processed both of them, recovered both bullets, and we ate both of them, but from 50 years ago, I don't remember much about what the bullets did inside. I had the one pictured mounted as a rug that's still on my wall. I thought that I would try to mount the other one myself. I bought...- buffybr
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- Forum: Other Big Game
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Ever killed a bear with a pistol?
It's been about 50 years ago, one in Colorado when I still lived there, and another after I moved here in Montana. Both were one shot kills with behind the shoulder shots on bears that I had spotted and stalked, and both bears died within 20 yards of where they were when I shot them. One was...- buffybr
- Post #35
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Mountain Goat in Montana Unlimited Sheep Areas
No, I killed my goat with my .30 Gibbs (a re-chambered Herter's .30-06) and a 180 gr Nostler Partition. Those 2 rams and my first ram that I shot in the early 80's in Unit 500 were all on DIY solo hunts with my .257 Ackley (Mauser Mark X action) and each with a 117 gr Sierra GameKing bullet.- buffybr
- Post #16
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Mountain Goat in Montana Unlimited Sheep Areas
I killled my goat back in 1978 in the Montana Unlimited bighorn unit 302. I did a couple of late summer and September horseback scouting trips (one where I saw my first Wolverine), and also bought an unlimited ram tag in that unit "just in case" I'd see a ram while goat hunting. When I went...- buffybr
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Buy a new 44 Magnum (Which would you buy?)
Yes, I get the carbon/lead build-up from both my .357 and .44 special cases in the clyinders of those pistols, but it's never been bad enough that the magnum shells won't chamber. I found a product at Scheel's called Breakthrough Carbon Pro that does a pretty good job of getting the carbon... -
Buy a new 44 Magnum (Which would you buy?)
I've had a couple of Ruger 7 1/2" Super Blackhawks, one since the mid '70s and the other since 2001. I carried one for many years especially on my backcountry elk hunts. Just before I went on an Alaskan brown bear hunt a few years ago I bought a S&W 4" 629 that has become my most carried... -
how much do you spend on a round of trap/skeet?
An old thread, but still relevant. Our club has a main rifle range with target berms at 50, 100, 200, 300, and 400 yds with 12 covered benches plus 6 uncovered. We also have 9 berm separated ranges that vary from 25 to 100 yds, all with some covered and uncovered benches. Our shotgun part of...- buffybr
- Post #20
- Forum: Feathers and Wings
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Got My Dall Sheep And Saved Thousands
Up until the early '80s Montana grtizzly tags were over the counter and only $25. I'd buy one every year just incase one would be on the gut pile of my elk when I would come back to pack out the meat. I only seriously hunted a grizzly one year when I heard that a large boar had tried to get...- buffybr
- Post #30
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Throwing away a bear hide?
An old thread, but as long as itbeen revived, I'll chip in... About 100 years ago when I moved to Montana I lived at a Forest Service Ranger Station a little south of Eureka. I was seeing a lot of bears up there, and I decided to shoot one. I already had a bear rug from a bear that I had...- buffybr
- Post #45
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Got My Dall Sheep And Saved Thousands
So I've finally shot something that you havent??? 😲 Nice ram Kirk, but unless I owned a bar or sporting goods store to put them in, I only put mounts that I shot in my house.;)- buffybr
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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DIY Lion Hunting?
I got interested in lion hunting back in 1967 when I still lived in Steambot Spgs, CO and saw the lion rug the local Game Warden had on his living room wall. For most years until 2015 I bought a lion tag just hoping to see one while I was hunting deer and elk. I've actually seen three on the...- buffybr
- Post #40
- Forum: Other Big Game
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My 2025 MT Sheep Hunt
Congrats on a great ram and story. Looking at your pics, I see 8 annual rings plus the broomed off lamb tips.- buffybr
- Post #41
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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When did Caribou become a Premier Hunt
Like others have posted, social media has shown many hunters that there is a whole world of big game animals beyond your backyard whitetail deer. Organizations like Grand Slam Club Ovis with their Super Ten and North American 29 awards have sparked a lot of interest in hunting more than your...- buffybr
- Post #35
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Elk of a lifetime
My best is this 375 Gross DIY northern Montana public land bull that I shot almost 50 years ago. His main beams were 59 1/2" and 60 1/2"... -
Budget .308 bolt action recommendations
Having a Weatherby rifle for more than 40 years, I finally bought a .300 Wby Vanguard in 2009. I liked it so much that a few years later I bought two more Vanguards, one in .223 and the other in .308 Win. The last two are my weekly practice rifles, for shooting the 200, 300, and 400 yard steel... -
Hammer vs Barnes question???
Yes I did. I guess I must of got too excited after the first shot and kept firing (4 shots). They all completely went through him so I don't know how they opened up, but he was dead in just a few yards, so they worked!- buffybr
- Post #68
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Hammer vs Barnes question???
For about 20 years my favorite elk bullets were 180 gr Partitions from my .30 Gibbs. In 2009 I built my first Weatherby rifle, a .300 Wby vanguard. New gun, new bullets and since I had had very good results with Barnes TSX bullets in my .375 RUM I decided to try TSX bullets in my 300 Wby. For...- buffybr
- Post #65
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Hammer vs Barnes question???
I staarted with 300 gr TSX for a Cape buffalo hunt (my avatar), then 270 gr TSX for an Eastern Cape PG hunt, and a few years ago 281 gr Hammers for an Alaskan brown ber hunt.- buffybr
- Post #64
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
