I have the Pintler and love it, except mine doesn’t have the mole tabs on the belt so my water bottle holder is always flopping around and it gets annoying after a while
I use the factory load GMX 165 in a 308 and have stepped down to the 150 because I lost a buck that I hit where the bullet should’ve been going around 2100 at impact and I didn’t find a drop of blood
Hunting California is tough hunting. Not a lot of game to begin with, lots of folks in the woods and most importantly is the shitty seasonal structure where the deer seasons are in the hottest and driest months of the year when the deer are primarily nocturnal. Stick with it though cause when...
Don’t forget to take your broadhead into consideration, if you’re planning on using a mechanical that has the blades towards the back like a Rage you’re going to need a little more arrow sticking out front
Contact Barnes and ask them what the minimum impact velocity is for that bullet, once you that you approximate your muzzle velocity and can find what your maximum range is with a ballistics calculator and find out if they’ll work for you. Chances are within 300 yds they’ll still reliably expand...
From what I remember from the last go around, it was the habitat quality that was primary culprit for their decline. I’d imagine the recent droughts and wildfire seasons haven’t done them any favors.
Both are children of the 308win which is a child of the 30-06 you got rid of. Both are more than capable of taking deer to the yardages you’ve described only difference between them really is bullet selection, for the 243 deer bullets are usually in the 80grain range for copper and in the...
Every arrow manufacturer makes good arrows it’s really a matter of preference. The first and most important thing is to get your bow properly setup to your correct draw length and a weight that you can drawback comfortably. Next get your arrow rest installed, the you can get your rough arrow...