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    Swarovski NL pure

    For those of you that have used the NL Pures do you prefer 10 or 12 power for general glassing? My current binoculars are 10x42 SLC and I am thinking the 10 power is probably what I should stay with.
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    Getting evacuated because of fire

    This is the second time in 4 years we have had to go through this. We returned to find everything in good shape both times. 3 years ago we were not home so we could not gather any possessions. What we had in her car is what we had. This time we were home when the fires 35 miles from us made a...
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    Changing rifles because of excess recoil.

    How many of you have changed from a magnum caliber to a gun with less recoil? The gun I shoot the most is a 7mag and the gun I go to for other things or less recoil is a 7mm-08. Big difference. I do not like brakes so I won't install one. I have not stopped hunting with the mag yet but might...
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    Campfire permits?

    I just printed my Ca. campfire permit and was wondering if any other state requires permits? I have been told Ca. is the only state that requires permits but I am not sure. We need them to camp in an unimproved campground for fires or for gas stoves. I have camped and hunted in 4 other states...
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    Worst thing to happen to your rifle while hunting

    In another thread I posted you can read about an older model 70 30-06 I own. In around 1990 I was hunting along the coast of Northern California and shot a medium 4x4 buck that was almost on the beach. I had a difficult time working my way down to the buck and once I got there there was no way...
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    Changing caliber on a classic gun

    I have owned a pre 64 model 70 featherweight 30-06 forever. It basically became a safe queen around 1980. I still shoot it every year but don't hunt with it much. It was never a real tack driver but I did take a lot of deer with it. Now that we have to shoot non toxic (the gun doesn't shoot...
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    Good fathers day weekend

    My sons family is here visiting and I am cleaning the garage and or house. They will need an enclosed trailer to carry all of the stuff back home. (He will turn his new trailer into a camping set up) They will be leaving with a Honda Fat Cat, a Honda Rancher, misc tools and possibly a...
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    Beginner hunter what scope?

    We have a new deer hunter this year in the group and he has limited experience with scoped rifles. He has hunted with shot guns a lot more. Not a lot to hunt around here with a scoped 22 but he does shoot one at the range. Now the gun is a Tikka youth in 7mm-08. Our choices are as follows...
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    Fishing with the Covid 19 rules

    Here in northern Ca one of the best lakes that is still open is Lake Shasta. It is about 3 hours from where I live and I had a cabin reserved for the entire family. We were not sure how to handle the situation so only my 40 year old son and I went. We had a 3 bedroom cabin for the two of us...
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    Ca ammo laws

    "A federal judge has blocked a California law requiring background checks to buy ammunition." This is from another forum. Apparently we can now just walk in and buy ammo or order ammo on line. Not the best at posting links but I am sure that if you do a search you will find the article.
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    Getting started hunting or fishing $$$

    There have been some recent threads on the lack of new people participating in hunting and I believe also in fishing in some areas. I sometimes wonder if we are part of the problem when we give advice to people who are thinking about starting in either activity. I fish a lot and there are...
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    My copper bullet performance

    I have been shooting copper for a few years but I do not remember ever retrieving one before this year. I shoot a 7 mag and use 140 grain Trophy Copper. I chose this load because my gun likes it. I have tried a bunch of others but this one is what my gun likes. Now for the bullet performance...
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    Spot locator issues

    I have owned a Spot Gen 3 for about 3 years and it seems like it doesn't function as well as it used to. The first year or 2 that I used it my wife would get tracks as well as the messages that we programed when I activated them. This year she does not get info for a day or 2 at a time on some...
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    Harvested deer in public campgrounds.

    This is something I just posted on a California forum. C zone opened this past weekend and I hunted an area I have hunted in the past and camped in the same spot I usually camp in when in that area. I was told by other campers who were also hunters that the camp host was not allowing any part...
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    New 7mm-08 ??

    I never thought I would be the guy asking about what rifle I should buy. With the new Ca. laws I am thinking about buying a new 7mm-08 so I will own a registered gun and then I can buy ammo without a $20 background check for every purchase. I have a 7mm-08 now that shoots almost any non toxic...
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    One gun hunter

    For you guys that own a few guns do you find yourself taking the same gun most if not all of the time when you go hunting? I have a few choices for big game but I usually take the gun that I feel the most comfortable with. I shoot the others at the range every year but almost never carry them...
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    Portable shooting benches

    I am looking at purchasing a portable shooting bench of some kind (or build one) to take to fields where the grass and brush is way too tall to go prone. The ones I have looked at so far are the Caldwell Stable Table ($220) and the Caldwell Deadshot Chairpod ($150). This is for practice and...
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    July 2019 ammo restrictions

    I haven't seen anything on this forum for some time discussing the new ammo rules for California. From what I understand as of July 2019 we cannot buy ammo in this state unless we have a gun registered in that specific caliber. Others say no you only need to do a background check that will...
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    Hunter orange??

    Since I deer hunt way more often than I hunt other big game I will ask on the deer forum. Do you wear hunter orange if the state where you hunt does not require it? I do not typically hunt areas that require hunter orange but I wear it 95% of the time. I wear a hat and an upland bird vest that...
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    Public gun range issues

    There are two public gun ranges within 25 miles of my home. These are on state property and managed by the Fish and Wildlife service. They have no range masters. There are signs everywhere that tell you the rules but reading is apparently not required to shoot a gun. I use one of the ranges...

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