True story: if you are standing in knee deep water and happen to notice a cottonmouth lazily swimming in your general direction about 5 feet away, you should *not* fire at it with a 10 stuffed full of Buffalo Bore 200 grain XTPs. That poor sucker bounced to about eyeball level, at which point I...
I killed my first two birds with 12 gauge Longbeard XRs and they are the real deal, especially when paired with an Indian Creek choke. The benefit I've seen in TSS is that it allows me to go to a smaller gauge in a lighter, more packable shotgun. Not much of an advantage back east when a long...
Seems like CFE 223 is a love-it-or-hate-it proposition. I had miserable luck with it in 5.56 but know several much more experienced loaders that swear by it.
To echo @jt13, I’d go something in 20 gauge and either d&ted or with a readily-available saddle mount in order to accommodate a red dot. I wouldn’t rule out pumps either. Most people prefer full camo on turkey shotguns but I don’t think it is mandatory— just stay away from high gloss wood and...
STD vector, violent rapists: https://www.ranker.com/list/koalas-are-terrifying-animals/justin-andress. I'd probably be good for a dozen or so.
Sizzling hot take but mule deer don't do it for me. I'll hunt them eventually but they're a low priority.