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Re: Wyoming Elk Hunt, 178AMAX or something else The two elk I shot in Wyoming were with my .308. I was using the cheap 165 grain Speer soft points. Absolutely nothing fancy. One was through the heart lung area, the other through the shoulder. Both bullets went straight through. The one...

Re: boots and clothing for desert hunt I'm very familiar w/ the desert country of west Texas and southern New Mexico. I prefer an all leather boot w/ no lining/insulation/gore tex down there. Cactus thorns will zip right through mesh/canvas material, especially in the toe area. I know this...

What's the word on the quality of Uncle Mike's gear? The drag bag/shooting mat they offer seems to be a good looking item judging by the photos. Are they made in the U.S.?

Re: Nice Oregon Buck Just send me a pm. Coyote hunting is high on my "to do" list.

Re: Nice Oregon Buck We use the west side of the state as our escape route to warm weather when we want to get out of the cold for a while. The west side is great, but I don't like all the rain. If you ever find yourself over here, just let me know. There are unlimited places to shoot out...

Re: Nice Oregon Buck I like that Long Creek country. That's a great drive all the way up to Ukiah. I wish I had a reason to spend more time up there.

Re: Nice Oregon Buck I live out on the east side of the state down in Burns. Y'all are hunting several hours north of me.

Re: Nice Oregon Buck Great! I like the height. What unit were you in? Public land?

Re: Time to retire from the Military looking for home Wyoming is a great place to live if you can avoid living in a town such as Wamsutter! I would like to move back to Wyoming someday. It has the best hunting of any state I've lived in except Alaska. Most of the decent jobs w/ the BLM...

Re: Time to retire from the Military looking for home I thought I'd toss Oregon into the discussion on places to live. It has a lot of outdoor activities going for it. There are some decent sized towns that will still give you plenty of access to zillions of acres of hunting/fishing country...

Re: looking for bullet info .308 4064 has been a good powder for me. I've done everything I can do from a reloading standpoint except for a couple of loads I've yet to try. I'm at the point where I'm ready to find a buyer for it and move on to a different rifle. I'm tired of spending my...

Re: looking for bullet info .308 Very nice collection. I have been hunting w/ an L-579 in .308 for the last several years as well. I've taken two elk, deer and antelope w/ it. I like 165 grain bullets as well. I've never been able to find a load that this rifle likes. Keeping groups...

Re: BURNS, Oregon I was in there just before dark. You were talking to a shorter fellow w/ glasses. I brought in a bolt rifle to get bore sighted. There was a great big moose of a kid that came in just before I left. That's a pretty good store for our location out here. There's zillions of...

Re: BURNS, Oregon Howdy, I guess I saw y'all standing around talking there last night when I came in to get some last minute Christmas gifts and to have a rifle bore sighted. I heard this site mentioned a few times and figured out who you probably were. Since I wasn't sure I wasn't going to...

Re: All Oregonians check in ! Burns checking in. New guy here. This is an informative place.