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    Rifle Scopes What light weight hybrid hunting/tactical optic?

    Mk5 3.6-18x is about perfect for a hunting/ match optic. I’ve used one in matches, and multiple hunts out west for several years now.
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    How Important is Rifle Weight?

    I have found the 16-17# range is just about perfect between enough weight to be stable, and portability.
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    Best iPhone case/holder for somebody that is rough on phones?

    Otterbox Defender. I’ve been using them for over a decade. I’ve yet to break a phone and I drop it on concrete at least once a day. I should also add that a friend left his iPhone 10 in a Defender case on his trunk. Drove off and hit the interstate. Realized his mistake a few miles later. Used...
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    Hunting & Fishing 6.5 bullet not recommended for mule deer

    Oh, I’ve seen quite a few “hunting bullet” “failures” over the years. Core/jacket separations, fragmentation, etc. But the animal was still dead. 🤷‍♂️
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    Hunting & Fishing 6.5 bullet not recommended for mule deer

    What’s the wounding mechanism? Shattered rib bones that splinter back out?
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    Hunting & Fishing 6.5 bullet not recommended for mule deer

    I’ve seen plenty of deer killed with 6.5 140 eld-m. If you are really concerned try the 143 eld-x. I often hunt with my match rifle. I shoot 140 eld-m by the hundreds all year long. No need to switch for 1 shot on a 100# deer. Last one I shot was at 169 yards. Right behind the shoulder, tennis...
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    Ski jacket recommendations

    The best time to buy ski gear is in the summer. I've got a whole closet full of top brand ski jackets and pants that I bought at 50-80% off during summer closeout sales.
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    If you were only going to have one caliber?

    6.5 CM. It will do everything you want. Little light for elk, but can be done.
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    Leupold MK 5 Issues?

    Not necessarily ELR but my 5-25 has been dialed out to 1200 yards and back to zero a few hundred times. Countless dialing to 11 mils or so. Still tracks 100%. My 3 other 3.6-18 track 100% as well.
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    300 wsm: 1-10, 1-9.5, or 1-9 twist

    300 WSM, 24” Proof CF TL3 prefit, Hornady factory precision hunter 200 ELD-x. Going 2820fps.
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    Training Courses Thoughts on DFAT training?

    I have the Gen 1 that fits my 56mm Mk5. I cut a couple strips of packing foam that I use to make it fit on my 44mm Mk5. Works quite well.
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    300 wsm: 1-10, 1-9.5, or 1-9 twist

    1-10 PROOF is what I use on mine with 200 ELD-x. It works quite well to 1K
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    Rifle Scopes New Micro Aimpoints Are Much Dimmer Now?

    Except that you have to run at a higher setting- thus decreasing battery life. That to me IS an issue.
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    Tripod Question

    I’ve used one of these provided at a Comp a couple years ago. It was just as solid as most other decent foreign CF tripods.
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    New ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT hunting / competition / varmint / do-it-all chassis from XLR Industries!!!

    If it’s too cold to hold metal- I bet you are wearing gloves. I carried my XLR magnesium 3.0 for a week in Montana last year in the teens. I wore gloves.
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    Rifle Scopes New Micro Aimpoints Are Much Dimmer Now?

    By “level 1” 3-4 clicks from off, I’m guessing you are on level 5-6? I just got a new PRO and it basically has 3 usable levels. Out of 9 settings- #7 can be used in low light, 8 for most daylight, or #9 if it’s super bright out. It’s definitely dimmer across the board than the PRO I had years...
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    Switching Atlas picatinny to arca

    You’ll have to send it back to B&T. They will swap out the pic clamp for the base with the two screws. It’s not free, but it’s not all that much. I sent a couple off to have the “NC” conversion done and it was an easy process. Just call B&T and they’ll get you set up.