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    Rifle Scopes Hunting scope recommendation

    Hmm, they showed up for me after the edits, but now are toast.. :(
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    Rifle Scopes Hunting scope recommendation

    Edited my pics, as I am not sure why they were showing up for me, but did not show up on the thread. Hopefully that fixed it.
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    Rifle Scopes Hunting scope recommendation

    If you are running a standard sporter weight rifle, a fixed 6X SWFA MIL/MIL is not a bad choice , like on my daughters .308 shown here: This is light and practical, and very handy for climbing up the mountains that elk tend to retreat to during the season when they get pressure from all the...
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    Rifle Scopes Hunting scope recommendation

    I have dozens of elk under my belt, and hunt each year to fill my freezer, as I don't buy store bought meat other than bacon. A few things first. The style of hunting you do, and terrain you will be hunting is pretty important. Elk have a tendency to not stick around once they determine there...
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    300 win mag for $1500?

    Dang I did not know that. That is unfortunate.
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    Got a long range hunting rig? Let’s show them off!

    T3 .300 Win Mag Harrells Precision 3 port brake McMillan Sako Hunter pattern SWFA fixed 10x MIL/MIL It has accounted for a few freezers full of elk. Typically ranges have been in the mid 400s. Between this T3 and my short 20" barreled, light McMillan Edge stocked .308 T3, if I never...
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    300 win mag for $1500?

    This is easy, and the other posters are leading down the correct path with the comments about "Tikka and short box mag length,. So here is the solution: Buy a T3 .300 and send it to CDI to have them cut the stock for new bottom metal that accepts AI magazines. Or you can have a local...
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    WTB: Your old as heck US Optics scope.

    @nervous, or anyone else What is a fair price for a USO ST-10 ERGO ?
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Combat zero RMR

    That is a good point. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

    Gotta have a "Bucket List" holster for a Bucket List" .44 magnum: This is a Milt Sparks 200AW hand carved rig. Works for my old Model 629 too!
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

    And then there is the shorter brother to the 5" M29, the 4" M29-2. Right where the 4" should be; in the field:
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

    Custom 5" Model 29-2 .44 magnum that was an 8 & 3/8ths" barrel previously. Covers game large and small with proper ammo selection:
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

    It is a very coarse black powder that burns in a conical pattern. The burning powder is what breaks the balloon rather than a projectile. The cartridges are crimped like a shotgun shell. They are designed to fully burn out and not be dangerous at extended ranges. However you could potentially...
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Combat zero RMR

    @clcustom1911 I thought vertical spin drift only mattered if you were south of the equator?
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Combat zero RMR

    So bullets leave the barrel and rise? Got it.
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

    When my oldest kiddo was 11 she received a matching pair of .45 Colt Ruger Montados for mounted cowboy action shooting. They were then slicked up for her. Needles to say she was the coolest kid in the neighborhood! Fast forward a few years and she is rocking the .45s in competion.
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

    Late 1950s Ruger Flattop .44 mag with 7.5" barrel. One of only 1,000 (IIRC) made before the Super B Hawks arrived.
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

    1990s Gen 1 Kimber I bought new, with 50th Anniversary Milt Sparks IWB Summer Special. Believe it or not, it actually had nice bluing at one time.