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    Hand warmers

    I'm looking for something to warm my hands, or sometimes chest/leg area when I'm sitting in the blind for half a day while hunting. I do have one of those coal-stick based handwarmers which I used while on border patrols. There they were ... fine. The small was notable but back then I didn't...
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    Range Report Android Data Book + Evaluation

    I'm looking for one (or a combination of several) apps on my android phone that - allows me to store pictures of targets, ideally including comments (time, range, distance, ...) - evaluation of the impacts (mean spread, max spread), ideally with the option to also provide measures to a...
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    Rifle Scopes (bino+rangefinder) vs (combined bino-rangefinder)

    I'd like to hear your opinions: bino+rangefinder: + you have all possible magnifications + rangefinders to choose from + you keep the (usually) long warranty on the binos, and the short (electronic) warranty on the rangefinder ... + if one of the devices breaks, you still have the other one -...
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    MilDot Optics recommendation (binos and spotter)

    i'm looking for ideas and suggestions on optics with a mildot reticle. ideally i'd be looking for binos with 8x42 or 8x56 (or maybe 10x50) and spotter with a 70-80 objective and magnification between 20-40 (depends on whether it's variable or fixed) for binos i think the only viable option at...
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    Swivel Stud -> Picatinny Rail

    Considering to get an atlas bipod, for which i'd need a rail. Considering that i have a wooden stock, i'd have to add the rail now ... only got one stud at the front and need to keep a stud for the sling. currently i'm looking at the Blackhawk Swivel Stud Picatinny Rail Adapter but i'm not...
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    rugged (outdoor) smartphone recommendations

    i need a new phone. given my usual work and hobbies, it needs to stand temperatures down to about -15 deg C but not really above 30 deg C. Should be able to keep up with being drained in rain and/or water/rivers/lakes. my old cell could stand these event, if followed by a quick disassembly and...
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    Hunting & Fishing What binos do you use/recommend for hunting?

    I'm thinking of getting binos with a range finder already included ... but i'm undecided on the magnification and objective size. either 8x40 (-> leica or, more likely, the new swaro) or 8x56 (-> here only the swaro comes close; or zeiss?) Well. let's hear what you lads and lasses use out there.
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    Hunting & Fishing Half vest / sitting equipment

    I'm looking for something like the cabelas half vest. however, i do not need the side pockets. ideally, it would be only a flat bag, i fill it with a thick insulation mat (of appropriate size) and slide my belt through ... yes, i do not want to unpack my backpack, nor do i want to carry...
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns pistol in 357sig - recommendations?

    i'd be interesting in getting a pistol in 357sig and would like to hear your recommendations: - the glock somehow has a plastic feeling to me and i'm not sure about the accuracy - steyr m357, no idea, seems it's not produced anymore - sig p226/p229 - maybe? thanks for your input
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    bipod recommendation

    some details: *) i'm looking for a bipod for a hunter rifle with a wooden stock. *) it currently has no screws/mounts. please include info on how to mount your suggested bipod *) i do not want to remove the sling to have a bipod mounted *) it should be something that is as silent to be used as...
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    'zero' drift over time - your experience

    to make it short: i haven't been able to get out to a range over winter. after some checks i noted that my zero has moved 3cm up (@ 100m) over the last ... 5 months. So - how much does your zero move (roughly) over time when you don't do anything? Is my above stated drift normal? Guess it's...
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    adjustable, detachable cheek rest without pouch

    i'm in need of a cheek rest which adds about 2cm of height. i'd like to make sure that the cheek rest doesn't block the cleaning rod, so i'd like to give a cheek-rest a try that can be attached/detached via proper strips (not just some cord). i do _not_ want a pouch there. but if you have a...
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    Boston, Massachusetts - What/Where/Whom

    Seems i'll be visiting Boston mid of May. I would like to humbly ask: - are there particular shops (hunting, rifle, outdoor, ...) that i should be aware of? - any interesting gunsmith there whom i should try to pay a visit? - anything special (museum, bars, ...) i'm recommended to have a...