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    Cheap varmint loads for 30-06

    I'm thinking of developing a light, inexpensive varmint load for my M1903A3 for nabbing small game up to and including coyotes and Wolves. My buddy gave me the idea when he developed a load for his Win 70 using the below bullets: Speer Bullets 30 Cal (308 Diameter) 100 Grain Plinker Round...
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    Hunting & Fishing "Adjusting" foliage on the avenue of approach to my bear hunting spot?

    Howdy So this past weekend I found my new bear hunting spot while scootering around on my packraft. Unfortunately my camera passed away in its sleep last week, so no pictures until I get my disposable camera roll developed. General description of the terrain: I approach the site via...
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    UAA Vet/PD/Trooper/Fire/EMS Art Gallery

    For you past and present public service guys and gals in the Anchorage Area. This is for a good cause, and can help amateur artists get their names out there. UAA Athletics is obligating me to put together a "selection committee", but it'll be me and a few other folks who hate the idea of...
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    Maggie’s An actual Physics II pre-lab question

    Question #2 just made my day. To reiterate, this is a college physics laboratory.
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    FYI for student veterans

    This is a Heads up for anybody going to school under the GI Bill in all if its forms. Don't post political bullcrap please, student vets need to know this, and that would be negatively impacted by getting the thread deep-sixed for politics. (EDIT: Here's the link for the VA's pamphlet on the...
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    Gotta love a Physics Professor with a sense of humor.

    Physics 124 practice test question: You are sitting peacefully at rest next to a campfire one night and suddenly a bear comes crashing out of the woods and runs at you. this very angry and very talented bear is singing as it runs toward you, emitting a perfect pitch "middle C" f=262Hz...
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    Free event tickets for veterans

    Hey, just heard about this through a buddy. free tickets to games, concerts and such. Veteran Tickets Foundation >> HOME >> The Veteran Tickets Foundation - Vet Tix , Vet Tix Facebook Fan Page Thought you guys might be interested.
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    AK-74 vs. Brown Bear outside of Anchorage

    Turnagain Arm trail closed after hiker kills charging bear | Anchorage | ADN.com heard this on the news this morning and thought I'd spread the word. I guess Fifteen shots of 5.45X39 will do the job.
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    Hunting & Fishing Dalton Highway Caribou

    Hey Guys- So I'm going up to the slope next month to get a caribou and fill the freezer. I've not a bow yet, so I'll be rolling 30-06. I'm thinking of going on the east side of the road, and just hiking out past the 5 mile limit (So that I can use my rifle, as inside of the 5 mile limit is...
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    Training Courses UAA Phys. Dept- "Physics for Warfighters" course

    During a conversation with my Physics professor this morning, we came up with an idea to do a Physics course specifically for Forward observers, Scouts, Designated Marksmen, and Snipers. Reason we're looking at it, is that when I was in, we were trained how to do things, like use mildot...
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    Maggie’s My Candidate Blurb for upcoming Election

    begin *EDIT* I'll explain the point of the joke for you- our little SVA chapter's been around for about three years, and we've only had like 15 members active in the club over that whole period of time. Recently, we had to start the election process for new club officers, so we posted up on...
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    Last round jamming on 1903-A3

    So I've had the rifle for about two months now, first few times I brought her to the range the rifle performed flawlessly. I then, out of curiosity, disassembled the rifle (not anything over 10 level, just dropped the floorplate and removed the action from the stock). Ever since, the rifle has...
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    Buddy's dad on Dr. Phil

    http://community.drphil.com/boards/?EntryID=34063 They cut a few of his better one-liners out of the episode, but my buddy's dad tore her ass a new one on a Dr. Phil episode that aired today. Background- My buddy Sam got out of the Army about six months before my unit's second deployment...
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    Duplicating M1 and M2 Ball

    so I'm looking to get some reloading done for my 1903A3, and was curious if you gents had any suggestions or recipes for loading up rounds with similar performance to both the M1 and M2 Ball rounds. On Hand, I've got lots of Varget, Lake City brass from the surplus ammo I've already shot, and...
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    Hunting & Fishing good spot for Wolves in Southcentral AK?

    Me and some friends are lookin to do some wolf hunting in the next few weeks and were wondering if anybody had any good areas to check out. we'll be driving from Anchorage, and using snowshoes(yeah, we'll be getting C/C skis as soon as the money is available) to get away from the road. right...
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    Wasilla High School Gun Show

    Just got back from the show, five bucks a head, the whole cafeteria and gymnasium are packed with sellers, and there must have been over a thousand people in there with people walking in and out constantly. Anything Black Rifle was flying off the shelves, saw several M1A variants, all of them...
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    Hunting & Fishing Moose Tongue Recipes

    So my friend managed to bag this yesterday out on Fort Rich- We went out there and butchered it in about an hour or so, easiest moose we'll probably ever get considering she dropped 30 yards from the range road. Pretty cool draw hunt. So anyways, after a bit of a makeout session- I...
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    Iron sights on 1903s

    I'm currently on the market for an M1903 for use as a hunting rifle and was wondering if I could get y'all to sound off on something- I've got the decision between an 03A1 and an 03A3, obviously the 03A3 has a peep to which I am well accustomed, and the 03A1 is a Ladder. (I know it's titled...
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    Hunting & Fishing HR/SR 4089 effect?

    Curious, I keep hearing from my NPS buddies and the hippies at school that this bill is going to gut the Antiquities Act and the Wilderness Act. After reading the HR, attached below, I couldn't find anything. Hell, they even specifically mentioned that 4089 is not applicable to any National...
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    Remington Model 12 found...

    So I was helping my buddy move into his new apartment last night, and in the process we found his old 22. told me he last shot it when he was 12... and he ain't young. So after about 20 some odd years of sitting in a flannel pillow case its lookin just a bit rough. Action's running fine, no...