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    6.5 Grendel vs .243 win

    I almost get the feeling you aren't trolling... Drop, drift, and impact velocity are the factors I look at first when bench racing loads, and they all come out dramatically in favor of the 243. I don't consider energy an important metric, but assuming appropriate bullets and loads, the 243...
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    Close action coyotes

    Picture 3 of 4 is over the top cool.
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    Should ya, Would ya, Could ya - Bear Den

    Going into the den would be a game time call for me, cause if it went wrong it's sketchy territory (understatement), I'd have to be feeling it. Actually pulling the trigger might be too, just depending on the presentation. No ethical issues here, I grew up on Corbett's stories of tracking big...
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    Really dumb caliber question

    The sporter barrel is, in relative terms, FAR more vulnerable just as you suggest. I haven't done any calculations to show otherwise. However, I have torqued a few sporter barrels on a couple hundred times without issue. For what it's worth...
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    Really dumb caliber question

    But...if you don't get enough torque it just slips, and you figure how to get more grip and tighten it up. Also, the vises I've used pivot enough to make good contact on a tapered barrel. I was just curious as I've probably done it 100 times without issue, leaving the scope on the action and...
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    Really dumb caliber question

    What makes using a barrel vise in the middle of a hunting contour unsafe?
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    Really dumb caliber question

    @neffa3 I'm not the world's expert but I know what you're looking at pretty well. I designed and sold my own barrel vise for a few years, and have changed barrels on rifles a LOT for a guy who isn't a gunsmith. I don't have the inclination to write a guide start-to-finish, but if you want...
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    Really dumb caliber question

    Good one.
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    3-9 vs 4.5-14. Please help

    I believe exit pupil is a large factor but know it isn't the only factor. Ilya Koshkin seems pretty knowledgeable on the subject, he hangs out at the Hide and other places. It's common for hunting scopes to have 40-42mm objectives as 9x optics or 15x optics. In that situation the eyebox is...
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    First Elk Hunt Weather

    I certainly wouldn't be concerned. I have truck camped to around -20F with a +15 degree rated bag - not recommended. I've also been comfortable at -10F in a -10 degree rated bag (a Western Mountaineering one, which does make a difference vs most). When you're at the truck, you've got...
    • Carl
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    • Forum: Elk
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    Help Me Pick a Rifle

    When my kids start hunting, they'll be starting with a fast twist .22 of some variety. For factory options, I'd be looking at a 1-8 Tikka Lite in either 223 or 22-250. There's reasonable factory ammo available for the former, I would only consider the 22-250 if you hand load. Of course, I...
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    If you were Eli Grimmett

    If I'm starting by pretending I'm Eli, I'd start by pretending I was in Wyoming.
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    Your top 5 Montana brews

    I'd take: Midas then Hopzone for IPA's Single Hop then Prickly Pear for a little less hop Cold Smoke or Mountain Man on occasion if straying from the usual
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    2$ Bill

    I have a couple my grandfather gave me that stay tucked away. My kids (3&5) did a lemonade stand on the 4th and someone paid with one. Which certainly raised an eyebrow.
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    Extra Stupid Window Stickers

    I am reminded of a saying of my friend Doug. "If money can fix it, it's not a problem." The insurance can help protect your assets, but if you need to employ American martial arts to protect yourself or another, the assets should come second. Beyond that, if mtmuley has gone as far as to talk...
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    Extra Stupid Window Stickers

    Had the wife take this one in town on the way to dinner a couple weeks ago, we both found the humor.
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    Randy Newberg on Matt Rinella's Podcast

    When I started hunting Wyoming in 2009, I figured based on the draw odds at that time I could hunt deer and antelope in my chosen units 2 of 3 years, and bulls every other. No specials. That held for deer for a few years, but this year I just squeaked in with 5 points, who knows when I might...
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    F150 longevity

    My F150 was a 2001 with the 4.6, bought at 32k, sold around 200k. The most costly repair by far was a clutch for $1,000 at around 100k. It did have its share of little issues. It got regular oil changes and not much else. Very different equipment from most of the discussion. For perspective...
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    Doe Antelope Caliber

    I'd use it without thinking twice, but I would be particular on the bullet. Course, I'd say the same about most any chambering.
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    F150 longevity

    Pricing for things is interesting. I paid 13.5k for a 2001 F150...in 2003 with 32k and a little warranty left. Sold it in 2017 IIRC with ~ 200k, pretty much only changed wear parts, clutch-starter-alternator-ball joints-u joints-breaks-tires-wind shield. 4x4 and extended cab, manual almost...

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