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Have any of you ever shot one? 500 Magnum or S&W 460
For the past 5 years of so Murdoch's has had a demo day at our range where they invite representatives from the firearms industry so the public can talk directly to the reps and shoot or try their products. As a club board member I have helped coordinate with Murdoch's and have attended this 2... -
Rock Chucker and/or Turret Press
I also agree with the above posts, and I also have a RockChucker and a Dillon Progressive. I de-prime all of my rifle cases on my RockChucker before I clean them, and reload all of my rifle cartridges above .308 Win on this press. I reload all of my pistol and .223 and .308 cartridges on my...- buffybr
- Post #6
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Montana to start trucking grizzlies into Yellowstone region to improve delisting prospects
The relocation of grizzly bears by MT FWP is not something new. They have been trapping and relocating "problem" bears for many years. In the early '80s I had a collered and ear taged grizzly bear come into my hunting camp near West Yellowstone. That bear had been trapped near Cooke City...- buffybr
- Post #5
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Bison bullet
I think that there is too much overthinking about the bullets. It's more about bullet placement than bullet brand or caliber. I've had several friends that killed their buffalo with their .22-250s, and I killed my buffalo with a 435 gr lead bullet from my .54 cal. BP Hawken rifle.- buffybr
- Post #18
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Bolt Face Etching
I've seen that happen with blown primers from too hot of a load. Back off the load. The minor etching doesn't hurt anything. -
Ever kill a lion off it’s kill?
I've only killed one mountain lion but it was in a tree that my guide's dogs chased him up. And I did kill a leopard in Mozambique that was eating a warthog bait that I had shot. And then when I worked for the US Forest Service, one of my jobs was to dispose of (with dynamite) horses that had...- buffybr
- Post #97
- Forum: Other Big Game
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2023 Fall Bear
Congrats on your first bear. I've hunted two of them and had to shoot a third one in self defense. I enjoyed eating the first two and had a rug made from the first one, but that's enough for me. I haven't even bought a tag for the last 40 years. Now I just enjoy watching them. But grizzly...- buffybr
- Post #7
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Did you shoot your first deer with open sights?
Yes, my family didn't hunt so I was in college and went on my first deer hunt with one of my roommates. He loaned me a Win 94 in .32 Spl. That was back in 1965. I hunted with him again the next year and shot my first elk with a borrowed iron sighted 30-40 Krag. Years later I shot my first...- buffybr
- Post #98
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Greatest Shot Ever--A Thread--Post Your's
Those extreme long range shots are the latest craze on many of the hunting TV shows, but unfortunately too many of those shots end up with a wounded animal that is never recovered. Our range has target berms out to 430 yards. I gone out to that range almost every wednesday since the late '70s... -
Favorite elk hunting experience
My family didn't hunt, so I didn't get into hunting until I was in college and went hunting with one of my roommates. The first year I shot a spike muley buck and the second year I shot a 5x5 bull elk and that got me hooked on hunting. Shortly after I moved from Colorado to Montana I bought a... -
Moose - Lets see em!
Northern Alberta last September- buffybr
- Post #224
- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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Processing Time - Start to Finish?
My slowing down over the years has also included my wild game processing times. I'm also VERY picky about cleaning close to all of the white stuff off the meat, including my burger meat. I've always figured on a full day to process a deer or antelope. I used to cut up an elk in two days, then...- buffybr
- Post #4
- Forum: Field care - Meat, Trophy, Taxidermy
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Hand Priming Tools
I've had a Lee for many years, but I rarely use it. I load all of my pistol, .223, and .308 shells on my Dillon. I like the speed of the Dillon, and even with the thrown powder charges and Dillon press primer seating, I get moa accuracy with my .223 and .308 loads. I load all of my other...- buffybr
- Post #11
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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Should I buy a .338?
You're right, the grizzly population has grown considerably in the last 30-40 years, and grizzly/human encounters are becomming more common. They need to be managed. 45 years ago we could buy an OTC grizzly tag for $25 and I think there was a 10 bear quota, which wasn't reached some years... -
Just how important is camo to spot-n-stalk western rifle hunting?
If you don't wear the latest and greatest camo that matches the vegetation where you are hunting you'll come home with only tag soup. And if you wear blue jeans, the animals will spot you a mile away and they will immediately go to another zip code.- buffybr
- Post #66
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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How do I fix this?
1. Best option would be to glue (epoxy) the chip back on, but you probably don't have the chip. 2. Cut the base of the pistol grip off to the depth of the chip, contour and sand the edges, then stain it to match the rest of the stock. 3. Find a stain that matches the stock, mix enough... -
Should I buy a .338?
I really don't care what irritates you, that's up to you. When I used the word "you" in my reply above I wasn't specifically refering to you (MTTW), but people in general. I get broken fingernails often, I have one right now, and it irritates me everytime that I catch it on something. At... -
Should I buy a .338?
I've lived and hunted in Montana for almost 50 years, both places where I lived (one in NW Montana, and now in SW Montana) I have had black bears as close as on the deck of my house, and grizzly bears sighted and left their tracks on my land within 1/4 mile of my house. I've never seen the need... -
Muzzle loader bag
The Mountain Men had a leather bag with a shoulder strap that they called their "possibles" bag. They carried everything that they needed in it. I think the modern term for that would be a "man purse". :D When I hunted with my muzzleloaders, my possibles bag was the cloth bag with a shoulder...
