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Maven, Leupold, Trijicon, NF
I don't have any experience with Maven or Trijicon at all so I can't speak for them. I have a leupold vx3 that does well and probably would in most situations. I do have a Nightforce SHV 4-14x56 that I bought last year and it has been great for me. I was originally between a Zeiss, Leupold VX5... -
Mystery Ranch no more?
Mystery Ranch has always done the same for me. I wonder what the customer service will be like now. When you order a Stone Glacier, it comes with the frame and the bag or do you have to order separate?- WVmike
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- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Mystery Ranch no more?
I've never handled one, but I have heard nothing but good reviews. They are a little on the pricy side but you get what you pay for also.- WVmike
- Post #24
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Mystery Ranch no more?
I believe the majority of the hunting line, if not all are made in the phillipines/vietnam. I know most of the military line is made in Bozeman or at least they were when I was using them. I have been really wanting to get a new Metcalf 100 and maybe I will now. I have also been looking at...- WVmike
- Post #22
- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Did you end up going to Colorado for the hunt?
Did you end up going to Colorado for the hunt?- WVmike
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Help me out on a Ruger American Gen2 Build
If you have a certain brand in mind and if they don't list something about the discount, contact them and they should tell you if they do or don't. Sometimes the discount will say for active duty but sometimes also includes veterans also. Also depends on what you're preference is in... -
Spotting Scope Recommendations
A new set of binoculars are in my future plans as well. Currently have a vortex 10x42 that isn't bad but not overly great either. -
Spotting Scope Recommendations
If I could try to keep it under $800 that would be best. I'm looking into getting the night stalker tripod that weighs about 4 lbs not including the saddle. The whole setup would be around $1,000, probably less. -
Spotting Scope Recommendations
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Mystery Ranch no more?
That's a shame. Used their packs in the military and I have a metcalf that I still use. Customer service has always been great when I've had a buckle break or something similar. Guess I'll have to order that metcalf 100 sooner rather than later.- WVmike
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- Forum: Backpack Hunting
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Spotting Scope Recommendations
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Spotting Scope Recommendations
Looking to get a spotting scope for not only hunting in WV with shots ranging from 100-400 yards at most in the majority of the areas that I hunt but also for hunting out west. Made my first trip to Colorado for elk this year and it is huge country that I feel like a decent spotting scope would... -
Camo pant suggestions
Sportsman's guide usually has alot to choose from. It just depends on what material you want and what pattern. Still have my digital jungle and desert ones but some of them have the crotch ripped out from when I was still in during use in the field.- WVmike
- Post #4
- Forum: Gear, Gear Deals & Gear Talk
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Much needed time in the woods (Son's first elk hunt)
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1st Elk Hunt 2nd Rifle Colorado OTC
I was planning on staying in that first unit the entire trip and attacking different drainages if we didn’t get on any elk in other ones. The weather forecast and our lack of experience in hunting at the elevation we were at shortened the trip. It was calling for 3-5 down around Carbondale the... -
1st Elk Hunt 2nd Rifle Colorado OTC
All in all we were not successful at harvesting an elk but we did see some, we saw some amazing country and more importantly learned a lot. We learned what we did right: which wasn’t a lot other than our fitness level and our gear we had. We did find elk and sign. What we did wrong: flying... -
1st Elk Hunt 2nd Rifle Colorado OTC
The 3rd day we decided to move to another location due to the weather that it was calling for with rain in the mid 30s with wind and changing to snow that night. We drove back down through Carbondale and Glenwood Springs to the unit north of New Castle and set up camp there the previous night... -
1st Elk Hunt 2nd Rifle Colorado OTC
After the first sit that evening we headed back in the dark to get our camp set up for the night and we got stove running in the tipi tent since it was supposed to be in the teens that night. The next day we hiked back in further and saw plenty of sign of elk but just didn’t see anything that... -
1st Elk Hunt 2nd Rifle Colorado OTC
Just returned not long ago from my first elk hunt in Colorado. We flew out to Denver and rented a 4x4 and drove about 3 hours west to the area south of Carbondale/Glenwood Springs. We didn’t get to the area we were wanting to go until the next morning. Once we got to the areas we had marked on...
