Well put JLS, after 30+ years of owning DD’s I firmly buy into the fact that the kennel makes the difference in both the GWP as well as the DD.
i have found that I spent more time finding the kennel and owner that had a similar goal to mine In what I wanted in a dog.
Due diligence and having a...
I had a friend have a really close call with a refilled one pounder when we were hunting in Saskatchewan. It started leaking and caught on fire while in a box blind. Luckily he pitched the whole works out the door and it went out but kept leaking til gas was gone.
I don’t use refilled...
I picked up an Encore recently also in 7mm-08. I had it at the range and it shot 1-1/2 to 2 inches with factory core lokts but I couldn’t get it zeroed to 200 yards as I ran out of elevation. My sources say a lot of Encores need shimming to shoot longer distances but I’m still researching.
I am...
As far as packing your rifle for shipment I would recommend that you buy an inexpensive hard rifle case. I bought a rifle from one of the Hunttalkers a while back and that’s how he sent it. Best and safest shipping idea ever!
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All of the above advice is spot on, don’t run or drive either one until it’s all done.
Better to spend 2-300$ on each machine for prevention than have a really expensive cure
I agree with Fin on the Stormfront, was on a seven day moose hunt in Newfoundland and it blew and poured and blew and poured and then snowed and blew and rained even more. My stormfront was my best piece of gear on the hunt. The other guys rain gear was so heavy they could hardly stand wearing...