Honest 1/2" 5 shot groups all day long bone stock rifle... FN SPR in .308. Burris 3x10x50 scope on cheap azz weaver mounts. The only thing I have done was adjust the trigger down to 2 pounds. No bedding. My handloads. It just plain flat out shoots. I even have a few targets from back in...
I will throw another 4 or 5 votes for the Meindls. I currently have 4 pair of Menidls. A pair of black duty boots I wear in my shop that are going on 10 years old and I was just telling my wife I need to replace them. Two pair of the Cabelas, one "Hiker" 9 inch and one 11 inch, both are 10...
Everything comes out, water reservoir gets a good washout, inventory what batteries need replaced or what spares were used, etc... then the essentials get loaded back in (knife, TP, Tag pouch,) as I use the pack for shed hunting and any other walk abouts in the woods.
I will be 47 this spring and already have plans in place to be done at 59 ( or sooner ). Our youngest will be 18 at that time and we plan on having a summer residence somewhere in the Rockies and a winter place on a beach somewhere. It is a good compromise for both of us. 401k's, we own three...
But a word of caution... it can get quite addicting.
My first knife I made about 2.5 years ago from an old sawmill blade of 8670 steel, some 50 year old walnut and little bitty 1x30 belt grinder.
And fast forward to last night and I am now forging my own Damascus by hand ( not forge press)...
Growing up fishing Lake Erie, the Cormorants took over the islands (West Sister, Middle Sister) and their excrement was so acidic it basically destroyed the vegetation.
As a knife maker, I suggest if you decide to make it yourself grab some extra wood and practice drilling out the integral recess, buy/make a broaching tool and have at it. It would suck to ruin your antler by making a mistake the first time around.
Buying a finished blank from already...
And don't forget NM charges more for trophy units/hunts that typically have lower odds odds to draw, but the odds of finding a giant are higher. These are called the HD ( High Demand) hunts.
So I am old enough ( 47) to remember hunting before alot of the electronics came into play. I remember back when the kid from Iowa shot that huge non typical and reading about it. If I remember correctly the farm had cams set up all over and they literally said something to the effect of they...
Yes. We have 4 under the age of 13 with the youngest in Kindergarten. I am fortunate that I have worked from a home office for 20 years( automotive manufacturer rep), but with all 4 kids home it has been a challenge. I have always been a hands on dad and both my parents were teachers.
The...
Man. I procured 99% my guns before I got married. She knew what I had. Same as I knew about her shoes. Has she bought a few since then ( 15 years ago)??? probably... Have I bought a few guns ??? yes...
Have you thought about a setup that has the metal box and cablelock? I purchased a couple covert cameras probably 9 years ago with that set up and have never had one messed with, and this was after loosing 2 cam's on public land. To get them they would have to lug bolt cutters with them.
Hey Dave I don't have a website, I use Instagram and Facebook mostly.
My IG and Fbook account is 4ladyblades. Making knives is NOT my primary source of income, and my prices reflect that. I am more into the art and metal work than trying to get rich off of it. A normal hunting knife, like...
Looking good Devon! 50 plus knives in and I am still learning and making mistakes.
Here are a few more that I have shipped out. These just returned from a brown bear hunt off the Alaskan coast and according to the customer it skinned out a brown bear, 3 or 4 Blacktails, and a ton of ducks...
Do yourself a favor and install a pull chain or something on the latch that holds the door closed.. believe me when I say your fingertips will be thankful! :).
I have the same stove and really like it. Don't close off the air vent too much or you will get the dreaded choo choo train huff and...
That my grandpa, who was a 50 year machinist who taught me how to use my hands and think through a problem before jumping all in, lived two miles away for 32 years of my life. Talking to him, playing cards with him, or just sitting at their kitchen table having a cup of coffee and talking...
The Farm we have permission on is based on us only taking does. Long story short the farm is leased for buck hunting, but they have zero interest in harvesting does. We have permission from landowner who is a great friend and Lessee to take up to three does a year. 500+ acres it is hardly a...