You have to set up where they were yeaterday. If they’re in the southwest corner of a field or pond, set up there. Scouting is key unless you want to get up at 4am to rot.
And coffee. The coffee decoy get them everytime
I use a carbon fiber cleaning rod with a timney jag and a bore guide on my original 93 marlin. Muzzle to breach
Then take a small diameter nylon rod, drill and tap to jag threads. Heat and bend so you can clean the chamber from the breech. Takes some time but works
Here’s as far as I’ve gotten as money has been allocated elsewhere at the moment. Hope to finish it this winter.
Just needs a trigger, optics and the stock finished
Sunday was an epic dad day.
Oldest:
Pitched his first inning and struck all 3 out. Then proceeded to hit his first home run…
Youngest:
Got up on skis for the first time and had a heck of a baseball game.