If the rifle fits You, then Go forth and slay many, many critters !
Right here/Right know, a 7/08 is more capable than you are in about 99.75% of the time....
Whooo'da Thunk...I survived 'Nam when I was too young to know I was that stupid, then volunteered for 'The Storm" and again, aside of a sprained ankle, all was well. Now I'm in an elongated transition of retiring (again, for good, again).
But that's not what this is about. My nephew wanted to...
I let Bruno out to the back yard a few hours ago. Somehow he jumped the fence. If found, just offer Bruny a Peanut butter anything and he'll follow you anywhere. I'll come and get him ASAP, but I won't be held responsible for his 'patty's' so to speak. You can use them this winter in the fireplace.
I know that there is a very large number of the OYOA that live & hunt west from the rest of us. This is a bit long, so feel free to skip forward at your discretion, BUT how-some ever here are hunting conditions in the deep south. It's different.
I feel for ya Brother. I've had two homes built, so I know that dance. Went with a Townhouse this time. My age is showing, No: grass cutting, snow shoveling, replacing roof shingles, Climbing two stories on a ladder to paint...
We do the same thing whenever out on a deep sea boat. "One to the East, One to the West, North & South....and one to the fish that will grace our family table".
Today was a good day. Everyone knows that moving is stressful, but when you can't locate stuff that you Know should be there, it creates even more anxiety. After a week of 'Where The Hell is it", I found two big ones. One was in the car that got bumped into a niche I normally wouldn't look...
I had lower back surgery a few moons back. Just a couple weeks at home with both my wife & my Mother Hen'ing the BaGeezes out of me over all the "Don't do That's" I called my best man at my wedding and told him to rescue me. 2 days later he shows up, in the Jeep, and against the hurricane force...
I've not heard too many espouse that load as a tack driver. Plain Jane Green/Yellow box Rem 140 gr ammo does well enough for many, as well as White box Winchesters.
I'm a hand loader, so I tinkered until I decided to stop wasting time, effort, & money and settled on "my" load. Still I've got a...