Has anyone found lead shot in their bear meat before? I killed my first black bear in November here in NC and have been slowly working my way through all the meat since then. I was making a roast and found it riddled with lead shot as I was trimming the fat off. Havent found shot in any of...
Can you, yes. Will you ... well that depends on how much effort you put into it between now and then. When I first bought a bow about 5 years ago, it was two years before I felt confident enough with it to hunt an animal but that was mainly because I didnt have a lot of time to practice. Back...
When I was younger I remember waking up late for school. I threw on my clothes, grabbed my bag, and headed out the door. I didn't make it about 50yrds ( I walked to school) when my Mom yelled at me to ask where I was going. I looked at her confused and responded to school only for her to tell...
I completely understand your rationale. I'm in NC and had the same thought a couple years ago before my first western hunt. I ended up picking up a Badlands 2200 for around $150. I also asked questions and had a lot of folks tell me to go with more expensive packs than my budget was...
For the price I'm sure it will do fine; however, being someone that has used that for many years in the Army I'm not a big fan of them. Personally I was surprised when I first started getting into western hunting how much better the commercial packs felt compared to my high dollar military...
Well I've finally got everything working correctly and the issue is resolved. Warne had excellent customer support and went way above and beyond to fix my problem. As I mentioned above they originally sent me a new set of dovetail direct mount rings to try but that didn't fix my problem. I...
I am also a huge Swarovski fan and have the Z5 5-25x52 with ballistic turrent. It is a great scope and amazing glass; however, I kind of wish I had sprung for the X5 or the Nightforce to have the higher adjustment range. Once you set the zero stop on the Z5, you only get one rotation of scope...
I hunt Turkey in TN ever year but not on public. We always hunt private land as there isnt much public around our area. I have a buddy that is a hardcore TN turkey hunter that spends some time on public but most of his time is on private farms that hes gotten permission to hunt on.
However...
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I 2nd this. I have the T3 lite in 30-06. The limbsaver makes a huge difference in felt recoil. I've used the 30-06 to kill deer, elk, bear, and hogs with no problem. I dont reload so I've enjoyed the ammo selection and availability of the 30-06 as well as cheaper ammo which lets me shoot...
Thanks, I was actually already looking at the rail as several people have recommended it. I've been doing a lot of research and apparently we are the only ones that have encountered this problem with various rings that mount directly to the dovetail. I was on a Sako forum earlier where a few...
Its a possibility as any brand can have problems that slip through but with it being a Swarovski scope I'm not to keen on getting rid of it. I've used it for a couple years and its always performed well so if it takes a 20 MOA base that's a lot cheaper option than swapping out the scope. The...
So still working on this with the current type of rings. I contacted Warne to see what they thought and their customer service was great and sent me a brand new set of rings to try. However, the problem actually got worse with the new rings. My turret previously stopped at 500yrds and with...
I had a problem with one of their bags starting to come apart at the seams. I contacted them and without any proof of purchase or even photos, they sent me a brand new one. I 2nd that they have great customer service.
Just a quick update. I've taken everything apart and remounted the scope. I also took it back to mechanical zero. I'm waiting for a couple dry days so I can shoot it and see where its at. Hopefully should be able to go out this weekend.
In the meantime I did pull out the old mounts and...