Help me spend my bonus

[WildWill]

i do say this as a joke.

but it's also underlying seriousness.

at least in the hunting space, whenever i come into excess discretionary cash, going hunting is the first priority of its potential use (special apps wyo, additional apps in states i don't usually apply in, pulling the trigger on a NR tag i can draw that i normally wouldn't due to cost, etc.). the priority is rarely if ever things for hunting - there are so few hunting "things" that are "needed."

same goes for things like bikes and stuff. nobody has time to mountain bike anymore; i'd rather spend it on the special draw.

but, if i came into some serious excess discretionary cash, the thing for hunting i would buy that i don't technically need is some high society glass.

Also let's not forget he could wait till @Oak opens up the raffles and buy a fistful of sheep tickets. It's a donation to a worthy cause with the chance of getting a tag of a lifetime.

 

[BackofBeyond]

They say that a couple slowly grow together as they age...

My wife doesn’t age.

She’s also looking over my shoulder.

 

[npaden]

A compromise to a cap would be the undercover armorflex covers. I really like mine and if you need to use the truck bed you just flip it up. If you need to take it off it takes one person like 2 minutes.

Lets you keep crap in the bed and not worry about it getting stolen or rained on.

 

[TOGIE]

Surprised Dave Ramsey hasn’t entered the chat yet

 

[SaskHunter]

Have you considered this?

https://www.unileverfoodsolutions.ca/en/product/hellmann-s-real-mayonnaise-20l-1-count-1-EN-669144.html

 

[trb]

Treat yoself. Get a CO deer tag, shoot it from WA.

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[GrantK]

the money you are talking you could go on a sitka blacktail hunt, high adventure, low buy in...
Personally I'd spend it on a nice rifle with nice glass, I own a bunch of rifles, once I got my hands on a truly nice custom rifle I probably haven't shot more than a dozen rounds through all the others, get a tikka, proof barrel in something easy to shoot, carbon stock, arca rail, brake or suppressor, and nice bipod/tripod setup and it kinda revolutionizes the whole shooting experience.

 

[huntnpack]

Where did you end up on muzzleloaders anyway?

 

[Irrelevant]

Where did you end up on muzzleloaders anyway?

Unconvinced that I actually want to muzzleload hunt. There are sure a lot of horror stories about hitting, even knocking things down, but then still losing them with little to no blood trail.

 

[4ohSick]

or suppressor.

There's an idea that may not have been mentioned. Cheaper than some of the options, but this was my first year hunting with a suppressor and I never want to go back. My vote is Softopper and a can, and you still have beer money left over from the price of a fiberglass cap.

 

[4ohSick]

That's my issue with them. If someone wanted something in it, seems like it would be pretty easy to get it. Half the reason I have a topper is the peace of mind of being able to lock it up.

My feeling is that if somebody wants something bad enough, breaking a window in a topper isn't that much harder than opening a Softopper. Anything to discourage the random walker-by just reaching into an open bed is about as good as anything else, I reckon.

 

[Ben Lamb]

I here these folks do great work in WA for wildlife:

Washington Wildlife First - Home

wawildlifefirst.org

J/K


Combine #1 & 2 with a Seekins Havok PH in 6.5 prc and put a nice Leupold VX6hd 3x18 on it.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Longer range shooting is magnitudes more about the shooter than the rifle or cartridge.

Spend the money more on learning and ammo than gear. A 270s only limitation is lower BC bullets and factory twist rate when compared to options up or down a step in bore size. That said, there are ammo options that will be real close to keeping up with creedmoor wind deflection #'s while beating it easily in drop. The benefit of the 6 and 6.5 creedmoor is quality ammo for cheap and low recoil which makes putting more rounds down range more appetizing. I like the 6 creed for being a little lower recoil and flatter than the 6.5 which allows a shorter barrel and suppressor without velocity getting pretty pedestrian. Frangible high sectional density 6mm bullets kill stuff plenty dead.

You could easily get a 6.5 creed takeoff barrel (I have 2 in the safe) and spin it on your tikka for cheap and spend the $ on ammo and a suppressor.