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    jimbires reacted to TackDriver284's post in the thread Thank you xphunter ( Ernie ) with Love Love.
    A package came from Fed Ex, it was no usual cardboard package, tapped on it and it was solid wooden crate, after opening it, packaged in...
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    jimbires replied to the thread 2026 Antlerless Elk.
    try slightly pushing the plastic tip to the side on some of these bullets . years back I had accubonds in 7mm , that the plastic tips...
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    jimbires reacted to Alderman's post in the thread 2026 Antlerless Elk with Like Like.
    Not the exit wound. The shot was from the front and went to the elk’s left side. It was fortunate to catch a lung which saved this from...
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    jimbires reacted to Shakeyjake's post in the thread 2026 Antlerless Elk with Like Like.
    Good Eating right there! What state still has an open elk season?
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    jimbires reacted to Alderman's post in the thread 2026 Antlerless Elk with Like Like.
    Getting near the end of the antlerless elk season so I was happy to get it done this morning. Rifle is a cheap Savage 270 and the 130...
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    jimbires replied to the thread Green Dot Vs Red Dot Sights.
    I went looking to see if I could find who made the sight with both colors . there's a bunch of them now . sorry guys , I need to...
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    jimbires reacted to wvbuckbuster's post in the thread Squib Load with Like Like.
    Glad you caught it.
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    jimbires reacted to truck driver's post in the thread Squib Load with Like Like.
    Been there done that Jim. But I think mine was more than a squib since mine cycled a fresh round into the chamber and I fired the gun...
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    jimbires reacted to NYDAN's post in the thread And I don't even have the rifle yet! with Like Like.
    Here are the final specs on the 6.5-284 Norma build: Barrel Stainless Steel 1:8 Twist rate Brux No. 3 contour – 26”. These have 4...
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    jimbires replied to the thread Barrel twist.
    at longer distance shooting , a faster twist rate will cause more spin drift . it's just something that you have to figure out .
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    jimbires reacted to SJB358's post in the thread Barrel twist with Like Like.
    I generally don’t worry about too much twist myself. Most good bullets won’t come unglued that I’ve seen under normal use. I think the...
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    jimbires replied to the thread PA elk drawing.
    up until now , it was a $10 application fee to get in each one of the elk draws . so if you applied in all three it cost $30 . I'm...
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    jimbires reacted to salmonchaser's post in the thread PA elk drawing with Like Like.
    Catherine and I have talked about the Kentucky hunt. She was raised there and her people are still there. One of the nephews has applied...
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    jimbires reacted to wvbuckbuster's post in the thread PA elk drawing with Like Like.
    KY might be another option for you. Not sure of the size of bulls that are killed though.
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    jimbires reacted to Charlie-NY's post in the thread PA elk drawing with Like Like.
    It looks like 99% of the paid applications will be unselected. This has got to be a HUGE money maker for the state. I saw something...
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