Recent content by kujuak

it is very reassuring that someone else finds taxidermy costs have gotten very high.rising costs, lowering product value have convinced me to keep my money in my pocket more than in years past.

I got my best mule deer last November and thought about getting a shoulder mount. I haven't gotten anything worthy of mounting fora few years/I am old enough that I can remember 10 cent candy bars so I always have to temper my opinions on what "costs way too much". But the cost for a deer...

Old dog learns new trick. I discovered the hard way that I should be using a Small base sizing die for my SSG 69 loading. I had been using one for 40 years because I bought a SB die set way back when , I was loading for my AR10 back when my government was not afraid of them. I had no issues with...

OOPS! replied to the wrong post. I will delete.

Pray tell what brand of brass are you using for these loads.

I have put older steel receiver sights on most of my older lever rifles. I prefer those with target knobs for the ease of adjusting sights without tool/coin. I think in general the old Redfields are the nicest. I got mine off eBay years ago. On my most shot rifles I replace the standard aperture...

Moose hunt costs went up a lot a decade or so ago.I hunted elk/moose/Stone sheep with the same BC outfit for 8 years. Moose was always seen as a bonus animal on an elk hunt as elk were a much more difficult hunt and more desired. Over that time I took 6 moose. I took them when they presented...

I have experienced a slow barrel in my Tikka 3Tx 6.5 Creedmoor.Great accuracy but my loads and factory ammo are all 100fps or more slower than the same ammo in my AI/AT with a Gradous barrel. Ah for the good old days when we didn't have convenient, easy to use chronographs. Ignorance was indeed...

Mighty Armory decapping dies work well for me, use for decapping lots and lots of crimped primer brass. 308 and 223 brass, once fred free at my range for picking upmoff the ground if you show up the day after government lads use the range for training.Have not broke one yet.

I use my SSG69 as my back up rifle on some hunts. I have been using Federal .308165 Premium as the ballistics matched the dial on the ZF 69 scope. I am down to less than a full box of that old ammo (15 years or a bit more old). I have the following bullets on hand, all 165gr -Nosler 165gr...

200gr Hornady FP,H4831sc, Winchester brass, 4th sizing. 100yds,Redfield receiver sight,77 y.o. eyes,1948 Winchester 71,2450fps ;)

Two 2x4" 6' long boards, lean on tail gate, pull animal in.I pack a come along in case things get ugly.Not elegant, but cheap and gets the job done for me.

I feel your pain. I was walking around looking for a glassing spot the day before season opening on bighorn sheep (and mule deer). I came up over a rise at the top of the mountain and came face to face (20ft at most) with the largest , widest mule deer I have ever seen. It was like a Saturday...

What I want to know is how did we pull off those hunts without Smart Phones, map apps, ballistic apps? Must have been a series of minor miracles I guess. :)

Pray tell, what brass was used for this load?? I have a bunch of Big Game I bought for loading 7.62x54R loads. Thanks!