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Several years ago I suggested to a woman shooter that she consider the Weatherby Camilla. She loves it! Her's is a 308 though. I always liked the idea of a 7-08, but have never yet messed with one. Guy

Backstrap steaks in butter, garlic and black pepper and the hot cast iron frying pan:

The E-Tips do tend to shoot well, particularly with a bit of a "jump" to the rifling. And yes, it sure looks like an E-Tip bullet. Guy

Almost felt bad for the deer, all the deer, when I skinned her out. So little fat! I'd never hunted deer so deep into the winter, it's still a month until spring is officially here, and it may be quite a while after that before food is abundant. Those deer are homing in on the orchard for...

This is actually my fifth mule deer with the Bergers. Three with the 115 grain VLD back in 2008/2009. Then a long gap as I switched to Ballistic Tips almost exclusively for 25 and 30 cal. Then in 2021 I took a fat 3x3 muley at 350 yards with a 180 gr Berger Elite Hunter from my 30-06, then this...

My ol' buddy is pretty much an aging badass... can I say that on this forum? Vietnam veteran, he never claims to be a Navy SEAL, he was part of their support team, handling the boats, making sure the maintenance was carried out. Has some pretty intense war stories 'cause he sure got in some...

Bear, my wife and son were both here. I read aloud some of your comments - particularly the Camry to Lexus to Shopping Cart comparison... And your wife's refusal to concede that the Wilson was worth the price... They were both laughing at your comments. You write well. Thanks for the info on...

That happened fast! Late on Wednesday I got an invite for a mule deer damage control hunt near and on an orchard. The landowner works with a local veterans group and only wants veterans hunting on his property. He says that the veterans have treated his land and his dirt roads with respect. He...

Sometimes Hodgdon, who owns Ramshot now, has load data they don't publish. I'd highly recommend calling them as Grand is such a new powder. Call Hodgdon or Ramshot and ask. Wouldn't surprise me at all if someone has loaded the 257 Wby with Grand and just hasn't published the results yet... I...

OUTSTANDING! Happy for you Dale. That looks like a great rifle. :) Guy

Cowboy, we're all rooting for you! :) Have fun and tag a great elk. Guy

A Ruger Number One! Very cool. The falling block is much shorter than a bolt action so a 24" or even 26" barrel doesn't result in a long rifle. I love the 308 and the 30-06... With a single shot, I think I'd prefer the 30-06... Why not? More suds with the heavy bullets. Yes, a 30-06 can be...

My response is late - you've received some great advice. I haven't taken any great number of elk, only three. One was on a guided hunt in Oregon, one was with a good friend who is a very experienced elk hunter and I may as well have been guided. He wanted to help me get a bull. He did. Another...

Vince - I'm hurting with you. Dad was a WWII Pacific Theater Navy veteran, he passed a couple of years ago. I owe him so much... His older brother, my uncle, was a Marine infantryman who fought on Okinawa. Another uncle was on a ship that got hit with a Kamikaze attack. Dad's business partner...

I've been busting my buddy about that one for nearly 20 years now... We hunted together a lot, then... He had birthday parties which required him... LOL! Guy

Excellent photos! Your 1.4x teleconverter works far better than mine. I've yet to get a photo I'm happy with while using it. That red cardinal (I think) is one sharp looking bird! Don't have any of them around here in Chelan County, Washington. Guy

Re rifles... Varget H4350 Retumbo or some other rather slow burning powder for the magnums. So many other good ones I like to use. Grand is awesome, but so new, and I've already used up all I had for testing. Grrr... I'm completely over the Alliant Reloader rifle powders because they've...

For decades I relied on Bullseye, Unique and 2400 for my handgun loads. Those covered it all, and very well. These days, they're hard to come by. I have quite a stash of Unique, but no 2400 and precious little Bullseye remaining, so I've branched out. Today's handgun loads center around...

I think the only 338 I've ever shot was my guide's 338 Win Mag SAKO with the magazine floor plate taped shut! I'd just dropped the grizzly the second time with the fourth 200 gr Nosler Partition from my 30-06... four shots included one miss, one lousy hit and two that dropped him, all from...