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I was13 but I am not sure TV was even available here in Alaska. If it was there was only one channel and it was taped and that was two week delayed. I know for darn sure our family did not have one yet.

35 Whelen with 250 grain Hornady at around 2400 fps has worked well for a bunch of deer, caribou,moose and about eight brown bears over the years. Unless one is shooting long range I see no benefit to higher speeds. In fact it seems to me those bullets are more likely to have failures at higher...

I have a bunch of outboards from all the major brands so not brand loyal. I think all the major makers today all build good products. For me the most important thing is the local dealer. In this part of Alaska Suzuki is the clear cut winner. Just had them work on my 15 year old 9.9 kicker and...

Ralt71 that is a great story! Made me remember hunting with my dad, sure do miss him.

Just for my education how does the cost of a pole barn compare to building with 2X walls. I am thinking about the added cost when you want to have finished wall inside and outside. And you need backing of some sort to hang shelves off of. My shop is a metal building and over the years I have put...

I like the floor heat well enough I did it in my house also. The only downside is it takes a while to make a temperature change. The upside is even at below zero when the power goes out it takes a while for the house to cool down. I have a Toyo heater that takes car of rapid temp changes.

If you don't want to mess with it storing it 200-300 feet down in Davey Jones locker works pretty well.

Over 30 years ago I built a same size shop but with 18 foot walls. Looking back there are a number of things I would do different but one thing I would not change is the heating system. I put infloor radiant heating in the shop and it works great. The heat is much more even and when you go...

That gun is pretty high on my wish list. Be interesting to see what you think of it after some use.

I keep thinking I would like to have one in 357 but no clue as to brand.

7mag and 375W for me. For what ever reason the 300 and 338s that I have owned or shot were not very pleasant. The exception to that was 338 made by Rifles Inc. Should have bought that one from him as it was like shooting a 270.

Bunch of 22 LR rifles 5- 223 two semi and three bolts 2-35 Whelen 2- 411 Thornton

And as we all know putting the bullet where it belongs trumps power every time. One of my fathers best friends was named Larry. Larry and his wife were bear hunting and one evening right before it got dark Larry shot a good sized brownie. It was a good hit but the bear made into a big patch of...

I have never even seen a 9.3x62 that I can remember so I can not commit on them. As for the Whelen I have used mine for over 40 years in Alaska as did my father before me. It has done the job every time so what more is needed? If I were to go to Africa for game where the Whelen is not legal I...

I see some sitesthat have primed brass for sale. Some of them have both primed and un-primed. The price difference is not much and with the cost of primers the primed brass is cheaper. That is what caused me to ask.

Is there any problem with getting primed brass shipped? I am in Alaska so it might be different for me than for some of you folks.

I was glad these guys stayed out of her roses last summer.

My wife is an animal lover and really does not like me to hunt. Last fall a moose got into her roses and she allowed as it would be ok if it were to end up in the freezer. Funny how things change.

This is easy for me. Hunting Kodiak for Blacktail out of a skiff with my dad. Cruising along the beach and saw a deer and after coming to a halt told dad to shoot it. Dad took a shot and smooth missed. I sat there stunned for a moment as I had never seen him miss an animal. I stood up and said...

I have not used a 44 to kill any animal so no help there. I have used a 7TCU on a bunch of Blacktail and that worked just fine. This past fall my BIL shot a 65 inch bull moose in the chest twice with a 357 158 jhp. He said the moose did not even flinch. It had been shot with a 300 mag and did...