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All, I'm looking at doing another spring bear hunt in Idaho in late May to early June, but I don't want to use a guide this time. However, that creates a conundrum for me as I don't have: A tent A tent stove Pack animals Tack etc. Want to do a 2 bear area for myself and one or two others...

Well, folks, I'm torn. S&W now has a lever rifle, the Model 1854, in 44 Rem Mag. Sown here: https://www.smith-wesson.com/1854 What I like: It's stainless. It has a 1:20 twist. It comes with a peep sight. It has integrated sling studs. It's not absurdly heavy. It has a large loop. It has...

Okay ladies and gents, I have a problem that I am now ready to ask for help on. As of this morning, I have now missed six really easy bow shots on deer from a ground blind; I'm talking 20-25 yards. Now, at least these are complete misses, but I am trying to figure out why the heck this is...

Went out early this afternoon about 1:00 and saw two deer, does, standing in the back yard in a steady rain. Came back about 2:30 and there were two different does feeding along about the same spot, just a bit away, again in the rain. Clearly those deer have never read a hunting magazine or...

Well friends, I was out today taking a look at a CVA Scout in 45-70 that showed up locally to me. I decided to pass on it as there was a lot of slop/ movement on the forestock, and I was worried how long it would hold up under the type of loads I would want it for. Also present was a Mossberg...

All, One of my go-to providers of projectiles has pulled .277 165gr Nosler ABLR. Link here: RMR Bullets I don't have a .270 of any type, but I thought I would pass it along. They are also having a holiday sale, and always do free shipping. Like I said, they are one of my go-to places.

Yes, you read that correctly. Link here: Henry Big Boy Revolver. I think they look amazing, myself. Don't think I'll be buying one anytime soon, but man, classy.

And I thought all those boating accident stories were made up ;) https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/nyc-fisherman-finds-gun-cache/

Learned colleagues, I was in a LGS the other day with my accountant and she discovered she was enamored to a Savage Axis XP Compact (youth), which was available in two calibers; .243 and 7mm-08. She is going to research which one she wants more, and then ask me what I think, and ultimately...

Learned colleagues, as I think I've said a few times before, one of my dreams is to have a battery of rifles in (all) the cartridges based off the 30-06. Well, all the SAAMI ones, anyway, and that means probably some custom work. Then I found a company called Randy's Custom RIfles, out of...

All, I was rifling through my loading stuff the other day, and I turned up two boxes each of Barnes X (of some type) bullets, in .35 cal., which I bought several years ago from a store that was closing its gun department. Two of them are 200 grain, and two are 225 grain (in case anyone...

I'm sure some of you have had this experience, but this morning was a bit odd for me. Had a couple of does bound into the clear about 45 yards from me. The first caught me off guard, and was running hard, flag up. The second, the larger of the pair, came charging in a few seconds later, but...

Forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere. The new R-Marlin 1895G is out. MSRP is $1,149.

If this was someone else's post, I'd be asking you to try and spot the deer/ bear/ moose/ squirrel/ wombat/ narwhal/ platypus in the picture. Not me, though. This right here is a nice picture of some bushes; one of 1,539 taken by my trail camera in the last few days. Seems like the...

All, I'm looking for some help checking my logic with a load. The wife is looking to hunt in earnest starting this fall. She did a few days last year and liked it (no luck), so I am looking to do up a custom load for her. My goal is to put something together that will impart maximum shock...

Ladies and gentlemen, By way of public service announcement, I will remind you all to make sure the drain is shut BEFORE pouring powder into the hopper of your dispenser. Okay, so a few weeks back, I was an idiot and ended up spilling a couple of ounces of Blue Dot on my reloading bench. The...

Well, in spite of my humorous pic, I did, in fact, just return from Idaho 12. This is my hunt report for my first ever bear hunt, and first ever bear. Arrival day at the outfitter base camp was sunny and 74 degrees. We spent that evening getting to know each other (there were four in my...

All, I have a Rock Island (Armscor) 1911 in 10mm which has an issue with the slide sometimes not going all the way into battery while firing. (pistol review here: https://forum.nosler.com/threads/rock-island-armscor-m1911-a1-fs-tac-ii-10mm.43349/) My assumption has been that one or more springs...

A few years back I wanted a 1911 in 10mm, and my budget was limited, so I ended up with a factor new Rock Island 1911 A1. MSRP was in the $650 range, and I think I paid a little less than that out the door, including tax. I haven't shot it much, but recently had it out (today) so I thought I...

All, This morning I was doing up some work on mixed brass 44 Mag. I found that the Herters brass had primer pockets too small for CCI 300 primers. I could force them in, but it shaved the sides of the cup off and left cup material on the top of the pocket; sort of like loading cast and not...