Guy Miner
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- Apr 6, 2006
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A long-time friend of mine and co-worker has asked me to teach him to hunt. This should be interesting for both of us. He's a hiker & bicyclist, but for some reason at about 40 years old he's decided he wants to get in on the hunting and fishing scene.
Within the next few weeks we'll take up fly fishing. A brother-in-law gave him a fly rod several years ago but he's never used it. Great excuse for me to get out to some of my favorite waters anyway!
Then, he wants to hunt mule deer this fall! Cool. That's what I do. We've done some shooting together with pistols & AR-15's, and he's safe with a gun, but he's never hunted before, and I don't think he's ever shot a rifle larger than a .223 AR-15.
Have two up for "loan" will have to see how he does with them:
1. .30-06 M1917 .30-06 in a B&C stock with a 6x Leupold sighted in at 200 yards with 165 grain Nosler solid-base or partitions at about 2750 fps. It's a good old rifle, well suited to hard use.
2. .25-06 Rem 700 CDL with a 6x Leupold spitting a 100 or 115 grainer out at well over 3000 fps with either. This is the rifle I've used to take 5 mule deer in the past 5 years. Good thing about it for a beginner is the decided lack of recoil. Generally I keep it sighted in at 300 yards.
I'll haul both of those rifles out to the range with him and see which he likes, then make sure we get out at least once a month for shooting from 50 - 300 yards with them. Should be fun! I find myself looking forward to this. Told him that he could borrow one of my rifles this year to see if he likes hunting, and if he likes it, then he can buy his own darned rifle.
So, it looks like my son and I will have company in deer camp this October!
Within the next few weeks we'll take up fly fishing. A brother-in-law gave him a fly rod several years ago but he's never used it. Great excuse for me to get out to some of my favorite waters anyway!
Then, he wants to hunt mule deer this fall! Cool. That's what I do. We've done some shooting together with pistols & AR-15's, and he's safe with a gun, but he's never hunted before, and I don't think he's ever shot a rifle larger than a .223 AR-15.
Have two up for "loan" will have to see how he does with them:
1. .30-06 M1917 .30-06 in a B&C stock with a 6x Leupold sighted in at 200 yards with 165 grain Nosler solid-base or partitions at about 2750 fps. It's a good old rifle, well suited to hard use.
2. .25-06 Rem 700 CDL with a 6x Leupold spitting a 100 or 115 grainer out at well over 3000 fps with either. This is the rifle I've used to take 5 mule deer in the past 5 years. Good thing about it for a beginner is the decided lack of recoil. Generally I keep it sighted in at 300 yards.
I'll haul both of those rifles out to the range with him and see which he likes, then make sure we get out at least once a month for shooting from 50 - 300 yards with them. Should be fun! I find myself looking forward to this. Told him that he could borrow one of my rifles this year to see if he likes hunting, and if he likes it, then he can buy his own darned rifle.
So, it looks like my son and I will have company in deer camp this October!
