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Giant ground sloth. I read that sloths taste good. My 6.5 Creedmoor should work fine.

I once bought a Russian surplus Nagant revolver. It was in 7.62 nagant caliber. Needless to say, ammo was hard to come by. I did get a box of ammo. The revolver looked pretty nice. It was arsenal reconditioned. I found out that russians must have really strong hands. The trigger pull was very...

I hunted Wyoming for deer this year. Where I went I saw enough deer and was successful. I used up my one preference point for deer. I only have one point for antelope so I'm sitting out this year. If I had points, I would talk to outfitters in the eastern part of the state. There must be some...

Welcome from Wisconsin

I passed on the long range shot in the wind and used my 6.5 PRC Mauser 18 to shoot this one in October in Wyoming

Your Bear looks very nice but your basement is a bit cluttered.

Back in the 70's I was going to college. I ran a trapline in central MN for a parttime job. I was at my folk's cabin on a lake skinning a coon under the floodlight. Suddenly the lights go out and I hear a shrill scream. I must have jumped 2 feet in the air. After 5 or 10 seconds the lights came...

I have mausers in 257 AI, 7x57, 308, and 35 Whelan. Unless you're a hobbyist who loves to tinker with guns all the work will cost more than buying a new Mauser model 18 (if you really want a Mauser). If I had to have a 220 swift I would start with something that didn't need sporterizing...

After reading these posts, I went and ordered a Ruger American Predator in 308.

I have the Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Creedmoor. I love this rifle. It's lightweight and shoots great. I'll admit it's not beautiful but it functions so well. I've shot lots of game with mine and I see it as the best bargain out there. When I first got it, it shot under a moa. After I...

I started hunting when I was 10. It's 60 years later and I still enjoy hunting. I eat what I shoot. I really enjoy just shooting sometimes to see what I can get a gun to do. I gave up bowling and golf to shoot trap. I enjoy hunting big game and small game. I paid for college with a trapline. I...

Last summer I was hanging out at the gun store. They had a used 44 Marlin. I thought to myself, what a nice gun. I eventually brought it home. It has a low power tasco scope with see through rings. I took it to the range and shot some 350 grain loads through it. It worked fine. The loads shot...

I have a 257 AI I had built on a mauser 98. The 98 action is not as long as a long action and longer than a short action. I thought of doing an updated version with a twist for heavier bullets and a modern action. If I did this I decided to use a long action. IMO the advantage of a short action...

Got back from Wyoming last week. I hunted area 15. Although I like to read the Long range hunting posts I'm not a real long range hunter. I took a 252 yard shot with my Ruger American Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor. I use 120 grain TSX Barnes bullets. I was hunting with an outfitter and my hunting...

I had racoons eating the suet and birdseed I put out in my yard. They climbed the tree and stole the suet feeder. Then I chained it to the tree. They still got the suet. Then I put out a cage trap and dogproof traps which I baited with suet. After 7 coons later they did not return.