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Witold, beautiful rifle. I‘m sure the two of you have had many memorable hunts. It’s good to have familiar friends of blued steel and wood I believe. It’s getting rarer by the day. Thank you for sharing.

Most I know of are, but if a western state put in a 6.5mm minimum, I’d like to know.

Your 338lm will do an excellent job. Won’t kill them any deader than any 300, but will hit them with quite a bit more authority. It’s really about your ability to shoot it well, which you have dialed in, and then carry it if you are in the mountains. If you will be at altitude and in rugged...

I'm not aware of a western state that has this restriction. I hunt elk in the western USA, will have 3-4 bull hunts coming up in various western states, I'd like to know which states have this rule? I believe some of the newer elk hunts in the east have a 270 minimum, Kentucky I believe, but if...

I know some remove the reflex for hunting and/or use a shorter can for the hunt. I’m waiting on a Silencer Co. Scythe Ti that will see some hunting. If I could find the AB’s in stock, I‘d probably get a Raptor 8 or a 10 with a big reflex for the range.

Curious what cartridge and bullet you used? We have had zero issues with moderate weight cup and core bullets or lighter weight premium bullets placed through the heart lung area. We employ these similarly to what I’ve heard is done in Africa with the 6.5x55 and 7x57 cartridge's. Our last two...

I’d shoot the 30-06 or 6.5 PRC. Elk are not particularly difficult to kill as long as the first shot is placed well. I’ve taken a bunch myself and assisted on lots of the things. Most taken cleanly with 270 Win class cartridges. Not that the larger choices are bad, they aren’t, as long as you...

Have used them and others similar at the range. They all worked great.

Some great deals to be had on chrono’s because the new Garmin is the easy button. Any will work for occasional use.

Lots of good ideas. Another thought. I’d inspect the back side of the claw extractor, look for a burr or odd bend or something preventing it fully snapping into place.

2019 Tundra. Cab space, reliability and all old out of date well proven technology, it's perfect because everything works. Were I to do it again, I'd look for a 16 - 18 to have the better transmission cooler and still have the 38 gallon gas tank.

I use a bunch of them for filleting fish and boning game. Very good blades, especially for the $.

Batch of knives headed to some soon to be happy hunters in Oregon, USA. Two with upgraded handles of spalted hackberry with buffalo horn. Mini skinners and Chamois hunters.

We do all the processing on most game we take. Including a variety of sausages. Only use a processor if unseasonably warm and humid and can’t get home to process within a day.

Congrats! Same story in SE MT as far as deer numbers. We have rested the ranch we hunt for two years now. Where there were hundreds, you are lucky to see 5. Drought then blue tongue hit them hard and last winter was beyond brutal.

You are on the right path. As I've often said if it took ft lbs to kill, arrows wouldn’t. As long as you accurately place a properly constructed bullet of adequate mass for the chosen quarry, within its designed velocity envelope, stuff dies. Ft lbs has little if anything to do with wounding...

I use 5x to just over 400 yards while hunting. Too much power makes it harder for me. I’ve practiced enough with my crossed sticks that I am good to just over 350 sitting, but if over 200 I prefer an attached bi-pod or being prone. I do sort of load my sticks a little, like one would a bi-pod...

Have had stellar results with 117 interlocks, 115 and 120 partitions, 115 ballistic tips, and 120 fusions. All on game up to and including cow elk. Shots from bow range to over 350. I have used 100 ballistic tips, but up close they create quite a splash”, but kill effectively.

Those are generally good rugged scopes and holding up to the constant dialing very well. They tend to be calibrated accurately too so one can rely on the moa/mil input. Have fun.

From the west coast, I favor Dungeness crab in a Cajun style boil. I pull them out and cover with ice to cool them immediately to avoid drying out. Eaten when still warm or later when cold, that’s my fav. Scallops and very fresh raw Kumamoto oysters are contenders too.

I was told this after my thread was deleted. “There will be no discussion on AH regarding Garry or his knives. ”. So hopefully that is a help and won’t get me in any trouble.

With your current battery and a desire for no overlap, 338-06 is where I’d go. I say that while fully enamored with my 9.3x62 and it’s ballistic twin the 35 Whelen.

Agreed. I learned the hard way about touch screens.

Garmin is what I use and recommend. If using in bad weather the models with buttons are good. Otherwise a touch screen can work fine too. I prefer the tactile certainty a button gives me. Especially if things get cold, wet and/or sticky.

Funny. Maybe 841 is taking some lessons from the Killer Whales near Spain that are biting off rudders and sinking some boats.

I’d be sourcing the rings with inserts. Burris used to make some, others may now too. Anyway, they come with several different inserts that fit snuggly inside the ring that can correct elevation and help.

Do you use Burris scopes, personally or at the shop? If so how do they do?

Believe some models from SWFA also passed his tests. The 6x42 SS, 3-9x42 SS HD and possibly the 3-15 SS.

The Nosler Reloading manual shows both bullets together with one set of loads, so you are good. Where folks get in trouble switching bullets is where the bearing surfaces and/or constriction are different enough, singly or together, to materially impact pressure.

From that list, Seekins. Although I can make a case for a Tikka and spend more on the scope. The others are more hit and miss on accuracy in my experience. The Browning X-bolt would be a good choice to add too.

As to which boom stick is best over 1k, probably come down to the fastest barrel twist. You are running into the reasons the 6.5 CM, the PRC cartridges, and a number of others came about. Also the larger the bullet the easier it is to see where it splashes if you are not on target. That and...

Pretty area. Sounds like quite a challenge. You may want to factor in spin drift and Coriolis effect too. Especially if you are trying any of those longer shots over 1K. But at 1k they will have an effect. I hadn’t considered the high humidity, that may start tipping the scales to the higher BC...

I’d run a ballistic calculator for both bullets at the hi and lo velocities. Then compare the expected drop “error” due to velocity variation for a given bullet at 1k. Hi - lo for the same bullet = what I’ll call drop “error”. Compare that to the wind drift difference for both bullets at hi and...

In that case the 195 gr. load has promise. If it holds 1moa or close to it with 10 or better yet 20 shots and a SD in the single digits, Ron could be in trouble. For beating buddies, you can usually get away with a little more error, both in accuracy and SD. So I’d bet a 10 shot 1 1/4 moa ish...

Have fun with it. I shoot to 600 yards, so I can get away with fairly large SD’s and if I can make fair wind calls I am shooting OK. That practice really helps me hunting when faced with 350 - 400 yard shots, which is almost my limit. 1K is a whole different game. It can get humbling fast.

Your instincts are spot on. Once you get way out there, the velocity variation, or more properly standard deviation, becomes a major component. If your SD varies much, the further you shoot the more vertical stringing you will see regardless of inherent rifle accuracy. The other huge factor is...

Some bench rest shooters call it the bullet going to sleep. I have seen it once, I think. My rifle shot OK, not great at 100, just under 2”, but at 200 it held the same group size. 2” at 200 I’ll take, to 300+ things opened up per usual. Go figure.

Thought the current model R’s had angle comp. They call it equivalent horizontal distance.

Try some LRX’s, 139 or 145 grain offerings. My 280 shoots the 145’s well and they open faster than the TTSX.

Agreed. I regret selling a Savage 99 in 358. But he wanted it much much much $$$ more than I wanted to keep it. Still have my BLR in 358. It hits hard with 225’s and 250’s.

Happens. Live and learn. I had to cut my hunting teeth solo. Lived and learned too, young and ignorant.

Yes they are. That’s a good bullet too. But for that area, is it bear free?

Or use the wrong bullet.

It’s not a bad idea. Drive the price of 243’s down. I’d buy a few more. It’s a great cartridge. Anything one could sensibly do with a .257 bullet, one can do with a .243, with the caveat of the right bullet. Too many 243 big game horror stories are a result of the wrong bullet choice. That’s on...

I have a light single shot 12 ga slug gun. NEF/H&R I forget. Was trying to find a reasonably accurate slug gun for a youth hunt 25 years ago. It’s no fun to shoot. For shipping and $100 you can be the next proud owner and see if your dental fillings are still secure. Trust me, if they are not...

If it doesn’t, I‘d be carrying a short barreled 12ga stuffed with stout slugs. Are those allowed? My friend looked up while fishing in AK, big brown in full charge towards him. He’s knee deep fishing. Dropped his pole, swung the 12ga around and stopped him with one shot at about 10’. Zero idea...

Only in places. Listened to a UT biologist a couple days ago, decent fawn survival of collared fawns in some areas, almost 0 is parts of NE. Collared doe survival varied greatly by area too. Even NE, one spot 20%, another 80%, both in NE.

Phil Shoemaker allowed the 270 as a min for Brownies. He said anything smaller was a stunt. That would be with him as a guide backing things up. Suspect he preferred a little more bullet weight, but he was OK with it. As I recall, neither bullet weight or bullet type were specified. Grizz are...

I recall that or a very similar article. Seems it was whitetails in TX? Memories fade, but the 25-06 performed the best. Actually matches my results with game up to the size of Mule Deer. 117 gr. Hornady InterLock performed very well for me. But any 115-120 gr. bullet I used worked well. Would...