i currently have over thirty centerfire rifles and the one i use for just about everything is a rem 700 in 6.5x55sweade its mild recoiling and hits plenty hard if i was strictly going for elk/moose/bears than my rem700 .300winmag gets the nod ishoot 129gr hor.sst in the sweade at about 2970fps...
heavy vs light
leave that heavyass savage in the truck and take the 7-08 your actually fine with ethier one but personally the i would take the 7-08 just because you might have to walk a bit and a twelve #rifle gets real heavy i used to hunt whitetails a lot with a rem sendaro and its just to...
was at my local cabelas today looking thru the bargin cave and found a new pair of cabelas/miendal western guides for $147.99 and then to top it off i was looking thru the used gun rack and found a near mint rem.513t for $339.00 plus tax couldnt get my money out fast enough
trold groth and backpack hunter are right get a bag rated a little colder you will sleep better trying to wear extra clothes doesnt work more clothes means less loft in bag and a straight jacket effect
yeah i spent the first night wadded up in the bottom of my bivybag every time i moved i sunk a little deeper needless to say it was a cold sleepless night
just got back from 1st diy backpack hunt in colorado and tent/floorless shelters suck couldnt find a level spot for my shelter anywhere and going to try a hammock would like to hear any thoughts on the subject
Slumberjack nightfall 3 just got a nightfall 2 and so far really like it it has a nest you can take out and just use the flylike a floorless tent you should be able to get for under $250.00 I JUST LOOKED ON CAMPMOR AND ITS $139
the alaskan hunters will be just fine with the socks you have ive used a pair for many years bty i tried the mountain extremes and while i loved the boot they did not fit my foot worth a damn
forgot overkill metal church and one of the best slayer just about anything fast and heavy bty you know what you get when you play country backwards -you get you wife dog money etc back nascar -non athletic sport centered around rednecks