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35WhelenAI replied to the thread Margin of Error when Calculating Stove Fuel.

From 40 years in Colorado and many, many, many trips to higher elevation... water boils at a lower temperature at higher elevation...

Yesterday at 9:22 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Freeze Dried Foods.

Mountain house is a pretty good bet, for me any warm meal at the end of a day is gonna give me that "X" factor of feeling good inside...

Wednesday at 9:51 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Pressure: when is too much and why?.

Aside from exceptions, rather than rules, velocity equals pressure. Seems some (many) abosolutely "know" (through their experience, not...

Tuesday at 9:49 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Pressure: when is too much and why?.

As an aside, my brother brought a friend from another state with him on our 2nd season elk hunt in Colorado last year. Guy had a 6.5...

Tuesday at 9:30 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Pressure: when is too much and why?.

Wipe the ammo dry before chambering, tape the barrel and leave all the speculation behind as it becomes a non issue. Would not...

Tuesday at 9:20 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread 6.5x284 Hunting rifle?.

The caliber or the cartridge? Two different things. Why wouldn't it be a good option, what gives you pause to ask the question?

Tuesday at 9:17 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Four words that ruin an elk hunt.

Nothing ruins an elk hunt "like pulling the trigger"... Hunt is over boys, work begins.

Tuesday at 9:13 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Pressure: when is too much and why?.

To my eye, the original post has the things I mentioned. Those questions arise in this day and age, particularly on forums, because guys...

Monday at 9:24 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Pressure: when is too much and why?.

It all comes back to the original post. Are you willing to sacrifice reloading components when those aren't what saves your ass if the...

Monday at 7:25 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting.

Your answers are giving me the same conclusion as above. I prefer weight retention for penetration at all angles on elk (hunt them...

Sunday at 10:37 AM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting.

Gotcha, thanks for the post! Are you hunting California primarily and what species are you after?

Sunday at 8:55 AM
35WhelenAI reacted to philcox's post in the thread Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting with Like.

Good catch. I think, that what I was thinking about was just the opposite. I was thinking of fragmenting bullets and folks (no...

Sunday at 8:48 AM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Why Match/Target Bullets For Hunting.

philcox, you asked: "Also, for those of us who are in California, and have to shoot mono, same question: Slower but Heavier, or Faster...

Saturday at 11:04 PM
35WhelenAI replied to the thread 6.8 vs 7SAUM.

OP, why the desire to stay short action? What's the difference between that and the std action? Less than .5" AT MOST? Is that gonna...

Apr 19, 2024
35WhelenAI replied to the thread Bullet choice for 280 AI Accubond 160g vs. Hammer Hunter 143g.

Many more people that read this forum should be concerned about accuracy and not shitting a brick when they are chasing the last few fps...

Apr 16, 2024