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    Pics of wood and blues steel rifles

    Winchester 94 30-30 manufactured between 1905-06. Based on serial number. Old Marble #6 front sight This old gun belongs to my dad. We have a handful between us, but this is hands down my favorite centerfire levergun when it comes to cool factor.
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    Which 30-30 Ammo would you choose

    Which one does your rifle prefer? Your rifle will tell you which one it likes. Terminal performance wise, I doubt you will see much difference. If you can afford to do so, you can always get both, determine which works best and sell the others. I guarantee you will not have a problem selling...
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    Pics of wood and blues steel rifles

    The kid and her wood stocked T3 308
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    Pics of wood and blues steel rifles

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    Pics of wood and blues steel rifles

    This was taken on the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge in Montana
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    What’s the gnarliest situation you’ve been in while hunting?

    I told my old Redhead ex-girlfriend to "Calm Down".... Doc said I was lucky.
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    light weight hunting knives

    I spare no expense. A couple $8 Mora knives and an ultra light 5 dollar sharpener that I might use to touch up the edge, which takes all of about 1 minute is what I use these days. I do have a Havalon that if I remember to put in, I will use it to get the hide off. But primarily, I just use a...
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    155 Scenar performance on game?

    In the picture above, where I recovered the bullet (the 615 yard cow 20" T3 on top of it), based on my drop chart had a velocity around 1800fps, and still gave complete broadside penetration from the shoulder to the offside hide. Its further out than I am normally comfortable shooting that...
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    Ohhhhh.......riiiiiiight.

    Nobody was hurt, the rifle did not discharge when it impacted the ground. Stuff is just stuff and she is OK and did not fall out of the tree herself or get injured in a safety harness or some other mess. Things could have been way worse. Count your blessings. Hang that stock on the wall of...
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    6.5 Creedmoor vs .308 Win

    I have T3s in both and under 500 yards you would be hard pressed to tell any difference in the real world. The .308 can take much heavier bullets, which I prefer for elk/larger game. The 6.5 has less recoil. The .308 has a much wider variety of components. The .30 caliber components are...
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    155 Scenar performance on game?

    Another Elk the kid punched with her 20" .308 and a Scenar a couple years ago: Hard to argue the results. Though it is the internet and some guys will argue anyways.. :)
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    155 Scenar performance on game?

    Lots of elk here with the 155 Scenar, mostly from my little 20" T3. Mule deer as well. They tend to pencil through on smaller stuff like coyotes, as they have a pretty thick jacket. I did not use my .308 this year. Instead I used a 6.5 CM. The ELD-X bullets did not impress me, but not much info...
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    Need a lighter, longer range deer rifle - Update @ No. 74

    I appreciate the kind gesture. I have enough components, Time is the real commodity I lack (like most of us). I did get up to my cabin and look around this last weekend and there were no shortage of elk, both cows and bulls, out. We shall see how it works out here pretty soon.
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    Bullet type for all big game, all ranges

    I can't recall if its ok to link to another forum or not. If it is not, forgive me and I will take down the link. This link is to a thread on the Campfire Forum called Deceased By Scenar. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4977783/all/Deceased_via_Scenar_bullet_pix...
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    Rattle Can Rifle Camo

    In the early 2000s Tikka imported the Tikka T3 Varmint in .308. I picked one up, then they changed a couple minor details, called it a "Tactical" and charged about $250 more. I was thankful to have picked up an early one when the were around $400. The stock has been Kryloned a couple times and...
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