Shot one deer with the 75gr bthp. Did what it’s supposed to do.
No reason to use it again. was shooting Sage rats with it all day and didn’t feel like changing zero.
“I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on specific units with decent numbers of deer and opportunities to get back away from the truck and camp in the backcountry?”
Hardly one size fits all in life.
But for most equations Butler creeks are pretty good value. If you have a problem with them coming open, trim the tabs down a bit and put a bit of gasket sealant to snug up fit if need be.
You shouldn’t need a barrel vice if ur barrel is a throwaway. Use a pipe wrench.
use a piece of tape on back of go gauge as ur no go gauge...
Depending on ur level of expertise, you might want to start each piece of the puzzle at a time. Getting actions to feed and all that can be a pain...