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    KIFARU Hellbender & Stryker XL Frame Fit

    It's definitely a compromise pack. I used it on a 7 day backpack hunt with a dry bag, had to unload most of the pack into the bag to get weight distributed. A month later I packed out a 16ft ladder and an additional hang on a mile+ back in deep snow. It handled that awkward load perfectly. It...
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    KIFARU Hellbender & Stryker XL Frame Fit

    It can be a little annoying that the bag doesn't cinch up tight to the meat shelf. What I've done on a few occasions is route the top compression strap behind the frame between the shoulder strap and load lifter, so I'm attaching them to opposite side of where they are designed to attach. I...
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    WTS Bartlein 6.5 Heavy Palma & Criterion 6.5 MTU blanks

    Price update. This is the only place I have these listed. I want one of these gone to a good home. Shoot me an offer.
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    WTS Bartlein 6.5 Heavy Palma & Criterion 6.5 MTU blanks

    I'm not trying to hard to sell these. Still available. If your interested shoot me an offer.
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    Kenetrek Guide Ultra vs Everstep - Now a review of the Guide Ultra

    One more thing I have been fighting planters facetious in my left foot. For me these boots and insoles really help. On day 4 or 5 I had moment at about 4pm that I realized I hadn't thought about my foot all day. Granted it still bugged me, but for brief moment when it mattered most, I was...
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    Kenetrek Guide Ultra vs Everstep - Now a review of the Guide Ultra

    I ended up buying the Guide Ultra. Long story short they saved my hunting season. I spent the month of October breaking them in. I feel like it took about 30 miles to break them in, but they were comfortable out of the box. As far as initial fit goes, I couldn't feel a difference between...
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    Kenetrek Guide Ultra vs Everstep - Now a review of the Guide Ultra

    Thanks for the reply, which do you have guides or everstep? Planning on placing an order today. I plan on breaking them in for roughly a month before I have a 9 day+ SD mule deer hunt at the end of November. I've also been fighting planters facetious, which has led to knee pain. All...
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    Kenetrek Guide Ultra vs Everstep - Now a review of the Guide Ultra

    I am getting ready to order a pair of boots. Just wanted to check and see if anybody had a comparison between these two. I have terrible ankles. So the ankle supports are what I'm looking for. I tried on a pair of Mountain Extremes and they fit well. Support wasn't what I needed...
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    WTS Bartlein 6.5 Heavy Palma & Criterion 6.5 MTU blanks

    I have 2 barrel blanks I only need 1. Your choice. 6.5mm Barrel .256 x .264, 5R Rifling, 1-8.0 twist, S.S. Bartlein #12 but @ 26" finish, 27" blank $3̶7̶5̶ $325 shipped. Lower 48. Criterion 6.5mm 1-8 twist MTU profile 26" length. $̶3̶5̶0̶ $300 shipped. Lower 48.
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    Do you hunt clean or dirty?

    I only hunt dirty with at least 20 rounds (whatever it takes to get accuracy back) after I strip a bore. If it's just oiled I'll pump 5 rounds into a birm before the hunt. Oiled/clean for me is a couple of patches of oil to keep the bore from rusting. Usually at the end of season or after bad...
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    What age did you introduce your kids to hunting?

    I've been dragging my 5 year old along since he was 3. Fishing since they were infants. He's pretty tough for a 5 year old. We started shooting a 22 this summer. A couple more years and he should be ready to hunt deer. Squirrel hunting is in order for next year. I've had to totally...
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    Firearm Cleaning

    I clean once a year, after a rain/condensation, or after roughly 100-300 rounds. All depending on what happens first.
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    What the closest face-to-face encounters you've had with animals while hunting?

    Thought of another one. Few years back rifle hunting whitetail, I notice a substantial amount of deer sign to one of the stands I hunt. It's the rut so I'm thinking this is going to be good. I start hearing branches breaking, deer chasing all around me in the dense willow swamp. I'm...
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    What the closest face-to-face encounters you've had with animals while hunting?

    I was bowhunting whitetail from a tree stand. I was watching this hawk gliding around the forest. I'm wearing a face mask and being super still except for slight head movements. The hawk must have mistaken me for a squirrel and proceeds to lock eyes on me and deploy it's talons. I of course...
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    Rok Blog Posts

    I find the older I get, the less selfish I get, and the more enjoyment I get helping and watching others be successful. Helps make the decision easier with that attitude and I end up getting more from the hunt.
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    Looking for advice on rifle inaccuracy

    Glad you found the problem. Be sure to put pressure on the recoil lug to the stock while tightening it down. An action slipping in the stock can make you scratch your head even when torqued to spec. I had to learn that lesson the hard way.
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    Looking for advice on rifle inaccuracy

    I like savage rifles, or i should say barrels and actions. The stocks are a weak link. That's a really decent mount. I like 1 piece designs. If everything is torqued and installed in the stock properly it has to be the scope. I had a similar problem years ago with a Ruger M77 and Nikon...
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    Looking for advice on rifle inaccuracy

    I understand people have budgets but quality gear makes all the difference. It's a cheap rifle with a cheap scope and since you didn't mention the name of the rings or the base I'm sure they are cheap too. No offense intended. My 308 is a "budget" rifle but I used quality components. Tikka...
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    Welcome to SilencerCo

    I have a harvester. It's awesome. Glad to see them support the forum.
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    Do it all rifle for all ages

    6.5 creedmoor, 6 creed, or 243. I think the 6 creed is probably the best Youth rifle for deer. 6.5 is a little more versatile. 7mm-08 is good choice too. They will all do the job.

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