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    6.5 creed ammunition

    A general question for people on here. I currently run factory hornady precision hunter 147 grain in my kimber Hunter. It likes the ammo but I have been less impressed with how it reacts when killing game. I have always liked the Barnes ttsx and have it for my 300 wsm and 308. So I have been...
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    Durston tents in AK

    Just wondering what experience guys had with durston tents in AK weather? Mainly I do hunts in SE for blacktail which I'm pretty sure it will be fine, but more so wondering about sheep hunts and how it holds up in high winds?
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    Sold Stone Glacier Chillkoot 0⁰ sleeping bag

    I have a stone glacier Chillkoot 0 degree sleeping bag that a buddy picked up for me last summer. Problem is that I wanted a 15⁰. I am now looking to sell it or trade for a chillkoot 15⁰. The bag is unpacked but unused. I laid in it once in the living room and it has hung in a closet in the...
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    WTT 0° degree stone glacier sleeping bag for a 15°

    Hi all, I have a brand new stone glacier 0° sleeping bag. I asked a friend to pick me up a 15° but there was some miscommunication and he bought 0°. It is brand new and has never been in the field. I wanted to see if somebody wanted to do a trade for a store glacier 15° bag. Thanks
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    WTB 15 degree down sleeping bag long

    ISO a 15 degree down sleeping bag long. I don't have my mind set om a brand or anything, as long as it is lightweight and has no rips. I was hoping to find something not too expensive. Maybe someone has one they are not using. I have been using my father in laws old marmot helium which works...
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    Price for a used barneys pack?

    Thinking about selling my barneys frame pack. Think it is an older model like 7-8 years but only been on 3 hunts up north in AK. No rips, tears etc. What would a reasonable price be? Hoping to sell it locally before I put it on here. Thanks
  7. NilsBackstrom

    A do it all backpack.

    I am looking for a backpack that can cover anything from a 10-14 day sheep hunt down to a fairly manageable day hunting pack. Mainly I do blacktail in SE AK to moose and sheep up north. This means indo pack the animals out. Ice mainly been looking at kuiu and stone glacier. Does anybody have...
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    Promo code for leupold scopes

    Anybody have any promo codes for midway or camera land? Looking to buy a leupold scope and hoping to get a little bit of a deal. Everything helps. Thank you in advance!
  9. NilsBackstrom

    WTB VX-3HD 4.5-14X40 CDS-ZL DUPLEX

    Looking to buy the scope above. Please let me know if you one laying around.
  10. NilsBackstrom

    Questions about quilt

    Asking for some advice. I have always used a sleeping bag and usually sleep like crap. I am a warm sleeper and side sleeper, fairly active one at that. Mainly hunt in southeast AK as well alaska range (want to go to the brooks range). This means the temp will usually be from 50 down to 0. The...
  11. NilsBackstrom

    Anybody tried Big Agnes Lost Ranger UL 3N1

    Just checking if anybody has bought and tried their new lost ranger sleep system and can give the opinions on it? The system intrigues me and seems like a lot of comfort at very low weight. I use a marmot helium on a pad on my backcountry hunts. I sleep pretty warm but toss and turn and...
  12. NilsBackstrom

    Kimber Hunter or a Tikka T3X Superlite?

    I am looking at a lightweight rifle in a lighter caliber like .308 or 6.5 CM to use mainly Sitka Blacktail deer. I have read tons about them and I have a regular T3x in .308 as well as a Kimber Montana in 300 WSM. I like them both. I just have really hard time making my mind on the next gun to...

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