It is a Case. “Yard” is a bit of a transient term. Skid road, target range, hunt stand, atv track, log deck are also functionally accurate terms depending on the moment.
I own 2 338 win mags. A Sako AV and a New Haven classic model 70. While I despise the belted case, the cartridge performance is tremendous. Bullets in 338 caliber seem to be designed for win mag performance levels (maybe they are?) as every bullet I’ve shot game with has been outstanding with...
My granddad’s old Win 94 was a hand-me-down to him. It’s not chambered in a high performance cartridge, it’s chambered in a heritage cartridge. Consequently, 25-35 gets my vote.
I wound up with a 6.5 CM not because I wanted that chambering but because I wanted a new rifle. I was shopping for a lighter weight deer rifle because I’m getting too old to lug around my heavier M 70 through the brush. I found a stainless Tikka T3x superlight at Sportsman’s that checked the...
General Western Oregon deer season ended 1st Friday of November. Tag soup for me. However, my rifle cow elk season starts December 1st. I’m feeling hopeful. Good luck to you all!
I lug my Tikka about under the belly frequently. I notice the mag protruding but it doesn’t bother me. However, it is a factor for someone to consider. My nephew’s X Bolt is more comfortable in my hand but “feels” wider through the withers. Can’t confirm as I haven’t measured them. It’s hard to...
The real old timers out here seemed to prefer a Winchester model 94 chambered in 25-35. Somehow meat kept getting hung up and plates kept getting filled. Weird
We’re pretty simple folks. I prefer thick steaks, coat them in olive oil (elk tends to be mighty lean), and grill them on the bbq as rare as your palate allows (my wife and kids prefer still cool in the middle: blue). I don’t mess with the gristle/connective tissue as it’s tough, chewy and...
Like many of you, I started with one but continued to find reasons to change. The first hunting rifle I bought was a beautiful Sako AV chambered in 338 WM. It killed deer and elk as well as anyone could want and I still have it. But the weather is too soggy to not go with stainless steel out on...
Just settled on the bullet/powder/charge weight I’m gonna use this season, early apples are ripening and dropping in the orchard, and dad is getting 100+ pics per night on the game cam (showing at least 4 different bucks (which is a lot for our neck of the woods). My elk rifle is printing...
Sounds like a bit of a mixed bag. When I called CS their first response was to ship to the rifle to them without me suggesting it so I hope that’s a sign they’re interested in making sure things are right
My nephew recently bought an X Bolt stainless stalker that we’re going to ship back to Browning with a couple issues for them to look at. Their packing instructions say to put the rifle in a cardboard box and send it with their package label. No gun case. My intent is to find a box as close...
Mine is more of a haunting from a rifle I walked away from at a local gun shop and never saw again. It was an old Sako L61R with a barrel stamp that said “300 MAG” from a time when that meant only one thing. I told myself there was no reason to have it and now I wake up pining for a 300 H&H for...
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