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And it was the best part of my last minute Christmas shopping. I strolled by and noticed .22 LR ammunition at Walmart. They had 4 or 5 different brands, with a limit of three boxes per customer. I paid $4.99 for CCI standard velocity, which my Buckmark loves. How’s that for snagging my own...

Anyone else packing up for an elk or deer hunt? I just started getting ready, stuff loaded into 1 room so that it can be separated and organized for packing. It’s my least favorite part of getting ready. Stuff is everywhere. Anyone else getting ready for a hunting trip? Give us some details...

Hello all. I happen to know a couple of little kids who won’t be little much longer. Both are leftys. Everyone else is a rightie. I’d like to buy a new.22 LR to teach the brats to shoot. I’d prefer a rifle that can be shared by the leftys and righties, and that will easily accept a scope. I was...

Santa brought me a new kershaw leek knife for Christmas. It’s my new work knife. I’m currently placed at a water treatment plant, new construction, we’re installing electrical. The leek is a sleek knife that performs well for intricate cutting and slicing tasks. It’s narrow tip is excellent...

I just started getting gear together for elk camp. It’s a lot of stuff, the more I look, the more I find. 1st season rifle elk starts on Saturday, I’m leaving for camp tomorrow morning. Good luck to everyone here who’re going out for elk!

Santa brought me a Ka-Bar BK16 Short drop point knife for Christmas. On Christmas morning, I unwrapped it. I haven’t had a chance to take it to the mountains yet, but I’ll follow up with a field report later. Th knife comes in a nice box with the sheath and extra tan handles. The handles are...

Do the heavier bullets in a caliber (180 grain .308 bullets, for example) have more surface area contact with the bore than that of their lighter counterparts (150 grain bullets) of the same caliber? And does it result in more copper residue in the bore? Or is there no correlation between...

just a quick tip, I was at Bass pro shop in Colorado Springs today and they had .308 Winchester Remington core-lokt 180 grain on sale, $14 per box. Didn't check any other calibers, but those might be on sale, too. I picked up a couple of boxes to stock up my ammo supply. Check it out if you like...

I had an interesting experience last week at the range. There was a high, gusty wind, 20-30 mph. It was blowing pretty hard! I'd taken a couple of shots standing and kneeling, magnification set at 6x. I then placed the rifle in the rest for a 200 yard practice, during which I normally use 9x or...

HSO, can you suggest a less expensive EDC made in the USA? Thanks!

I've got a problem. I live in Colorado, I'll be going elk hunting at 9,000 feet in a few weeks, and I don't have a heavy coat or insulted trousers. And I just started a new job so money is really tight. I'm seriously considering purchasing some used or excellent condition military surplus gear...

First of all, I'd like to thank HSO for pointing me to the A.G. Russell website, which has outstanding articles and videos about knife steel and knife sharpening. It's a great website, and you can buy some really nice knives on there, too! I purchased the ceramic rod knife sharpener. Here's a...

Hello, I am wondering why a Remington 700 would shoot a .308 Remington soft point better (more accurately) than a Remington pointed soft point. I presume that the powder, case, and primer are the same for both rounds (correct me if I'm wrong, though), and both bullets weigh 180 grains. Can...

I cleaned my Remington 700 tonight. I'd read good things about Hoppes Elite on here, so I decided to give it a try. I saturated a couple of patches with it and ran them through the bore. Then I let the rifle sit for a little bit and let the elite soak the bore. I then sprayed some on my bore...

I stopped by Walmart on the way to the mountains yesterday prior to going shooting. They had the .22 LR ammunition that I needed (thank goodness), but I also needled gun oil, and the only kind they had was Hoppe's "gun medic" lube. I bought a small bottle and used it on the Marlin model 60. The...

I'm getting ready to have a smith mount a new scope on my hunting rifle, a Remington 700 classic in .308 Winchester with a walnut stock. The rifle shoots well now. What do you think about having the rifle glass bedded by the smith, too? I've always thought that glass bedding will help keep a...

Happy 4th of July! Ever put something away to keep it safe? And you put it somewhere so "safe" that you can't find it? The story begins 10 years ago. Dad introduced me to Woodford Reserve, which I really liked. Decided to splurge and buy myself a bottle. Tried it out. Then had some more. Then...

I've been reading and commenting on "which woods gun is appropriate" threads. After reading a lot and looking at what I own, I've decided to utilize my 411 in .40 for my hunting/hiking/camping/outdoors sidearm. It was the first pistol I purchased in the 90's, in pretty good shape, but still a...

I'm searching for a new commercial elk hunting round. I've used 165 grain rounds, but I've never tried a 180 grain jsp. I do plan on trying some 180s, but can anyone let me know if there's a significant difference in recoil between a 165 vrs. 180 .308 round? If so, how much more recoil?