vanhornsky
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i have kuiu. The 15x56s swaros fit tight. I like the strapping system most of the time. Like it was said previously the top straps fall off your back if you unclip the binos, but has not given me a problem. When I go to move I just clip them back in. I came from a badlands, it was really heavy and made my pack wear funny because of the water compartment in the back. Now the kuiu is not perfect for all situations but works well overall. I was also looking at the FHF Bino harness. I even tried one of my buddies for a while. It was nicer than the badlands for sure, but I like the Kuiu better.
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I have had great results with them as well. Binos, scopes. Great company to work with.
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For cold weather hunts up north, I run Smartwool base layers top (t-shirt, long sleeve) and bottoms. Then I will but on some 5.11 pants. Smartwool merino wool hiking socks and 400gr boots. Then I use the Cabelas micro suede turtleneck and either a mountain hardware fleece jacket or a North Face down puffy jacket. A fleece beene and merino gloves. If it is really cold I have mitts that go over my gloves for glassing in the cold wind. With this system I can take off or put on clothes and am still relatively light. Works from 80 deg F to about 10 deg F. Any more I though in some insulated pants. Look into Sierra Trading Post, they always have some sort of sale going on if you are on there email list.
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I am looking really hard st the mcmillian. Thinking about the a3 sporter
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A nice hardwood block and a bench vise work very well. Measure the diameter of the barrel
drill or cut a hole in the middle of the wood block same size as barrel.
Then cut the block in half
Take block but it in a bench vise put on nut wrench then put barrel in block in vise crank down tight remove nut. Pretty easy and lets you hold the barrel tight.
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A nice hardwood block and a bench vise work very well. Measure the diameter of the barrel
drill or cut a hole in the middle of the wood block same size as barrel.
Then cut the block in half
Take block but it in a bench vise put on nut wrench then put barrel in block in vise crank down tight remove nut. Pretty easy and lets you hold the barrel tight.
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They are my go to round in my 300RUM. Killed lots of bulls and a few deer with them. If you do your job they will do theirs. Good luck.
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I can't believe any of you "guys" are more excited about going shopping than spending the day in the field hunting???
Well some of us do not have tags or have already been hunting this year. It is nice to save on some gear every now and again. Heck I have seen people "hunting" posting on these forums so how does that work? Good luck to all of those that have tags! If not enjoy the discounted gear!
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I just wore my first pair of 5.11 pants this deer season. They are tough. I wore them for 5 days straight on a backpacking hunt. Very happy with them and will buy another pair soon.
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That is cool organizations.
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The buckles work great, maybe a little better than sewing, as the weight is distributed throughout the entire area and it can be moved later on to another pack.
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I put in with a check, so it is a hurry up and wait game. Good luck to all!
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I would recommend going down and trying them on. Especially your wife. Women have a different size frame than we do. It took us a while but my wife settled on the badlands superday. The only problem was she can not buckle the hip strap she is to small. We bought this before they came out with packs for women though. The other option is to try them out if your friends will let you\have them. I went with the Eberlestock Blue Widow for me. It is a little heaver pack but works and hauls weight very well. I usually have about 35-40 lbs fully loaded the pack is around 8 lbs. I have put about 110 lbs in it packing elk out. Worked great! Still heavy load though, stabilized it very well.
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I do the same. Exept i will relocate them miles away from my house. The rattlers are a one strike you are out. Can risk my kids or dogs getting into them.
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I have run the Badlands for about 4 years or so now. They work very well, but it all depends on the back pack you were. I have the eberlestock blue widow, I had to cut out the water pouch out of the back to make it more comfortable. Other than that it has been great.
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Cabelas Card always takes a long time to post for me some reason.
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Welcome to the site. Where abouts are you from?
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I have a Franchi Affinity shoots 3" shells and is great. The parent company is Benelli, heck the barrel is even stamped benelli. It does not shot as soft as the brand new benelli's but is great gun at the price point. http://www.franchiusa.com/affinity-semi-auto-shotgun Check it out.
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Thanks for the replies!
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My little cousins are going deer hunting in 20A! None for me yet.
Rifle scope ?
in Optics and tripods
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I have had multiple Nikon, Bushnell, Vortex, Zeiss, Leupold. It seems that I am converting all of my rifles to Leupold. I would buy a minimum of a Leupold Vx-3 for any of my guns that need a scope. Great glass, awesome warranty (if needed, but not most of the time, it has happened) and affordable. The company has a great history and treats their customers fair. I would not put anything else on my rifles.