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Well, I thought I would share my recent deer hunt. To sum up a long story; I located three very mature bucks that morning, and then lost them when moving to the next ridge for a better shot. Isn’t it funny how sometimes they just seem to vanish? After glassing hopelessly the rest of the morning, I decided to find a shady spot to eat lunch. I found a shady spot to eat my lunch, and across a wash there was a buck starring back at me. After about a 2 minute starring contest he eventually presented me with a perfect broadside shot, and the 140 gr. Accubond from my 7mm mag at 127 yards dropped him. Needless to say, I didn’t get to eat lunch until later that evening, hence the name “lunchtime buck”. He’s no monster, but for my first deer and hunting solo I am very happy. Being that this was my first successful deer hunt (with many unsuccessful deer hunts under my belt); it sure is a good feeling when everything comes together and it all works out. When all the planning, preparation, scouting and time invested finally pays off, it sure is worth it. Good luck to all those with upcoming hunts. Here is my 1969 Rem 700 in 7mm Mag. I refinished the stock, installed the recoil pad, and glassbedded the action just prior to my hunt. This is a shed I found in one of the areas I was hunting... just couldn't find the buck that it came from. I'm guessing this guy was a fighter, a couple of the tine tips are broken and there are lots of chips and scrapes.

Just curious if anybody else has had this issue before: After developing some loads for my 7mm mag using Accubond bullets, I noticed what appeared to be either more copper fouling than usual, or a more stubborn copper fouling than usual. I have used factory ammo prior to this, and there has always been some copper fouling to remove. I have used Butch's Bore Shine in the past and it has worked pretty well. For whatever reason, this time it's taking a lot more effort to remove the fouling. Any thoughts or ideas on this would be appriciated. Thanks.

I thought I should post a follow up to this, since I solved part of my problem. The bottle of Butch's that I was originaly using was about 1 year old, and used for many cleaning sessions. That bottle ran out at the end of the last cleaning session. After another trip to the range (using Accubonds again), I had more copper fouling to contend with. I opened a new bottle of Butch's that I already had, and it worked flawlessly like it should. I also noticed that the ammonia smell from the new bottle was much stronger. So I'm guessing that after a period of time where a bottle is opened up, it may start to degrade slightly and be less effective. Thanks again for all the input and suggestions. I am still wanting to try some of the other products mentioned on this post.

Guess I'll have to give some of these other products a try. I usually clean my rifles within a day or two of shooting them, and usually less than 10 rounds through them. Butch's has worked well before, but for some reason it's just not getting it out. I wonder if Butch's has a short shelf life where it could lose their potency after a while and doesn't work as well.

Thanks for the input so far. Yes, I'm using Nosler Accubond's. Will the CR-10 or t/c's T17 cleaner do any damage to bluing?

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Thanks for the input so far. I do have a follow up question about the Havalon; how sturdy are the blades? They look a little thin, but the idea of simply replacing a blade is appealing.

3A / 3C general tag for me... needless to say I'm excited.

I found this one while on a recent pig hunt and thought I would share... nothing really spectacular, but I was sure surprised when I found it considering this came from an area not really known for having any great numbers of deer.

I am also interested in this issue; I also have a Rem 700 in 7mm mag that has the stainless steel stamp on it. I beleive mine was made in 1969. It has made me wonder too about a blued stainless steel barrel. Any insight on it would be appriciated. Thanks.

Hi. I'm looking to invest a rangefinder, but was hoping to get some feedback from someone experienced with rangefinders. So my questions are; what range of measurable yardage do I really need? I don't feel comfortable making shots over 400 yards. Also, does anybody have a recomendation for one brand or another? I have found a source of "refurbished" Nikon rangefinders, but don't know if it's really that good of a deal. So any feedback would be greatly appriciated. Thanks.

Hi, I was wondering if anybody could recomend a good tumbling media for cleaning brass. I have been using Lyman treated corn cob media and it does a pretty decent job, but my gripe is that some of the pieces get stuck in the flash holes. Needless to say they are quite a hassle to remove, and especially on longer cases. So can anybody recomend a good tumbling media that won't cause such frustrations? Thanks.

I was able to find some squirrels in 3c two weeks ago, but there were no where near as many as in years past. I wonder if the weather conditions this year affected the squirrel populations.

Thanks to those who have replied, it is very much appriciated. The angle compensation and accuracy on foul weather days are two points I hadn't thought of. The top of the line rangefinders may be a little out of my price range; are there any recomended models in the middle of the road catagory? Thanks

Congrats. Did you happen to score him?

That's a great hunting story. I would encourage everybody to go hunting with your Dad while you still can; I know some of my fondest memories are of the few hunts I got to go on with my Dad.

Hi. I'm kind of new to hunting doves and was curious if anybody would be willing to share a good recipe for doves. I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I thought it might be helpful since dove season has begun. I prepared some dove breasts last night by marinating them in italian dressing for about 2 hrs., wrapping them in bacon, skewering them and cooking them on the grill like a kabob. Just wondering how others cook their dove meat. Thanks.

Thanks to all of those who have replied. I will have to try the slice of jalepeno next time I grill them (that sounds tasty). In response to Hunterjohnny, they actually turned out pretty good. Here's the recipe for the marinade I used: Cover dove meat with zesty italian dressing Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and ground cloves Add some melted butter and marinate for 3 hrs. in the fridge. I wrapped them with bacon and added chunks of bell pepper and onion in between the dove meat and grilled them kabob style. They were pretty good, but I was just curious what other techniques are out there.

Does it fit a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton? I think the frames are different between the two.