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What is this section for, it says 21 topics but when I come in here there is nothing showing. May sound silly but can you really swap hunts? How does this work? I am out of the loop on this section. Haha.

Awesome buck, congrats to her.

Geez, that freaking sucks, makes you sick to hear that crap.

Great buck, can't wait for a story.

Awesome job, great buck.

Oh yeah, it only takes one to make an addict, haha congrats!

Only when rifle hunting for mule deer in 30B!

Awesome truck, it will get sucked up real quick.

The episode is called spring forward and it's in season 4. I tried to look it up online but that's about as far as I could get.

I like the color, too bad all you bow sellers are right handed, where are all the lefties at!

Thanks!

Good for him, that is a funky looking deer though, haha!

Jeans and a long sleeve t for me, almost Friday! Hang in there.

I hope they hammer her.

Just saw it, it's on tv right now, he even warned her twice. That scope got her pretty good, one of the best I've seen.

Phone Skope has been making the gopro adapter for a little while now.

Tipping is always based on YOUR experience, and the price of the hunt YOU paid for. it's not a desert sheep hunt in Mexico for a 180" ram, so don't get carried away and start tipping 1000 dollars. Also, the guides can tell who can tip what and who should tip more. If your like me and not made of money then they should know not to expect a 300 dollar tip, unless you have more than one person with a tag, then maybe it needs to be more. But, don't be afraid to ask people at the ranch or where ever it is you're going. Tell them you are new to this and want to tip accordingly and someone will tell you what range of tips are appropriate.

Everyone knows the importance of cleaning and maintaining their hunting rifles. But I've found out that a lot of people don't know how to properly clean their rifles and don't realize the damage that could come with not cleaning or even improperly cleaning a rifle. So I decided to start a thread and state a few basic cleaning do's and dont's and anyone who maybe had any further questions or other tips and tricks to add could do so. One of the most important item to have and in my opinion, no rifle should be cleaned without one is a bore guide or throat guard. This is an important piece because it keeps the cleaning rod sraight and helps protect the throat of the rifle from excessive rubbing and prevents the rod from bending and coming in contact with the rifling in the barrel and it also helps keep fluids and solvents from leaking into the action of the rifle and even into the trigger and bedding of the stock. Now there are many different kinds of bore guides, some are caliber specific and some are the one size fits all type. Either way, it is my personal opinion that they are a very important piece of rifle cleaning and should be used to prolong the life of the rifle. Second, is your choice of cleaning rod. Now there are many different types of cleaning rods and everyone has their preferred type of rod. The rod I use is a one piece rod that is nylon coated. I find this important because if the rod does come in contact with the throat or the rifling, there will be no metal on metal contact between the rod and the rifle. Now when it comes to cleaning tools and solvents, there are a million different combinations that you can use but I think every cleaning kit should contain these basic tools. A good brass brush that is caliber specific to your rifle. A brush too small obviously won't be sufficient enough to clean copper and residue out of your barrel and a brush too large for your bore could scratch and pit your barrel and that would just make more crevices for carbon and copper to foul into. Second is a good mop, or something you can use to push patches through the bore. Some of them can have eyelets like a sewing needle that you can stick the patches in so you can push them through the bore, while others have points on them so they just pierce and hold the patch as its pushed through the bore. I personally feel that this tool should also be caliber specific to ensure proper cleaning and maximum effectiveness. Third is a good solvent or gun cleaner. Something to help breakdown and remove the fouling in the bore. there are many types of solvents and gun cleaners and a good all around cleaner in my opinion is the Hoppe's Elite gun cleaner. that is just my opinion and there are many others out there to choose from so just do some research and find one that works for you. Another big question I have been asked and even asked a few people myself is what order or what steps should be taken when cleaning the rifle. I feel that this is all up to the users discretion and can be done many different ways as long as you keep these basics in mind. Always clean from the action out to the end of the barrel. You never want to start from the end of the barrel because then you would just be pushing all the debris into the throat and action of the gun and you could also take the risk of damaging the crown of the barrel which would have a huge impact on the accuracy of the rifle. Also, when you are using the brush, never go halfway and then try and pull the brush back through the bore. This will cause pitting and scarring inside the bore and could result in diminishing the life of your barrel. So always push the brush completely through the bore and out the end of the barrel before pulling back through. It is also important to completely dry the bore after cleaning. I do this like most people by running 3 or more dry patches through the bore at the end of the cleaning process to remove all left over residue and solvents that still remain in the bore. It is not good to leave moisture or chemicals inside the bore that could cause damage. Another big thing is oiling, oiling can be good and bad inside a gun. Someone once told me that oiling is only inviting dirt into places it normally wouldn't go. So I say if you do oil, do so very conservatively and wipe up all oil the is showing. A lot of you may consider this as second nature or common knowledge, but I think it is a good subject to bring up as there are a lot of people who don't know this or who are just getting started out and is looking for a little help.

Where is El Trofeo Outfitters located? I could only find a Facebook page and I don't use Facebook, do they not have a website?

You have two good votes above and I was going to say if it were my choice, I would not get the KYB struts. Not that they are horrible but there are better options like the two stated above.

I tried to look it up online but I couldn't find anything, guess I'll just have to wait for it to play on tv again.

I saw previews for that episode and in the commercial you could see her holding her face right up to the scope. I thought the same thing, I'll have to check it out now. Haha

Riggs is usually always good trout fishing, sounds fun.

Awesome, congrats!

My tag says 24 and that's all that matters.