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Great Job with some beautiful rifles! A 99 in 300 Savage jyst spells Deer! But 6pts MS 6.5x54ms just about drives me crazy with lust!

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My brother got the new BAR last summer in 7mm08. Like always, he brought it to me to mount a new Vortex scope, Zeroed, several boxes of ammo. I got to say its first Auto that stole my heart! Beautiful rifle, plenty accurate, recoil less than a 30-30! Actually I consider it now, as fine a woods stalk...

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Beautiful buck and a rifle ive held and considered buying in 308, but ive never had any real experience with one, or known anyone who has. Quality rifle no doubt!

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Beautiful Buck!

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Bill!!!

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Prayers that the Lord takes complete control, turns this all around for the better!

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Amen both! Lord give em to us for that reason first! A big rack is just a big bonus. I killed a really nice 8pt in 2017, and it was special, but no more than several my small ones. The 6pt i took with my Win 30-30 in 2023 is really my favorite memory. Took it on my first hunt of the spot, from hard ...

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Im not a 308 man only by circumstances! I got started with used guns i got, 30-30 and 30-06. Have recently went to a Rem 700 270Win, again a used rifle that fell in my path,bi couldn't refuse. Im glad i did, its a great deer cartridge! My brother just this summer, got a Rem Limited Classic 700 in 30...

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We had a dandy hunt at his camper in E.Tenn, Sept 30, 31, Oct 1st. Plenty Fox Squirrels and took only few Grays, didn't want take up freezer space in case a deer. The next week he was on the roof, cleaned it, getting ready apply water proofing, fell off top ladder getting on it. He's very lucky he c...

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This the guy I was after, along with a great 6pt that was likely the heaviest deer. But with only 2 weeks, trying help my brother i gladly took the bird inhand!

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Sure is good eating, all that matters after 4 days hard hunting

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Well I haven't taken time towards any forums lately, but after the Appalachian Thread? Let's talk good side of here, like everywhere else! Don't laugh at my deer, I took first opportunity I got to pull trigger! Was helping my brother hunt also, hoping he'd get one. In his 2nd year ever deer hunting....

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765x53 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 26, 2025 1:45 pm I believe the primary purpose of the video was to sell Johnson's "War on Poverty" / "Great Society" big government scheme. With no regard or respect for the dignity of the people.

Bingo! Big lotta Truth, enough said!

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Born in Harlan Co KY in 1959, been here ever since. 4th generation underground coal miner. Went to work outside job in 1976, supply, maintenance, etc, went underground right after I graduated in 1977, never went a single day without a job! Only time missed, was recovery from few accidents, one im lu...

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I can't handle hunting in the heat anymore, takes away fun, and can't breath in it anyways when doing much walking. Back in my early days, I went whenever I could, regardless the temps, but as i got older, I prefer to save my game spots for the cool days of leaf fall! Hunting at its best then! We ha...

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What a beautiful place to hunt! Harvest Moon, hopefully Elk Harvest!

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We took 22 squirrels, i got 7 fox and 5 grays, but last two days I hunted a place that had numerous grays, and I passed on several shots at them, knowing we'd have plenty meat already. Here's a random Pic I took last day.

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Tuesday 9/30 I got 3 grays and 1 fox squirrel. Wednesday 10/1 I got this bag, my best ever 4 fox squirrels in one day! We had a blast, ate like kings, hunting till about noon, then kicking back rest day! Squirrel hunted lotta good places in my life, but E. Tenn always been my favorite! 20251001_1216...

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Went with my brother to his place in E. Tenn last week for 3 days of squirrel hunting with our 22lr's. It was mostly, fur under the hickories, before the shot! Mast all pretty well fallen, and them mostly flat & clean woods made for easy & great hunting, my favorite way to sniper em with the...

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No, but I'd sure like to, most of all the deer species i think, plus I could breath lot better out there! Everyone that knows me says that we're i need to be!

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Ive just recently got some Birchwood Casey Moly Lube, a Spray on Dry Lube, might do well on Presses? I got it to try on my Leverguns, and maybe a Auto 30-06. Recently cleaned all the actions, and sprayed em with Gun Scrubber. Then sprayed on the Moly. First opinion is it works, especially good big s...

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Believe him and his products to be quality! Gotta admire a man that test his own ammo in his own guns, and not sure of all the ammo, but the 30-30 in particular. Tested in no less than 5 different rifles and he post the results. I got one box of his 357 ammo way back when first heard of him, and a b...

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My post supposed to said late 50's-60's, but wow, it sure is a beauty!

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Great looking 39a, im guessing that's a late 60's model! My 2nd gun purchase in 1977 right after I went to work was a new Marlin 39a, and its my only regretfull rifle trade, few years later! I've let a number of old classics shotguns go i shouldn't have, but that's only rifle that I'd love to have b...

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I'll sure verify the 30-30 Speer 130gr H.C.! Anytime ive gotten into a conversation with a fellow 30-30 shooter, i declare this bullet the All Stat of the 30-30 Cart! 5 years ago, in one my winter reloading fun experiments, using my Mod 64, I reloaded this bullet using LVR, Varget, W748, IMR4895, an...

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Ky Bourbhorn

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Ive been out mowing n weedeatting most day. It was 49 here this morning and only got to maybe 70dgr, unusually cool for this early, but I'd look up at mountains, could hear em calling plainly! Thank Lord for this time of year especially! It's in my blood, since I was 8, trasping along behind dad, he...

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JimT wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:59 am I am not a rifle guy ... but I have hunted with a blackpowder handgun ... copy of the 1858 Remington .44 ... it worked quite well. I never took a deer with it but it had plenty of power to do it.

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Jim, Matthew Quigley would've met his match against you!

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Your lower load for squirrel with two patched balls complete and thoroughly seated on the powder and on one another will simply snatch the soul out of deer. Round balls penetrate better at 900 fps than at 1400. That 1800 fps. you cite slows down to only 100 to 150 fps higher at 100 yds. than the ve...

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Love that rifle and good shooting! 1 pulled to spoil a great group like that is a heart breaker, done that! No matter the 4 shot shows what it is really! I had a Marlin 336 30-30 set up same way, I put a Marbles Tang on it, had it on it lowest setting which gave a 200yd+ zero. The folding barrel sig...

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Looking Good boys sounding even better! The weather here for next 8-10 days looks almost like heaven on earth! And i got grass mowing n other work next two days :oops: But after that, I'll be shooting this rifle and hunting with something! Looked at my notes, in case of interest to anyone? My best l...

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Thanks everyone! My Rifle shoots .440 RB can't remember what that best load was last fall, ive got it scribbled on notes in my BP Stuff. I want to think 65gr FFg Goex, which is only BP ive ever used, + FFFg. Hey, I growed up with my eyes & brain glued to anything Daniel Boone. Ive roamed same wo...

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Are there any traditional muzzleloader hunters here? Ive had a CVA 45Cal Mountain Rifle since 1977, a kit rifle that I put together. Used it a lot up until early 80’s. I wasn't a deer hunter then, only game I ever took was few fox, we called in, something we did a lot of back then. But that rifle go...

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Sounds like you're good to go, in fact more than good, it's more than capable! Just few years ago, Doug Turnbull took a Rocky Mountain Bighorn with his custom 86. I forget the details, but i read the article. Guessing at near 300yds, with the 375 Turnbull cartridge. In Whelen's article, Only Accurat...

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A beneficial addition in tough terrain for sure!

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First time i ever tried it was few drags off a buddies, while underground mining in my early days. All it did was make me hungry. Not long after that, was at a lake with my brother in law and another buddy, camped & fishing. Already too many beers, BIL, rolled me one said try this. I smoked it, ...

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Finally reshod my mule yesterday. It & me both biting at the bit, pawing ground to get out. It'd been a fine day today, but had babysit my granddaughter today. Looks like rain tomorrow, but most next week looks like Sept weather at its finest! I'll get into the mountains couple times hopefully, ...

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Accurate enough to go head shot some squirrels, so no problem for deer way further!

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Congratulations, a wonderful find!

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Beautiful work, all of it!

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Yes, glad to pray for him and you, and all involved! I had broken neck in 1996 from mining accident, fusion surgery, not as severe as his im sure! But I understand!

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Thanks 450F, good explanation! I found out about to much lube causing dents my self. When I first started reloading I was using the Lee Lube water-based, and I was soaking my fingers in it, really rubbing em down. Would start getting dents couldn't figure it out, thought there must be something in t...

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CN, I read all your prep of old factory ammo before reloading. One thing caught my interest, that I've not heard before? You annealed by holding base of case in your fingers, spinning only until about to hot to hold? Ive not been annealing long, gotta lot to learn. But is there benefit in this light...

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And? Mom always quartered em, most everyone does. I used too. If I was gonna fry em, I would quarter. But in slow cooker I've learned to half em behind ribcage. Why? Except for the really old tough squirrels, they'll cook so tender they start falling apart, and it's easiest to eat, without getting b...

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I was raised, soak em in salt water! Everyone i knew, same, still its the normal for everyone i know! But Ive been soaking em in aprox 1/4-1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water, for over 10 years. It's best, vinegar is a key in most marinade, and 4-5 hours in my solution they're as clean & white, no blood, a...

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Dangerous game hunting not for me

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Ive got 3 soaking in water&vinegar now, be putting in slow cooker shortly. Man, nothing like days cooling n getting shorter, leaves be changing n falling soon, college football and barbecue squirrel wings, Mmmmm

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That was excellent video of the similarities of these cartridges! Not so sure i swallow his 1:38 Twist excepantance just because of a faster muzzle velocity? Not saying he's wrong, but I'm not sure if understand and believe it? I'd have to prove that one for myself! But I watch most all his when I g...

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Welcome and it's a great Winchester anyway you look at it, I've got two similar! And I'd be willing to bet good money those FTX are very accurate, they're very accurate in all three my 30-30's! At least they look like the 160ftx?

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Glad to help for sure, hope this gets you going where you need go! When you get lined out, post your results, hopefully they're positive! I'd read that article online back when I first joined WACA, but had forgotten about the Load Data Cards. Got interested other day, went back to it, Bingo! Why i f...

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