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Forum: Big Game Hunting
02-04-2004, 07:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,578
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Gratuities (Tips) For Guides

You've struck on an interesting point.
Does anyone out there know that in parts of the West (as I've been told by outfitters and guides) that some land owners get upwards of $3000 per animal...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
02-03-2004, 07:25 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,578
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Gratuities (Tips) For Guides

Hunting season is only a few weeks long in most States so its a part-time job...... or is it?
A guide, if he wants to keep working, had better put his hunters on whatever critter they're...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-24-2004, 12:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,552
Posted By cdr4thBn

Two calibers ... two elk.

I've just returned from a very successful cow elk hunt in NM. Before I left, as always there were discussions of calibers and bullet combinations.
Well I had the very real pleasure of hunting...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-11-2004, 07:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 415
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: What are your secrets for finding a place to put your stand?

All these suggestions are good ones. Basically, you spend time in the woods and see if you can pattern the deer in the area. Once you're familiar with the movements of the deer you can determine...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-10-2004, 08:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 684
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: I've never seen a Elk, Moose, or anything of the sort in the wild

I'd worry less about the distance from Virginia (you're probably planning on driving) and concentrate on the areas where you're most likely to draw a tag. Depending on how soon you want to do this...
Forum: Guns
01-10-2004, 08:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 390
Posted By cdr4thBn

M-14

A bunch of us were sitting around the local VFW and someone asked me what manufacturer produced the M-14 which several of the guys carried early in Viet Nam. I was stumped. Anybody know the answer?
Forum: Guns
01-07-2004, 06:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,369
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Browning A Bolt owners...feedback wanted

I own two A-bolts. I'll soon own a third.
Forum: Guns
01-07-2004, 06:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 691
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Elavation shooting

I think I might be able to provide you with a little additional information. You didn't mention the caliber, bullet weight, muzzle velocity or the actual elevations you're shoting. I ran some easy...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-07-2004, 05:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,175
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: How much bullet energy for whitetails?

It was Townsend Whelan, the gun expert and writer, who first suggested the 1000 ft/lbs of energy to effectively kill deer.
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-05-2004, 04:20 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,766
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: GPS or Compass, which do you prefer?

Some points......
GPS does require a compass to confirm data.
GPS don't work under all conditions.
Knowing where you are is easier and faster with GPS. But that's no good without a map.
A...
Forum: Guns
01-05-2004, 03:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 754
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Gun vs Optics

As far as I'm concerned there is no better scope out there than the Zeiss products followed closely by Swarovski, Leica and Kahles. There are a bunch of good ones out there. However, their pricing...
Forum: Guns
01-05-2004, 09:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 754
Posted By cdr4thBn

Gun vs Optics

There are several threads running concerning "cheap scopes". Which, in your opinion, is more important, the gun or the scope.
Personally, I've always been of the opinion that I want the very...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-01-2004, 09:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,161
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Post-Season Blues

Though deer season is over I still have a lot of hunting to do yet. Aside from a trip to NM in two weeks I'll small game hunting right through February. Then, if the weather provides ice on the...
Forum: Hunting Gear Discussion
12-30-2003, 03:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,149
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Just bought a really cheap scope...

If you're hunting whitetails from a treestand with a field of view of 100 yds. in each direction then any ole glass will do. However, if you're glassing for elk from one mountain to another than...
Forum: Hunting Gear Discussion
12-29-2003, 07:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,149
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Just bought a really cheap scope...

Optics, optics, optics..... buy the best optics you can afford. Save money on the rifle and ammo but don't skimp on the glass. Just my opinion.
Forum: Guns
12-29-2003, 08:20 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,852
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: The truth about guns and loads.

If we gave it some thought we'd understand that shooting accurately is purely mechanical. Like putting in golf, shooting pool, or making foul shots in basketball, mechanics and angles play a...
Forum: Guns
12-28-2003, 11:46 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,852
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: The truth about guns and loads.

Hey, I like you guys.
Some points ....
1. I never, ever saw the sense in jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft only to have somebody shooting at me when I was coming down. Had a good...
Forum: Guns
12-28-2003, 08:15 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,852
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: The truth about guns and loads.

Spelling should always count.
Last evening, having returned from a holiday party, I posted a couple of replies that contained a few "typos". One should never play with guns or computers while...
Forum: Guns
12-28-2003, 08:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,852
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: The truth about guns and loads.

EKM,
What constitutes a "big game" rifle is another one of those questions that's leads to more endless discussion. A .243 certainly qualifies as a big game rifle, having seen many deer killed...
Forum: Guns
12-27-2003, 08:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,852
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: The truth about guns and loads.

Infantry (straight leg..we walked to work) battlion Commander.
Forum: Guns
12-27-2003, 08:48 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,852
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: The truth about guns and loads.

Akbound,
Many years ago I learned never to go into a fight with less ammo than the other guy. Somehow, I feel that I now understand what you were trying to say.
Forum: Guns
12-27-2003, 07:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,852
Posted By cdr4thBn

The truth about guns and loads.

Over the last several weeks I've read with interest a number of opinions.... some very strong opinions about "which gun" or "which bullet" to use on certain game. I'd like to express what I feel is...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
12-27-2003, 07:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 586
Posted By cdr4thBn

When should buck's shed their antlers?

Last Tuesday was the last day of the NY blackpowder season. I shot what I thought was a (very nice) doe but it turned out to be a buck that had already shed its antlers.
I don't remember ever...
Forum: Black Powder
11-09-2003, 08:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 630
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: I bought a T/C 50 cal. Omega. Now what?

Thanks Wolf. I' m a very recent convert to inline shooting so I' ve a lot of new stuff to learn. Much of my acquired knowledge of BP patched-ball shooting is obsolete now.
Forum: Black Powder
11-09-2003, 08:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 630
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: I bought a T/C 50 cal. Omega. Now what?

Lonewolf suggests not wasting time on Bore Butter...okay. Why? I' m curious. Secondly, what lub do you suggest? I' m always interested in new things but I' ve been using Bore Butter for years and...
Forum: Black Powder
11-06-2003, 08:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,098
Posted By cdr4thBn

50 cqal Omega max load

I' ve just joined the 21st Century and purchased an Omega SS in 50 cal after shooting a patched ball forever.
My question is this. I' ve had several boxes of Hornady Great Plains bullets of 460...
Forum: Reloading
10-13-2003, 04:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,570
Posted By cdr4thBn

How do YOU measure shot groups?

Yesterday a bunch of us where sitting around watching two football games on TV so the conversation had, of course, turned to hunting.......shooting to be more exact.
We had a difference of...
Forum: Firearm Review Forum
10-07-2003, 06:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 697
Posted By cdr4thBn

Researching older guns.

I' ve a friend who has inherited some older shotguns and rifles and is interested in finding out more about them. What sources of information are available in print or on-line for researching older...
Forum: Guns
09-22-2003, 05:43 PM
Replies: 800
Sticky Which Gun
Views: 243,303
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Which Gun

Browning A-Bolt Stainless in 300 Win Mag. topped with a Nikon Titanium Scope. I' ll work up loads for everything from that point.
Forum: Big Game Hunting
09-20-2003, 04:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,727
Posted By cdr4thBn

Winchester Ballistic Silvertips

Today I went to Dick' s Sporting Goods to buy a " few things" a phrase that sends chills through my wife. I hunt elk with 300 WM handloads in 180 gr. Nosler Partition or FailSafe bullets. However,...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
09-20-2003, 07:20 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,140
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Hunters, what is the longest shot you have ever taken?

Not wishing to question veracity or ethics on this topic, I will however say this. There is a point at which a shot on an animal becomes unethical due to factors way out of the shooters control. ...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
09-07-2003, 06:10 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,000
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: What is one thing you hate about hunting shows & magazines?

I don' t understand anyone not wanting to watch a hunt they can' t afford (at that time). I can remember learning to read well by reading the likes of Outdoor Life, Field and Stream and Sports...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
09-07-2003, 05:51 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,426
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Hunters, any of you ever had your weapon fail in the field?

I was taking careful aim at a nice doe on the last day of blackpowder season a few years back. I waited for just the right moment before I pulled the trigger. I squeezed ever so slowly...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
09-06-2003, 06:32 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,473
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Where were you on 9/11 hunters? for book project

I was driving into NYC to make a sales call for my civilian (real life job) when I heard on the radio that the first plane had hit the North Tower.
When the second plane struck the South Tower...
Forum: Guns
09-06-2003, 06:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,283
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Velocity with BOSS

I' m not sure exactly how my original post regarding bullet velocity and the BOSS system got side tracked into a discussion of hearing protection. I know I contributed to it but let me say this.
...
Forum: Guns
09-04-2003, 05:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,283
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Velocity with BOSS

Any muzzle break will significantly increase muzzle blast and its unfortunate that the first shot took you by surprise. Browning warns everyone that hearing protection should be used.
The...
Forum: Guns
09-01-2003, 06:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,283
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Velocity with BOSS

I certainly appreciate the responses to my original posting. The question was a general one, of course, but I enjoyed the input.
Forum: Guns
08-27-2003, 07:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,283
Posted By cdr4thBn

Velocity with BOSS

I hope that this is posted in the correct forum.
I own and adore a Browning Stainless A-Bolt in 7mm-08. It has a BOSS system that according to Browning reduces the barrel length by 2 inches. ...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
08-24-2003, 07:51 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,991
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Hunters, which mistakes have cost you game?

Moving too often or too soon. Over the years I' ve had deer close by only to discover them by seeing a flag(s) just seconds after moving from my stand or blind. Generally, we try to stay at a...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
08-23-2003, 06:55 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,156
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Which elk would you shoot?

Talk about an appropriate topic. I' ll be hunting a cow elk in NM this year and have been thinking about just which cow I' d be looking to shoot. This was a great topic to read. My decision? The...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-05-2002, 06:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 335
Posted By cdr4thBn

Tomorrow is the day...... and Murphy's Law

Months ago I submitted my application to the Colorado DOW for my elk permit and waited anxiously to see if I drew......... This is a familiar story to so many of us and we all identify with it. Here...
Forum: Bowhunting
09-05-2002, 06:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,152
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: hoyt mt-sport

Ditto on nearly every point made by the several responders. My MT Sport is VERY quiet. Its outfitted with the above mentioned split limb noise reduction system, string whiskers and I shoot a heavier...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-24-2002, 04:33 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,849
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: any bowhunter from ny

JHUNTER, where was your friend when I was single? Please don't say 3rd Grade. Good luck in the upcoming season.
Forum: Bowhunting Gear Review
08-22-2002, 12:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,597
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: Black Hole Target - 22"x16"x11"

The foam in this targets don't hold up under a bradhead assault that's for sure.
PLUS the metal banding straps take ONE hit from a broadhead. Bravo to my local Home Depot store where I took the...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-19-2002, 05:33 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,849
Posted By cdr4thBn

RE: any bowhunter from ny

18 days until I leave for Colorado. I've been waiting for this since I applied for my tag and almost fell down when it came. Been practicing for nearly six weeks but bought a new Hoyt last Tueday....
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