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Forum: Blades

02-18-2013, 07:29 PM

Replies: 12

Tactical vs. Hunting Knives

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Posted By Patchrat

Useful being able to split a breast bone.

Useful being able to split a breast bone.

Forum: Blades

02-01-2013, 05:36 PM

Replies: 12

Tactical vs. Hunting Knives

Views: 9,390

Posted By Patchrat

Tactical knives are a lot like tactical rifles....

Tactical knives are a lot like tactical rifles. Absolutely ridiculous unless you are actively on tour in the military. For hunting purposes, they work but not as well as a proper skinning knife. My...

Forum: Gunsmithing

01-31-2013, 04:32 AM

Replies: 5

acceptable barrel damage on a 12 gauge?

Views: 2,372

Posted By Patchrat

Thanks guys, as soon as my company lets me out of...

Thanks guys, as soon as my company lets me out of the bush, I'll be taking it in to a gunsmith. Much obliged.

Forum: Gunsmithing

01-29-2013, 07:18 AM

Replies: 5

acceptable barrel damage on a 12 gauge?

Views: 2,372

Posted By Patchrat

acceptable barrel damage on a 12 gauge?

So, I was given an old Remington 870 wingmaster, and when I was cleaning it (evidently the first time it had ever been done properly) I found a bit of a gouge on the inside of the barrel about a...

Forum: Small Game, Predator and Trapping

01-29-2013, 07:04 AM

Replies: 21

Porcupines?

Views: 3,357

Posted By Patchrat

The natives up here in northern Alberta just bash...

The natives up here in northern Alberta just bash them over the head with a stick and roll them around in a fire to burn off the quills, then dress them out and cook over a fire. They claim to like...

Forum: Small Game, Predator and Trapping

01-13-2013, 08:47 PM

Replies: 14

Should I stop shootin them

Views: 1,931

Posted By Patchrat

Go with snares in discrete places. I was catching...

Go with snares in discrete places. I was catching quite a few squirrels out of my backyard this way before I moved back to the country where I can shoot as I damn well please. Just be careful about...

Forum: Small Game, Predator and Trapping

01-13-2013, 01:59 AM

Replies: 13

Rabbit hunting without dogs

Views: 5,644

Posted By Patchrat

You're probably going to want to carry a .410...

You're probably going to want to carry a .410 and be prepared to put in some miles. My best luck has come with jumping on brush piles and being lucky enough to be facing the right way when they come...

Forum: Firearm Review Forum

01-13-2013, 01:41 AM

Replies: 8

Rem. 700 swapped for a BLR?

Views: 1,274

Posted By Patchrat

Thanks guys. Can't say as I'm worried about the...

Thanks guys. Can't say as I'm worried about the longer action. Just as long as it cycles through smoothly I'll be happy. One more thing to get used to in the pre-season. Much obliged!

Forum: Big Game Hunting

01-11-2013, 07:57 PM

Replies: 66

Enough Gun ?

Views: 6,277

Posted By Patchrat

When my Grandfather would go hunting, he would...

When my Grandfather would go hunting, he would wander off into the bush with one knife, three bullets, and his .308, and he would come back with anything from white tail deer to big bull moose. That...

Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting

01-11-2013, 07:54 PM

Replies: 17

Need opinion on what did this

Views: 1,368

Posted By Patchrat

My best guess is it got caught on barbed wire...

My best guess is it got caught on barbed wire while hopping a fence. Bullet graze or coyotes doesn't quite look right.

Forum: Firearm Review Forum

01-11-2013, 07:34 PM

Replies: 8

Rem. 700 swapped for a BLR?

Views: 1,274

Posted By Patchrat

Rem. 700 swapped for a BLR?

So I bought a Remington 700 based on reliability reviews and the new trigger assembly in a 7mm rem-mag (love that round!). the bolt seemed like it was machined too loose and required a bit of...

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