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Forum: Reloading
01-02-2007, 07:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Hornady LnL classic kit or RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme kit?

are you talking about the lock and load inserts?



It seems to me the LnL function would be just as useful if not more on the single stage because you will be removing each die more often...
Forum: Reloading
12-21-2006, 05:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,874
Posted By Exoman

Hornady LnL classic kit or RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme kit?

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=151386

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=646599

i would imagine the hornady books to be more...
Forum: Reloading
12-14-2006, 05:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 963
Posted By Exoman

RE: dillon 550?

Any particular presses I should be looking at?
Forum: Reloading
12-13-2006, 09:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 963
Posted By Exoman

dillon 550?

I want to get into reloading and was checking out the dillon 550, curious what the popular opinion was on it.

a local gun shop told me that it was a bad choice because I was new to reloading and...
Forum: Reloading
12-13-2006, 06:02 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

RE: I need some long range bullet schooling.

luckily on this tripod theres a good rest going around the perimeter so I know my shots are about as stable as they can be.

Im using the bushnell ballistic plex. I will most likely end up with...
Forum: Reloading
12-10-2006, 09:02 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

RE: I need some long range bullet schooling.

what model and power scope are you using?
Forum: Reloading
12-04-2006, 06:49 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

RE: I need some long range bullet schooling.

no. there was no blood inthe first field. of course he tucked out of my sight when he left the first field, dipped into the tree break, and across the next field.

I imagine just like thte 6...
Forum: Reloading
12-02-2006, 02:26 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

RE: I need some long range bullet schooling.

I found him today, the shot hit him in the ribs and broke some ribs out the other side. he covered about 200 yards before piling up.

what he did when he ran out of my line of sight was cut...
Forum: Reloading
11-28-2006, 04:50 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

RE: I need some long range bullet schooling.

yes, I use a leupold rxIII rangefinder.
Forum: Reloading
11-27-2006, 11:44 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

RE: I need some long range bullet schooling.

I have trouble believing i am missing them as I have been to two different areas several times for target practice in the past week in varying condtions and am seeing very predicatble and repeatable...
Forum: Reloading
11-25-2006, 09:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

RE: I need some long range bullet schooling.

yeah I have sighted in at 100 and have tested my rounds at 50, 100,150,200, and 250.

out to 150 yards my groups are overlapping, but at 200 and 250 they spread out to about 1.5- 2" groups. I...
Forum: Reloading
11-25-2006, 12:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,673
Posted By Exoman

I need some long range bullet schooling.

hello all.
since theres not a general ammo section I figured reloading forum would reward me with the most intelligent responses. this post may be long but please bear with me.... here goes.

...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-20-2006, 02:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

thats called google earth, its actually a program you download, theres a free version and pay version. I liked the free version so much I bought the pro version
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-19-2006, 10:30 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,747
Posted By Exoman

RE: My latest tripod stand

im probably not going to use it until gun season. last year I kept busting this 8 pointer (maybe bigger) out of the one corner, so Hopefully Ill see him again.
its ~170 yards from the stand so I...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-19-2006, 10:24 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

it shouldnt be hard at all to make the platform larger, expanded metal cane be had for ~$50 for a 4 x 8 or if your lucky you can find some drops of expanded metal that can serve you well. lowes...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-19-2006, 09:45 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

so far I have only seen a 4 point and a spike out of the blind covered tree stand. Its been raining alot and contrary to what I read on the internet I never see deer in the rain.
Its been raining...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-19-2006, 11:44 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,747
Posted By Exoman

RE: My latest tripod stand

Well, I have been entertaining offers from cingular and verizon... they both want to convert it into a cell tower:)
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-18-2006, 10:41 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,563
Posted By Exoman

RE: how to find wounded deer

Well first off lets clarify somethings, are you hunting bow or gun or both?


while everybody loses deer from time to time, your post gives us the impression you lose alot of deer. this would...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-07-2006, 08:06 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,747
Posted By Exoman

RE: My latest tripod stand

this will be the fifth so far, 3 treestands(two 15' and one 20') 1 rebar blind, and this tripod(labeled tower of babel).

http://www.photodump.org/stored8/treestandmap.jpg
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-06-2006, 11:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,747
Posted By Exoman

RE: My latest tripod stand

roughyl twice as much.

I have ~$300 in materials in this one. youd definately want the aluminum tig welded or else murphy may bite your arse.

tom
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-06-2006, 08:34 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,747
Posted By Exoman

RE: My latest tripod stand

its chained and turnbuckled to fencepost at all 3 corners, I am thinking about putting a stand off against the tree as well but really the fence post should be enough.
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-06-2006, 07:14 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,747
Posted By Exoman

RE: My latest tripod stand

1" 16ga is going for $.69 and 11 gauge is going for $.89 a foot.

the 2" a nd sch40 pipe I already had laying around. I was going to use 1.5" 3/16" wall but that came out to $2.50 a foot :eek:
...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-06-2006, 12:31 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,747
Posted By Exoman

My latest tripod stand

Some of you may have seen the post about the stands i made about a month or so ago.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1684950&mpage=3&key=í¸±í²€

well i thought i was done making...
Forum: Crossbows
09-23-2006, 11:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 540
Posted By Exoman

RE: THANKS FOR YOUR HELP BEFORE...PLEASE HELP AGAIN !!!

Excalibur is a very safe bet. as mentioned before the fact that its not a compound actually adds to its reliability and simplicity. and with a rope cocker even the stoutest pull excalibur (exomax)...
Forum: Hogs and Exotics
09-21-2006, 08:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 690
Posted By Exoman

RE: help with hunting hogs

So do they just roam in a continuous large circle or is it sporatic?

It seems that I always miss them by a matter of days. our farmhand will note seeing them a couple days prior, usually in the...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-11-2006, 10:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,815
Posted By Exoman

RE: Aerial Photos?

google earth aint bad , and you can upload gps data.







local://94203/4F4012F58A354A3986E53E922D21C708.jpg
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-10-2006, 06:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,281
Posted By Exoman

RE: Plans for a hunting blind?

last year I made one out of rebar. it was fairly light weight , non colaapsible and hella strong. not really portable unless you wanted to throw it on a truck. i spent more on camo material than I...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-10-2006, 04:14 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

well i dont remember to be honest. I stock 1" square tubing for auto work so I didnt pay attention to how much I used. 1" 16 gauge square tubing sells for about 50 cents a foot if that helps.

if...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-08-2006, 08:20 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

I prefer chains and either turnbuckles or long carriage bolts with jamnuts for tensioners personally.


heres the 15' stand in place , I havent done any ground prep for bow season here as this...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-08-2006, 05:59 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

cool stand dan!


yeah i do automotive fabrication mainly, so tree stands are a refreshing change. Although you are still pretty much going thru the same movements that you would for ladder...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-08-2006, 05:54 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

Oh yes they are painted and in place. :) pics coming soon
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-08-2006, 06:09 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

Nah because they are 16 gauge they really arent that heavy . if you stand in the balance point you can carry it by yourself on level ground, but thru the woods two people can manage them fine.
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-08-2006, 06:06 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

RE: Some of my treestand setups

I forgot to mention the one with the extended bracing has a 5 foot ladder section that slips in the bottom making it 20'

I haul them in on a trailer and 15' seems to be about the maxiumum length...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-08-2006, 12:23 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,874
Posted By Exoman

Some of my treestand setups

hey guys thought Id share some pics of a couple of stands I made for deer season, all 16 gauge 1" square tubing. tig welded

one is 15' and the other is 20'.

the 20' is going to be my baby...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-04-2006, 08:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
Posted By Exoman

RE: Rut in Alabama?

yeah I hunted a few days a week every week of huinting season except around christmas.

ironcally I believe the weeks I sat out of hunting was the seeking phase :(
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-03-2006, 09:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
Posted By Exoman

Rut in Alabama?

when would you Alabamians say the seeking phase of the rut occurs in Northa alabama?

I have never managed to catch it.
I have always heard its later here than most places, like end of december...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-28-2006, 11:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,910
Posted By Exoman

RE: reflex highlander or fred bear instinct?

you are thinking ultrasport. from the looks, the ultrasport even uses the same solid fb limbs. i dont mind the magnesium riser however I am wanting layeredc limbs, which is pointing me in the...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-28-2006, 08:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,910
Posted By Exoman

RE: reflex highlander or fred bear instinct?

the only reason I am leaning towards shelling out another $100 for a cheaper hoyt is for the 5 layer limbs. otherwise id be happy with the reflex highlander.
Forum: Bowhunting
08-28-2006, 08:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 448
Posted By Exoman

RE: is this a good powertec/ultratec price?

the ultratec is an 05, i dunno if they made the powertec in 05 but it looks like the same design in the 06 catalog.
Forum: Bowhunting
08-28-2006, 07:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 448
Posted By Exoman

is this a good powertec/ultratec price?

I was at the local archery shop checking out the instinct and came acroos an ultratec for $450 and a powertec for $509. are these good deals?

finding street prices for hoyt seems to be very...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-28-2006, 06:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,910
Posted By Exoman

RE: reflex highlander or fred bear instinct?

yeah i am starting to see the light there, after going to see and shoot the fred bear instinct I ran into some less expensive hoyts, a powertec for $500 and an ultratec for $450.

this archery...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-26-2006, 07:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,910
Posted By Exoman

RE: reflex highlander or fred bear instinct?

i talked to my local archery shop about the highlander and he wasnt to hot on the cast magnesium riser.

i dont know if this is really an issue or just a pet peeve of his.

it seems to me as...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-26-2006, 05:36 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,910
Posted By Exoman

reflex highlander or fred bear instinct?

looking for a good bow in the $400 area. I may bump up to the $500 range and get a fred bear code or a reflex super slam. its not altogether clear to me what extras I am gettting for the extra...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-26-2006, 05:20 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,240
Posted By Exoman

RE: Anything wrong with shooting a righthanded bow lefthanded?

my main concern is if shooting a right handed bow left handed is going to handicap me in the mechanics of sight alignment and proper form. i am used to dealing with clumsy operation... right...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-25-2006, 02:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,240
Posted By Exoman

RE: Anything wrong with shooting a righthanded bow lefthanded?

im definately left eye dominant
Forum: Bowhunting
08-25-2006, 02:41 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,240
Posted By Exoman

RE: Anything wrong with shooting a righthanded bow lefthanded?

does the point of impact change depending on sides? i noticed i was shooting way left but i was grouping tight.
Forum: Bowhunting
08-25-2006, 02:08 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,240
Posted By Exoman

RE: Anything wrong with shooting a righthanded bow lefthanded?

nah ill be fine, I plan on going to australia with it.....the arrows spin backwards there anyways
Forum: Bowhunting
08-23-2006, 09:08 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,240
Posted By Exoman

RE: Anything wrong with shooting a righthanded bow lefthanded?

yeah I was really surprised to discover that holding the bow the wrong way felt waaymore comfortable than adjusting my stance to use the wrong hand.. go figure :)
Forum: Bowhunting
08-23-2006, 09:04 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,240
Posted By Exoman

RE: Anything wrong with shooting a righthanded bow lefthanded?

but why will I get better performance? I honewstly dont know , I have zero experiance with compound bows and proper form. I know to aim the sucker, plant my hand on my cheek and pull the release...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-23-2006, 06:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,240
Posted By Exoman

Anything wrong with shooting a righthanded bow lefthanded?

Hi all.
i am left handed and was messing around with a buddies bow today as I am kicking around buying one for myself.

I although I shot way left I did group consistently in the same spot.
...
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