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On 11/23/2016 at 4:06 PM, Dan.NY said:
Sadly my shoulders are not what they should be due to joint disease. I had surgery on the one and the other is not well either. I was trying to shoot my savage 30-06 last week and was shooting like garbage. Bad groupings, missing the target at 100 yards. I am pretty sure its due to the recoil and me knowing its gonna hurt like hell. I even shot reduced recoil and still had issue. I also put 2 180 grains through it and had issue lifting my arm fully for 3-4 days. So... I am looking at new rifles, thinking a 308 (maybe a 7m 08). For those who have shot both, the recoil is noticeably less than 30-06?????? I have shot a 308 only a few times when my shoulder was a little worse and it was hard to tell.
I do have a reloader and have wavered back and fourth about trying my hand at home reloads. Never set it up but I have all I need. I just don't shoot enough to warrant it really and am not sure I could cut down recoil any more than the reduced recoil loads from Hornady.
Comments are welcome..
I didn't read every comment on this post so forgive me if this was mentioned but when your on the bench what's your set up? Do the first couple shots hurt or does it take a bunch?
I left my 06 behind yrs. ago for the same reason and went to the 243 as mentioned by so many here. But ... since that time I have found the caldwell lead sled allows me to stay on the bench longer because I'm not taking the beating. That way I get the gun ( rifle,shotgun,etc) where I want it. In most cases, out hunting, your not going to be taking a bunch of shots (hopefully) and if your confident from the time on the bench that's huge. -
Remington 30-06 pump ...... decent eight point that I had to track a bit.
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1 hour ago, NYBowhunter said:
Very nice rack. His body looks like skin and bones, very run down.
Agreed .... he does look a bit haggered
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13 hours ago, Dinsdale said:
this one is mine, just under 500 lbs (5 80lb bags of concrete and steel frame)
Moves easy with the skid steer.
Just need the right piece of equipment; just sayin'.
Just happen to have a couple skid steers and one is usually in the vicinity of where my bench will be set up. BTW .... nicely done and love the seat
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8 hours ago, Jeremy K said:
Sounds like your going the DIY route . I'll post anyway ,I bought this one a couple years ago . So far no issues ,fairly adjustable ,easy to carry,packs away nicely and .....(start the drumroll) it has a cup holder built in!
This is one I looked at just before the Holidays. Herters? ..... can't remember where at the moment. So it's good and sturdy? And a cup holder could be handy
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Only in New York ......?
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Thanks for the great responses and ideas guys! Looks like I'll be building one.
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Yea ...... those are quite popular up there. Do you use it?
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On 12/8/2016 at 5:59 PM, nyantler said:
That is one sweet knife. I bought this one in Alaska 25 yrs. ago. Kind of similar. Just can't bring myself to getting it bloody!!
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On 12/8/2016 at 3:29 PM, turkeyfeathers said:
Any attachment to it ? Grandpa give it to you ? Had it long ? Hopefully you've given it a few field jobs. Mine is a Gerber I've had for 20 or so years with no real story behind it. Only use it for field dressing. I'll sharpen after every use. Keeps a great edge. Cmon , go dig yours out and post a pic Not responsible if you forget to put it back in pack however My pic has knife atop my daughters first trapped muskrat we had tanned.
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I had that exact knife for yrs. Got it from a buddy of mine and really loved it. Started wearing it everyday and then one day I left it sitting where I was using it .... wherever that was cause I never found it. Still irks me that I did that. Haven't replaced it as I've got more knives than I need (yes ... I have a problem) so now I use several different ones.
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5 hours ago, grampy said:
Used to take a hammer to a whole roll, for a bigger bang!
We used to slam the whole roll between two rocks. Sometimes they'd go off, other times we just smashed them beyond recognition and they were worthless. Imagine taking a roll of them to the school grounds today!
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2 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:
My friend made a beauty out of unistrut, it's got wheels on the front so you can tip up the back and wheel it forward and backwards from yardage mark to yardage mark. I recommend the wheels
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI like the idea of wheels .... that probably has me leaning toward making my own. Thanks!
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I'm looking into either building or buying a shooting bench. I have a spot where I could do a somewhat permanent set up but being portable might be good too. I've looked at a bunch of plans on the internet and also several different manufactured benches (Caldwell, Herters). Any recommendations will be welcomed?
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15 hours ago, wolc123 said:
It looks like you have most of the bases covered there. One thing I would add (if you don't already have one) is a big, old refrigerator. I have an old GE, non frost-free model from the 50's that does a great job of aging the carcass (1 week for a 1-1/2 year old deer, 10-14 days for 2-1/2 or older deer) at just the right temperature (around 35 degrees F). I removed all the shelves and drawers from inside. I skin the deer, and cut the hind quarters off. I hang the hind quarters from hooks on the top and rest the front section on the neck against the bottom. More often than not, over the last 10 years or so, it has been too warm to age carcasses by just hanging them inside my insulated garage (with all the windows covered), especially early during archery season. Aging the venison allows a breakdown of rigormortis and produces more tender red meat. Some say it also improves flavor.
What kind of skinning setup do you have? A small block and tackle and a gambrel to hook the tendons works pretty well. I usually saw off the front legs above the knee and the rear legs below the knee, then skin them back far enough to expose the tendons for hooking the gambrel. When it is cold enough to hang the carcasses outside the fridge (it was for (1) of (5) that I did this year), I leave the hides on to insulate against daily temperature extremes and to keep the meat from drying out too much (not an issue inside the non frost-free fridge, but I don't know if it would be in a modern one). I remove the hide a day prior to finishing the processing job, to split up the work load a bit. I tried the "golf ball" /truck skinning method on a fresh-killed one this year without success.
For skinning we hang in the garage. I picked up a cheap chain falls from harbor freight several yrs. ago. It's set up in such a way that we can back the tail end of the truck in and hoist it right off the back. The garage is insulated so when the weather cooperates it holds the temp pretty good. This yr. though my buddy and I built a "cooler" off the back of his shop. We were able to get some left over SIPS panels from a job he was on. There 6 or 8 inch thick insulated wall panels and they comprise the walls and ceiling. On the inside it's lined with insulated aluminum garage door panels that we bought cheap. The space is cooled with an air conditioning unit which has a "cool-bot" attached to keep a more even temp. The whole set up performed perfectly this yr.
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I'm in the process of improving my set up for meat processing at home. Over the past few yrs. I've acquired what I consider to be good quality equipment and recently installed a commercial size stainless steel sink in the basement where the laundry stuff is. Anyone care to share some pics/info of their set up for cutting meat and the equipment they use? Here's a picture of the sink plus my weston grinder, Cabelas meat mixer on the stainless work table.
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Happy New Year ......
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Best of both worlds ..... Beer and food. And the beers in the food. Happy New Year!!!!
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2 hours ago, fasteddie said:
I havn't watched any hunting shows in a few years . I could never stand to listen to Hank Parker with his C'mere Deer crap . He always sounded like a $hit salesman with a mouth full of samples !
Another guy I couldn't stand is Jackie Bushwhacker ! What a wuss !
Stan Potts is the one that gets to me ..... along with the one's you mentioned. I do like Dean Partridge though .... Canadian Whitetails. He has a low keyed approach compared to the others and the deer up there are enormous. Still a lot of commercials though.
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I got a rock ......
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I don't mean to hijack this thread but ..... IMO, who gives a Rats azzzzzz what the rich and famous do, especially when it comes to hunting and fishing
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Still got a couple tags so will keep going ............
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I was told yrs. ago that cutting through the bone with a saw spreads a bit of marrow on the meat, especially a bandsaw, and the marrow will affect the taste of the meat. For that reason we always deboned. I don't know if it's true or not.
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Well that got me drooling!!!!
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15 minutes ago, Adkhunter1590 said:
It's a great diy get away hunt. Cabin is costing us $500 for the 4 days and we will be bringing all the food we need from home. Cabin is all setup with all the kitchen stuff you could need. Wife usually just prepares dinners before we go and we just need to heat it up. Saves a lot of money this way. Last year I only spent $500 in total on the trip. This year we are gonna be down a man so it might cost me $600 this year. I consider it a extremely cheap trip with chances for a booner buckDefinitely sounds worthwhile. Can't get much more affordable than that. Good luck out there!
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Worth going after for sure ...... good luck!