Magwa

Well I am all for it guys we can all learn each other up on woods skills, hunting tips, whatever...

Living in the west I have seen it all in the 80's before wolves we had so many elk our season was 10 days bulls only then 3 weeks of either sex elk . During that time and since I have seen people use every caliber except a AR 15 5.56 on elk and I have seen all of them wound, cripple, it is not the caliber so much as it is bullet construction and most important bullet placement. I have killed over 35 elk and I have lost only 3 in almost 40 years of hunting them in two of the cases it was bullet construction and the other just plain a bad shot... most all of my elk have been killed with a 270 with 130 grain bullets. I have killed them at 20 yards and 600 with the same bullet and gun and most never moved over 20 yards after being shot. Train train train. practice under the same conditions you will hunt ,know your rifle no matter what caliber it is and learn the anatomy of your game these things will breed success. If you own and hunt with a gun you can not handle you are bound to fail , if the recoil bothers you you will not practice.. so outfit yourself accordingly. and Atakachafa very nice buck..

Well I am glad to see so many of us on the same page, maybe we can get the moderator to start us a skills section that we can all add things too like fire making, tracking skills, etcetc ... I have a ton of stuff i can help with I have been a Flintknapper for over 20 years and yes ,I have shot some big racks but they were just the ones that I saw first I am a meat hunter too.....

I hunt with a LR308 and I have killed elk and deer most people I run into have that OMG face when they see my rifle, and it leads to some heated arguments BUT i use the truth on them I say well lets see now your gun is based on a mauser or a infield and you just have to understand what is the next military rifle that will be intergrated into the hunting world? yep I say AR15 it has been in the military for over 50 years and the one I am carrying although not a original is based on the gun that was made before the M16... after that they go well that is true and they say it just looks wierd in the woods. I then tell them it does not rust, is easy to carry, easy to load and unload, and there are more accesories than you could ever use so you can make it just how you want it, I also tell them no wood to swell up in the rain and snow, by then they are like yeah wow I never thought of all that maybe I will have to get one..... :)

Tried watching a hunting show on TV and just about got sick, first they have 40,000 bucks worth of gear and then they bait the deer or turkey or whatever or it is a canned hunt on a game farm. It seems to me it is all about money and the BIGGEST RACK! that in it's self is disgusting what has been a tradition in this country of hunting for food has now turned into exploitation of wildlife and in this country when something is deemed worth alot of money it is surley doomed! Have we as a society become that which we hate? everything is about money we are obsessed..... now what does this have to do with 308 well it seems AR15's and other modular type weapons are heading or already there to the same place and we are falling for it. Do we really need the latest best freefloat rail? do we really need 10 rifles or the latest scope ,or whatever the newest gizmo is?I say NO I say we are exactly what PT Barnum said we were suckers we fall for anything if it is packaged right, what is the saying"Stand for som ething or you will fall for anything" well i have been in the same boat as the rest of the world and now i think I will return to a more minimalistic approach. don't get me wrong I like stuff that works but after I have tested and tested and it works I am going to leave my stuff alone and put my money somewhere else instead of just spending it on the next best gizmo..... I am going to buy ammo...... :) The survivalist era is here and people are buying into it lock stock and barrel what used to be common sense is now being sold to us as a must have..... really? do you buy bottled water? I don't I refuse to pay for someone elses tap water! Ok I will quit but in ending my rant... let me say teach your children the right way to hunt, fish, camp(you know with a tent not in a camp ground that you pay for) try to have them spend less time on the internet and more time learning why this is such a great country and all it has to offer us out doors..... Peace

Tryin to be funny my ass I am going to get up about 1.30 in the am and laugh my ass off cause that is about the time you will be howling from leg cramps....... LMFAO.......

The Flag is My Fathers from his military funeral 30 year Navy man....Yeah I am a meat hunter too first and formost but only with mule deer have i always enjoyed the challenge of trying to get on the big ones, mostly it is a phyical challenge you first have to get where they live and this time of year that means snows and tough going but i love it. Man that plate full of food looks goooooooooooooooooooooooooood! had backstraps sweetmeat squash (out of the garden) and salad last night on my way to find a elk this am. last day....

Welcome from the Rez in Idaho I feel your pain for where you live you have to be tough.....

That is oh so true... I have been fortunate to have taken a few big deer in my life and i have made a lifelong commitment to hun ting mule deer but every once in a while a white tail or moose get in the way lol;;

I am trying to forget about it but my wife keeps bringing it up ..... oh well one day... lol

lol this thread is done ,dead and overgassed...... :)

Yep Mule deer, i tried to get on two monsters for almost 3 weeks just could not get it done....

Check cashed 10/22/13.

all these shootings in states with the strictest gun laws .... hmmmmm i am seeing a pattern here.

I have a trigger off of a 30-30 winchester...... :) wanna trade staraight accross? LOL seriously if I had the bucks i would buy it in a heartbeat I need that setup for my A2 20 inch.. let me dig around the house and see if I have some mad money tucked away.....

well not to big this year spent 20 days hunting 2 bucks that i never got a chance at so with one day remaining i took a nice fat forked horn to put in the freezer, 168 grain barnes ttsx like a laser.........

sounds like a fun time we don't have Trick or treaters here just logistics 1 house every 1/2 miles is no fun lol....

Welcome back, and congrats on the new pea shooter you can never have to many.....

Brother you hit that right I have been shooting them for 20 years and they are the best period.....

Damn! my kind of girl a sniper....... I would like to share a hide with her....

Our store bought food is all pretty much poison to our bodies, this thread has imploded so lets talk about food, and congrats on your weight loss... what goes into us will be reflected on the out and inside there is to much processed food for sale and we do not est enough veggies and fruit and the meat most people eat is really not fit for humans hamburger is known to be cleaned with amonia, my best advice is put in a back yard garden or greenhouse and eat from it all you can... buy organic veggies and fruits and can them for later use... hunt or learn to hunt lean meat is awesome protien and eat fish but if you have to buy it do not buy farm raised and also do not eat GMO's you will stay slim and you will stay out of the doctors office and speaking of doc's don't take any prescription that is not absolutly needed there are far more bad effects from meds if you have high colesterol work on your diet and walk, run , exercise in some way to bring it under control after all you are in control of your own life.....

Well I bet you one thing I bet you are NOT overgassed after the Clean program!....... <thumbsup>

Roger that .... will look there and forget Hydraulics just the answer I needed... thank you.

well I can get a adjustable A2 front sight gas block but I would have to give up the A2 front sight if I used the switchblock and besides I do not ever see myself going back to loud my ears will not tolerate it anymore or what ears I have left 20% left ear 50% right.. and mine ring 24/7

Ok so buffers and springs, and adjutable gas blocks... ok what are your thoughts on the JP interprises silent capture spring for both 5.56 and 7.62... So I will get a adjutable gas block for my 7.62 since that is my first can coming someday (wait wait wait)... lol I asume you just tune it to your needs , and by slowing the gas flow you slow down the bolt carrier and the ejection process all the while making your rifle smoother..... I am getting into this now it is way beyond just the gun.... fun stuff... thank you gentlemen..