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bigbuckdj
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re: First Deer Rifle For 5 Year Old?
Posted by bigbuckdj on 8/21/26 at 6:06 pm to Sparty3131
I have a howa mini in 6mm arc a friends daughter shot her first deer with that with a 108 ELDM, my kid will use that in the next year or two. The three position safety is a nice feature vs my tikkas, also the recoil is still reasonable at a weight that’s low enough that they can handle the gun. Almost any short action cartridge will work with enough weight if you just want to plop your kid behind a tripod mounted 16 pound gun.
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re: Deer skinning knife
Posted by bigbuckdj on 8/10/26 at 10:53 am to Catahoula20LSU
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If you know how to sharpen a knife you don’t have to spend a ton of money on one. Stainless blades hold edge longer but are harder to sharpen. Carbon steel is much easier to sharpen but don’t hold an edge as long as stainless.
This, if I’m prioritizing weight I use some fancy steel and a nice knife.
If I’m coming back to a skinning rack and have a steel rod with me, 6” victorious boning knife every time. You can rake it across a brick and have it shaving sharp again with a sharpening steel and 30 seconds.
You don’t want to have to field sharpen any of these hard fancy steels that need a diamond stone.
re: Sites you cannot comprehend until you see them
Posted by bigbuckdj on 7/15/26 at 10:47 am to Funky Tide 8
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Yosemite
El cap, half dome, the redwoods, kings canyon/sequoia, the whole Yosemite valley. All this blew my mind.
Just east of gunnison
re: Colorado Draw Results
Posted by bigbuckdj on 5/29/26 at 12:18 pm to tke_swamprat
I finally got all my results. I got my deer point on Wednesday, drew first rifle bull elk on Thursday, and just got my pronghorn point. I burned some points on elk so I’m hopeful for a decent hunt.
re: Equipment Review: Coolers, binoculars and gear box
Posted by bigbuckdj on 5/19/26 at 5:25 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
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Vortex 15X56 binoculars. I bought these last spring on an impulse when I found a refurbished pair at a really good price. The optics are good for a $180 pair of binoculars. They function well. The biggest drawback is trying to stabilize them in the OK wind that’s frequently strong. When the wind gets above 15-20 mph, I pull out the 12X binoculars.
It’s time for some stabilized sigs brother. The stabilization is amazing.
re: New Mexico Draw Results 2026
Posted by bigbuckdj on 4/24/26 at 11:54 am to drakeT1217
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I drew a unit 16 deer tag. I know it’s not one of the super coveted tags but I’m pumped. Anyone know anything about that area ?
What season? You should go elk hunt with that guy who drew 16 haha. I hunted 21 a and b for September archery mule deer, I spent a fair amount of time in the mountains and only saw elk and small mule deer. Saw more bucks on blm and state land, the biologist also told me the populations are more dense out of the mountains. Prepare to look through your binoculars until your eyes bleed.
I’ve heard if you have a legit medical excuse or something it’s worth reaching out to see if they’ll consider refunding the tag.
Outside of that you have to eat the tag. I believe you can donate it to a youth or disabled veteran, you’d have to call and ask.
Outside of that you have to eat the tag. I believe you can donate it to a youth or disabled veteran, you’d have to call and ask.
Will do!
I drew Barbary/Aoudaddy. Should be a fun hunt.
Results are up!
I got enough points to draw what I applied for in Colorado, but I’d make New Mexico happen also if they give me something.
Rokslide Thread
I’m following this thread and agree something seems off from the past 5 years I’ve been applying. Maybe today isn’t the day.
Maybe they’re stuck trying to figure out how I drew every single tag I applied for.
I’m following this thread and agree something seems off from the past 5 years I’ve been applying. Maybe today isn’t the day.
Maybe they’re stuck trying to figure out how I drew every single tag I applied for.
re: New Mexico Draw Results 2026
Posted by bigbuckdj on 4/13/26 at 9:47 pm to drakeT1217
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I thought I read April 22 ?
They are normally exactly one week early!
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Good luck. I apply for everything pretty much every year too. Finally drew a mule deer tag last year. Hoping I draw something again this year.
I got lucky a few years ago on an archery elk tag, I’m itching to go again
New Mexico Draw Results 2026
Posted by bigbuckdj on 4/13/26 at 11:50 am
We should start seeing results on Wednesday. I applied for basically everything but bighorns. Good luck baws.
re: Headlight opinion
Posted by bigbuckdj on 4/6/26 at 3:50 pm to Turnblad85
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I bought one as a backup to an Zebralight and Armytek. For some reason it has become my go-to light and the other $80-100 lights mostly sit in the drawer. I do worry a bit about recharging the chiniese lithium 18650 battery and the fires that have been happening with cheap lithium. I make sure to not leave it charging when not at home. But that goes for all chinese battery stuff.
Look I have a problem, I have many many lights, I have probably owned every light mentioned here. Armytek wizard C2 pro, pro nichia, and the zebralight H600 are my favorite headlights for a general use white light. If you want a spot/flood/red combo lights the Sofirn HS21 is one of the best regardless of price, and is my typical recommendation for a hunter or fisherman that just wants one headlamp. It does not have a regulated driver but for a cheap white/red combo, the Sofirn H25LR is tough to beat for $20. The batteries that come with the Sofirn and Wurkkos lights seem to be quality rewraps.
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Unknown Munitions built 7PRC, unfired. Picked out what I wanted and had them bed and spin up the barrel. I’ve been enjoying my Foundation stock on my NRL Hunter gun.
Is that a bat vesper? Nice guns yall are talking about here.
re: Unknown Munitions Raven Action (Tikka Clone)
Posted by bigbuckdj on 3/18/26 at 7:41 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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Making one with wire EDM and nitride is like putting autozone hood scoops and chrome hub caps on a 2001 tacoma.
To flip this on its head a bit, what will a 700 clone do that this tikka clone can’t?
re: Unknown Munitions Raven Action (Tikka Clone)
Posted by bigbuckdj on 3/18/26 at 2:05 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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But who is doing all that to a tikka in the first place? There’s nothing special about them vs a r700 clone besides that a company in Finland happens to know how to make them at really high quality relative to their price point. In fact the platform has a lot of warts that doesn’t make it conducive to a high end precision rig - the length is the length, there are like two triggers on the market for it, and you’re SOL if you want COAL longer than 3.40 inches.
You don’t have to do any of those things. I’m not trying to tell anyone what to like. Some people drive a mustang or corvette when a Corolla gets you to the same place. Some of those people want a racing stripe too.
There’s a few mag options that get you to 3.5” coal. I think if somebody want a medium length action and already has a bunch of tikkas, this will be a good option. They are gonna sell so many bolts.
What are the warts that make it not good for a precision rig? I’ve heard the narrow barrel shank complaints good bit but they opened that up. The magazine options are pretty limited with a tikka bottom metal.
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650 for a blued gun. Add 100$ for coating 75$ for a pic rail Puts it at 825$ without any other features such as timed action threading, 100% compatibility with prefits and interchangeable bolt face ability. It’s a 375$ difference to be able to build exactly what I want and not have a pile of parts that nobody wants to buy from me (barrel stock and trigger) That’s my rationale and how I’m justifying it to myself lol
This is it, a stainless tikka is $750, you’ll get like $150 for the old stock and barrel. Screwed pic rails suck and I don’t want to Jb weld my new gun.
Stainless tikka
-$750
+$150 for old stock and barrel
-$80 for area419 20 moa rail
-$8 kwikweld
-$85 bolt fluting
-$150 action nitride
-$100 for a UM bolt knob
North of $1000 for a similarly equipped factory action plus shipping your action to get it worked on plus the risk of damaging something if you try to pull the factory barrel yourself or the additional cost of getting the barrel pulled.
This isn’t for a guy who wants a factory tikka, it’s for the guy who is gonna do all those things any way and wants guaranteed headspace and an integral rail.
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