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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Vintage fishing tackle.That's an English Wheatly fly box. Retailed by A&F, I have a couple and they are very nice - especially on windy days. -
Nevada Mike replied to the thread Vintage fishing tackle.I have a lot of vintage tackle, but most of it was not vintage when I bought it. It was new.
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread What gun do Professional Hunters like to use?.Mike Angelides carries a DR in 500 NE. Camp gun is 416 Rigby.
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Winchester Model 70 in 404 Jeffery.Yes, Midway is a distributor and unlikely won't stock items that don't turn quickly. If everyone demanded it and they sold quickly the...
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Nevada Mike reacted to Phil Giordano's post in the thread Is the problem the equipment....or you? with
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To know that the equipment is 101% dependable and accurate built a ton of confidence, and confidence is (almost) everything - at least... -
Nevada Mike replied to the thread Is the problem the equipment....or you?.I have done my own share of poor shooting and my share of good shooting. When I shot poorly usually one of two conditions applied,,, '...
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Winchester Model 70 in 404 Jeffery.Norma makes 404 jeff ammo, available throughout the civilized world.
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Winchester Model 70 in 404 Jeffery.So this was a 'one off' problem gun, but another .M70 action worked fine?
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Is your scope as good as your binoculars?.Can't say, really. I have Zeiss 10 X 40 and Swaro 15 X 56 binos. I think my Schmidt & Bender and Swaro scopes are close, or maybe equal...
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Winchester Model 70 in 404 Jeffery.What was the problem(s) ?
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Most reliable scope under 1000.IIRC, Jon told me they are made in Japan using Schott glass and Low dispersion coatings.
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Winchester Model 70 in 404 Jeffery.I would simply rework a Model 70 SE in .375.
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Is the problem the equipment....or you?.Shooting is all about confidence, which comes from practice and preparation. Practice really increases situational readiness and allows...
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Most reliable scope under 1000.Correction - The scope os the Tract Toric 3-15X 42 nice bright scope.
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Nevada Mike replied to the thread Most reliable scope under 1000.I had not heard ofr Tract Optics until recently, I bought one of their scopes, the Toric 3 - 15 X 24. Mounted it on my M70 308 Norma Mag...