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    Ryan replied to the thread New member and a lurker.
    Welcome to the forum. I did the Midwest (MI) to AZ move as a kid. Mom had had enough of the gray winters. Still got fam in both places...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Want To Buy TC Encore Barrel.
    I have an unused 300 WM fluted Pro Hunter rifle barrel collecting dust I'd part with for a fair price. Gained it as part of a package...
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    Ryan replied to the thread New guy from Alaska.
    Welcome, from another Alaskan, outta Anchorage.
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    Ryan reacted to Hunt anything's post in the thread Books about Africa with Like Like.
    One thing to remember when reading books about Africa, even a book written recently may be out of date by the time you read it. Things...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Books about Africa.
    A Hunter's Wandering in Africa by Frederick Courteney Selous is a classic from the late 1800s
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    Ryan reacted to Daggaboy375's post in the thread Newfound Reloading Apathy with Like Like.
    I reload to a standard that I can still enjoy the process. DB
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    Ryan reacted to Gomer's post in the thread Newfound Reloading Apathy with Like Like.
    For me, handloading/reloading used to be such a nitpicky and laborious effort. I tried to eek out every last bit of accuracy. But then...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Safari Pants.
    Funny, I am of the opposite view. Never liked the lightweight ripstop ones. The regular weight ones were my preference, summer or...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Safari Pants.
    I am a veteran of the early 90s, so basic BDU pants and shorts made of them were my thing. Most of my hunts I wore Rothco BDU shorts. If...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Why does Tikka persist in supplying rifles with plastic magazines?.
    There's a story about Henry Ford reviewing every part of some car and the engineers finding the one part that never breaks. So he tells...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Are Siberian Tigers migrating into Alaska?.
    Togiak National Wildlife Refuge had an April Fools post on Facebook with a snow leopard over there I seem to recall. And another year...
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    Ryan replied to the thread .390 grain hornady A-tip bullets ,375 cal..
    Hornady calls it a match bullet for a reason. It's not bonded so it isn't built well for what most of us want for dangerous game. As...
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    Ryan reacted to 375Fox's post in the thread 7mm Rem Mag for Eland with Like Like.
    I’ve shot 9 eland bulls. I’ve used 308, 300 win, 375 H&H. They aren’t that difficult to kill with a good shot, but I’d feel...
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    Ryan replied to the thread 6.8 Western for Africa?.
    I have not, but if I owned one I'd handload the 155 gr. Barnes LRX and wouldn't hesitate to take any plains game I've taken except eland.
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    Ryan reacted to AJ Peacock's post in the thread Things to do in Anchorage end of June? with Like Like.
    Thank you all for the info. We will be leaving on a cruise south to Vancouver on the 4th. I also have a childhood friend that I've not...
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