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Some great deals to be had on chrono’s because the new Garmin is the easy button. Any will work for occasional use.

Lots of good ideas. Another thought. I’d inspect the back side of the claw extractor, look for a burr or odd bend or something preventing it fully snapping into place.

2019 Tundra. Cab space, reliability and all old out of date well proven technology, it's perfect because everything works. Were I to do it again, I'd look for a 16 - 18 to have the better transmission cooler and still have the 38 gallon gas tank.

I use a bunch of them for filleting fish and boning game. Very good blades, especially for the $.

Batch of knives headed to some soon to be happy hunters in Oregon, USA. Two with upgraded handles of spalted hackberry with buffalo horn. Mini skinners and Chamois hunters.

We do all the processing on most game we take. Including a variety of sausages. Only use a processor if unseasonably warm and humid and can’t get home to process within a day.

Congrats! Same story in SE MT as far as deer numbers. We have rested the ranch we hunt for two years now. Where there were hundreds, you are lucky to see 5. Drought then blue tongue hit them hard and last winter was beyond brutal.

You are on the right path. As I've often said if it took ft lbs to kill, arrows wouldn’t. As long as you accurately place a properly constructed bullet of adequate mass for the chosen quarry, within its designed velocity envelope, stuff dies. Ft lbs has little if anything to do with wounding...

I use 5x to just over 400 yards while hunting. Too much power makes it harder for me. I’ve practiced enough with my crossed sticks that I am good to just over 350 sitting, but if over 200 I prefer an attached bi-pod or being prone. I do sort of load my sticks a little, like one would a bi-pod...

Have had stellar results with 117 interlocks, 115 and 120 partitions, 115 ballistic tips, and 120 fusions. All on game up to and including cow elk. Shots from bow range to over 350. I have used 100 ballistic tips, but up close they create quite a splash”, but kill effectively.

Those are generally good rugged scopes and holding up to the constant dialing very well. They tend to be calibrated accurately too so one can rely on the moa/mil input. Have fun.

From the west coast, I favor Dungeness crab in a Cajun style boil. I pull them out and cover with ice to cool them immediately to avoid drying out. Eaten when still warm or later when cold, that’s my fav. Scallops and very fresh raw Kumamoto oysters are contenders too.

I was told this after my thread was deleted. “There will be no discussion on AH regarding Garry or his knives. ”. So hopefully that is a help and won’t get me in any trouble.

With your current battery and a desire for no overlap, 338-06 is where I’d go. I say that while fully enamored with my 9.3x62 and it’s ballistic twin the 35 Whelen.

Agreed. I learned the hard way about touch screens.