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I'm very interested in those stocks for the money. Curious to hear what you think of yours. Also, GPO has been getting a lot of attention in the binocular world lately. Solid choice from what I can tell. I have the same stock on my other custom Tikka. I flat out love it. The first one I bought was ...

Freezer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 24, 2026 3:23 pm I hadn't heard of GPO, that is a nice scope with a lot of good features.

It's a great scope especially for the money. My single biggest issue is setting the zero stop. It works, just not a clean solution. Once set you're good to go. At least they put a video out on how to set it.

That is a really cool rig, what's the weight? What is the purpose for this gun? Deer and pig or paper? Not sure of the weight yet. When it's all put together my smith will weigh it for me. I'll use this rifle for hunting but it will have to share time with some of my other rifles :) It will also be...

What scope are you planning on using. That should be awful flat shooting The scope is a GPO (German Percision Optics) 3-18X44mm Centuri. GPO was founded by the former Zeiss Optics CEO. It has Phenomenal glass and tracking. I put it side by side against my Leupold VX-6 3-18X44mm. We could not see an...

I have a local builder building me a semi-custom 25CM on a left-handed Tikka action. He fitted the barrel today. This is the entire build Action - Left-handed SS Tikka Action Trigger - stock for now will be set to 2 lb crisp Bottom metal is aftermarket metal Tikka CTR, not the factory plastic bottom...

Dang, I'm sorry to hear this tragic news and the passing of your SIL. Players for peace and comfort for the family and that your SIL rests in peace!

I'm hoping it will be my EDC knife. It will be my ranch knife for sure when I'm out working on the ranch.

I just got these in today. Both have olive wood handles and stainless steel blades. Me like them very much! I love the horizontal back sheath and knife. Fits my back seamlessly! I'm a drop point kinda guy as well!

My condolences to you and the family. Prayers for peace and strength!

Yesterday my oldest son and I took my seven and nine year old grandsons to the range today. This was actually a test run to see if they were big enough to go on a youth ram hunt this fall. Both have been shooting .22's at the ranch but never a scoped rifle. We brought my suppressed 300 BO to shoot a...

Wow, you certainly have been busy. Well done Age? Whatchyou talken about? I'm 65 now. The Midnight, Snow Urials, Texas dall were all two year-olds. Most of the others in there two's and three's. I was told the painted desert was a 3 1/2 year old. Depending on the breeder, some two year-olds can be ...

Wow, you certainly have been busy. Well done Age? Whatchyou talken about? The Midnight, Snow Urials, Texas dall were all two year-olds. Most of the others in there two's and three's. I was told the painted desert was a 3 1/2 year old. Depending on the breeder, some two year-olds can be well over 30...

I can’t love the fact they will be using a .300 blackout enough. Neither can Zee. 😬 I hear what you're saying. For the kids the suppressed 300 BO has virtually no recoil. Not to mention there are probably 50 to 60 young rams around the feeder area. I don't want a bullet that will blow through the r...

Good to hear from you. I forgot about the name change. Glad you are well. If your Dive plans take you near Pensacola give a holler. The SS United States should be sunk this year. We went on some shark dives off of Jupiter in early April. High winds and seas cancelled all nine dives. We drove across...

Every fall my buddy and I try to head to south Texas or Hill Country for some type of exotic hunt. Over the last few years, we've gotten into Texas ram hunts. At my age, there not a super stressful or too taxing hunt on the body. Most hunts were stalks with shots from 80 to 150ish yards. Last fall I...

I'm still around, I've fully recovered from my Covid nightmare of 2020. I pop in and out here to see what's going on. Life's been busy with grandkids and the ranch. Retirement for my wife and I is less than a year away! My wife I dive as often as we can. We leave Wed for a two week diving trip to Co...

Thank for the nice feedback. My problem with bowhunting has always been, I shoot right handed, I'm left eye dominate, but I can't wink or close my left eye when shooting. Hence for rifle shooting I purchased left-handed rifles. Trying to use sights on a bow was impossible. With the compound bow, I s...

Thanks, great input. I was going to use 125 gr field points to practice with. I believe it has a draw weight between 40 to 45 lbs. Plenty for a hog or deer at 20ish yards.

Oh that’s cool. I live hunting with my recurve. Are you going to get carbon fiber arrows? (You should) More than likely. My original arrows were Easton Aluminum arrows, I switch to the heavy Graphflex arrows. They were indestructible. My broadheads were razorback 5. Going light back then wasn't wha...

When I was 14 in ‘74 my pop got me a Bear 76er take down recurve bow for hunting. I hunted with it until 78 when I bought my first Jennings T Square compound bow. I found one on eBay for a $100 bucks with straight limbs. This one had a red riser and white limbs. I had a buddy ceracote it to my origi...

I just pulled the trigger and officially retired ( until some construction company throws a bunch of money at me ). I’ve already got an interview with BassPro and sent my paperwork to reinstate my USCG license. Doubt I’ll be still for long. Good for you. I'm a firm believer, we have to remain busy ...

Beautiful!

Very nice, congrats

Last evening my beautiful bride and I went to the Cross Trail Outfitters Sportsman night and fundraiser. CTO is a Christian base outreach for at risk and underprivileged youths. Great organization. At the door they had different ticket packages for the drawings. These knives were part of the $400 pa...