I use the gun, clothing and kit that suits the day, season and area I'm in.
I use the gun, clothing and kit that suits the day, season and area I'm in.
Be careful,
Victor
Life member NRA
Would the fact that my favorite center fire rifle is a single-shot .45-70 loaded with 2F make me old school? How about that the cases are stuffed using a Lyman 310 tong tool? I still find it odd that the components for 50 rounds outweigh my loading equipment and take up just as much space.
I hunt with a kodiak dbl rifle in .54 i traded for a scoped Win 70 in .270. he thought he got the best deal. A havesack with extra loads and my trusty Ruger in 45 Colt and im off to fetch us some meat. I got away from flat shooting rifles,lazer range finders and moa loads that knockem down at 400 yards. Up close and personal gives me more enjoyment that i can write about. I pour my own bullets with weel weight lead that cost me a pizza and a six pack from the local tire store. Keep it simple and make the first shot count, youll enjoy your time outdoors more.
Scout,plan,execute, repeat
I have some camo clothes but they don't do when the weather is real cold. I have a wool pull-over hunting shirt made by a guy in Michigan. It has a separate hood and shoulder cowl and keeps me super warm in cold weather. Looks sort of like something out of the middle ages. All my gear is pretty much old school style: MLs, single shots, levers...all shoot BP & cast boolits. I don't buy any of the latest trendy stuff for hunting, I consider it a waste of time and it ruins the "simplicity of life" that I prefer.
My firearm choices are pretty much old school. But when it comes to clothing I spend money on good gear. One of best investments I made was to purchase some Sitka gear. Defiantly expensive, but it keeps me warm and dry while weighing very little. I have nothing against wool but it's heavy and the new performance fibers are a good replacement for it. Boots absolutely have to be GoreTex(or equivalent). It keeps my feet dry at work and in the field. And old school long johns pale in comparison to the modern merino wool/poly blends. During early archery I hunt in my work clothing. But once the temp drops I like having nice gear. I'm not your typical rotund American so I have issues finding clothes that fit to begin w/. Sitka happens to have a cut that fits me perfectly. And comfort is the name of the game.
I dont own any clothes that is hunting camo. I like flannel over shirts, jeans, and a carhartt c002 chore coat for hunting. And cotton knit gloves with the fingers cut off. That and an old gun. Im 32, and thats what I like.
The old stuff tends to be made better, and the price is is usually right on it. The youngest rifle I have came out of the 1940's. I have been told it is a classic period piece.
Thanks
Ivan
Number #513
Yeah I figured it out. It would not be ALASKA……... unless it was the absolutely the toughest it could be and worst possible case scenario!
Used to have and hunt with all the newest, state-of-the-art, modern tools and equipment. Scoped long range rifles, Encore muzzleloaders, newest versions of Mathews bows loaded with everything, rangefinders, top end binocular, dozens of tree stands, multiple trail cams, feeders, scent control clothes, calls, rattling horns, scents, decoys, drag lines, mock scrapes, corn by the ton, etc, etc, etc. I watched all the know-it-all pros on the DVDs hawking gear I just had to have to be successful.
Finally got tired of all the work, hassle, time and money spent. Starting about 12 years ago, I sold off all of it and started over. I now hunt in Muck boots, knit hat, and decade-old camo from WalMart. I hunt with an iron sighted Blackhawk with home-cast handloads in a holster and carry nothing else other than a knife and flashlight. I hunt from ground "blinds" constructed pre-season with local vegetation. I do wash my clothing in scent-free detergent, even though I still try to stay upwind. I hunt close in and enjoy every moment. I don't kill as many deer as before, but I still get my fair share and I've never felt such satisfaction.
Last edited by bisleyfan41; 07-17-2017 at 10:25 PM.
Well, all of my guns are older than I am, that's not necessarily by choice but because the guns and ammo I get are what I either found that I preferred or what I inherited. I also use older calls, my grandfather's old wooden coyote call which sounds better than any new call I have ever tried, a Sears deer call that a friend of mine found and gave me. I have a few older knives I have used. As far as clothing, most is fairly new but it's none too fancy.
Whatever cannot be remedied, must be endured.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |