With the SHOT show over new weapons and firearm related items are headed our way. One of the new rifles for 2010 is the Weatherby Vanguard Synthetic Youth . The rifle looks great for a young hunter to grow with weighing in at 6 1/2 pounds and a 20" barrel.
The rifle also offers an adjustable length of pull from 12 1/2" to 13 5/8" to fit the young hunter as they grow. The list of available calibers are, .223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, .243 Winchester, .308 Winchester and 7mm-08 Remington. I would like to see a .260 Remington offered but feel the 7mm-08 is just as good for a young hunter to shoot deer sized game.
It is good to see several companies offering youth rifles these days for our young hunters to join us in the field.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Predator Rifle
I am trying to decide which bolt action predator rifle I am going to save up for. There are a lot of choices as of late. Even more if you include the AR rifles however I am limited on my budget so my dream predator rifle, Rock River Arms Coyote carbine will not be in the running.
Weatherby has a nice looking Vanguard in Natural Gear camouflage with a 22" barrel and an adjustable trigger.
Savage Arms also has a 22" barrel in Mossy Oak Brush camo in their model 10 series.
Thompson/Center has just announced a new predator rifle, the Venture bolt action with fully adjustable trigger, MOA Guarantee and Max-1 camo.
Remington has their Model 7 in full Mossy Oak Brush camo. I have handled this rifle recently and really love the way it feels.
CZ-USA has a new predator rifle also in the 527 Ultralight with Backlands West camo. Anyone who has shot the CZ rifles know this one is in the running.
There are many more rifles without all the fancy camo and Predator name that will kill coyotes, bobcats and fox just as fast and just as dead. However I have decided to go after one of the marketed rifles so that I will have the full camo already and not have to send the rifle off or have to mar it with my poor painting skills.
I have been debating calibers for the last month or so. I am pretty sure that I will settle on the tried and true .223 Remington. I would like a .17 Remington Fireball for the foxes and bobcats but like the .223 better for the coyotes. Maybe one day I will have both or I might just get a custom .17 Ackely Hornet barrel for my Encore.
Weatherby has a nice looking Vanguard in Natural Gear camouflage with a 22" barrel and an adjustable trigger.
Savage Arms also has a 22" barrel in Mossy Oak Brush camo in their model 10 series.
Thompson/Center has just announced a new predator rifle, the Venture bolt action with fully adjustable trigger, MOA Guarantee and Max-1 camo.
Remington has their Model 7 in full Mossy Oak Brush camo. I have handled this rifle recently and really love the way it feels.
CZ-USA has a new predator rifle also in the 527 Ultralight with Backlands West camo. Anyone who has shot the CZ rifles know this one is in the running.
There are many more rifles without all the fancy camo and Predator name that will kill coyotes, bobcats and fox just as fast and just as dead. However I have decided to go after one of the marketed rifles so that I will have the full camo already and not have to send the rifle off or have to mar it with my poor painting skills.
I have been debating calibers for the last month or so. I am pretty sure that I will settle on the tried and true .223 Remington. I would like a .17 Remington Fireball for the foxes and bobcats but like the .223 better for the coyotes. Maybe one day I will have both or I might just get a custom .17 Ackely Hornet barrel for my Encore.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Dang it
I have not wrote anything in too long. I have been without a computer at the house and doing nothing but field training at work for too long. I really hope to start posting more especially since I replaced my lost camera. I lost the last one some where on the New River in late January of 2009 while duck hunting. Oops.
My lovely wife bought me an electronic caller for hunting predators on our recent anniversary. I have been out only on one hunt due to being sick for several months with sinus infections and bronchitis. Hopefully will get some predator hunting in the last couple weeks of the season.
I have been on a couple of duck hunts with my good friend Dale. I shot a very pretty hen mallard on New Years day on a local body of water that was not frozen. Beautiful evening on the water with approximately 70 mallards seen. They were landing everywhere but where we were but it was still a great sight to behold.
My lovely wife bought me an electronic caller for hunting predators on our recent anniversary. I have been out only on one hunt due to being sick for several months with sinus infections and bronchitis. Hopefully will get some predator hunting in the last couple weeks of the season.
I have been on a couple of duck hunts with my good friend Dale. I shot a very pretty hen mallard on New Years day on a local body of water that was not frozen. Beautiful evening on the water with approximately 70 mallards seen. They were landing everywhere but where we were but it was still a great sight to behold.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
What a maroon
Man Bolts Antlers to Dead Doe, Gets $400 Fine, 10 Days in Jail
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A man who bolted antlers to the head of a dead doe and posed for a photograph with the deer was fined $400 and jailed for game violations.
Marcel Fournier, 19, shot the deer the evening of Nov. 22 and used lag bolts and epoxy to attach a 10-point rack, officials said. He then checked in the kill as lawful game at Barnie's Market.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509222,00.html
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A man who bolted antlers to the head of a dead doe and posed for a photograph with the deer was fined $400 and jailed for game violations.
Marcel Fournier, 19, shot the deer the evening of Nov. 22 and used lag bolts and epoxy to attach a 10-point rack, officials said. He then checked in the kill as lawful game at Barnie's Market.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509222,00.html
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Leave My Brass Alone
Went to the range today with my friend Matt and his girlfriend. We had an assortment of weapons in different calibers to shoot. Sig P220 .45acp, Sig P229 .357sig, Glock 27 .40S&W, Springfield XD .40S&W, Walther P22 .22lr, S&W 65 .357magnum, A4 .223 & AR-15 .223.
When we arrived at the public range I moved us to the the last three benches so that our brass would land to our right and we could pick it up when were done. As I reload and brass and other ammo components are rather expensive these days I wanted to make sure we could get all the brass.
Toward the end of our shooting session we had a rather large pile of brass building up. I had stopped every now and then to pick up the rifle brass so that it would not be dented. I then noticed an older gentleman walking toward us with a five gallon bucket.
When I observed the gentleman picking up our brass I stopped him and told him nicely that the brass belonged to us and we would police our brass. The man then continued to pick up brass that was coming from our weapons. I again told him that I would police our own brass and that brass today was not cheap! He then decided to call me out by asking if were shooting all the calibers he had found.
The nerve of some people. I had a large five gallon bucket myself full of brass which he saw. I had told him it was our brass as I had been picking it up when he walked over. Brass was flying from Matt's weapon as we talked landing at his feet.
I understand times are hard but people need to still respect others property. This behavior at this range is not new at all though. The same guys come up to grab up brass to sell to the recycle shops for money. They will grab up your brass and run off before you know it assuming that no one wants it. All they have to do is ask and most shooters will let them have it. However there is enough reloaders so that they need to ask!! It only takes two seconds.
When we arrived at the public range I moved us to the the last three benches so that our brass would land to our right and we could pick it up when were done. As I reload and brass and other ammo components are rather expensive these days I wanted to make sure we could get all the brass.
Toward the end of our shooting session we had a rather large pile of brass building up. I had stopped every now and then to pick up the rifle brass so that it would not be dented. I then noticed an older gentleman walking toward us with a five gallon bucket.
When I observed the gentleman picking up our brass I stopped him and told him nicely that the brass belonged to us and we would police our brass. The man then continued to pick up brass that was coming from our weapons. I again told him that I would police our own brass and that brass today was not cheap! He then decided to call me out by asking if were shooting all the calibers he had found.
The nerve of some people. I had a large five gallon bucket myself full of brass which he saw. I had told him it was our brass as I had been picking it up when he walked over. Brass was flying from Matt's weapon as we talked landing at his feet.
I understand times are hard but people need to still respect others property. This behavior at this range is not new at all though. The same guys come up to grab up brass to sell to the recycle shops for money. They will grab up your brass and run off before you know it assuming that no one wants it. All they have to do is ask and most shooters will let them have it. However there is enough reloaders so that they need to ask!! It only takes two seconds.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
200 Wild Turkeys Poisoned
I could not believe my eyes when I saw the title to the news story; DNR: 200 wild turkeys poisoned in NE Wisconsin. I mean who could actually poison wild turkeys? The story leaves a lot of questions unanswered, just enough information to make a person really mad;
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-poisonedturkeys,0,3336847.story
I will be curious as to the outcome of this case. I will try and follow it and see how it plays out. I know that if the person responsible is found guilty they should serve at least 10 years, of course that will never happen in today's world.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-poisonedturkeys,0,3336847.story
I will be curious as to the outcome of this case. I will try and follow it and see how it plays out. I know that if the person responsible is found guilty they should serve at least 10 years, of course that will never happen in today's world.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Practice Makes Perfect
I hear too many hunters today say they can not afford to plink, shoot or practice with their hunting ammo. So instead of practice they go hunt and hope the one or two shots they fired to make sure they are on will suffice.
This is not fair to the game we hunt. We need to make sure that our shots are clean the kill is quick and as humane as possible. Now before anyone gets all tore up hear me out. I'm not suggesting you go shoot your $5.00 Nitro turkey load 20 times or your $3.00 Nosler Custom rifle load 30 times. You do need to know how those loads will shoot though in all kind of circumstances, i.e., windy, cold, hot, 20 yards or 40 yards.
For practice you can substitute loads to build on the fundamentals and the muscle memory. Instead of shooting a $5.00 Nitro Ray load buy a .75 Remington Nitro load. This will allow you to get used to your gun, it's recoil and it's action. This will build confidence and muscle memory.
Some may ask if muscle memory is important. In my opinion it is extremely important. It will allow you to handle or mishandle recoil, safety operation and action operation. You may hold to the old saying that you never felt the recoil on a turkey or deer you have shot but I will bet you that your muscle memory knows its coming. If you are using a load that is too powerful for you it can cause you to flinch and miss or injure the game you are hunting.
If you have been shooting the same gun for years then you know what I am talking about. You can hit the action release without looking or thinking about it. You can load your gun without looking or thinking about it. If someone hands you a new gun you will catch yourself fumbling on those same easy tasks.
So before the season starts this year get out there and practice. Set up some reactionary targets for fun. Sitting on the bench shooting paper is not always fun, especially with a 2 ounce turkey load.
This is not fair to the game we hunt. We need to make sure that our shots are clean the kill is quick and as humane as possible. Now before anyone gets all tore up hear me out. I'm not suggesting you go shoot your $5.00 Nitro turkey load 20 times or your $3.00 Nosler Custom rifle load 30 times. You do need to know how those loads will shoot though in all kind of circumstances, i.e., windy, cold, hot, 20 yards or 40 yards.
For practice you can substitute loads to build on the fundamentals and the muscle memory. Instead of shooting a $5.00 Nitro Ray load buy a .75 Remington Nitro load. This will allow you to get used to your gun, it's recoil and it's action. This will build confidence and muscle memory.
Some may ask if muscle memory is important. In my opinion it is extremely important. It will allow you to handle or mishandle recoil, safety operation and action operation. You may hold to the old saying that you never felt the recoil on a turkey or deer you have shot but I will bet you that your muscle memory knows its coming. If you are using a load that is too powerful for you it can cause you to flinch and miss or injure the game you are hunting.
If you have been shooting the same gun for years then you know what I am talking about. You can hit the action release without looking or thinking about it. You can load your gun without looking or thinking about it. If someone hands you a new gun you will catch yourself fumbling on those same easy tasks.
So before the season starts this year get out there and practice. Set up some reactionary targets for fun. Sitting on the bench shooting paper is not always fun, especially with a 2 ounce turkey load.
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