I'm a 70 year old man and switched from my Tikka.308 to a Winchester XPR in .243, shooting a 97 grain ballistic tip bullet. Since I bought it have taken 4 deer, 2 hogs and a coyote / one deer out to 175 yards. It's the best rifle I've ever owned. To me the recoil is minimal and I have two bad...
I've killed 2 nice 8 points from ground blind and I forgot to ask them how old they were. I've had em as close as 5 feet and 10 yards. Happy hunting...
To me the saddle hunts got to be the stupidest thing they've come up with thus far for deer hunting. I started hunting 40 years ago with a Remington 308 pump and 3x9x40 scope, a compass, a home-made climber and a buck knife, now we just pay to shootem out of a troth. I'm 70 now and see more...
My wifes father fought in the Pacific and brought home a Japanese flag. It had writing all over it. Normally the Japanese soldiers family would present them with the flag and the family would write notes on it to encourage them. We had a Japanese lady interprate the writing. It now belongs to...
Going through similar things right now; both of my legs arteries blocked 50/75, massive tear in my rotator cuff, colitis, laser eye surgery and now looking at possible quadruple bypass / I'm 68 / road my bike 12 miles a day / love hunting / had a great wife till cancer got her / been places and...