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Good to see that a 308 Win can still kill a deer. Around my parts if you don't have a 6.5 CM you're not living life right.

Awesome mount I like the pedestals. Great deer!

My life has been going 120mph and doesn't seem like its slowing down. Have a lot on my plate but do try to come in when I can.

I work a 12 hour rotating shift but my shifts are actually 12 hours and 30 minutes as they don't pay us for a 30 min lunch. The days are long and can get grueling but the rotation is what is hard on the body. We go from nights to days back to days to nights every 3-4 days.

I just returned guiding my daughter on a deer hunt in the middle of the rut. I can suggest a few things. First and foremost you need to be where the does are. The more time you can spend with them the better off you will be. Bucks have a one track mind during this time and can be found chasing hot does at any time of the day. Early am, noon or evening it doesn't matter. Be ready at all times, they can appear out of nowhere instantly. Did I mention you need to be with does yet? Oh yeah one more suggestion, surround your self with does, preferably ones that are in estrus.

I was blessed to spend the last week and a half deer hunting with my oldest girl. This is her second year of chasing whitetails and it paid off Tuesday morning. We had a pretty eventful time to say the least seeing lots of different bucks, turkey and hogs. The does were starting to cycle and the bucks were relentless in pursuit of them. At times there would be 4-5 at a time chasing the same doe, it was just crazy. I shared with her what little I know about sport. There were many up's and downs' during our time together, some will be life time memories for sure. Let's cut to the chase. This was her last morning to hunt as she had to go shopping for a dress for a gala she was attending later in the week. We get to the blind in total darkness and wait for sunrise just as we did the days before. As the morning came to being the shapes of deer feeding in front of us came apparent. There were several does and 2 small bucks present when there was enough light to see. About 10 minutes later my daughter says "there a buck right there on the right side of the sendero and it looks to be a shooter". I just was able to get some glass on him before he bolted off after a doe. For the next few minutes it was chasing does like there was no tomorrow. My daughter had a heck of a time trying to stay with it in her scope and she grew tired of me asking " are you on it?" At one point it came within 15 yards of the blind and stopped a minute panting, the deer was actually too close to get a shot. Finally the buck bolted off after a doe and stopped about 70 yards away. Was this the moment we have been waiting for? I gave her the ok to shoot when she had a broadside shot! The only thing was the buck didn't get the memo as he would only briefly present her a shot and then would move again. Our sprits suddenly sank and fell when he picked up a scent from another doe and started running her 200yards away and out of sight from us. We then looked at each other in amazement trying to gather what we had just witnessed in a few short minutes. She was so close but yet so far away. As we had done days before, I told her we would wait with the possibilities that he would return. Sure enough it wasnt 3-4 minutes later I spot a deer pop out 125 yards up the sendero in the same direction where the buck disappeared earlier. It was a doe and she took off running again. With that I told daughter to get ready because the buck was mostly behind her and sure enough he came out and I hollered to get his attention. One last time I asked "are you on it?" and the response was the rifle going off! pfffffffft thud is what I heard and the deer dropped like getting struck by lightning. Finally her first deer was on the ground. We sat there a bit getting our thoughts and emotions settled down and then proceeded to the rack we could sticking up above the grass. In the end patience paid off for her as did the hours we have spent shooting together. The rifle used was a Remington M700 I built in 260 Rem. It is suppressed and shoots very quietly and is easy on the shoulder. We had handloaded the shells together a couple of weeks ago, they are 140gr Berger VLD's pushed by H4831 in Lapua brass. Cat's 11pt with some trash.

I would give Birchwood Casey's "Gunscrubber" a try. Follow their directions. .22 RF autoloaders are notoriousy dirty. Because of that there is a belief that squirting oil into the action will cure everything. What happens is the oil mixes with the powder residue/fouling and becomes a gooey mess.

Myself, like I am sure alot of others were taught by your father, grandfather, oldtimer etc. the story probably went something like this.......Sonny you had better clean that _________ each and every time you use it. Growing up I did adhere to that procedure. Over the years I have amassed a good collection of firearms and cleaning products. I dont hunt much these day but I absolutely love to shoot. In fact I shoot weekly whether I need to or not but I dont clean much at all. I prescribed to to the less is better club years ago and only do a thourough cleaning if 1) accuracy falls off 2)firearms are in rain or inclimate weather 3)the weapon isnt going to be shot for a extended period of time and stored. Thats about it. I use Dewey coated rods and jags, Sinclair bore guides, cotton flanel patches. Lubes include RemOil, NECO moly slide, Mobile1 and Kroil. For solvent it's Butch's Bore Shine and Hoppes #9 (just for old times). JB paste for new factory barrels before firing them. Match/lapped barrels only get cloth patches before first use. Funny thing I use a Outters Bore Snake for my .17's and 50 BMG. Both are pains, one being tiny and the other huge. My firearms live pretty much in a climate controlled enviroment and in safes with golden rods dehumidfiers in them. If blued firearms are handled with bare hands they will be wiped down with a silicon or a oil impregnated gun wipe. My range/target/match rifles usually go through several hundred rounds before the bore is cleaned, shotguns have handled several thousand rounds before a thourough cleaning. I remember the days when going to a range session and shooting several rifles and then the following week spent cleaning them to a squeaky clean. Spent more time cleaning than actual shooting baawwwwhHHH not anymore. This is just my ramblings and it works for me.

We have the DVD and must have watched it 5 times in previous days. I cuaght the flu bug yesterday and felt like %$@# this morning so I sent the family to my father's for Christmas without me. I awoke a couple of hours ago and found the Christmas Story marathon on TV and have been watching it. Was flipping through channels the other night and found a show about where the actors/actreses are today. Someone also bought the house in Ohio where it was filmed and made a museum out of it. Truly a classic!

Midwayusa.com has these on sale right now.

Still do it the old fashion way in a smokehouse with mesquite or oak producing the smoke.

This man speaks the truth, for being so small those little things can inflict great pain!

She was raised in the outdoors and around firearms but my daughter just in the past couple years picked up the shootin bug. She has even expressed wanting to take a deer this year. Well it took 20 years but I suppose it's better late than never. They grow up wayyyyyyyy to fast! Here's our future doctor. This one was taken a week before heading to college, she asked me if we could spend a day together shooting. I had her load her own ammo and she did well. Doing some LR shooting. She was fooling around on a 4th of July Here's her first 600 yard group. She went 9 for 10 in a 4 inch bullseye Here's a real short video of her burning powder. [video=youtube;ggDUCLqJE-0] cp

I have a couple pair of these, they have worked out great.

Welcome to the world of burning copius amounts of powder. I always have liked the looks of the LSS models. Hoping you the best with it in your future hunting adventures.