VTbowman

Both -but you did not have that choice. LOL Depends on what stand I hunt, what time of day, and what the deer are doing when they come by. I try to remain sitting...

Sounds like you had some stretching. Just have them twisted to bring cam(s) back into spec. I go 2-3 years but I dont shoot year round either. Mainly spring and summer then a bit during hunting but not near as much as spring and summer. Not all at over the winter.

I have not been out on my property yet but have seen a few flocks on my way to work that would make anyone drool. Naturally they are not where I can hunt. LOL The last couple years its been pretty quiet so I expect the same this year. All this freakin snow Vermont has been getting every day is not helping I am sure. We start May 1st and only time will tell.

Best thing to do concerning the 40 cal is to ask others for specific load data on the rounds and caliber you plan to reload. Always someone else has been there and done that and every reloader I know of keeps very detailed log books on how they load, what, and what its preformance was. Some will be able to tell you how many loads they got out of a case and what they used. Good Luck.

Unfortunatley its one of those "it depends" type questions. The thing is that depending on what caliber (mag or regular), case shape (bottle neck or straight), how hot or mild you powder load, what grain bullet you use, and how the fit is in the chamber can be (tight or loose) these can all stretch the brass being used. Case length must be checked everytime you reload it and trimmed back if needed. This obviously means that since its stretching and being trimmed it must be get thinnner somewhere else. This can only lead to spits and failure of the case eventually. I have asked this a few weeks ago BTW. LOL So for say a 223 you may get 5 to 10 reloads out of one case and a 7mm Rem mag you may get only 3 reloads. Straight cased rounds like most pistols may get up to 15 or as low as 4 depending on what and how you reload them. This is only one reason why I posted as I did earlier. There is a lot more to reloading then meets the ey up front. The dang manual almost scares you out of reloading when you read it. LOL.

Issue for VTbowman Not sure if its a big deal or not but I noticed that my data for "You Last Visited:" is not updating. I was in here just last evening and its telling me I was last here 4 days ago. No biggy for me but just wanted to let ya know. Thanks.

Nice set of bone! Congrats team mate!

Its one thing to get good service. You can find it anywhere. Its another to find a tech who knows what they're doing when tweeking a bow to prefect tune. Sounds like you found one. Nice shooting too.

Well there is one less Tom running around my property! Unfortunately it was not of my doing.... Looks like either someone took a pop shot from the road (30 yards away) or a fox got lucky. BUT.... It does tell me there are birds out there... My deer hunting buddie said he got a few birds on his trail cam this week too way up on the ridge. I am feeling better about hunting the property now. To bad the fox could not of gotten a jake though. LOL

Re: One more ? on trail cams... Sorry, the $100 one at Walmart. I forget its name but thats where we bought them. I know Moultry makes them.

Re: Moutrie Cameras?? [ QUOTE ] Would not waste my time with film cams if I was you. Biggest downside to them is the film and processing. My first cam was a stealth 35 mm digital. Ran about 80 rolls of film through it in a couple years time. Start figuring and adding up, I could have bought areally nice digital with what I spent on film and processing alone. Another thing to remember on film cams is that you have to take the film in and wait. Digital is NOW. [/ QUOTE ] I super DUPEWR agree with this statement. They are nothing more then a pain and costly IMHO. I had went that way "to save some $$$" and found that the digiyals are they way to save money. JMO

Re: One more ? on trail cams... Me and my buddie have these and our are great. I love mine to death and thinking of buying another. The pics are really good quality IMO and the battery life last a long while depending on how you set up your timers/flash/etc...

Re: Muzzleloader Scopes Agreed. Dont skimp on the optics for you ML. JMO

Re: TEAM #25: Strutbuster TTT Dont like to see us that far down the list....

Re: Hand Made bows My garage or the bow...??? LOL (Thanks...)

Re: How close do you put your trail cam to your stand? I use mine in or on trails leading to and from areas I plan to hunt. Sometimes it close as 20 yards from my stand sometimes its 100 yards away over looking a sweet spot I may want to hunt. Food plot trails as well with no stand.

Re: Hand Made bows Here is one I have going now. I takes me a long time as I do a bit and then put it down for months sometimes... Its hickory I got from a hardwood rough cut mill here in VT. The grip is Cherry I had in my kindling bin. I plan it to be around 60#@26 but we all know how tillering can go. 64" ntn and 2.5" wide at the fades. I styled the grip after an old recurve so this is an experiment bow hybred. LOL Obviously it needs more tillering. Its at about 80# in this pic.

Re: Hand Made bows I have made a few "board" bows but have not hunted with them. I use Hickory mainly since its available up here.

Re: Reloading ???\'s. Looking to get into it Been seeing a few birds buty I live way up nord-der adn they are not in big up here yet. Every year I see a bit more though... Good Luck

Re: New Black Widow Recurve Thats the wood I choose when I had my CM made. I love the grain patterns in Bocote. Its a very sharp looking bow jim...

Re: reloading I am currently trying to get into it too. 1st bit of advice would be loose the trying to go cheap thought. LOL It aint cheap but it does not have to be very expensive either. 2nd is get your hands on a used or new reloading manual and read it. Youll quickly see there is no thing as reloading "to just get it close". Every load should be exact. Its a dangerous hobbie if your not in the right mind set to do things to the letter, dot every I, and cross every T. As for a kit I have seen several on Cabelas and Bass Pro that can get ya started. They are from inexpensive to mega costly depending on how deep you wanna dive. I am buying my stuff used and a piece at a time so I can get the higher dollar equipment without up front new prices. Just gotta shop around and definately hit up your forum members 1st. LOL Once your set up a load should be pennies on the dollar. The manual says you should be saving upward to around 40% to 80% on reloading from new factory cost, but thats after your equipment has paid for itself which could take a year or 2 deoending on how much your set up cost was. Have fun and be safe. It can be done at a decent cost but it will cost up front. If your planning on loading for expensive rounds like those large caliber mags at $45 to $50 per box then youll be saving money in no time.

Re: Reloading ???\'s. Looking to get into it Yea we have been having snow fall just about every day all day long but its not sticking. The ground thawed a while back so its melting at a steady rate. Its pretty cool still so the deeper stuff from the winter is still hanging on in spots. I still have a good 2+ foot deep drift where I normally stand to shoot my bow but the other side of the back yard is open grass. The deer seem to of done well none-the-less. Been seeing tons of them all around. Now if the dang turkeys would show up Id be happy. LOL

Re: New Black Widow Recurve WOW thast a sweet bow. Congrats! I never could afford to get one when I was heavy into trad...

Re: Reloading ???\'s. Looking to get into it I am in the process of getting into it too. I am going one piece at a time as I find a deal or what-not. I dont have a lot of $$$ to put towards it so its a bit at a time for me. I have looked at MidwayUSA, Cabelas, and BassPro and they all sell "kits" from cheap to mega expensive. Try looking there to see what fits your bill.

Re: Primos Mouth Calls With Sonic Dome Got both calls listed and love em both. I do like the dome a bit better. Its funny how different the shape, depth and length of one mouth to the next can be.