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The No-Shame Thread

Micneador said:
They do, there's another brand but can't remember what it was called. Marine Matt maybe?
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Everything I've read says that SeaDeck and one other brand (Hydroturf I think?) are both good options. The more expensive of the two is supposedly much better but both are popular and have followers.

Everything else that's cheaper is from what I gather prone to crumbling to dust within a year or two and/or doesn't stick.
 
I have used the butt out tool and didn't like it.

I don't understand instructional field dressing videos that tell you to cut out the butt hole with the same knife you will be cutting the deer open with. I thought we were trying to keep bacteria from getting into the gutted cavity, not introduce it.

I bought an X-Stand climber (light and cheap) and can't wait to use it this year. Ironically, I had one before and sold it when I first got into saddle hunting thinking I would never miss it. I still haven't learned the aged old lesson there is no hammer and nail for every situation.

I've said it before and I'll say it again backstrap sucks. Makes great gifts though.

I am currently working through the Hunters Anonymous program to wean myself off purchasing hunting gadgets and accessories that play to my weakness.
 
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Micneador said:
I've been watching tiny boat Nation on YouTube and almost have my buddy convinced to trick out his 14 Jon boat. Seadeck is much better than carpet IMO
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I didn’t know there was such a channel but I’m in! I’ve got a 14ft John boat myself. The last time I watch a YouTube channel recommended by this group I rebuilt all of my arrows.
 
Gator said:
Butt out tool always ends up with **** stuck to it and then you have to clean **** up. Who wants to do that? It does make it very easy to remove said butt hole but it’s not really that hard to do without the tool, is it? Version 2.0 just has a stop to keep you hand off of the hole???


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Hows the glue holding up? Does it wobble at all while inserting and twisting? Lmao
 
bigmike23 said:
I intend to deer hunt with a 460 Wby this year. And hopefully get a serbu 50 bmg carbine for deer hunting next year... Can never be too dead
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I have not personally purchased a gun in 5 years. But man I'm tempted to get this as my 'welcome to middle age' present to myself when I hit 40.

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HaunSolo said:
Of the seven deer I've shot, I have only recovered 5. The two I didn't recover were both nice bucks and buck fever got to me. I've done better about buck fever in recent years.

Last year I shot my biggest buck(~135 inches) yet on my first day out. I was hunting over a food plot I've poured hours of manual labor into. The hard work paid off but I felt really unfulfilled.

My brother wants to take his girlfriend out hunting on our property this year. I want her to shoot something but not something too big.

I've used a butt out tool on every deer I have field dressed. I've never field dressed a deer without one. My dad bought me one before I got my first buck. This year I'm going to field dress a deer without it.
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Do yourself a favor. Throw that butt out away and get yourself a flip n zip or similar small saw.


Pro tip: When you go to saw the bone between the legs apart, gently pull the bladder up and away from the saw so you don't accidentally rip it open with the teeth.
 
bigmike23 said:
I intend to deer hunt with a 460 Wby this year. And hopefully get a serbu 50 bmg carbine for deer hunting next year... Can never be too dead
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We need a field report on the 460 Wby. I thought about taking a 458 Lott out for deer. I did shoot a doe with a 375 H&H Magnum about 10 years ago.
 
NMSbowhunter said:
We need a field report on the 460 Wby. I thought about taking a 458 Lott out for deer. I did shoot a doe with a 375 H&H Magnum about 10 years ago.
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Hope I could. I have it on backorder with my dealer now. Extremely difficult gun to get to say the least. Thought about having my .338-378 Wby rebarreled to 460. But I like the 338 too much to do so.
The lott is a great cartridge, and too be frank all that is ever needed. But it would eat me alive to know something was bigger out there and I don't have it LOL. I reload but these guys make some hot stuff. The 1 load is 8800 pds of energy! https://www.ariaballisticengineering.com/newpageb689606b/460-Weatherby-Magnum-p162674899
 
Nutterbuster said:
Everything I've read says that SeaDeck and one other brand (Hydroturf I think?) are both good options. The more expensive of the two is supposedly much better but both are popular and have followers.

Everything else that's cheaper is from what I gather prone to crumbling to dust within a year or two and/or doesn't stick.
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I ordered an entire roll of brown/tan outdoor carpeting when I did my boat...like the fake turff stuff. That and a few cans of 3m super 77 adhesive and it's still stuck about 10 years later...and stillnlooksn g ood!
 
bigmike23 said:
I intend to deer hunt with a 460 Wby this year. And hopefully get a serbu 50 bmg carbine for deer hunting next year... Can never be too dead
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I hunt everything with a 300 win mag. Heart shot a bear a few years ago...looked like I put the heart in a blender. Stopped it "dead" though....
 
bigmike23 said:
Hope I could. I have it on backorder with my dealer now. Extremely difficult gun to get to say the least. Thought about having my .338-378 Wby rebarreled to 460. But I like the 338 too much to do so.
The lott is a great cartridge, and too be frank all that is ever needed. But it would eat me alive to know something was bigger out there and I don't have it LOL. I reload but these guys make some hot stuff. The 1 load is 8800 pds of energy! https://www.ariaballisticengineering.com/newpageb689606b/460-Weatherby-Magnum-p162674899
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Yeah, I like the numbers of the 460. I always wanted one. Of the Weatherby cartridges, the 257 was my favorite, and I wish I still had one. For an all-around big cartridge for dangerous game the 458 Lott is probably the most sensible choice out there right now. It does what the 458 Winchester Mag promised to do, a 500 grain bullet at 2150 FPS. A friend of mine and I worked with the Lott for about 18 months prior to his trip to Zimbabwe. I had no trouble loading the Lott up to an honest 2250 FPS out of a 24 inch barrel showing no pressure signs. There is a point, somewhere over 2150 fps where recoil takes a noticeable jump. As far as ease of loading, component availability and cost, the Lott is a fine cartridge. What a lot of people don't realize is that if you handload it is not problem at all to load a 458 down to 45-70 levels and use it for deer. I have thought about building a light (8 1/2 pound) 458 Winchester Magnum as a do all dangerous game rifle. Make is short, stocky and agile. Recoil is not an issue when shooting game. I like the weight savings while carrying it.

Good luck in your quest to get a 460. I bet it is tough to track one down. I'd love to hear about a white tail hunt with it.
 
NMSbowhunter said:
Yeah, I like the numbers of the 460. I always wanted one. Of the Weatherby cartridges, the 257 was my favorite, and I wish I still had one. For an all-around big cartridge for dangerous game the 458 Lott is probably the most sensible choice out there right now. It does what the 458 Winchester Mag promised to do, a 500 grain bullet at 2150 FPS. A friend of mine and I worked with the Lott for about 18 months prior to his trip to Zimbabwe. I had no trouble loading the Lott up to an honest 2250 FPS out of a 24 inch barrel showing no pressure signs. There is a point, somewhere over 2150 fps where recoil takes a noticeable jump. As far as ease of loading, component availability and cost, the Lott is a fine cartridge. What a lot of people don't realize is that if you handload it is not problem at all to load a 458 down to 45-70 levels and use it for deer. I have thought about building a light (8 1/2 pound) 458 Winchester Magnum as a do all dangerous game rifle. Make is short, stocky and agile. Recoil is not an issue when shooting game. I like the weight savings while carrying it.

Good luck in your quest to get a 460. I bet it is tough to track one down. I'd love to hear about a white tail hunt with it.
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A shop about 2 hrs from me has the Mark V dangerous game rifle 460 in stock. But wants 3700$ for it. I can't justify that for a non custom gun. Deluxe is the model I want anyway. I'm not a wood stock guy, but my local shop has a deluxe 300 Wby in stock, and it's easily the most beautiful gun I've ever looked at.
I think a short 20-22 in 458 win mag would be a cool project to work on. Brass is relatively cheap and there's a plethora of bullets in .458 to try
 
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bigmike23 said:
A shop about 2 hrs from me has the Mark V dangerous game rifle 460 in stock. But wants 3700 hundred for it. I can't justify that for a non custom gun. Deluxe is the model I want anyway. I'm not a wood stock guy, but my local shop has a deluxe 300 Wby in stock, and it's easily the most beautiful gun I've ever looked at.
I think a short 20-22 in 458 win mag would be a cool project to work on. Brass is relatively cheap and there's a plethora of bullets in .458 to try
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Yes, I'd hold out for what I really wanted too. If you're patient, you will find one.

The little 458 I envision building is based off what an Alaska Guide named Phil Shoemaker had built. The gun is named "Old Ugly" and is just that, but it is perfect for the wet climate of Alaska and stopping those big bears at close range.

I would really love to have a 470 nitro double rifle, and if money were no object I would have a matched pair built for me by Holland and Holland. One in 375 H&H and one in 470. Another cartridge I have a hankering for is the 500 Jeffery. A little Blaser R8 in 500 Jeffery with a spare 375 H&H barrel would be a cool combo to have.
 
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My local shop actually has a double rifle 470 nitro in stock. The tolerances of the hinge and barrel lockup was incredible. And it was strange looking at rifling down the tube instead of a smooth bore shotgun. They only wanted 18,000 for it LOL
 
bigmike23 said:
My local shop actually has a double rifle 470 nitro in stock. The tolerances of the hinge and barrel lockup was incredible. And it was strange looking at rifling down the tube instead of a smooth bore shotgun. They only wanted 18,000 for it LOL
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There's a shop about an hour from me that sells all manner of high end rifles and has clients all over the world. They have rifles that go for $250,000 and more. I try and stay out of there, lol.

The tolerances on double rifles are amazing. They are almost all handmade. The amount of hand fitting and skilled labor is what makes them so expensive. They are functional works of art.
 
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