My other brother called today. He quit hunting years ago, but now his grandkids want to hunt. He took one of them out last weekend, hunting with a single shot 410 with slugs. The kid, amazingly, got shots at a doe and an 8 point, but missed them both, but that got the kid and my brother fired up about hunting. So he called to ask what centerfire rifle to buy for the grandsons. I suggested the Ruger American in 6.5 Creedmore IF he could easily find ammo in Natchez, Mississippi. And, for minimum recoil I suggested he buy 100 gr ammo, and hoped he could find something with Partitions. For a scope, I suggested a 3-9 by any major manufacturer. He said he was heading to the store right then.

Sure am happy the brother is back to hunting, and getting the grandkids involved.

Outstanding and great recommendation

I called him just now. When he hung up from our earlier call, he went right to the hunting store and found and bought the RAR compact in 6.5CM and a couple of boxes of 120 gr ammo. No 100’s available there.

Won’t be long till a grandkid kills a deer, which I mentioned, and he realized that he’d soon be back in the skinning and gutting business. He had not considered that. And he needs to sharpen a knife, which he also hates to do. And I also reminded him that deer might need to be dragged a ways, and he probably needs a 4 wheeler. And on and on it goes. Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas!

On the knife, grab a work sharp. Freaking love that thing, from hunting & kitchen knives down to lawnmower blades and the axe.