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#7374120
12/12/18 02:42 AM
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Joined: Dec 2018
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Wreckt
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Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Just joined and can’t wait to finally get into hunting. I grew up fishing but it took almost 40yrs to get my first rifle. Went with a Bergara ridge in 6.5cm with a vortex tactical ffp scope. Hoping to maybe get a late season hunt in, or just hone my skills until next year. Sighted in the rifle today, final 9 shot group at 100 yards was 1-5/8”. Hope the images show up. Cheers!
Last edited by Wreckt; 12/12/18 02:43 AM.
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Re: New to the forum
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#7374129
12/12/18 02:49 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
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Lazyman
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Extreme Tracker
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Nice rifle...
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7374156
12/12/18 03:09 AM
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Joined: Jun 2015
Posts: 5,173
scottfromdallas
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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You made a wise choice on your first rifle.
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7374274
12/12/18 05:52 AM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 327
tehachapi
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7374282
12/12/18 06:49 AM
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 69,156
NORML as can be
^^Cut the Cord^^
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^^Cut the Cord^^
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(R-TX) .-- " TCNN CURL CRLB VFF VRNO AYR SNDL CGC TLRY MSOS "
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: NORML as can be]
#7374291
12/12/18 09:46 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,513
SnakeWrangler
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7374323
12/12/18 12:07 PM
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Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 870
218 Bee
Tracker
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Tracker
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"I always take care to fire into the nearest hillside and, lacking that, into darkness". - the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7374346
12/12/18 12:36 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,877
Teal28
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
Joined: Dec 2008
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congrats on the new gun. Welcome.
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7374420
12/12/18 02:07 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 41,156
J.G.
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Mighty fine rifle you picked.
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7374435
12/12/18 02:15 PM
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 33,946
Buzzsaw
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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"Welcome to The Jungle Baby"
and YES, the Bergara Ridge is on my short list, 1-9 .22-250
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7376520
12/14/18 03:08 AM
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Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 357
hogwart
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Hello Wreckt,
I'm pretty new here myself. I wound up here while tracking a scammer from Alberta Canada which is where I am.
Although I'm new to this site I am not new to the internet or to hunting. I'm 64 years young and I've been hunting since shortly after I learned to walk. I have also been a big game guide and a trapper. Four years as a guide, 50+ as a trapper.
I was a moderator on an Alberta hunting forum and now just a frequent flyer on that site and advertiser in the magazine that set up the forum. I'm a retired equipment operator and truck driver. Now I'm a home based manufacturer of a trail camera mount.
I have to say, that is a very nice rifle you have, Much nicer then anything I can afford. My rifles are a collection of hand me downs, farm auction finds and army surplus.
I also will never be able to shoot the way you can, judging by that target. But I don't have to be a sniper here. Where I live long shots are seldom called for. This is "The Great Boreal Forest" or so I'm told. It's Moose and Bear country. Lots of black spruce forest and swamp land that is mostly crown/public land.
I think you are off to a great start, now the fun begins. Finding where there is game, learning it's habits, learning how to get within range, getting permission or finding public land open to hunting and finally how to process game once it's down.
It's a fun journey and good for the soul. I wish you many years of good hunting and good friends.
Welcome to the fraternity.
Do for yourself as much as you can, eat what nature provides as much as you can. This is the key to sleeping well and living long.
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Re: New to the forum
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#7376528
12/14/18 03:15 AM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
SapperTitan
Taking Requests
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Taking Requests
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Re: New to the forum
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#7376533
12/14/18 03:19 AM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,317
TCB
Veteran Tracker
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Veteran Tracker
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Re: New to the forum
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#7376538
12/14/18 03:28 AM
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 23,162
Bee'z
The Beedazzler
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The Beedazzler
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Nice rifle too
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7376584
12/14/18 04:36 AM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4,422
jeffbird
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
Joined: Mar 2009
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Welcome! Hitting the center ring is what it is all about. Well done.
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Re: New to the forum
[Re: Wreckt]
#7377347
12/15/18 01:01 AM
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Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 20
Wreckt
OP
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Re: New to the forum
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#7381608
12/19/18 07:11 PM
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 30
LFF01
Light Foot
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Light Foot
Joined: May 2014
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