Eps 385: Ron Remembers His M77 Ruger 270 + What Every Deer Hunter Faces!

[@tkalus5736]

The Ruger M77 is a classic! It filled the gap left when Winchester cheapened the Model 70. Beautifully styled and good shooters.

[@cornpopishuntersrealdaddy4690]

My all time favorite gun is the old tang safety M77

[@mikerobinson6606]

My greatest regret in selling a rifle was a model 70 Super Grade in 270 Winchester. Being a little low on money in my early 20s, I was forced to sell it to feed my family. It was a very beautiful rifle that shot well also. At the time, I also had a Ruger 77 in 25-06rem that I still own today. But I sure wish I could get that 70 back.

[@michaelwilson9986]

We all have to do what we have to do. Most of us know the feeling all too well. Of those I have sold wish didnt have 2 n while would like em all back. A M70 LT 2 in 06 is one I regret a good bit. OH well the Lord Giveth n Taketh Away PTL.. Time Place n Purpose for all things..Here to you some day getting another to replace it. N Us all .As I still want a Super Grade.

[@jk-kr8jt]

Ron, read your comment on his show tonight 11/7/24. I actually think his show was yesterday 11/6/24. Your remark got me thinking. Unless it was a firearm that I purchased to "flip", I've always regretted selling a firearm. Even when the profit was high I still had sells remorse. Heck, today I couldn't tell you all the ones I own, but I can tell you every one that I had to sell. I feel your pain, but there are new rifles in your future. You did the right thing at the time my brother. Cheers, Jeff

[@vikingsoftpaw]

I had a Ruger M77 LH in 300 Win Mag. Forced to sell is about 25 years ago. What I like about the M77 was it's simplicity and elegance, deep blued steel and basic walnut stock. Nothing fancy, no white spacers. No high gloss stock.

[@briancasey2669]

I have 2 Ruger M77 tang safety models. The first was a .30-06 that my not yet wife won after buying a raffle ticket from my father for our annual hunting club. The second was a wedding present from my wife( same great woman) . That one is in .35 Whelen. I made a rule many years ago after listening to my uncle talk about guns he should never have sold. Guns come in and never leave! Great channel!!!

[@EdH-k2q]

I own a Ruger M77 in 270 Winchester with the tang safety. It has 62 r 64 notches cut in it. Owned it now for 37 years. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. My daughter loves it also. More because it’s dad deer rifle. Someday my grandkids will be hunting with it.

[@ken5042]

I bought a new Ruger 77 in 270 years ago....Couldn't get it to group 4" and I tried about 50 different handloads with no luck..I sold it real cheap to my buddy who thought he could turn it around...He sold it too!

[@sampacheco7757]

Used a 243 for the first time this season. Did the job. Great video Ron.

[@lyndonhamby7432]

My .270 been crushing deer for 21 years. Love your show’s Ron 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@thepracticalrifleman]

My mother and my hunting partner purchased me a Ruger M77 22 HORNET that had been rebarreled to .17 Ackley Hornet as a graduation present when I finished my bachelors degree. I found out why such a nice little rifle was sold-it had a bad chamber job. I constantly had cartridges stuck in the chamber and the brass was being worked too hard to be reloaded. I took it back to the gunsmith that built it and he cut the barrel back and rechambered it again. Evidently, the reamer was bad because the same problem persisted. I traded that rifle off, even though it did shoot very well. I had had enough. For years I regretted getting rid of it. Then my mother died. I was kicked myself for getting rid of a gift like that, even though it was a problem child of a rifle. I managed to get into contact with the guy that ended up with the rifle. He still had it! I made a deal to buy it back from him. Better yet, he had the chamber fixed with a brand new reamer! I was glad to have my rifle home again and is just as accurate as ever and trouble free for me and serves as a reminder of what a great mother I had.

[@JT-py9lv]

I still have my *Ruger M77R* - I bought it at *Z.C.M.I.'s* in Ogden, UT. 1978. .30-06 - I Originally had a *Rem 700 BDL* bought at *Smith & Edwards* The BDL shot like crap for some reason. I took it back and they refused it. My father went back with me. Told them that they had sold the rifle to a 15 year old kid, and they took it back - LOL

[@edwardabrams4972]

How times have changed! I remember my dad buying a M77 Ruger with the stainless barrel and action and the paddle stock and he took it out and shot it and he found it didn’t kick was bad as he thought having just had neck surgery and took it back to the store which only sold new guns and they took it back and let him get a bigger cartridge for it. We had been shopping at that store for 10 years for rifles and all our hunting needs so it was not a big thing back then but that won’t happen today at any big box store!

[@Darth_Boons]

Thank you for giving us stories and knowledge you are a good man 💜

[@dshook1568]

Only rifle I have ever sold was a mossberg patriot in 270 and I don’t regret it, I still have the original rifle I bought when I was 18 and just bought a Hawkeye in 7mm PRC and I love it

[@idahoron]

I traided a 16 ga SxS savage 311 double barrel. I was a teenager at the time. On my 40th birthday, my mom gave me the SxS. After I traided it she went in and bought it. I was so happy. My parents were very poor. Her buying that and holding on to it was amazing to me.

[@ryanharris6045]

I got one as a graduation present in 84' still have it. Lots of good memories with that one. I'm glad you got yours back.

[@georgekruger1754]

Hi Ron, I want to start by saying I love your show - I’ve learned so much from you. I was born in Namibia and grew up mostly fishing, not doing much hunting. My dad had a Musgrave Model 80 in .30-06 (made in South Africa), and after shooting only about 10 rounds, it was stored away for 25 years .After being bitten by the hunting bug, I asked my dad if i can have it, he said yes, after enquiring by the Gunshop for the Rifle they advised that they cant seem to find it, i gave up on the persuit ,but 2 years later they contacted me and advised that they found it, it was there so long they did not have record of it and gun legislation in Namibia changed while it was sitting there. For the last 11 years, I struggled to import it into South Africa, where I now live. Finally, after all that time, I got to take it out and shoot a black wildebeest. It was a really special moment, especially since the rifle holds deep sentimental value tied to my late mother. I named it "Ouvrou" (Afrikaans for “old woman,” but used here as a term of endearment), and I even did a gold inlay on the stock using her wedding ring. While the rifle was dealer-stocked and I was waiting on my firearm license, I had some upgrades done: free-floating the barrel, glass bedding, adding a suppressor, setting the trigger to 1.5 lbs, and refinishing the stock with an oil finish. I also had the barrel and action reblued. The first black wildebeest was shot with 165-grain Federal Fusion factory ammo, but I’ve since done load development, and the rifle now shoots sub MOA. I can’t wait for next hunting season. My in-laws have a game and cattle farm in the Free State, where the flat terrain calls for something with more reach for game that passes through. Because of you, I’m now planning to build a .22-250 Ackley Improved for smaller game and jackals. I already have the action and stock, but I need to have the barrel chambered. Thanks again for all the knowledge and inspiration. I look forward to hearing from you

[@WalterWild2]

Ron i had a winchester 54 circa 1925. It was the 300th rifle ever chambered in 270.

[@alby-oy4nc]

Hey Ron. Great videos. You were talking about using your rocks to build dams to help erosion. I'm a farmer. And we still farm a farm my grandpa grew up on. He turned 90 this summer. But the farm I am talking about. My grandpa said it was split in 2 when his dad bought the place due to erosion. He said he remembers helping his dad cut cedar trees and they would put the top of the trees up the ditch so they would catch the sediment. And we are still farming it to this day. It is in corn as we speak. So it must have worked. Just an idea for your own erosion control. Rock dams and trees might let you double down on your control time. I'm pretty sure they used green cedars not dead.

[@Westerner_]

By far the rifle I kick myself the most for selling was a left hand MKII in 25-06 with a green laminate stock, there was a time 10 years ago where 25-06 and m77’s were neither very cool. They’re very hard to find now and if I ever come across one I won’t pass it up. I do have an absolutely beautiful tang safety m77 in 270, with lots of figuring in the stock for factory wood and has the nice factory sights on it too. I’ll never sell that rifle even though I’m left handed and it’s right , I keep it around mostly to give to my children grandchildren someday.

[@michaelwilson9986]

My 1st Rifle I got myself n still have..Ruger 77 tang 7x57mm Still my favorite but I dont get it out much anymore. My hand garbs the Abolt Stalker in 06.

[@kenegerton7512]

My Ruger 77 was a 2506 and do miss it. Very heavy and very accurate. I did have to work the trigger over though. Given Roger's fondness of truck springs.

[@lyndonhamby7432]

Love the channel Ron 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@edwardabrams4972]

Never got rid of a rifle that I didn’t like having owned a couple thousand over 60+ years of collecting and bolt action rifles are my big addiction but the only one that got away was a Al Biesen stocked rifle back in 90’s not knowing at the time it had been a Jack O’Conner rifle and that was the reason they were asking so much for it. I have owned about every brand of bolt action made and a ton of custom builds with 4 in the shop right now but that Al Biesen Rifle still eats at my gut everytime I see a pre64 and will until I die😱

[@justinjones9042]

One my favorites was a m77 mark 2 30-06 blued with walnut stock . A m77 stainless mark 2 with rugers unique synthetic stock and stainless in 7mm mag .

[@chewy7775]

I’ve still got my 243 taken many deer over the past 30 yrs

[@richarddixon7276]

Hi Ron & Betsey , with regards to episode 385 and a comment from someone advocating the use of High power telescopic sights . I agree entirely with Your assessment and answer , but I think You also forgot another important issue with High Mag scopes . They weigh a lot more !, a lower power 3x9x44 with adjustable parallax is just about perfect out to 300/400 yards even with My 60 + year old eyes , and makes carrying Your rifle easier , You could always carry more ammo if You don't mind carrying extra weight . Thanks Ron , Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well.

[@WillyK51]

I usually hunt close/stick brush, It' common to spook something 15-25 yds away(Carry my O/U with Buckshot or my Browning BLR Lever in 358Win.). Swaped my 3x9 scope for a 1x10. At 1X a dot sight and plenty mag. for accross the field

[@hammerheadms]

The first gun I ever bought was an H&R Pardner 12. Color case hardened, single shot. A really fun, reliable, and inexpensive shotgun...and I sold it, along with a couple other guns. Looking back on it, I wish I would have kept it. It wasn't the most elegant, or even valuable gun, but it had a sentimental value that I didn't consider when I sold it.

[@paulsprague7754]

I have my dad's m77 270.he bought it when I was 16 years old.im 57 years old now.gun probly only had 3 boxes of shells through it.its a safe queen now.

[@kerryfalls3292]

Ohhh the Great Ron Spomer 🎉❤😂!!!! Thanks for the excellent advice on Bodacious, BIG extra high power , “Look! I can see the moon” scopes!!!! Hahahaha, I guarantee you 99% of most kills is within the 100- 200 yard range if possible! I like long range calibers (7 prc, 300 win mag), ethical shots are ALWAYS best!! Hunt honest and shoot straight 😎😎😎😎

[@johnbuck6685]

Tang safety M77 next best thing to pre 64 model 70

[@mlwardssa]

Ron - nice comments on the role of hunters and conservation. I wish you would devote an episode to that topic. I live in Florida where we it seems like we build on every square inch of dry land available, and what isn't dry we'll drain. That attitude has put an enormous strain on the "land" (defined as Aldo Leopold did: the entire biotic community), and we're losing more of it each and every day. As an aside, most KZbin hunting and conservation content, as well as the work of conservation organizations, concentrates on areas west of the Mississippi, but there are those of us who still hunt back east, even in Florida...now the third most populous state in the US, with nowhere near the square miles of the two before us (California and Texas), and more people are coming each and every day. Though the details may vary from place to place, the philosophy of conservation practices is pretty universal. Again, it would be great if you could devote at least one episode to that. Shane Mahoney might be a good guest. In any event, keep up the good work. Mike in Florida

[@Guitarsgunsandghosts]

The first rifle i ever bought myself was a weatherby mark 5 in 300weatherby mag. I ended up selling it and regretted it ever since. A couple years ago i bought a weatherby vanguard in 300weatherby so I'm pretty happy with it

[@edwardabrams4972]

I know the feeling only too well😳 I bought a new Weatherby mark 5 and a Colt Python and a Browning Citori shotgun on the same day back in 1978 after selling a home and they were $500. Each and I was in heaven for awhile after that but some other gorgeous rifle came along and I didn’t have enough cash at the time so trading rifles became the last but way to not let the rifle of a lifetime get away!

[@TeamJesusOutdoors]

I am in the very same boat as you, when it comes to scopes. I love hunting with my 94 winchester, with buckhorn sights, but I just cannot see at distance anymore, well enough to use them accurately, so my other lever action deer rifles are topped with scopes, including my Henry 360 buckhammer and my 35 Rem.

[@Rucksack57]

I had a M77 Ruger in .270 win. I glass bedded it and experimented with reloading a lot of deferent bullets. It shot great but was heavy.

[@davidperkins1660]

My regret rife sale is a pre cross bolt safety non checkered 22 inch barrel Marlin model 444 chambered of course in 444 Marlin.

[@rationalmind6362]

My 2 main hunting rifles I'll never sell are Rugers, a 1976 7x57 and a 2000 model Hawkeye African ( Pre Threaded barrel ) in 300 win mag. Those 2 rifles will do anything i could ever need. Of course i have my Thompson Center muzzleloaders for muzzleloading season. 45, 50, and 54 caliber. Once i realized the accuracy potential of them i got carried away i guess. 🤷‍♂️

[@toddhall5565]

Very the 7×57!

[@joem6779]

i have a ruger m-77 flat bolt 6 mm remington most accurate rifle i ever owned, shoots dime sized groups at 100 yrds with factory ammo its killed countless deer everyone in the family killed there first deer with it , i got a friend that built a 5000 dollar custom rifle he just shakes his head when he sees that old ruger shoot !

[@triplehelper6944]

The first m77 I had was a synthetic 270. Bought it used. After a shot it a few times the bolt was really hard to open. I traded it off on a brand new m77 synthetic 338 win mag. I’ve had it ever since. Bought it in 96 or 97

[@ronboone6939]

Bought mine at a gun show in early 2000, have taken squirrels, turkey, and even a few deer, all head shots, 22Hornet may not be the most powerful caliber, but out to a 100yds it is one of the most accurate.

[@KevinSchwinkendorf]

I love the .22 Hornet. Mine is a Winchester Model 43, made in 1949 👍

[@CanukWbyFan]

As far as accuracy is concerned, my Savage Mark 2 in 22lr w/ a bull barrel groups 1/4 inch at 100 yards. It isn't necessarily the caliber that determines accuracy though it's a contributing factor.

[@ronladuke7235]

You are correct Ron about the scope magnification for hunting big game, If you think you need more than 10 or 12 power you are probably shooting too far?

[@edwardabrams4972]

🙌

[@jaydunbar7538]

Probably not shooting to far, I see 10+ in MN plenty often on rifles I know have never been shot over 100 yards at game. Buying more scope then you need does not indicate anything other then the person bought more scope then necessary. Plenty of people are also using rifles for hunting along with competition so the scope is picked more for the competition side, NLR hunter and PRS are examples of competitions that a good hunting rifle will serve you well.

[@leskrug9266]

When I graduated high school one of my first rifles I bought was a Ruger m77 Tang safety with a mannlicher stock! Yes just like everyone else I regret getting rid of that gun and the guy that bought it eventually from the gun store. He had it for 2 years and he broke the stock in half cuz he fell on it! But he did have it repaired

[@michaelwilson9986]

Well Done Sir.. We all have those we kinda regret re homing. For me there are several wish still had but we all gotta do what we gotta doey. For me a M70 Classic LT 2 in 06 . It was a shooter for sure n compared to a 700 CDL SF split hair which one out did the other.Sold it to a friend for down the road for his Son. Unfortunately he had to do what he had to do later. ☹

[@1991Green]

I bought myself a Remington model 700 BDL in 7mm when I was 15. I sold it a few years later to buy the latest and greatest something. I regret that one

[@LouisFrankel-hy5qm]

No regrets here I bought a used feather weight model 70 in 270 win back in 1963. I used it for pigs and deer every time I hunted for over 50 years. Still have it though I haven't hunted in 10 years. Last month I bought a box of non lead cartridges. Maybe I'll be able to hunt one more time. Getting old wasn't so bad as one looses their facilities slowly and compensates for the loss. HOWEVER: Being old is the shits as there is nothing left to compensate with. It's all gone.

[@danielc.2042]

I had an old model 94 in 30-30. Sold it when i was 19. Now at 44 i wish i had it back. Lol

[@davidruppel1216]

My first hunting rifle .303 Enfield that my dad sporterized. That and my first rifle Remington bolt action single shot .22lr.

[@jmc041071]

Yeah run for office....Run for President Ron, I would vote for you!!!

[@briansexton1759]

I sold a Winchester model 70 western model in .284. I wish I had never done that.

[@wadepederson8457]

The animal at 600yrds can move a great distance before that fast bullet gets there after the bullet leaves the muzzle. My range limit is 500yds on a perfect day. The worse the day, the closer I want my prey.

[@nickcfrommn9248]

Looking at the m77 Hawkeye in 257 Roberts I have a m77 338 win mag and 25-06 too

[@Rucksack57]

If you use a rifled choke they work well with slugs too shrink your groups.

[@dukedenarie5858]

Jeez louisy sneezy! Young Ron.

[@vernonlaw2184]

went to a gun shop which is long since closed ready to buy a tang safety m77 ruger in a 270 it had sold he sold me a 7mm rem mag in stead 48 years later I still have it and still want the same gun in a 270

[@LilYeshua]

My grandfather told me that one time he used a snowball for tp. He said it was cold but it got me clean

[@michaelnelson1911]

I have that Ruger M77 in 270 with the tang safety. It was my first rifle. It is still in my gun safe, but I never shoot it. It never grouped well. Killed my first deer and elk with it. Can’t figure out why I keep it.

[@braedenheverly2884]

Just bought a m77 tang Saftey decent shap from an old timer for 600$ at a gun show in 30-06

[@vincethewoodlander]

The guy on the tailgate reminded me ..I had a ranger instructor in ranger school that insisted that the slick trench be across the patrol base from the cp. He never wanted to see "the black arm of death being born from any soldier" his words not mine.

[@kenegerton7512]

The accuracy of a rifled slug :.. I recall my elder cousin and I shooting beer cans at 50 paces , whatever that is , with rifled slugs with few misses . His H&R and my mossberg 500. The twist rate on a .75 caliber muzzle loading rifle is usually 1:60 which is about the same as a rifled slug in flight . The weight of the slug isn't the issue , it's the length. The slug is almost as long as it is wide and it's hallow. So a 1:60 twist is all it needs to stabilize.

[@jaydunbar7538]

The slugs you used may have been hollow, but many are not. I’ve got a bunch of different slug times from over the years and almost all of them are solid, but of a cup on the front maybe.

[@maynardcarmer3148]

In my case, I chase accuracy. With most of my rifles, the best accuracy comes at less than maximum loads, but not always. My M94 Winchester in .375 Win. likes a max. load of Re7, but my .308 likes about 1 1/2 grains less than max. I let the gun decide what it wants.

[@MrCevant]

Ron, I have a firearms question for you. I recently acquired a 16 gauge browning auto 5 made in Belgium in 1948. It also has a polychoke installed on the end of the barrel. Because of the age of the shotgun and the steel it’s made of I’m worried about shooting steel or bismuth through it. Im also worried about what the poly choke can handle. Are there any concerns with older shotguns and modern ammo?

[@PaulTimmerman-g3f]

It was a semi auto franci. 12 ga for me my son was going to have his first Christmas and I thought that money would make it. Better for the season

[@slimpickens2243]

Ron, a collector of firearms and poor hunter of many years.. but a well educated chap from the bayou.....so no dissertation on the C effect but i encourage ppl who want to know do a phd in physics so they understand the math behind all pieces of mass moving around other larger pieces. Or gravity waves, known but tor Einstein for years. Bottom line there are hundreds of more important things for hunters to worry over. Or put them on gps , it would blow their mind to see the math behind gps. The concept is simple, there is a hell full of devils in the details. The 22mag has improved immensely over the past 20years. I own several and do well with the new ammo. Safer in many situations than centerfire. Though i do frequently use the 17 hornet as the bullet just wipes out when it hits dirt, water, twig. I get questions daily from ppl who buy 22mag for self defense. I have grown men crying for want of a pocket size 10shot 22mag pistol. They carry the little ruger 22lr now and a 7 shot 22mag revolver. I carry the 22mag revolver daily as it is 3 times more effective as 22lr shot on our deadly snakes. Did you know Mt Everest is not the highest point on earth?? WAK.PHD

[@rickimperatori6960]

Hickory leaves. Also I make note of fallen trees that might support a man’s weight.

[@Joshua-tk9hl]

I have a question. Can someone explain to me what I can do with a mint condition Mauser M48 8mm? I would love to hunt with it, but those military open sights are hard to see! LOL. Should I leave it alone and just take closer shots or drill and tap for a scope?

[@CorbinMusso88]

That first story was really crappy. And hilarious. Loved it, man. 😂😂

[@glockparaastra]

Lekker bos k@k! A roll of TP is an essential item to pack! 🤣

[@Redneckgamer-do1ui]

Ron I am from Ohio my name is Gary I was only allowed to hunt with shotguns everyone has underestimated a slug gun aka a shotgun that shoots slugs oh they ain’t accurate yea I been getting under moa with rifle and even sabot slugs you should do a video about it !! Trust me you will be surprised!! How good they are you can shoot only 200 yards but a 20 ga sabot slug you can get 300 yard shots !! Trust me !! But now we are allowed to use straight walls . They are better but still do a video about it !

[@matthewholmes8638]

Still dropping deer with my M77 Mark2 .270

[@turdferguson3585]

When i was young and 1st got married and was just barely into guns (cuz i couldnt afford em) i had a single shot H&R .410 that my grandpa bought me. I pawned it and then times got even worse and i couldnt get it back out and lost it. Nowadays i have my fair share of boomsticks and much nicer versions but i sure wish i had that one back. Ive lost it and the grandpa that bought it for me. I wish I wuda been smart enough back then to know we wouldve figured out another way to make it but it just seemed like the only way at the time. One of many bad decisions ive made.

[@youngguns1319]

I have no regrets on getting rid of any firearm because I have kept every gun I ever got. I have 82 hand guns shot guns and rifles. Anything from 50 dollar beat up 22 to some 4k plus custom made guns. I only buy guns I don’t ever sell

[@drakeslocum2564]

Be careful saying how many firearms you have online please. Uncle Sam is always watching, unfortunately

[@edwardabrams4972]

@@drakeslocum2564they are probably on their way right now before the democrats lose to Trump😱

[@jaydunbar7538]

@@drakeslocum2564Uncle Sam already knows anyway, they keep track of the background checks. Yes I’m aware they say they don’t, they said that before they got busted doing it and promised to stop so no I don’t believe them.

[@leonardmelte3106]

Dang I just bought a 6.5 creedmore you got me worried now might have to go to my 270 or 308. Say I am ok with 6.5 creedmore.🙏🏻

[@WayStedYou]

270 is on the level of the 6.5 prc

[@jaydunbar7538]

Nothing wrong with a 6.5 cm, 130gr federal terminal accent energy levels are over 1500 at 300 yards and still over 1000 at 500 yards so by the general rule of thumb that’s good for elk to 300 and deer to 500. 308 and 270 will both put an extra 100+ yards with the federal load, 270 being more like an extra 150.

[@clintonlayne9253]

Ron it's not that folks hate the 6.5 CM . It's that folks are tired of the continuous articles written about it. Ron you may want to say something about Federal Duck stamps . The funds are used to purchase lands for public hunting. Also did you know that a Federal Duck Stamp will grant you entrance to Federal parks in lew of a Federal park stamp.

[@danielhuff1397]

Believe it or not, every county in Georgia is open for nlack bear hunting. The season parallels our white-tailed deer season.

[@danielhuff1397]

...black bear...

[@miked.8209]

Hey Ron, i purchased a bag of deprimed 30.06 brass from a yard sale earlier. When going through it i found there is a fair amount that have some small dents on the shoulder. Are those still safe to reload or should i simply toss them. Thanks

[@RonSpomerOutdoors]

Small dents and dimples like that are fine. The brass will "fire form" to it's normal contours. Shoulders dimples like that are usually created when there is oil in the resizing die. It has to go someplace, so it displaces the shoulder brass.

[@miked.8209]

@@RonSpomerOutdoors great! Thank you so much for clearing that up for me. I'd rather be safe than sorry haha. Have a wonderful day sir!

[@sindeecharlton8857]

back in the 70s when I was Young and knew every thing (knowing every thing = Stupid) I Just turned 20 I bought a Model 94 Winchester 30-30. I shot it Maybe 20 times A box of Ammo. 3 months latter I enlisted in the USAF. I had no need for that gun, I sold it. Been kicking My Self where the Sun don't shine ever Since.

[@trevorkolmatycki4042]

I always bring a lighter with me when I poop in the woods. Do your business then burn the toilet paper. It takes extra time to wait for it to safely finish smoldering but it leaves nothing but your organics behind… works every time.

[@lesa9675]

Ron what is your opinion on the norma evostrike 139 grain 30-06 Bullet load

[@RonSpomerOutdoors]

Haven't tried it but sounds like their copper bullet. Roughly equivalent to 150-gr. 30-06 cup and core. I've used different Evostrikes on variety of African game with perfect results.

[@michaelwilson9986]

Thanks for asking about those Evostrikes n Thanks for Ron answering. As I too would like some info n feed back on. Its hard to keep up with rm. The Evostrike is Not to be confused with there All Copper Ecostrike. Evostrike should perform similar I thinks to the old Barnes MRX. which was a tungsten rear core. The Norma Evostrike is Monolithics up front n rear core of tin. I havent had a chance to try them yet.Aghh want to though. If there as good as the Barnes were they be great. Good Luck n Pardon Me.😉

[@lesa9675]

Thank you for your answer. I have them and as of yet not used them hunting, but at the range I put them in nearly the same hole. I could not see the difference in the spotting scope at 100 yards. Only when I looked at the target close up is when I could see the difference.

[@jaydunbar7538]

Youth only rifle season starts tomorrow for MN white tail

[@allenfontenot7832]

I caught a bad case of the ex-wife and had to sell my InterArms Mark X Mauser action .30-‘06. It had a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10X40mm and a Bell &Carlson synthetic stock. It was also Mag-Na-Ported and had a Timmney 3lb trigger

[@pdapkus08]

In my freshmen year of college, i didn't have much money and really wanted a rifle that could reach out a bit further. I traded a beautiful JM Marlin 336c with a camo finnish that my grandfather got for me as a gift. The trade was for a tupperware remington model 710 in 7mm08. Great cartridge, but the rifle was such a disappointment.

[@wadepederson8457]

Anybody heard of a bucket and a bag and get rid of it later.

[@Yetified_Mayhem]

Placed my arse in a hole in the brush up top a gorgeous beach in Hawaii. It was noisy and runny, not sure what was going on. As I finished up I heard someone cough from inside the bushes. The hole was the entrance to a homeless guy's bush home.

[@haroldsheriff2728]

I traded off a Marlin 375 S. I've been kicking myself for almost 40 years.

[@lylewalters909]

savage makes a bolt action shotgun and I think it's designed specifically for slugs.That would be a great show for all the shotgun hunting states.

[@maynardcarmer3148]

It's the model 220, in 20 gauge, and I have one. Using the sabot slugs that it prefers- in my case, the Remington 3" Accu-tip- it is an honest 200 yard deer killer.

[@lylewalters909]

​@maynardcarmer3148 I have thought about buying one several times but couldn't decide 12ga or 20ga lol

[@maynardcarmer3148]

It all depends on how much recoil you can stand. I gave my old 12 gauge Ithaca Deerslayer to my grandnephew because of arthritis in my shoulders and hands, and got the Savage instead. He also got a .50cal. ammo can of the Brenneke slugs the gun prefers.

[@glockparaastra]

My gun safes are bulging! Never sell a gun!! 😜

[@markoverton739]

Remington sindero 309 ultra mag

[@leskrug9266]

I forgot to say that that mannlicher m77 was in 243 Winchester.

[@Ray-jk9gq]

I had a savage 30/30 bolt gun wish I never trade it of it was my lucky gun every thanksgiving I got a deer with it but five years later my thanksgiving luck has gone bye bye

[@danielhuff1397]

My biggest regret was trading my Mossberg 12 gauge bolt action i got for Christmas when i was 12 years old. 😢

[@patcoder7308]

Ron i watch several shows i can't 5 $ to several shows but i can give 1$ to several show

[@brianrobinson1975]

my doctor says my T levels have dropped since i started hunting with 6.5 creedmore

[@Glaciershark]

I guess it had to be said…

[@m444ss]

Swede vs Creedmoor ==> Bottom line = there is no "best" and there are a lot of guns and cartridges that will get the job in most situations for most hunters, differences being more academic or theoretical than practical PS - I would never hit my rifle bolt with a rock unless my life actually depended on it (which situation I can't imagine - ice melts)

[@jmc041071]

Ron, what is the difference between the 284 Jarrett and other 284's? I've never heard of the 284 jarrett until now.

[@galenhisler396]

I regret all my rifles. i let go for a new or a different rifle, i have 3 i regret the most a ruger all weather paddle stock in 270 win. 30-40 Kreg sporterized, and mouser rifle sporterized 7x57 . The toilet paper 😂 reminds me of Afghanistan going outside the wire to find a place and have them bushes everywhere with toilet paper, and the afghans didn't use paper 😣

[@cgarrand78]

People should stop writing in whining and crying about stuff they don't have all the information on.People writing in crying about moving rocks(while probably sitting in a house or apt. in the city) is like people who buy meat in the grocery store crying about hunting for meat.Farmers move all kinds of rocks every year out of their fields to grow crops,not to mention what they have to 'disturb" to make the fields and pastures or the whole damn farm to grow crops so you can eat.Should they stop doing that? Grow up and stop living in lala land and trying to get everyone else to join you!

[@richardhaynes110]

Sorry Ron this platform has become a pile of steaming crap. ads ads ads ads ads ads .

[@LilyRose-l6l]

Sounds like a lot of shit 😅

[@musicmanhunter1]

regarding scopes. best by far i've used love a 2.5 x 10 used for years out 500 yards, had a 5 x 20 on my 30-378 went down to trij 2.5 x 10 x 56 amazing rifle now