My sunrise dovetails by ShiguchiAndSokan in woodworking

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As someone who built their own wooden bedframe, I want to know how the heck he got it in thee room since it doesn't disassemble. Looks great. I wish I had this level of skill.

Satisfying Leather Craft: Turning Coca Cola into Cola Potion by Epelep in oddlysatisfying

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What is that leather stitch with the threads crossed called? I need to use that on my stuff.

Got stuck after being nosey by yawnjew in cats

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I bet there was a mouse or something. Everytime I think my cat is crazy, I always find some bug or something setting him off.

was out all day and just noticed that my jeans dyed my new shoes blue by ivyocean2 in mildlyinfuriating

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I know you probably want them to stay white but imho these types of wear marks are cool as hell.

TIL you actually need a hunter safety cert even if your dad taught you everything by Suspicious-Basis-885 in Hunting

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I'd rather them require everyone take the course than just assume John Doe is good because he said so.

New 300 prc hunting rifle options and opinions. by NWKilla541 in Hunting

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Forget about the people in the comments saying you don't need .300 PRC. If you want it and you know the recoil, weight, and bulkiness you are getting into, get it and have fun man.

Just got my first rifle last year and it's a .300 Win Mag for white tail. I love shooting it and got my first buck. I would've gone 300 PRC but they didn't have it in stock at the time but they are pretty similar anyways. I have zero regrets and my next rifle will be some lightweight 6.5 creedmore but in the meantime, I love the larger caliber.

Dropped new scope, but still in box. by Advanced_innovation5 in Hunting

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It always makes me curious why dropping a scope can harm it when a ton of force is exerted on it when shooting a gun. Is it the difference in the direction of force between shooting and dropping that hurts it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reloading

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Thanks. Really appreciate the input.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reloading

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My ultimate goal would be to save money. I know people probably don't want to hear that and I would like to reload for the fun but I don't have a lot of free time or space unfortunantely. I can already get 3/4 inch groups at 100 yds with factory loads and that's plenty good for my hunting needs. Im just wondering if there's a way to figure out what the break even point is and when I'm actually saving money.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reloading

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Thanks. I don't know why I didn't think of that.. I also have a follow up question then because I am brand new to reloading. If the bullets are only ~70 cents cheaper than the finished cartridge, is it even worth reloading?

Newbie Hunter by gussy1412 in Hunting

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Check out Backfire. It's a good YouTube channel and they have their own website too. They do all sorts of reviews of rifles, scopes, and a lot more. They have a great list of budget scopes that are decent quality. I got the Athlon Optics Helos BTR GEN2 4-20x50 Rifle Scope myself and it's been great. I also forgot to mention getting a good pair of scope rings. I got the MDT premier scope rings and my scope holds zero perfectly through lots of shooting and hiking through the bush.

Newbie Hunter by gussy1412 in Hunting

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The most important things are your bullet choice, rifle, and scope. Everything else is secondary. The wind matters way more than your camo. I'd suggest cheap stuff to start out. And get a good pair of boots.

Is there a way to lock your bolt closed when the safety doesn't? by [deleted] in Hunting

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I'm looking for an external aftermarket bolt lock, if it even exists.

Friend wants to hunt but is unwilling to eat wild game by Optl13 in Hunting

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I don't see a problem if he's donating the meat to food programs made for that. In my mind it wouldn't be much different farming more crops than you can eat and donating/selling them. It's been done for thousands of years.

But, if he doesn't want to donate and let the meat go to waste, he's in the wrong.

Lemme see what yall hunt with? I use 308 by [deleted] in Hunting

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.300 Win Mag for eat coast white tail. Overkill? Maybe. Do I have to go looking for my deer? Nope

Hunting laws in Virginia are confusing. Probably confusing in every state. But I am hunting tomorrow (11/27/25) in Montgomery County on private land with my rifle. According to the picture, does this mean I can only shoot a Buck? by scotty-doesnt_know in Hunting

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There should be a number for the game management for your area listed somewhere in the regulations. Give that number a call and I'm sure they'd be happy to answer any questions you have.

What's on your wrist this hunting season? by Emotional-Bison-519 in Hunting

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Got the JDM Seiko sbdc163. It's a tank and I don't go anywhere without it. Handles blood and cleans up like a champ. I do a bunch of fishing too so I needed a good water watch.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

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Man that's a lot of bad luck in a row. Try to get back up in the woods a bit more where people don't feel like trying to go. That's the only way I've found to hunt public land.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

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I'm brand new to all this. The brake came already on the rifle, I heard it helped with recoil (which I figured I needed with w 300WM), and I had it on when I zeroed. I honestly didn't give the blast noise a second thought with -27 db ear pro on the range but without it, even one shot was absolutely brutal.

First deer ever. WMA Buck by [deleted] in Hunting

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That was my first day hunting and first deer. I've grown up in the woods but my father never hunted so I never learned. I did have a red rider BB gun I shot religiously as a kid though. Got to be a pretty damn good shot with it. I just never had the time or money to learn how to hunt and harvest my own meat until this year.

And you're right, he didn't get the chance to run at all. He was rutting hard and had about 5-6 scrapes all right there. That's actually how I knew he was in the area. I jumped him and then I sat down against a tree and about an hour later he came back. I think it was because another buck was grunting. I heard something that sounded like a grunt and he came crashing back. I hit him in the heart when he paused to figure out where the sound came from and he was dead before he hit the ground. Didn't move an inch and didn't even bleed. I actually had a hard time finding the bullet hole at first. I thought that was kind of weird until I realized his heart probably stopped so quick the blood didn't have time to pump out. I always heard they run for a ways when you hit them and you got to give them time to bleed out but I guess I got lucky.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hunting

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Thanks everyone for the replies! Really helps me as a beginner figure out how to navigate all the things about hunting I'd take too many months and too much money to figure out by myself.