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What's Your Next Purchase? V5

bushman505 said:
Lol yeah. He's a pretty rare individual running 200 mile races and training his ass off. Most people can't do that not for physical reasons but work related stuff. I mean the dude has a 150k a year job and a wife with similar income, now that he's famous he gets to take time off work and they don't care. Not just that but with books, endorsements and stuff like that I'm guessing money isn't something that worries him lol. I also really really doubt he pays for any of his equipment.

My friends are just sort of lazy, we all work but they just get fat and out of shape all year and try to kick it into high gear a few months out. I like to lift and run year round (no 200 mile races for me though, I have done some 50 mile trail runs before).

I still remember in one trip to Alaska there was a guy who had a new rifle, new gear and had mentioned how it had taken him 5 years to save enough $$$ for the trip but after the first day he was done, he couldn't hunt anymore, his knees were hurt, back was bothering him, blisters on his feet. The guy clearly should have lost 50+ lbs and it was clear that he just basically got off the couch and went to Alaska. I felt bad for him he was crying and shit.

Nice gear is cool but if you aren't fit enough to be in the mountains none of that gear is going to help you.
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I wasn't saying go run a 200 mile marathon but Cam's also in the gym most days for about an hour or so. Do that 4-5 days a week will help and is probably all anyone really needs.

Most of my hunting buddies are former military that are still able to fit in their old Class A unis so they're all in awesome shape and run my ass through the ringer at the gym. I maybe fat but was able to, for the most part, keep up with them hunting this year.
 
Gregolian said:
I wasn't saying go run a 200 mile marathon but Cam's also in the gym most days for about an hour or so. Do that 4-5 days a week will help and is probably all anyone really needs.

Most of my hunting buddies are former military that are still able to fit in their old Class A unis so they're all in awesome shape and run my ass through the ringer at the gym. I maybe fat but was able to, for the most part, keep up with them hunting this year.
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That's awesome keep at it. I found one of the best things to keep in shape for hunting (other than lifting, running, biking etc) is a steady diet of jump rope, I usually do at least 20 minutes every morning, gets the calves really strong, stronger than any calf raise machine will and it seems to really make my ankles stable plus you can do intervals with it so you get some serious cardio and the best part is that if I have to travel, I can just take the jumprope with me. I can do push-ups and stuff in any hotel room and it's usually fairly easy to find something to do my pull-ups on.

My dad is like your friends, ex military he was an airborne ranger a long time ago, and he's still super fit, never got out of shape and still runs daily. He's 66 and most people think he's 45 or so. He got me into jump rope waaaaaay back in the day.
 
I sort of want to check out the new ruger Mark IV pistols. Specifically the fluted one, I guess it's the "Hunter" model.

I do t need one or anything but it would be cool for shooting birds with and just plinking, rabbits etc.
 
bushman505 said:
I felt bad for him he was crying and shit.
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I hope someone had the good sense to slap him.


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bushman505 said:
You could probably learn it fairly easily and learn machining at a local community college. I know a guy who did that and he came into some $$$ bought himself a lathe and a mill I believe....the dude can just whip up supressors in an afternoon.

He actually had a big thread on it in another forum where he sort of built a precision rifle because he was going to some long range shooting clinic, and he decided he wanted to do the clinic suppressed so he just made a suppressor.

Pretty badass. And he learned it all at a local community college.
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Hmmm . . . guess I'll have to decide if my 45 year-old brain could handle more school.
 
Brownell's doing a sale on ammo right now. Like $180 for 500 rounds of Wolf Gold 55 grain 223. If they are still like that Friday I know for sure I'll grab some.
 
Gregolian said:
Brownell's doing a sale on ammo right now. Like $180 for 500 rounds of Wolf Gold 55 grain 223. If they are still like that Friday I know for sure I'll grab some.
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I should probably buy some myself . . .

You can get 400 rds of Remington for about $10 cheaper from Cabela's . . . but if you get their discount codes/offers you could probably save even more with the ship-to-store option since it's free.
 
spamking said:
I should probably buy some myself . . .

You can get 400 rds of Remington for about $10 cheaper from Cabela's . . . but if you get their discount codes/offers you could probably save even more with the ship-to-store option since it's free.
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Will look into it.

The closest Cabelas to me though is at least an hour drive though. Grumble.
 
bushman505 said:
I think if it is something you are interested in and doing it for fun, it would be pretty easy.
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Oh I'm sure I could find some motivation if I knew I could make some extra cash out of it. :)
 
bushman505 said:
Lol yeah. He's a pretty rare individual running 200 mile races and training his ass off. Most people can't do that not for physical reasons but work related stuff. I mean the dude has a 150k a year job and a wife with similar income, now that he's famous he gets to take time off work and they don't care. Not just that but with books, endorsements and stuff like that I'm guessing money isn't something that worries him lol. I also really really doubt he pays for any of his equipment.

My friends are just sort of lazy, we all work but they just get fat and out of shape all year and try to kick it into high gear a few months out. I like to lift and run year round (no 200 mile races for me though, I have done some 50 mile trail runs before).

I still remember in one trip to Alaska there was a guy who had a new rifle, new gear and had mentioned how it had taken him 5 years to save enough $$$ for the trip but after the first day he was done, he couldn't hunt anymore, his knees were hurt, back was bothering him, blisters on his feet. The guy clearly should have lost 50+ lbs and it was clear that he just basically got off the couch and went to Alaska. I felt bad for him he was crying and shit.

Nice gear is cool but if you aren't fit enough to be in the mountains none of that gear is going to help you.
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I remember watching a similar hunt on TV with two dorks from Oklahoma who were so far out of shape and had no business being on Kodiak Island going after a bear at all. If I was going to spend that kind of cash on a hunt I'd make dang sure I was prepared and that my equipment was on point.
 
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