What if my bullet is not listed in a reloading manual?
I received this tip from Hodgdon.
WHICH DATA DO I USE WHEN MY SPECIFIC BULLET IS NOT LISTED? – Hodgdon
Author Archives: Ed Hale
August is for Archery
August is just a month before Archery season begins in New Hampshire.
Sharpen your shooting skills and get your arms in shape. Distance judging is another skill that we can work on. Shooting downward from a tree stand at say my max range of 40 yards with a crossbow
or 20 yards with recurve make practice a must.
I use a Leupold laser rangefinder that accounts for the down angle such as the TBR True Ballistic Range models.
Shooting your practice broadheads vs field points can ensure hunting accuracy. If you hunt from a tree stand then practice in one too, or at that height.
Watch out for branches and clothing that can brush your string and send your arrow off the target.
I developed a mental pre-draw checklist, for branches and clothing/armguard you should too.
Good Shooting!
Sporting Dollars Going to China?
In January of this year, New Hampshire Rifleman Magazine sent letters to Bass Pro headquarters and Dick’s Sporting Goods Headquarters urging them to seek alternatives to selling billions of dollars of China made goods.
It is now August and we have never heard back! See my article below.
China Sporting Goods Dollars Sold in USA – Is China an Adversary? Yes! Updated
As a concerned American sportsman I know purchases are helping our adversary, China. It is time to stop feeding money to this Marxist regime.
What can you do? Call your legislators and write to businesses to seek alternatives.
Seek out American made products wherever possible.
Our First New Hampshire RV Trip
This article is about our first camp experience with our USA made 2022 Mini Lite Rockwood 2104s 22 ft trailer.
It was July 26 when we drove my Toyota Tacoma with the Mini-Lite in tow, from Plaistow to Wolfeboro. The trailer hitch had stabilizer bars that worked very well and came with the trailer.
We did use the ECT power feature of the Tacoma, which was adequate for this trip. Speeds of 45 to 55 mph were the norm and achieved up to 15 mpg. The stabilizer bars limit the turn/back up radius to a max of 45 degrees.
The jack like stabilizers on each corner are not really levelers but make the floor much more stable and not intended to lift.
The RV AC unit worked like a champ as did the fridge and freezer.
Electric and water hookup, Sewer hookup was easy too.
The Mini-Lite comes with a outside mountable, 17 inch gas griddle and was used to cook breakfast each morning. It worked well but needed better leveling by me for cooking runny eggs.
The rv queen murphy bed feature worked well to stow. The bed was firm to sleep on. When the bed is stowed, a sofa is created as the sofa back can lay flat or flip up. We did not use the inside gas stove.
The shower unit worked very well.
It rained 6 inched in our RV park overnight and it was very noisy on the roof but we stayed dry. The awning was deployed and handled the rain runoff well.
Overall RV performance was excellent.
So far a big thumbs up.
NH Congressional Candidate Karoline Leavitt and Interview with Kayleigh McEnany
Big Second Amendment Candidate!!
For Immediate Release
CONTACT: info@karolineforcongress.com
WATCH: Karoline Leavitt and Kayleigh McEnany on Fox Nation at Turning Point USA Summit
Hampton, NH — In case you missed it, Karoline Leavitt joined her former boss and the former White House Press Secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, on Fox Nation at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. Leavitt was endorsed by Turning Point Action and it’s founder, Charlie Kirk, and was invited to speak at the summit ahead of President Donald J. Trump.
Watch Karoline’s interview with Kayleigh HERE!
Big Game – Max Point Blank Range
Ethics are essential. I stick to my cartridges max point-blank range (MPBR), or often much less. What does that mean?
Accordingly, MPBR is the furthest distance your bullet can go without dropping out of your game animals kill zone and still have sufficient energy for a clean harvest. Example: Your game, a whitetail deer has a kill zone of say six to eight inches or so. If your bullet falls to the bottom of that kill zone at longer distances, then you are at your maximum range without adjusting your scope (MPBR).
In my case, using ballistic software, my MPBR often falls in the 250-to-300-yard range. Really, I have never had to shoot at game beyond 300 yards.
It takes long-range practice with the cartridge and bullet you hunt with and know the effect of wind on your bullet. Hunting ethics are essential!
A book that I have in my hunting library below.
If you are like me, experimentation is fun.
Good Hunting!
Outdoor Camping: New Rockwood Mini-Lite – Made In The USA
My wife and I took the plunge and purchased a new USA Made 2022 RV, the Rockwood Mini-Lite Model 2104S for camping. We tented when we were young but now we will camp and travel in comfort and style.
https://www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2020-forest-river-rockwood-mini-lite-travel-trailer-floorplan-2104s-tr45035
My 2021 Toyota Tacoma 4×4 tow capability is up to 6800 lbs. and set the stage for RV size. This RV dry weight is 4841 lbs. and can have a payload of up to 1933 lbs. We figure our load will be 600 lbs. or less for most travel. Our murphy bed is a short queen size and can be stowed to increase room. The U-Dinette converts to a long bed and is nearly a queen in width. We have a gas stove, microwave, fridge/freezer, TV, sink, bathroom and lots of storage. And outdoor mountable grill.
We will be in training for it next week and take it on our first New Hampshire camping trip soon, up in the NH lakes region.
More soon…
USA Made or China Made?
Some folks, like myself, are trying to avoid purchasing from adversary countries, aka China, and prefer to buy USA goods. Sometimes you can’t.
Looking for USA made Outdoor products can be a daunting task when the majority of outdoor goods are made in Asia/China. If you are concerned and want to buy American then you are in luck for some gear.
Coleman makes some US made goods but majority appears to still be Asia made.
When searching for goods, look to find where it is made.
The truth is USA businesses are still importing from China and you may not be able to avoid buying Asian/China goods. But stay at it. I found some alternatives. You can too.
In your Internet search bar use words like “USA made” does help some.
On Amazon you can read “answered questions” on a product and can give you a “where made”. I was able to sometimes find alternative goods but we are still forced to buy some China goods.
Some US businesses are getting the message to seek other non adversarial manufacturers. Example: I believe it is not “If”China invades Taiwan but “when”. And then we will be forces into change.
Start Now! You can do this!
Good Searching!
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Conceal Carry Without Special Need
New York gun case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v Bruen, addresses whether New York state’s concealed carry law violates the Second Amendment.
A century-old New York state law that requires gun owners to show “proper cause” — or a specific special need — to carry a handgun in public and was struck down by the Supreme Court 6/3 yesterday.
The momentous ruling by Supreme Court yesterday has larger implications across the nation for self-defense without requirement to show special need.
10 Point Turbo S1 Crossbow Arrow Flight with Killzone Broadhead
I am very pleased with my 10 Point Turbo Crossbow (390 fps) and my NAP Killzone Cut-on-Contact 100 grain mechanical broadheads however at 35 to 40 yards, my target points hit 6 inches higher than the Killzone broadhead. I have adjusted for the broadheads.
Killzone provides a practice blade. It isn’t easy to assemble the practice blade but once done, it works. Note that the there is a pencil point type head that you can get as well for this broadhead but i prefer cut on contact point. Haven’t killed a deer with it but we shall see.
Now is the time to purchase hunting items because they’ll be sold out come August/September.
Good Shooting!