Yesterday's Ruger Scouting Pix.
- Thread starter EVR
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Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
Is that snow? 8) :mrgreen:
...Jimbo
...Jimbo
gunman42782
Hunter
Sure is beautiful country! I spent a Summer in Kethum, ID and wish I could go back permanent!
Stump Buster
Single-Sixer
Great Pics!!!! Thanks for those!!!
BTW... What blade are you carrying during your outings?
BTW... What blade are you carrying during your outings?
mattsbox99
Hunter
Nice! Most of our snow is gone, we just have giant lakes now. The ducks and geese are loving it though!
Stump Buster said:
Here ya go.
I make all my own fixed blade knives. I carry two main knives on skijaunts.
Here is the light, left-hand chisel-ground parang I use mostly.
Great for making field shelters, blitz blinds, fire wood for soup making and overall survival type chores. {I made the chisel-ground tollekniv also}.
americal
Hunter
EVR--being from Alabama that looks so 8) I would love to do something like that--so relaxing I bet--and make you hungry :!: thats the way I feel after a day of rabbit hunting in the south in winter time & we did have a little snow 
americal said:EVR--being from Alabama that looks so 8) I would love to do something like that--so relaxing I bet--and make you hungry :!: thats the way I feel after a day of rabbit hunting in the south in winter time & we did have a little snow
It is very enjoyable but relaxing, well, not exactly. One half at least is always trail breaking & uphill and climbing in skis beats boots alone but makes for a good stretch of heart and lung.
The other half is either pure fun or horrifying, the latter largely due to my mediocrity as a technical skier! :lol:
A good sling setup is 100% essential.
americal
Hunter
EVR--I was talking about when you get home --and sit back your mind & body so refreshed from your adventure 8) A GOOD FEELING -- I would bust myself so much would have to take pain meds :!: I have fell rabbit hunting and it ain't fun 
but part of it ---have to watch that shotgun --keep it unloaded until the Beagles start on a rabbit chase --I use a side by side so easy to load-unload HAPPY SCOUTING.
but part of it ---have to watch that shotgun --keep it unloaded until the Beagles start on a rabbit chase --I use a side by side so easy to load-unload HAPPY SCOUTING.
americal
Hunter
NO doubt you are relaxed or asleep :lol: :lol: 8)
americal said:
Point taken...
americal; Actually, fatigue is a topic rightly associated with the Scout rifle concept.
Both weight and carry methods directly relate to hunter/scout fatigue and {unfortunately} I can attest to be something of an expert in that regard... :lol:
Slinging methods for work and carry have traditionally included single slings and bottom or side mounts. Heinie figured out a side mount was just as desireable for infantry as it was for cavalry, and adopted the method for the 98k. Previously, side mounts were most common on cavalry carbines.
But when both hands are needed for work or propulsion {climbing, skiing, etc} or when hiking through thick brush or bending over continuously {trap/snare checking} the single sling introduces a degree of fatigue that not only is annoying, but unnecessary. Thus, you never see biathlon SINGLE slings.
My double sling arrangment is not ultralight weight, and is not perfect, but it allows center back carry, single sling carry, and hasty sling support for shooting.
Anybody that actually "scouts" with a Scout would do well to try a double sling. Granted, most Scout rifles will see the lion's share of their use at a range or when being carried from a vehicle to a stand or blind nearby, but if the gun is a tagalong for a long mile route march, the 2-sling arrangement beats the single all to heck.
