I watch the guys and what they bring into camp,
on the years I can get free to hunt,
and theres been several very pronounced trends,
in the 1970-80s big scopes and 7mm-300 magnums were common,
now at least among the old geezers ,
the 358 win BLR and 35 whelen in both Remington slide actions and bolt actions were and remain very common in camp the last few years,
and 2 x 7 and 4 x scopes were the most common, the consensus seems to be that carrying anything heavier or that kicks harder, is neither needed or worth the effort,
and while guys used to brag about making long range shots,
now they brag about getting into bayonet range before shooting
on the years I can get free to hunt,
and theres been several very pronounced trends,
in the 1970-80s big scopes and 7mm-300 magnums were common,
now at least among the old geezers ,
the 358 win BLR and 35 whelen in both Remington slide actions and bolt actions were and remain very common in camp the last few years,
and 2 x 7 and 4 x scopes were the most common, the consensus seems to be that carrying anything heavier or that kicks harder, is neither needed or worth the effort,
and while guys used to brag about making long range shots,
now they brag about getting into bayonet range before shooting
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