The answers to all of these vary wildly based on where/what/when you plan to use them.Thanks for considering: looking for recommendations on a few things as I am not from the west so gear can differ a bit, thoughts on brands of puffies, rain gear and a back country tent? Also any feed back on Christensen rifle with carbon barrel? Thanks again
I never thought of wearing a puffy jacket. Don't like the term puffy but use it since "down jacket" isn't as cool to say. I started with a cheap Gerry 650 fill from Costco.....$40. Used it a lot for taking the dog outside to do her business before we went to bed. Turns out....I really like these jackets. Lightweight as can be.....very warm which was super surprising. Mistakes made while wearing puffy is that walking the dog with a puffy actually makes me sweat...even in colder weather. I bought a Kuiu 800 fill and haven't really put it to the test yet. Hopefully I will soon. I had some money to burn so I bought one.The answers to all of these vary wildly based on where/what/when you plan to use them.
No worries! But I too am a Costco Gerry $40 puffy user. That plus my Kuiu Yukon jacket has been more than enough for many winter hunts sand ice fishing trips up here in AK.I never thought of wearing a puffy jacket. Don't like the term puffy but use it since "down jacket" isn't as cool to say. I started with a cheap Gerry 650 fill from Costco.....$40. Used it a lot for taking the dog outside to do her business before we went to bed. Turns out....I really like these jackets. Lightweight as can be.....very warm which was super surprising. Mistakes made while wearing puffy is that walking the dog with a puffy actually makes me sweat...even in colder weather. I bought a Kuiu 800 fill and haven't really put it to the test yet. Hopefully I will soon. I had some money to burn so I bought one.
Sorry....didn't mean to reply to johnnycake.....
Were you trying to chamber reloaded cases that were shot in another gun? I had that problem with a CA Ridgeline 7 mm RM. I found that my Ridgeline could chamber new brass just fine, and I can successfully reload brass that was shot in the Ridgeline, but it would not chamber my older brass that was shot in my old Ruger. No amount of resizing helped, I tried everything you can imagine. Part of the problem was related to stretching just above the ”belt“. In any case, the CA Ridgeline shot much better than any other gun I have had so I have been very happy with it. Admittedly, I do not have any other guns that cost $1800, so I was definitely expecting something better. Unfortunately, I have a a large amount of old brass that will not work. That old brass still chambered in the old Ruger, but it was not an accurate gun. I wasted a lot of time trying to develop loads that would shoot accurately in the Ruger, so I learned a few more lessons the hard way.Sample size of one. The Christensen Arms ridge line in 26 nosler was the most disappointing of the many rifles that I’ve owned and shot. Being talked to like like I was a dummy by their customer support was almost as disappointing. They told me I needed to “break the rifle in” which I would have been happy to do if it would have been able to chamber a fuggin’ cartridge. Not qualified to comment on any of the other stuff.
Wouldn’t chamber factory loaded ammo, or hand loads with virgin cases that were sized with a LCD. Then after they “fixed” it the chamber was so long that once fired brass would have experienced case head separation on the next firing. An absolute POS rifle. I’ve built better myself in my garage with a harbor freight vise and a barrel nut wrench.Were you trying to chamber reloaded cases that were shot in another gun? I had that problem with a CA Ridgeline 7 mm RM. I found that my Ridgeline could chamber new brass just fine, and I can successfully reload brass that was shot in the Ridgeline, but it would not chamber my older brass that was shot in my old Ruger. No amount of resizing helped, I tried everything you can imagine. Part of the problem was related to stretching just above the ”belt“. In any case, the CA Ridgeline shot much better than any other gun I have had so I have been very happy with it. Admittedly, I do not have any other guns that cost $1800, so I was definitely expecting something better. Unfortunately, I have a a large amount of old brass that will not work. That old brass still chambered in the old Ruger, but it was not an accurate gun. I wasted a lot of time trying to develop loads that would shoot accurately in the Ruger, so I learned a few more lessons the hard way.
*you'reYou don’t want to be wearing a puffy if your hunting oak brush!
Get some Carhartts. The Oak bush will run from you!
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Well done.
Zeke
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Oh Fuudddggee!At least now I know what a puffy is! Thanks!
I really do learn something new every day.
I learned some new swear words last night when I dropped one of my totally prepp'd and cleaned 280 AI brass and it dented the case mouth. I hate when that happens! Damnation!
Zeke