The thing about Stick is that he has a wealth of knowledge in a limited, specialized area. When one does all their hunting and shooting in a specific locale, without experiencing different climates and hunting techniques, gear and techniques evolve for that specialized area and may not work worth a damn elsewhere.
For example, Stick’s use of H335. The stuff works fine in a climate which varies something like 35 degrees between average winter lows and average summer highs (SE Alaska). In parts of Montana that number changes to around 70-80 degrees difference, and that’s where H335 shows its temperature sensitivity. Nasty stuff, best used for burning ice off sidewalks.
Same thing with advocating the fixed power SWFAs for a mountain rifle. Great scopes, but bulky and have a tendency to not fit well in rifle scabbards. I’ve had the turrets spin while horseback with a scabbard, even with zero stops. So while they may work fine out of a boat, different story on a horseback mountain hunt.
So Stick’s advice should be taken for what it is - good advice for his specific uses, but much of his advice is not real practical for many of us.
