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Polish (bear) sausage?

Actually the aimpoint sight says that the T-1 is from -50 to 160 in fahrenheit

the t-1 is rated to -50 F

You're confusing the -50 with your IQ

Be sure to take the instructions with you so you can show them to the bear when you call time out.

The factory irons on the alaskan look pretty high, higher then on my marlin... I wonder if I could still seem them through the bottom of the micro since the micro sits fairly low

No - I have tryed it.

P'haps you need to stop wondering and start doing?

I'm begining to think my RRA .556 with the new EOTech might not be the best bear gun.
Brooks Range hasn't posted in a while, was he Polish too?

I think that is perfect! Its going to work great for you! Go for it, post some pictures of your rifle and your hunt! When are you leaving, soon I hope...

I think we need to start a campfire fund to send Steelhead to Poland.

I'm so there!

It's just a short hop to the Ukraine where all the cute chicks are.

I have so enjoyed this thread. But on an almost serious note I read on this site a discussion about the use of laser dot sights like Crimson Trace. One poster opined that his AK bear guide liked to keep one for a tent gun in case of bears. I guess that'd be OK if the tent is heated, but those things run off a coin type battery too and I'm pretty sure they'd poop out after prolonged exposure to the cold. Of course the up side is they don't affect the iron sights access or function. I know this is just feeding the troll but I've been enjoying the responses. Maybe the answer is a laser sight and an Aimpoint hooked up to one of those little crank phone chargers your tracker or gun bearer could crank for you. Maybe I'm getting my contients mixed up.

Sights like Crimson Trace and others that project a beam are illegal for hunting in Alaska but since defense of life and property is not hunting they can be used for that. I would not want to have one permanently mounted on any gun I was hunting with though.
From my experience the batteries on the Crinson Trace handgun grips work perfectly well at -40 and last for years.

Mr. 458Win,
If you do not mind my asking, at -40, was the handgun being carried under a coat and next to one's body or outside the coat and exposed to the cold?
Your assistance in this matter is most appreciated.
Best Wishes

Haven't read this for a couple of weeks...boy did I miss out... .

Also didn't realize I'd been chopped by Polski...sounds like he was born about ten years after I killed my first deer...yep...I'm pretty sure he knows more about this than I do... .

One thing that occurs to me, thinking about when I was 25, is that no one to speak of has any records of anything stupid or arrogant that I said to anyone back then. Today's world, with all the various forms of electronic records, not so good for a guy. Twenty years from now, people will be pulling stories out and showing. Not such a good thought, for some...

Pretty funny... .

Dennis

I keep a S&W M-60 with the Crimson Trace outside in my truck and leave my K-22 with a Crimson Trace grip hanging out on the porch in Central. I take a walk every day, even at -50, and wear the holster and belt on the outside of my coat to keep the frost off the guns. Even at -50 the laser sights works fine.

got a grin out of that Phil


you could most always see Bob Bootang (sp?))

humping his pack up Chena ridge, no matter the weather.

if you don't know Bob, he's a little guy, I have to imagine when he's had to pack out wet bear hides or big moose hinds, those regular jaunts made a difference for him.

btw Phil, you ever weigh any of those big bear hides you've taken?

I'd be curious as to what some of those weighed.

I've met Bob a few times and staying in shape gets harder every year. I always swear I won't let myself get out of shape after each season but all a guy has to do to get out of shape is nothing. Throw in a few holidays and a couple of get together with friends and clients and the bear hide keep getting heavier every year.

Mr. Shoemaker,
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Will take a closer look at their product. We also enjoy a daily walk.
Best Wishes