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Saw about 5 minutes of it before coming to work tonight. First I've seen/heard of it. It kind of rekindled my desire to send off my 1895 for a takedown conversion. Anyone been watching it? | ||
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I have, pretty cool entertainment. Fun to watch but please don't think it is an actual representation of Alaska, because it is wayyyyy off to say the least. Lots of untruths and misleading and unfactual moments. If you view it as entertaining (as I do) it is enjoyable. Fun show to watch  My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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Have to agree with snowwolfe, Anch gun shop. I did by a 45/70 off him 15-20 years back, high priced and didn't shoot any better than a stock model. I'll say good for him just the same, better than Ak State Troopers. | |||
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I happened to be visiting a friend and was channel surfing and saw a portion of the show. It reinforced the reason why I have never owned a television set! Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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Saw it last night. Some of the worst TV I've seen! A bunch of self-serving baffoons! Mitch, the old gunsmith was rude and apathetic to customer needs. I think it did Wild West Guns more bad than good. A lot of phoney, BS drama! Thanks, but I 'd rather watch Sesame Street. **************** NRA Life Benefactor Member | |||
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i watched it - i didn't know there were elk so close to anchorage  and you could get the gold miners just down the blakctop road  but at least they didn't have any of them thar evil ar's   | |||
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"Reality television"? What an oxymoron. Bear in Fairbanks Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes. I never thought that I'd live to see a President worse than Jimmy Carter. Well, I have. Gun control means using two hands. | |||
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Yeah, reality TV. It's hard to believe some people take the story and characters seriously. Having been in another Alaska "reality" show I can tell you it's scripted, most of the "customers" are cast for the show, and the regular cast n the show is pretty much told how to act. It is good entertainment though, knowing most of the players in that show. | |||
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Well, guess ill just delete that from my dvr before even watching it....  | |||
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The bear hunt in Anchorage (for the bear supposedly plotting to kill the penned horse) was hilarious. After finding a rub tree the guy held his hand 5+ feet above the ground and said that would be the top of the bear's back. Guess no one ever told him bears stand up to rub and reach as high as they can. BTW--when they were about to hose the bear, how could it be DLP if the bear was only thinking about the horse?? | |||
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Thoses ass hats have the customer service skills of a infected rectal wart!  I hate going in there, that guy with a new York accent has made what could be a good shop a outhouse! all the talent left when Steve started his own shop, I will not watch it! Double Rifles, This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as bolt rifle. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. DRSS Chapuis 9.3x74R NRA Life Member | |||
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Please step away from the remote and pass that channel when it's on, thus hurt ratings maybe it will be dead in the water by next year. "An individual with experience is never at the mercies of an individual with an argument" | |||
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I stopped in their shop on my last trip to Anchorage. I had a yen for a nice lever action. That little gray headed manager was so rude I said "never mind" and left. He's a jerk and rude to customers. I'll never go back, don't like the show either. The little blond girl, Phred, she's cute though. velocity is like a new car, always losing value. BC is like diamonds, holding value forever. | |||
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I emailed them once about some of the parts they make for the Marlin 45-70. He emailed back that he did not have time for emails and if I wanted something to call them. Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times. | |||
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Their smiths are actually really good guys, and jim is very friendly as long as you agree with him. Ken is the one nobody likes. Brian, hans, and mitch are all realy nice guys and good gun smiths. Thier products are pretty good, espesially their aftermarket parts. | |||
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Yes, pleeez. Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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Without throwing the baby out with the bathwater I especially appreciate Brian and Hans, standup guys, I don't know the others that well. "An individual with experience is never at the mercies of an individual with an argument" | |||
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I'm still trying to figure out why it's on Animal Planet?! Always thought Animal Planet was for bunny huggers and pro-PETA people like the folks on "Whale Wars." ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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I was surprised as well when I stumbled onto the show and found that it was on Animal Planet. It seems that Animal Planet has went through a few incarnations over the years. A decade ago their core programing was mostly great nature shows such as Big Cat Diary. Then over the course of a couple of years the moved to a lot of "pet owner and animal rights reality shows". Now they seem to have more nature based "reality" shows. Animal Planet is still far from perfect, but compared to what they had a couple of years ago, they have nowhere to go but up. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Now you know what we feel like in Louisiana when you guys watch swamp people DRSS 9.3X74 tika 512 9.3X74 SXS Merkel 140 in 470 Nitro | |||
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 Double Rifles, This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as bolt rifle. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. DRSS Chapuis 9.3x74R NRA Life Member | |||
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I miss those BBC documentary type shows they used to do. Now they have a show on cute baby kittens or something like that and the "puppy bowl" during the super bowl. Amazing what passes for TV these days. ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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Brian is one of the best gun smiths I've worked with. He has built several rifles for me, all shoot under 1/2 moa. | |||
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Yep and why are shows like "Brazilian Butt Lift" and "The Wonder Bra" on the history channel? Does that mean we have seen the last of nice T's and A's??? The Elk hunt looked like, to me, the elk were in a pen. "We Don't Rent Pigs !" | |||
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Maybe Animal Planet authorizes the use of Wild West rifles and guiding services  Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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As to watching the show, that would be no; actually Hell No. As to having had work done by them, that would be yes. As to having future work done by them after the last, that would be no; actually another Hell No! | |||
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I would have to say as well full of untruths!!! I happened to catch the show where some pizza delivery guy showed up with a truck load of guns to sell. Pile of junk but they just happened to find some parts that they did not know what they were and when THEY did research it was supposed to a rare set of wolf guns to mount on a plane. Well I knew what they were the minute they pulled them out. They were Don Sheldons one of a kind homemade guns from the museum in Talkeetna. Must have got them on loan for the show!! Come on they could be a little more original. JM2CW Ignore your rights and they will go away! | |||
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Please tell me they did nothing to the cub guns, that man killed a lot of wolfs and brown bears with them things. I hate to see that room full of ass hats try to "fix" them. As far as I'm concerned, they could not fix a daisy red rider! Double Rifles, This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as bolt rifle. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. DRSS Chapuis 9.3x74R NRA Life Member | |||
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Actually, there was a second set known of and they popped up on Craigslist (as a "collectible" not firearms) about 6 months or so ago. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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On those shows there seem to be a number of hunters using AR15s for moose.!! Does anyone actually do that ?? | |||
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That part unfortunatley is true in much of the state. Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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I've noticed a lot of that on Yukon Men. Along with a lot of bad shooters. | |||
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Alaska needs to pass some minimum caliber restrictions, if they don't already have them. Next thing they'll be plinking grizzlies with 223's. Then the next innocent person that comes along will more than likely get killed. The Indians have been doing this for years. Years ago it was common for them to hunt polar bears with a .222. velocity is like a new car, always losing value. BC is like diamonds, holding value forever. | |||
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Think Darwin referred to it as the process of natural selection, the Treadwell factor. | |||
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Funny, one of most popular rifles among locals is the Ruger Mini 14 - they hunt everything with it! **************** NRA Life Benefactor Member | |||
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Few years ago, met a young man on Little Diomede Island who had just killed a Polor bear with a 22-250. Jim fur, feathers, & meat in the freezer  "Pass it on to your kids" | |||
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Well said. | |||
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When I hunted Musk ox and Caribou east of Inuvik, NT, my eskimo guide told me he had killed a polar bear with his .223 with only 3 shots. NRA Endowment Life Member | |||
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Interesting coincidence. These would be my answers, as well. Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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But that's real! Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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