About this episode
SHOW NOTES Walnut & Blued Steel rifles: Can they provide top performance in the backcountry? Follow-up on episode 61 and wound treatment: Quick-Clot Gauze better than Quick-Clot powder • Ruger's M77 Hawkeye African : A top backcountry hunting rifle Ultimate, classic configuration Lipsey's Special Stock configuration Iron sights Controlled-feed Mauser-type action Cool cartridges (6.5x55, .275 Rigby, .300 Win. Mag.) • Working the rifle into fighting condition Accuracy testing Honing and polishing the action Trigger work and glass bedding Working up a Hornady 129-grain InterBond handload A half-MOA walnut & blued steel backcountry rifle Hunting with the Ruger M77 Hawkeye African • Backcountry Scouting & Navigating: Glass from a tripod • Leupold's new best-in-class mountain-hunting scopes Best-anywhere dial-up CDZ-ZL turrets Ultra light weight Superb glass Useful magnifications: 13-oz. 3.5-10x 40mm and 15.6-oz. 4.5-14x 40mm • Backcountry Apprentice: Be better hydrated to be a better hunter—carry a LifeStraw Teaser: Federal's new Terminal Ascent bullets PLEASE SUPPORT THE BACKCOUNTRY HUNTING PODCAST at www.patreon.com/backcountry