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Got me a new rig to carry my Ruger Super Blackhawk when I‘m out scouting or woods bumming and not carrying a rifle or shotgun. IDhorace IDhorace mentioned suspenders - this rig (the Denali by Diamond D out of Alaska) keeps me from having to wear them with all the weight - and the Ruger is right there in front, very handy but out of my way. A Buck 110 in a belt sheath or a Buck 102 is carried on the belt and in the back pocket when I’m scouting or woods bumming. I’ve had it close to a year now and worn it enough to be happy with the approx. $100 I spent. OH
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Old Hunter Old Hunter I spent a few years in Clayton where my wife grew up. I spent many hours in a canoe on the river drainages, Roanoke, Tar, Neuse and Cape Fear in lesser know tributaries fishing. there's a book named Paddling Eastern North Carolina I think you would enjoy just for history.

Your swamp turkey/cottonmouth pic reminded me of two floats he talks about. 1 crosses under the 301 in Nash co but I can't remember the actual name of the stream. claims he saw more cottonmouths than any other float. 2 is the lesser known North Cape Fear where they were quite aggressive and he was camping on the banks!

I was always haunted fishing those creeks and streams but fortunately only saw northern water snakes.
 
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Got me a new rig to carry my Ruger Super Blackhawk when I‘m out scouting or woods bumming and not carrying a rifle or shotgun. IDhorace IDhorace mentioned suspenders - this rig (the Denali by Diamond D out of Alaska) keeps me from having to wear them with all the weight - and the Ruger is right there in front, very handy but out of my way. A Buck 110 in a belt sheath or a Buck 102 is carried on the belt and in the back pocket when I’m scouting or woods bumming. I’ve had it close to a year now and worn it enough to be happy with the approx. $100 I spent. OH
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Nice carry rig. Looks like it holds the pistol tight and at correct location
 
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Old Hunter Old Hunter I spent a few years in Clayton where my wife grew up. I spent many hours in a canoe on the river drainages, Roanoke, Tar, Neuse and Cape Fear in lesser know tributaries fishing. there's a book named Paddling Eastern North Carolina I think you would enjoy just for history.

Your swamp turkey/cottonmouth pic reminded me of two floats he talks about. 1 crosses under the 301 in Nash co but I can't remember the actual name of the stream. claims he saw more cottonmouths than any other float. 2 is the lesser known North Cape Fear where they were quite aggressive and he was camping on the banks!

I was always haunted fishing those creeks and streams but fortunately only saw northern water snakes.
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Know of your wife’s area, I spend time up there selling building materials but haven’t done any hunting or fishing up there. I have hunted for the last 35 - 40 years in Northampton, Halifax, Edgecombe, Wilson and Pitt Counties. I used to hunt in Sampson, Duplin, and Wayne Counties too, but my good friend, hunting partner, and ARNG mentor passed several years ago and I don’t hunt that area anymore. I live down east on the coast in western Carteret County now but have never hunted here; it takes too long to really get to know land and the way the game uses it, so I make the two hour drive NW to Edgecombe to hunt and FW fish. I have great saltwater fishing here and just bought a kayak six months ago to fish the salt marshes. Water Moccasins are up the creeks where they are more freshwater and alligators are here in bigger and bigger numbers - some BIG ones too. This Denali holster may become my kayak partner as well - I load two rounds of snake shot and then four rounds of hardcast 300 grain WFN bear loads (good for hogs, bears, and any other unfriendly critter). My wife and I tried out my new kayak a couple months ago in the White Oak River - think I’m going to enjoy it as soon as I figure out the logistics of moving it (70 lbs empty) around by myself. I will look for the book you recommend. OH
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Edgecombe County flood plain field situated near the Tar River and between two swamps. The deer move across here between the swamps, plenty of black bear (one huge fellow) and a lot of wild turkey as well. Hunted some this year with a M88 chambered in 243 WIN. Due to all the shortages I couldn’t find the components to make this one a shooter yet (a M88 will shoot, you just have to find the load). I don’t like the scope either, flares way too much in winter light, it was stored in a box in my shed so I popped it on when I got the rifle, mostly just for handloading purposes, but it will be replaced if I keep the rifle. I like to keep a 300 series in my pocket when I hunt, either a 303 or a 307. OH
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Uncle Slayton Uncle Slayton - EZ is still there and in the same old building. I was in there last week - no one, and I mean no one, but EZ still stocks DarDev’l spoons! I tell folks they simply won’t believe what is stuffed into every nook and crannie in that B&T.

G garddogg56 - hey Dogg, good to see you here again bud. I really like the rig, I had a decent Uncle Mike’s and before that a cheap nylon chest holster. The build quality of this one is outstanding and it is very comfortable. One major thing I like is this - sometimes I carry a rifle and a handgun - this is the only holster I’ve ever had that keeps the rifle butt from striking the grip of the revolver. OH
 
Couple of favorites.
BG42 Vanguard and my coyote rig. I own 100 acres in KY and have a mess of song dogs I need to get rid of.
My day/night rig. Rock River Eichler Predator 2 in .223 with a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8 with an Armasight clip on Gen 2+.
If I can get out tomorrow night I hope to have a couple of em stacked up for the SPS.


 
MT_Pokt MT_Pokt love your coyote rifle. Are you using a green light? I hunted hogs at night down in FL once and the host had mounted green lights that threw the beam way out on his rifles. Your handguard is cool. OH
 
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MT_Pokt MT_Pokt love your coyote rifle. Are you using a green light? I hunted hogs at night down in FL once and the host had mounted green lights that threw the beam way out on his rifles. Your handguard is cool. OH
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No visible light. The illuminator is Infrared (IR). Through the 1x scope and the NV with the illuminator, the FOV is about 40 yards at 100 yards and the illuminator makes it bright as daylight. It will glow eyes at over 800 yards and at 300 yards I can tell a coyote from a fox.
The longest open space for a shot I have on my farm is about 300 yards with most shot opportunities being at 150 or less. That's why I went with the 1-8x optic.
The handguard is Rock River Fred Eichler exclusive. I get a lot of flack for the "puppy paws", but few 16" ARs will hit a 1" group at 200 yards, so those folks can say what they want...lol
I'll try to get photos through the scope at night and update this.
 
MT_Pokt MT_Pokt thanks for the detailed reply, I got a lot of learning out of your explanation. Look forward to seeing the photos. OH
 
So just a teaser... it's only 18 degrees, and I was on my porch with no gloves and definitely not enough clothes on. And... my led sled is put up and my bipod is in the truck.
Yeah... sorry effort on my part, but will update when the conditions improve.

This photo is with my phone at the rifle butt plate. I did this to show there is no added light down range.



It's not totally black out despite what it looks like in the photo. It appears that way because the light coming from the reticle is washing it out of the image.

The yucca is about 40 yards from where I'm standing, and it's dark enough that you can't see it without a flaslight.

Same photo, I just cropped it down to the reticle view. I made no effort to focus the light or the NV, and this is still at 1X magnification.



If I had been more comfortable and the rifle was on the sled or tripod I could have focused everything and really cleaned up the image.

I zoomed the optic to 8 and focused the IR beam at a mailbox down the road. It's about 135 yards according to the laser. Reading the numbers on the side of the box was no problem with this setup. I tried to get a photo, but it's no easy task with just 2 hands.

I'll get back to the farm next weekend perhaps and get some proper photos while calling the dogs. I'm not going out tonight...
 
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