The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Tough? Caribou are not as big as moose:-)

Tough? Caribou are not as big as moose:-) (reply)

Gary G — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:12:45 +0000

Now thats tough.

Tough? Caribou are not as big as moose:-) (reply)

Rob Leahy — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:42:52 +0000

I've watched moose walk off from car wrecks that totaled the car and killed the occupants...

Both AR shooters dropped their animals right there, or so (reply)

Hobie — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:02:13 +0000

it appeared.

Now you know that some scenes are reshot or composites of film taken over time. You can really see that in the Swamp People footage where in one supposed incident the shooter has 3 different rifles... However, I liked the scenery and learned from the geography. I like the old time photos, too.

They reran it tonight. (reply)

anachronism — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:34:18 +0000

I must admit I was surprised to see the AR15s being used for caribou. Critters must not be as tough in Alaska as they are down here.

Nor would they want to freeze to death and not get the video (reply)

anachronism — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:32:10 +0000

A mans got to have his priorities straight.

Yeah Buddy.... (reply)

Sarge — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:46:31 +0000

We used to hunt near a 75x200 yard bramble thicket, located between huge crop fields, which we called 'the nursery'. You could lose a deer in there, 30 yards from where you hit em. Don't ask me how I know.

Nor would they want to freeze to death and not get the video (reply)

Hobie — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:28:54 +0000

out to the producer.

That doesn't make money, new gun with new odd cartridge (reply)

Hobie — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:27:44 +0000

sales makes money. Accessories, whether you need them or not, make money. New forms of old ways of doing things, ala the bore snakes, make money.

They have to make it dramatic for the folks... (reply)

Drago — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:12:30 +0000

The episode of "Mountain Men" where the Alaskan is trudging through the snow got me. Yes, I know he could freeze to death on that hike, but I doubt the camera crew with him would just stand by while it happened.

It's readily obvious that the marketing in the gun business (reply)

MR — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:37:10 +0000

is certainly not aimed at the "make do with what you've got" crowd.

I felt that way about "Mountain Men". (reply)

anachronism — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:30:56 +0000

The men were real. They were great, with three completely different environments and lifestyles. The editing and narration was an atrocity. My favorite example: Toms wife talking about how scared she is when he's away. They've been there for something like 20 years. The old girl is tougher than I am, and she's been living like this forever. She's not the timid, meek woman they try to make her out as. Check out Eustace on the internet. He comes off as a communal living hippie on TV. This doesn't match up either. Marty is the real thing too, the Alaska Trappers Association Trapper of the Year in 2001.

Television- bah!

If you can't stomach the insipid narration you can always (reply)

Hobie — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:46:12 +0000

turn off the sound and just look at the pictures.

The 222 Remington and later the 223 (reply)

Charles — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:44:56 +0000

have been fairly popular whitetail deer rounds here in Texas since the 50's. Everybody I know that has used them feel they do they job and neck shots are prefered.

I think it depends on cover and terrain. (reply)

cas — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:34:41 +0000

Some places if a deer runs a couple hundred yards, you never lose sight of it. Other places 200 yards is like 200 miles.

is the show worth watching? (reply)

Warhawk — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:56:43 +0000

It has accounted for deer and caribou and a halibut or three (reply)

Rob Leahy — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:33:25 +0000

I feel better knowing he has that and several 20 round mags living in the heart of Los Anchorage...

Kinda kills the arguments against it for deer down here... (reply)

Sarge — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:11:56 +0000

I LOL when I read the innernet exspurts who rail against the 223 on deer.

The SS plastic stocked? I gave that top a friend, still up (reply)

woody — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:03:52 +0000

Yes that is the one.

ball or what ever one can get. (reply)

Rob Leahy — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:15:37 +0000

They don't live exactly Marques De Queens-bury rules up in the bush.

The SS plastic stocked? I gave that top a friend, still up (reply)

Rob Leahy — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:13:53 +0000

in AK. I gave my dad one and another fried a Mini 14 folder. Too neat to sell but a fun gift.