 Well, hello howdy and good day to you. Welcome on back to the channel Today we got something pretty exciting and we're starting you off here in the fish cave right now because I want to just show off my very first Bolt action hunting rifle Surprisingly, I have never owned one. So I've grown up with I had a 30-odd six at my grandfather passed down That wasn't a bolt action Still a really cool gun, but just not very accurate. I've had a bolt action 410 shotgun. It was actually my first shotgun. I'm dove hunting with that. That's what I started off with I still use it every once in a while. It's cool. It's a cool gun I've got a number of shotguns and some other rifles But not a bolt action hunting rifle and that is the quintessential Quintessential that's I said that is what you think about when you're going out deer hunting with a Rifle or really what got me thinking about getting one and and wanting to build one Or make one was when I went to New Zealand and I hunted with my buddy JT and Todd and Todd hunts around the world He had a really nice bolt action rifle. I literally dropped it on the rocks And we're still able to come back with this tar right here. So I have a really good rifle really good scope Just a good setup that I could go deer hunting with Also go in the mountains hunt goats with that is what we have here today. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you my very first bolt action hunting rifle So I want to go over the rifle with y'all today because it's pretty special It's my first bolt action hunting rifle and we're going to take it out to the range I've had it out once just to zero it. It got it was really hot And I had a count on it so I want to take it back out again and See where it see where it's lining up and make sure we're all zeroed this rifle is a 308 Winchester Caliber it is made by a company called brace built They're actually a local company, which is really neat the brace built sleeper. What makes this gun unique? This is a Lifetime guarantee on the gun. I'm sure a lot of guns have that but the bolt assembly The barrel that is all built in house together as one unit one system So there's not they're not getting other parts For that and then shipping them in and then putting that into into their own. It's all done in house So what that does it just makes it butter smooth the tolerances on this are Extremely fine we'll say and it is a 60 degree bolt throw instead of a 90 just makes it easier for Loading reloading, you know faster shooting. They do put a Timney trigger in here So I got a set of about three pounds right now It's you can set it from I think one point five to four one point five is like feather light So three is perfect the rifle is capable not the shooter, but the rifle is guaranteed to shoot sub half MOA at 100 yards the scope on here what with a VX 6 HD It's a three to 18 magnification So it's not the biggest thing in the world, but man, I tell you what you put a big piece of glass on here It's like a camera lens it definitely adds some weight one thing cool about the 308 that I didn't know that brace bill taught me was That there's just there's more information on the 308 than almost any other caliber because the military has been using it for So many years, but you can have a shorter barrel And it's doesn't affect the accuracy as much as some of the other other rifles like a 6-5 Creed more or Some of those other ones that they actually need a longer barrel just for the pressure If you're going for something that you're gonna be lugging around putting in a backpack like I am, you know I'm gonna stick that thing in there. I don't want it sticking way out It's nice to have Shorter barrel, so it's an 18 inch barrel and it comes in at eight point eight pounds The stock is just a mag pull stock. It's just a polycarbonate really tough You know light material So again, the the purpose of this gun is is to be it's gonna get scratched up It's gonna get beat up and it's it's gonna be going into some pretty nasty places most likely So there's no need to get a really nice wooden stock I definitely want one of those down the road like a nice Wooden bolt action rifle, you know more like traditional But this one is just more purposeful for all around like just beating up I also have a mag pull bipod on here that adds some weight as well So all together this this whole combo is like 11 pound or 11 and a half pounds When you add the can on there, too, that's a Yankee hill Can so that that threads on the end now I've got a muzzle brake on there. It gets pretty hefty But I'm glad I went with a little shorter barrel because it just keeps keeps adding up every ounce counts when you're hiking up a mountain I also got the colors to match My packs, so I've got a couple of coo you packs I really like like their packs and these are just like standard Olive drab gray colors that blend in just about anywhere and this is just green black And the barrel is fluted with the green that matches the stock as well So all that matches up really good Besides the great specs on this rifle the coolest thing is that I got to watch brace bill put it together Which I saw the gunsmith, you know met the gunsmiths I watched the tooling happen and watch the whole thing come together and that really made it You know it made me appreciate the rifle even more This is my very first bolt action hunting rifle in 308 Winchester and Boy, oh boy. I think we went all out on it So now it's time to take it out to the range and see how it shoot. All right. We're at the range I'm just gonna be using match grade ammo. They actually gave me awesome ammunition I'm gonna use just that and then I'm gonna experiment with some different hunting rounds from Hornady Barnes some different ones that I've looked at I want you guys to let me know in the comments So if you have a favorite Okay, 100 yards Federal premium match grade ammo 185 grains. We got two really close to each other I'm just gonna send this third one here. I think I'm gonna win in the same hole Without the can High and left but the group is like that Okay, next three we're gonna go with the can see where they line up So I'm not an expert, but what I've realized so far Just last time I zeroed um, and just kind of like fine tuning today and using the can versus no can is uh, it definitely The group definitely opens up when I'm using the can so The first three shots We're right here one two three That is a very tight group right there. I mean basically two holes in the same spot And then when I put the can on so this could be the barrel heating up as well one two Three so We've got a much bigger group right there So I'm not sure if that's the the barrel just heating up or if it's the can That's changing the accuracy, but Uh, I've made a couple of clicks a couple of adjustments We're gonna see if we can just really Pop it right in the center right there get a nice group inside of there. It will be good Okay three rounds just with the muzzle brake 100 yards with a couple of clicks a couple tweaks See if we get it right on First shot on center just a little high dead bull okay I definitely don't need to make any other adjustments on I'm gonna go ahead and lock this turn in Okay zeroed We're gonna put the can on again Shoot three more shots. Just see where we end up. We're done Little tighter group, but it's it's just a little lower. I think it adjusts my shot a little lower It opens it up a little bit, but I think all the The first round with the can it's not gonna really matter like in a hunting scenario I think we are good. I'm gonna call this good at least for my skills So right here is uh, no can actually right here is with can And uh, two holes went inside of each other It seems like with the can we're a little low and to the right so I might have to just Remember make a little mark on my dial on my scope for when I'm using Just the muzzle brake versus the can And that way I can make adjustments when I'm out there. I want to keep it on take it off whatever But I'm good with that now the next thing we got to do Is take this thing out a couple hundred yards see what it's going to do You know 200 300 see how much it drops and Just get used to it out the seasons coming soon feel good about the the brace built sleeper feel good about my grouping Next time I go out. I'm gonna have some some new ammo the ammo I'm gonna be hunting with I might have to make some little tweaks to it, but With the match grade we're good to go Now we've got the chicken squawking so I'm gonna feed them some lunch We've got a bunch of scraps here From the tree house Amy's leftover food. I got some of my Chick-fil-A waffle fries in there I would never number one. I would never not eat my Chick-fil-A sandwich fully, but number two I would never feed my chickens chicken and then we just got some other fruits and vegetables in there We got some berries. We got some celery You girls easy Get you some of that Pretty exciting news on this chicken check right here We now have our first New layer out of the hens that we got earlier in the spring So they're full-grown now And they're slowly starting to lay and the first one The first one The first gal is actually this one right here the smallest one But she's been acting kind of weird lately pretty broody And uh, she's been like looking for places to dig and lay and she finally laid her first egg just the other day If you want more of that pleasant surprise that we had Like like family channel link down below where we're talking about chickens all things tree house and families Actually, I'm gonna see if we have any more eggs right here. So we have any new eggs. Oh, she's lying right now. Wow. That's wow Okay. Okay. What's crazy about that is that's a different hint than what was laying the other day That was an Easter egger and what is really cool about Easter eggers is they lay different color eggs Like every time they lay like one one week you might get some blue eggs the next week you might get green eggs Or can vary day to day and they just that's really cool That's the first time that I have seen one of the Easter eggers go into the nesting box So we're gonna get a surprise here very shortly. I don't know what color egg It's gonna be that's the first egg that an Easter egger is going to lay out of the flock I'm super excited about that. I'm super excited about that. You know, that's pretty cool They might just be hitting the chain reaction like they're all going to start laying here in the next few weeks And then we're really going to see a ton of eggs here at the tree house, which would be awesome Looks like our Easter egger is out of the nesting box. So we'll find out here just a minute what she laid What could it be could be a blue one Maybe yellow pink We got him here. It's a blue one. Oh, that is sweet And her very first egg she laid in the nesting box like a good girl And that's really because I left one of the dorkings eggs in there This is one of the first dorkings eggs or like a cream color And then She just laid This awesome looking blue egg That is so cool That is so cool y'all Elder hen, you know, just your typical jumbo chocolate Or jumbo brown chocolate specs You don't need to go up there right now But you're you'll be laying soon. Don't worry. I can't wait to go show Stephanie Amy's about to go down for a nap. I gotta show her. It's so cool. I gotta say Life is always good here at the tree house Honey, I'm here. I need to show you something. She's responding to your call my osg color She's responding Well, that's a new thing It's because she heard me calling to the chickens this morning It looks like your dress No, we're not gonna touch it because it's very breakable It's very breakable Egg egg. Yep. It's the same color as mommy's watch. Look at that Oh my gosh, it is. It's the osg color. Oh my gosh. It's like good luck It's the tree house. Good luck That is osg blue I need to like trademark that No, put it up against your uh your deal What? That's a little darker there. Yeah So crazy Perfect match. Look at that. It's so beautiful So this is a dorking These are our normal brown chocolate of these Chocolates out of the red the reds and then now we have We have colored eggs. This is like I need to make emmy some breakfast These are tiny. Yeah, you give emmy an omelet with these little little dudes and these are the jumbos All right, y'all in today's video we have gone over my very first hunting rifle We have gone out to the range We have come back and we have had surprise Easter eggs And now I'm in the cart. I have my bow in the back and we are just gonna back it up here To our little target or about 20 30 yards away and we're just gonna make sure That we are on point. Keep the outdoor skills Dang This bow man this bow is fire I've been trying to end my days With some archery so just kind of fine tune You know get some muscle memory going on and just stay used to it. So You know 30-yard group Not bad Not bad Got two in the white Actually that one the last one might be in there too kind of drifted down on the last one, but Not bad. Not bad. That's going to be something very much struggling in the woods right there and speaking of hunting And chickens chicken watch chicken maintenance. I just got a a trail cam It's some Moultrie 7000 i-series and it's it's for Cellular use it goes through your your phone So I'll get live updates whenever something's coming through here So I can grab the bow Grab the the air gun whatever And take care of business So I've been wanting that I tried to hook that up with some other security cameras But I just wasn't getting the the good connectivity and it wasn't reading out very far I was still seeing the bobcats on my trail cameras, but unfortunately, you know, if it's not live You know, I don't really know they're out here. So now I can get live updates and come on out I'm going to sign it off right here. Y'all. It's been a very outdoor day great day Always a great day when I can get out in the outdoors and do Some especially outdoor things went to the range Um, I suggest you all start going out there and doing that Getting ready for hunting season because the closer we get to september october ranges are going to be packed Just go do it now get them zeroed in wishing you the best of luck in all of your outdoor adventures, y'all I will see you very soon. Stay safe. Stay cool out there. God bless you