Brady Miller's Late Season Gear List 

Love hearing that!! They are fun to put out there and I always believe it's a great way to get prepared for a hunt. As by doing these, I'm a little more prepared for the season and now have all my gear in a bin at my house ready to go for the upcoming hunts.

Haha!! I can't wait to see it perform on a mule deer this fall :)

Awesome to hear, man! 💪

Thanks, Perry!

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I haven't watched this final cut of this video... but I did a little rant at some point of this video about my use of the word "running" in gear lists. Basically I was making fun of myself haha. I wonder if it didn't make the cut.

@@brady_j_miller it did… that’s why I put it that way. I think you should say ‘running’ s much as you want! Lol.

@@jeffkessel669 Haha! So perfect. I'm glad the editor kept it in there :) At some point I just think I use every word out there when describing my gear and my mind is going faster than my words.

Thanks for watching!

Glad it was helpful!

For sure! I really wanted to dive in deeper with my ammo specs. I could probably do another video on it. I've had a few folks question my single feed method, but it works for me and I know it works for a lot of other people too. With practice I'm very confident doing it hunting if I ever need to grab another round.

No joke is right! I've told the story on a few videos of a buck I took in 2020 and my brake was next to a tree. I had my ear plugs around my neck and in the heat of the moment failed to put them on. That was a huge mistake! My ears were wringing so bad. I even double up when I go to the range now. How do you like that EC tuner brake? I've watched his videos on it and heard some people really enjoy it. But I'm still on the fence about them. Thanks for watching!

@@brady_j_miller The brake is really really nicely built.... It does what's advertised and I will buy one for the next custom rifle protect, at 300 yards I'm cutting holes with a 30-06 running 3 shot groups using the new Remington core loc tipped 165 gr pushing it out at 2911 fps... My gun shoots really well and I didn't really want the tuner, mostly wanted the break to reduce muzzle jump to see impacts on animals but I'm wanting to get into reloading and that's where the tuner comes to the table. I was on the fence as well, they are not cheap but I also couldn't find anyone with a bad experience with a EC tuner break other than shooters that had really picky guns that didn't seem to group, but that's hard to say it's the gun or shooter or the ammo but after the install the groups they did shoot change for the better. I truly think if you had an opportunity to barrow one and run it through your known ammo in your 300 RUM I'm confident that you would make an order. Also I really enjoy your hard work and dedication you put into helping other hunters like my self and many others, good luck chasing them bucks this winter.

Seems like we could be best friends!! I have used a lot of different clothing options through the years. I had some original First Lite when that company first started. I used some Core 4 Element way back in the day. I had some OG SITKA when they launched. And I used KUIU for a long time when they started. And now since 2017, I have been back to SITKA. I do work with SITKA. And it might be hard to believe but I made the switch because I liked the direction SITKA was headed and what they were doing with their big game line in terms of tech, materials and fit. I hope SITKA can some of their pieces a little lighter in the coming years. As like you said, just like you I'm an ounce counter as well and would love to see a section of SITKA just dedicated to us ultralight folks. Once thing I've noticed is I'm able to get a lot of years out of the same piece of SITKA without having to replace it. But on certain hunts, I'd totally be willing to sacrifice some durability for a little less weight.

Hey Justin. I honestly really like the size of the large for the UHD 12x50 binos. I know they state you can use the medium one and it will break in and work better. But if I remember right, it just closed easier using the large without having it be so tight. If you want, you could shoot me a DM on Instagram (so I can find your account) and I'll take photos of my 12x50 UHD in my large bino harness, and I can go grab a medium harness from the warehouse and take pics and videos of it for you. I'd say drop me an email, but I'm not sure it's best to share that publically on RU-vid.

Hey Jeff. Not a silly question at all. I have seen it listed every now and then on their website. I believe it's not something they can readily get because of material shortages, so when it shows up and they get some products built, it goes fast. Mid-winter they didn't have the option up, and then I saw earlier this summer there was a section on their website for Dyneema so I placed my order. I'd definitely reach out to them and see if they can provide you a time estimate. Do note that the price jump is pretty steep.

Hey Michael. I've used my VA-5 head a lot with my 300 Win Mag out to 600 yards standing up. I haven't had the time to do some practicing with the 300 RUM on the tripod yet. But will be doing that here shortly. I'll see if we can do some filming the next time I go out to practice and shoot off my tripod.

I've done that a bunch in the past and it's a great option. Also sometimes I just cut a big section of a branch when using a Seek Outside Cimarron shelter or the Lil Bug Out. I do think trekking poles are not as stabile as a pole or branch. But it will definitely work.

@@brady_j_miller thanks!

Hey Mike. Unfortunately... they don't fit (can't have the BTX covers go over the MagView B1). Which makes me a little more than nervous keeping it on when hunting. I'm still undecided how to deal with this. Or just not worry about trying to digiscope off it with the MagView until I need to do that.

Hey Zach. I'm dropping an article on our website that lists all my sizes for every Sitka piece in this list tomorrow. We are both those tweener sizes haha. So what I normally wear in Sitka is the XL Talls. I could definitely get by with large tall on some of the baselayers. But on the outer layer pieces the XL and XL tall if they make works best for me.

love the lightweights

Hey Josh! Thanks for the support! We hear you on the ultralight nalgenes.

Hey, Jim! That is a great idea! Thanks for sending this over.

Check out the arm board Sunrise tactical has. It's pretty slick. 👍

@@Stache-N-Tines I will! Thank you.

It should be right around 53 pounds if I remember right for a week long hunt. It's very similar to what I took in 2021 on hunts similar to this. It could even be a little lighter than that with a few modifications I made from my setup last year. Overall, it's not really a super lightweight setup, but it has everything I need for when these temperatures drop. Hope you enjoyed it!

Hey Joe. Great question. In my 300 Win Mag I was using 215 Berger target hybrids and still am. Those have done so well for me in my 300 win mag! On this 300 RUM, earlier in the spring I used Berger 200.20X target hybrids on a bear. Worked phenomenally on taking my best bear ever. I used the 200.20x on that hunt since I didn't want to burn through my 215 Hybrids since I still haven't found any (and missed out once on getting some but the place over sold, so my order was refunded). But recently I just wanted to try out Barnes for a hunting season and I picked up the Barnes before I started to buy some 245 Bergers. I have a ton of 245 Bergers on hand now as well for my 300 RUM. But right now I'm liking what I'm seeing in my initial load development work on the 208 Barnes. It more comes down to just testing things. That way when people ask me questions, I can have a thoughtful response and let them know I tried it and here's how it worked for me and some tips for setting them up. I took a bull elk with a Barnes bullet last year, so now I'm kind of excited about their performance on mule deer.

Great question, Tyler. Sorry I forgot to mention that. I'll have a camera guy on these hunts. Which is why I elect to use my Cimarron. It's perfect for two people plus a stove and all our gear on these late season hunts.