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Bo Lester

Bo Lester

In 1960 Bo’s Dad was invited to go deer hunting with a co-worker and that ignited a lifelong passion in Bo for the outdoors, hunting and shooting that continues today. Bo started reloading his own ammo in 1971 and has been a NRA life member since 1983, Endowment since 1994 and became a Parton member in 2000. He is also a Life Member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation since 2004 and Lifetime Buckmaster Member and active NWTF, SCI and DU memberships.

Bo started going on Elk hunts using Archery, Black Powder and Rifle Hunts in Colorado in 1987 through 2006, Numerous Mule Deer hunts,  Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep hunt, Antelope and Groundhog hunt and finally his first but not last Safari in 2009. On his bucket list are Canada, Alaska and New Zealand hunts.  In the past, Bo has hunted Deer and Turkey in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, Wyoming and Colorado. 

As an Atlanta native he has worked in the Power Plant Engineering field worked for the Georgia Power Company and worked with an Engineering Firm in Norcross, GA for 26 years before moving to East Tennessee working for a local Engineering firm.
Having a love of shooting has driven him to love anything that deals with ballistics, sciences and physics.  He was a member of River Bend Gun Club in Norcross, Georgia for many years and was also a member at Knob Creek Rifle Range in Kentucky for 4 years and now in Tennessee, a long time member of Oak Ridge Sportsman Association and a member of Norris Watershed Range. 

Bo looks forward to sharing all the knowledge he has acquired over 40 years of reloading, personally customizing rifles, hunting ballistics and shooting with the TalkHunting readers. 

Muzzleloader Tuneup

Muzzleloader Tuneup

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

It will be here before you know it – Muzzleloader Tuneup

Sako Model 85 Product Review

Sako Model 85 Product Review

Sat, Oct 30, 2010

Sako has been around for 90 years or so making fine rifles.

First Shot - First Impression

First Shot - First Impression

Wed, Dec 01, 2010

You may not get a second chance to make a second shot.

A Walk Though the Twilight Zone

A Walk Though the Twilight Zone

Thu, Jan 06, 2011

You have heard it over and over again about buying the best optics you can afford.