first timer at snack sticks

[bertman]

That was smart to use 5 lbs of meat. Play around with small amounts of meat and recipes until you find what you like. I myself am still searching.

 

[iacraig]

Looks good. There are an endless number of commercial snack stick kits and home made recipes.  I have experimented with quite a few, but my goto one that everyone likes  is from Eldon's sausage called pepper sticks and I use 19 mm casings.  When it is just for me and hunting buddies I use something hotter,  but I still like these too.   

Enjoy & experiment.