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I was able to fill my tag on day 4 in 19b this year. Typically I apply for a tag for ham and always pickup a leftover rifle tag. With my kids schedule this year, I opted for just one hunt so I decided on the rifle hunt. I had a good buddy from Prescott also apply and was drawn. On day 4 of the hunt, we were struggling and not seeing much sign. We decided to walk a long canyon that ended in a tank close to a road. After walking almost 2 miles up the canyon we had discovered pig caves, fresh bedding areas and hidden water with sign. We knew we were getting close. My buddy was in the bottom of the canyon and I was on the rim. I pointed out another hole which I thought was a pig cave and my buddy, in the bottom investigated. As he was climbing the side of the canyon a rock slipped and he went tumbling down. His leg caught another rock and bent a way no leg should go and I heard a loud crack. After his initial panic, he scrambled and straitened his leg back to its natural position. I scaled down to him. Only a 15 foot deep canyon with deep walls. After a while we decided to try and see if we could at least get him out of the canyon. It was a struggle but we finally did it. He could not put any weight on it without completely crumpling. He was trying to use his emptied gun as a support but it was not working so well so I decided to try and use my saw and make a crutch out of some deadwood near by. It actually worked pretty good and were able to get up and out of the canyon the rest of the way. I told him to stay put and I would try and get my side by side as close to him as possible. Of course we were in an area that zero cell service. I dropped everything except my rifle and a water bottle and headed back to the vehicle. As I got to within 200 yards of the side by side I came across a javi herd working their way up the canyon. I aimed on the lead pig and dropped it in its tracks. I quickly threw it over my shoulder and got back to the gator. I was able to find a small 2 track that got me close to my friend and off roaded another couple hundred yards to get to within about 100 yards of him. By this time, a lot of pain had subsided and we were able to get him to the gator with the aid of the crutch. A heck of a hunt and a humbling experience. My friend is a combat marine who did 2 tours in Afghanistan and a loose rock turned a short hike in gentle terrain into quite an ordeal. I learned his leg didn't break but dislocated and tore tendons and ligaments which need to be repaired. After this hunt I have decided to buy a spot gps.

My buddy and I were finally able to get it done. We have been wanting to get a double together for some time but could never get it done due to a comedy of errors every season or terrible weather. This year we got it done on Sunday morning. both had nice 300 yard shots.

It really gives the smaller gauges like the 410 a leg up. The last Rio I shot was at 7 yards. TSS, 12 g. Bang Flop. Extra Full Choke.

Scope is in good condition with minor scratches on the body from my gun case but lenses are perfect. Comes with mkm throw lever, sun shade, and front flip cap. $775 net to me shipped from OK.

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So after the recent rain which made the truck sketchy to drive . I crawled under it to take a look . What I found is surprising that the truck didn't come apart and have a major accident. My new tires are junk ! Bfg ko2s that have only been on for less than 5 months . That's a problem the inside edges are worn and scalloped . The truck had excessive toe out issues. So I was going to adjust it in and found that the bolt that is supposed to tighten the tie rod adjuster was loose and coming apart. Apparently BIG O didn't tighten it down and the adjuster was coming apart. I've got a appointment with the manager today to go over what was found and see how they want to proceed . It's going to be 2 new tires for sure . The adjuster for the drag link won't be here till Tuesday or Wednesday. I'm going to go ahead and put the carli level kit and adjustable track bar in while everything is screwed up . Just 1 bolt loose could have caused a major loss of control .

Someone had a fury on here recently for a crazy good deal (not the ABs).

Surprised it made it a day.

I thought this place was for gout and dialysis talk like HAM radio

Dude it was amazing! The first time I have ever done it, and I spent all night at working dreaming about doing it again! Good for all of us. Lots of practice for the shooters and the dogs! We have 4 in total, my buddies 3 GSP's and my Airedale. She did the majority of the retrieving but his got a good work out as well. Such a blast!

Was able to go out opening day for the HAM hunt and got this guy. 9mm 2011 at 47 yards. Couple follow up shots as he ran away made it about 25 yards.

This thing is gorgeous..

B chamber is slightly smaller than the original chamber. You can shoot the new brass in either chamber, but you will get some case expansion in the original chamber. I don't think the original brass can be shot in a B chamber. And I definitely would not shoot fired brass from the original chamber in a new B chamber. I think most gunsmiths that had an original reamer sent them in for a regrind to the B chamber specs. I would think the only way to get an original reamer is if it is owned by an individual. Even then, Inwould be reluctant to use it, as the new brass is undersized to fit the B Chamber now.

We had a tougher than usual day on this hunt. Friday we glassed all day without any breaks, didn't see any pigs early on but found flocks of turkeys, mule deer and coues deer everywhere. About 4:30pm Friday I was able to glass up a herd 3 miles out. I knew there were hunters about 1000 yards from the herd but it didn't look like they have seen em yet. We drove a bit closer and started the mile hike to the herd. We only need to crest one more ridge to see the herd and try to get a shot when we heard 4 gunshots. Guess the hunters did find the pigs or another hunter did. We stood there to check for any pigs running in our direction and no luck. We started the long hike back to the ranger and when we were about 500 yards away we got a strong whiff of the javelina skunk smell. We stopped and I looked around and found a group of 4 trotting up a hill side. It was almost sunset so we started moving quickly to cut them off and we were able to get to 75 yards. I told my wife to shoot the last pig in the group and this guy took the bullet without moving much. Stood for 10 seconds with broken shoulders and lung shot. He was a tank of a javelina, he ate well!

Can’t quite figure out why these guys are so fun to chase but always the highlight of my spring!

Pretty simply, glassed them up in a old honey hole. Got to 215, had to wait for them to get broadside. Picked out the biggest one and let the 1955 model 70 243 have at it. One shot, 7 yard stumble and the big old sow was done for.