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I've never seen one either in 20c, but have heard the few reports of people claiming to have found one or two. I don;t know if it is true or not. I would think they would do well in there.

A dog's nose is a a lot better than my eyes for finding bears. Good dogs can find more bears sniffing than I can glassing. Its anything but "hey the dogs got a bear lets go get him". Take your dog to a park and play fetch with him, only run as fast and as far as he does every time you throw the ball. If the guys who like to run dogs get run out of the hills, they won't be around when the antis want to take what ever you like, rifles, bows, tree seats, cameras, ect. There are plenty of "outdoors-men" who choose to do things differently than me. I don't let it separate us. I'm sure I do things different than some others too. I like rifles that shoot a long ways and cameras to play with in the summer time. I'll back up the hound guys, or who ever else needs it, whenever they need a bigger group of guys making their point. That way when someone wants to get rid of my trail cams, rangefinders or .30+ calibers for hunting, I'll have guys to back me up.

What cots are you guys using, that hold up? I've gone through a couple Slumber Jack cots. I don't need anything huge. Does the Davis tent or Cabelas hold up any better than the Slumber Jack? I have a thin pad for most of the time. I'll also haul a spare sleeping bad for a pad. I also cut a memory foam bed topper in half for my cot. It is comfy, but I have yet to make a cover for it.

Thanks for the help guys. We got lucky and found some elk Monday night. The hunter tagged out.

Does anybody know where I might find some ar500 steel, preferably scrab hunks, somewhere in the Phoenix area? If i can find scrap I'll figure out a way to mount it. Ive seen the guys who sell AR500 targets online, but can only imagine how much shipping would be.

The binos in that size I would consider are the Minox, Vortex Kaibabs, used Zeiss 15x60s, and Swarovski SLCs. It depends on how much you want to spend. I haven't spent much time with the Minox. The SLCs are the standard, some guys prefer the Zeiss. I think Swaros are a tine bit more clear and the Zeiss have better contrast for my eyes. The Kaibabs aren't too far behind for less money. The Minox are even less, but there are lots of guys who like them.

So does that fella on the jerky commercials, maybe he's your twin Hope the scope works out for ya Lark. My dad has a no power red dot on an 8-3/8" .357 wheel gun. It is a lot of fun.

I honestly don't think GearSnagger is too far off. One of these days a group of people is going to draw a line in the sand. A lot of guys have seen the whole wolf thing play out in Idaho and Montana. The video that Tony posted here a while back, Cry Wolf, did a really good job of shedding light on the economic impact of re-introduced wolves besides the impact on wildlife. There will come a point in time when people will take the matter into their own hands. I sure hope the "pro wolf" side realizes this before they spend a bunch of my tax dollars on a wolf that will end up shot. I don't think that is going to happen. I would bet they are going to spend all kinds of money to get wolves put into more areas, just to have people decide to get rid of them before they get out of hand.

Congrats guys!

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Forster called me back and want me to pay for the polishing and for them to ship it back. It had 30rds of brass run though it and they said it needed polishing and I had to pay for it. I told them to keep the sizing die. My Redding bushing die was smooth as silk. I'm running just under 2 thou neck tension. I loaded some of the 300gr Bergers up to 91.5gr of H1000. The primers are flat, but didn't seem too hot. I may creep up to 92gr and see how that changes my groups. My drop was spot on to 831yds with the Litz G1 tested BC in the Shooter app. I'm sure the Forster seating die contact was the source of my initial drop tests being low. I need to fine tune some loads for group size and ES, but I'm pretty darn close. It will definitely be ready for my Dec tag and maybe my buddies Oct WT tag. I've got the bedding supplies, so that is on the to-do list. Everything seems to be working out really well. Looks as though the 110 FCP is a less expensive way to going into the 338 LR game. This rifle is 1/3-1/2 the price of a comparable full custom rig. It may not shoot as good as some guy's customs or be as cool, but I can't tell the difference the way I shoot.

After years of drooling over big 338s I finally got one. I have had one built in my head for years, lots of different ways. I wanted a full custom, but that wasn't in the cards. I finally got all the pieces together and put together last night. It is a Savage 110 FCP HS precision chambered in 338 Lapua. It is topped of with an IOR 6-24x56 MOA/MOA. After early antelope/deer/elk, I'll start working on a load. I just got in some Berger tactical hybrid 300gr OTM I'm hoping I can get to shoot.

Put some 230gr Berger OTM on the steel @ 400yds. They were probably 2850 MV. I didn't bring my chrony to test. The metal took the hits like a champ. There is a very small dimple in the metal the size of the bullet point. You can't see it, but you can feel it. I hade the 3/8" 12" square plate hanging from chain. Those 230gr-ers sure did smack that plate.

Casey's processing is good in Flagstaff. If you drive through Payson Jeremey with Browning's Custom Meats.

Figured I'd another one to the Netflix list. The Baker boys is a 4 piece documentary on a platoon in Iraq. It is really well done. One of the better "war" documentaries I've seen. It is completely different than anything I've seen on Iraq. I've been watching it over the past week. It is definitely worth a look.

Okay, Or you can call us, If there is any musician's on here that would like to sit in with us, That's always fun, There has to be some musician's on here, Thank's I've play drums. I played a lot more in high school than I do now. I just got a cajon to play around a campfire with an acoustic guitar. I'm tryin to teach myself bass on an acoustic bass. I'm no good at the bass, but am havin fun learning.

Congrats Michael on a great bull! I've been checkin on here all weekend to see how you did. Not too many guys spending a night on the hill with just a coat. Nothing better than hearing bugles all night long though.

Looks good, congrats! I do notice the bottom of your signature has been edited...

The dead buck looks half eaten. I wonder how that happened with a live one draggin him around.

I'm hoping to get a demo crf1600 demo from CamerlandNY, I think they are 650. If you are lookin tip-top I think Vextronix just came out with a PLRF5. It is aroung 2k, but less then their PLRF10.

Happy birthday Bill!

The only thing spotters do for me is to save my time and boots. When I haul a spotter I spend 10-15 minutes a day using it. That is just to get a better look at a deer, to see if I want to go chase him. You would be better off buying some good 15x binos and a tripod, IMO. The Vortex Kaibabs are a less expensive way to get into good 15x glass.

The devcon sticking to the aluminum. I'm planning on dimpling it a little with a dremel and roughing it up. I may go with the gray marine-tex. I can get it through my store, but not the devcon 10110.

Update #2. I shot some more groups at 100 yds. One group was under 1/2, the other right at 5/8". I shot a plumb test to see how level it all was and to test the true value of .25MOA clicks on the scope. Everything was spot on. My dad shot a group at 300 around 4", with only vertical stringing. I'm having some issues with my dies though. I am using Forster FL dies and their micrometer bullet seating die. The seater stem was making contact with the bullet tip, slightly deforming the bullets, this may be the cause of my drops being off at 1k+. I drilled the seater out with no issues now. The sizing die expander ball is collecting brass. Even when I clean this up it is aggresively sizing the neck. Seating bullets is not easy afer the FL size. I have a Redding S bushing die on the way though. I emailed Forster about the issue with the seater stem. They promptly wrote me back. I didn't expect them to fix the seater for free, so I drilled it out. Those 300gr Berger are pretty darn long. I explained the issue with neck tension for their FL sizing die and I was told I would get a call. Bob from Forster called me the next day to see what the issue was. He asked me to send the sizing die back along with some once fired brass and some marred up brass that was once sized. Come to find out Bob is one of the owners at Forster. I was pretty impressed with their customer service. I'm going to bed the stock one of these days. From what I've read the aluminum bedding block is tough to work with, but can be done. Figured I give you guys an update. I think it gonna be a real shooter when I get a sizing die giving me consistent neck tension.

I have had 2 little bitty geese (plural goose?) for the past 6 years with no issues. I keep one in my truck and one attached to the bow. I don't wanna be without one. I don't shoot a ton, but they seem to hold up. Both of mine are the velcro style. If I could do it over again I would go with the strap and belt style buckle, they are a lot quieter.