lancetkenyon

Have fun. Don't shoot the first buck you see. We used to hunt the Bab during archery season every year before it was a draw, and I was about 50%. I had opportunities every year, but started holding out for better bucks. My most memorable miss that still gives me nightmares was up there. A 30+" 4x4 @ 40 yards...right over his back. Hunt water.

Nope. You are correct.

You are correct on dialing being consistent. I misspoke, great catch. I should clarify, in meaning holdover. OP was talking about a BDC type reticle, which are common in SFP scopes, not so much in FFP scopes. I took that to mean he would be using holdover for yardage coeections. A SFP subtention is only accurate at full power. So if you have a BDC type reticle which are usually 0, 1.5, 4.5, 7.5, 11 MOA hash marks, a SFP scope will be just that at its max power. Go down in power and the subtension marks now do not equal those holds. If you go to true half power (like 8 on a 4-16x), values double. Or 4x value at 1/4 power, like on 4x.

Buy a used rifle, maybe even used optic. Spend as much or more on optic as rifle. I would rather have a $500 rifle with good glass and be able to wring as much as possible, than have a $1000 rifle and put a piece of garbage $200 scope on it. You can't hit what you can't see. And for shots over 300, you will need a scope that tracks true. Just know that a SFP scope is only accurate for subtensions at max power.

Two different Darrens too.

PM sent. And I cleared some space in my inbox.

I need one of each. 7RSAUM and 7WSM brass. Doesn't matter head stamp or a specific brand. I need them for specs and mock up purposes. Old worn out is fine. Fired is fine. Resized but not primed would be perfect. Let me know what you have. I am in north central Phoenix, I-17 & 101 area. I can come and get it if it is fairly close. I travel all over the valley for work. Thanks in advance.

I shot 50 V-MAX @ 3790 out of my 22" barrel that absolutely hammered everything I ever hit with it.

Fantastic deer and pronghorn rig!!!

Shoot it however it shoots best and don't worry about barrel life if it is a hunting rig. It will outlast you.

Pine Marten?

I was out again this morning before it got too hot and windy. I finished all the fire forming of brass, and finally got around to shooting the ladder test after switching bullet of choice and powder. Target today was at 327 yards for the ladder test, again, by myself. I also finally found a really good fire forming load....with 15 brass left to form. During fire forming, I used those rounds to help with seating depth testing too, and it seemed to have worked well. I went from .005" jammed to .120" jump, and found the sweet spot. The 140 SMK jammed is at 2.8715" CBTO, and going down .0400" during testing, I found the sweet spot @ 2.8310", and tried 2.791" and 2.751" CBTO also. Good, but not quite as good as the 5 rounds at 2.8310". I switched to the 140 SMKs that the gun owner prefers. I also switched from RL22 (which works fantastic in my .25-06AI) to H1000 for some better temp stability. This is a 5 round group of fire forming loads @ 327 yards using the 140 SMK and RL22 @ 2940fps & 2.8310" CBTO, a .0400" jump. After I got home, I measured it. This was at 327 yards. 1.443" equates to .441 MOA. Not bad for fire forming loads at 327 yards. Anyway, I finally got to shoot the ladder test. I had powder charges from 54.0gr. to 60.0gr. of H1000. No signs of pressure at the top end, so I haven't fond max load for this rifle and combo yet. The test did not have a lot of vertical dispersion from barrel whip. But I had a great node at the top end of the testing. 59.0/59.5/60.0 are a great node. Depending on which two furthest rounds you measure, they are all about the same. 13 different charge weights, from 2845fps to 3156fps, a 311fps difference, and the entire group is under MOA. About .818MOA @ 327 yards. Not too shabby. A lot of guys would be happy with a 2.7" 13 round group at 327 yards. Good enough for most game, maybe ever prairie dogs. But these 3 are my node of choice to work around and refine. #11/12/13. 3061/3115/3156fps respectively. Since I didn't have any signs of pressure at the top end, I am going to try a few higher groups at my final load testing. 1.218" @ 327 yards equals .372MOA for 3 different charge weights, and shows potential. So I came home and loaded up my final testing loads for charge weight. 59.0, 59.3, 59.6, 59.9, 60.2, 60.5, 60.8, 61.1, all in 5 round groups. I hope to get out and finish this load development in the next 2 weeks.

Chris is GTG. Buy with confidence.

Windows 7 is GTG.

Not my place to say who, but a fellow member and friend just texted me about a possible medical issue. Send some prayers out for his health, some comfort for him and his family, and for wisdom for the doctors on how to treat him. Thanks everyone.

Still looking for one of each.

TTT.

Call customer service and ask you have any pending charges. I keep track of my available credit limit. I saw it go down, so I called and verified it was AZGFD. The rep was super cool when I told her either my daughter or I drew a deer tag. She even congratulated me.

Still for sale. John wanted a toy hauler.

PM Replied. Give me a bit, I am at work.

One of the coolest mounts I have ever seen. I literally said "whoa" out loud when I scrolled down.

That is awesome.

Me too! We will be up in 12AE this fall! Cabela's card. Check available balance. Mine went down from yesterday.

On the west range, you can shoot to 1371. It is the 1000 yard target from the east range. I love the place. No one else there, no driving 1.5 hours to my other LR spot, no worrying about posting targets, cover platforms, no barking range masters, no morons next to you, no 15 minutes of shooting and 30 minutes of breaks. I save the cost of shooting in gas practically. I thought it was $50 for 2 hour blocks though. Plenty of time to lay out some rounds.

I have some really good Motorola's that I use at work, and easily get 10 miles out of them. They are using frequencies not available to the public, so no other traffic on them. I think they run big $$$ when you have to buy them. Might even be regulated, but not sure on that.