lancetkenyon

Want to throw 2 of those boxes of 7mm 180 Hybrids in a USPS flat rate box to Phoenix? I would be interested in 2 boxes of them.

If you ever get down to the Valley and want to look through mine before you buy one, let me know. If it is on a weekend, we can even meet at the range for you to try it out.

Some people will complain about being hanged with a new rope..... I haven't had a bull tag since 1999. But I haven't had a pronghorn tag since 1971.

Sportsman's in Phoenix have a bunch on the rack. Pretty nice looking guns. They weigh about the same as any other medium sporter weight rifle, but have a stiffer barrel. Really no weight savings unless you are comparing them to a Sendero.

The few that I have looked at so far have two shelves at the top side by side that are removable. So for my really long guns I could use one side and remove that top shelf. But good call on looking out for that. Keep the suggestions coming. If I get off work in on time I'm going to check out the safe Outlet and the safe store today. I was looking at the Fatboy jr., and now it seems pretty nice also.

I was looking at the 40 gun, because I figured if I could get half what they advertise in there I would be happy and set for a while.

How were the teeth? Fairly fresh from a young deer or worn flat? From the photos, maybe younger deer? Skull looks decent sized, from the limited reference I can see. I would think young weird muley or old Coues. The eyeguards are more Coueslike... Too bad, he had some awesome character. A lot of the skulls I have found with the front of the nose crushed have been lion kills, buried up under trees or bushes. Did he say where he found it? That might help determine Coues or Muley. Cool pickup rack for sure.

The glass is just as clear as my Schmidt&Bender. I would buy another one in a heartbeat. Great features, zero stop, 2nd revolution indicator, perfect parallax adjustment, knobs have just the right tension, best reticle out there, widest FOV at any given magnification, absolutely perfect tracking, great feel to the turrets, etc.

I think the reticle thickness (I assume Mil-r or MOAR?) is fine for a hunting scope. But for shooting tiny dots at distance, it is a bit heavy at 25x. But at 5x, the heavy outer stadia draw your eyes to the center. For a good LR scope with tiny center aim point at longer ranges, the Kahles SKMR is the reticle to beat. And for the price of the ATACR F1, you can get the Kahles K624i. View of reticle on a 100 yard target.

Cabela'so was super easy to see that someone Drew a tag.

My cousin got his card hit today. Back-to-back bull tags for him. He took his first ever elk last Dec.

I looked through one the other day and wondered if it was my eyes that just didn't like the NF. Maybe not...

Absolutely beautiful rifle, and looks like a shooter too.

I push the 215 Hybrids @ 3100 w. 90 gr. H-1000 from my .300RUM w. 28" barrel. Your speeds are great, and the accuracy looks like every PCR rifle I own too. Nice looking rifle.

Get a good piece of glass, and a Picatinny base for each rifle and swap the scope back and forth. Load up some 160-175 gr. .284 bullets for the 7RM, and some 180-215 .308 bullets for the .300 Weatherby. Do some development on each, and carry whichever one you prefer. Both of those will get the job done a lot further than 500 if you put the bullet where it needs to go. I have loaded for 3 different Ruger M77 tang safety 7RM rifles, and all 3 have loved Rem or Win brass, Rem 9 1/2 mag primers, 62.0 gr. RL22, and 168 HVLD seated .0500" jump.

I used Cabelas during the Spring draw. I had to do the math to determine if I got drawn, but it did hit the first day. It didn't show on the account activity as a tag hit until the charge actually posted a few days later. Normally without temporary authorizations your credit limit minus balance due will be your available credit. If your available credit is lower than the difference between credit limit and balance due you have a hit!This. My Cabela's card shows a different available credit amount than yesterday!

My Cabela's card shows an available credit limit change from yesterday in the amount of an elk tag! So someone in my home is going hunting! Plus, my older daughter and son-in-law drew elk tags too. Need to find out where and when now.

I have heard Cabela's takes a bit to show up.

Meopta doesn't make a Meostar 4.5-14. Only in the Meopro line.

Reloading is definitely addicting. That striving for the extra 20fps or .05" accuracy. Using the latest and greatest bullets on the market. More penetration or less wind drift. I agree with the need to beef up the area where the press is bolted down. You will start to crack the plywood rather quickly without it. A lot of force is applied to the press when resizing cases.

My advice....put additional lighting directly above the bench, maybe just a touch in front to shine on the front of your equipment. And more storage space....the drawers are nice for the smaller items like scale, trickler, shell holders, trimmers, tools, etc. But bulk items like powder, primers, bullets, shell boxes, etc, need bigger storage space. Like cabinets, school lockers, etc.

I would say it totally depends on the scope and glass quality. I would take a 30mm tube w. 40mm objective from any of the bigger mid to high range scope manufacturers over a 1" tube 50mm objective from BSA, Simmons or Tasco any day. Heck, I would take a 1" tube 32mm objective high quality over those too. But comparable mid or high scope quality, tough call. Depends on application too. 1" is 25mm, so a 30mm tube is about 20% bigger. 50mm is 25% bigger than 40mm. So technically, you should get 5% more light transmission from a 1" tube 50mm objective over a 30mm tube 40mm objective if glass quality and light transmission of glass and internal lens count is equal between the two scopes. I think tube diameter means a lot less to light transmission than objective diameter. But it means a stiffer/stronger scope with more adjustment.

IBTL....

I will be out shooting, cleaning the shop and tack shed out, and weeding the other .75 acre I didn't get to complete last weekend. The bad thing is the last .75 acres has to be done by hand, not on a tractor.