lancetkenyon

I will hopefully get to the range this weekend again, I will post results. What are you getting with your STW? My old STW only really got 160 fps better than a buddies 7RM, and I am sure a bit of that was the extra 2" of barrel length. It was kind of a let down for me back then too. But accuracy was better from my Sendero vs. his M77.

Is that the .02 grain model? I was looking at the Gempro 500 I think it was. They look promising, but I would still check my loads with my RCBS 5-0-5 until I was confident it was accurate.

If you are heading from Yuma to House Rock/12A, and you swing by Phoenix, you can borrow my two 160 qt. ice chests.

Ditto. Plus the snakes. My buddy had that hunt and said he saw more rattlers than he ever sees hunting August deer in the southern units. Had one coiled under his tent when he took it down. Eff that. That plus the stickers in the socks, who would ever endure such misery. For a freaking antelope tag....I would.

Does anyone know when the draw will start? Because my CC just got hit for elk and antelope both. I have never put in before, so I just put in for early rifle bull in 10, and antelope in 10. Has anyone ever hunted the "Big Bo" ranch? I hear there are public lands mixed with private that I can corner jump. Can you give me exact coordinates where I can find a 420" bull an 95" antelope? Since I am a non-resident, and cannot scout and only coming up for opening weekend with a gun I will buy from Walmart on my way from Kommiefornia, I want to be able to shoot to 2000 yards. Will a .22LR kill an elk at those distances? I heard either that or a .338 Lapua Magnum is what I will need, but since my 10 year old daughter and my 99 year old Grandpa drew tags too, I am leaning towards the .22LR, since it will be much quieter being fired out my Prius window while driving down the roads. Since no one in m family has ever shot before, will a Barska 6-24 scope be OK? Or should I go ahead and spend a little more for a Tasco? Is it unethical to shoot at night after I cross onto private property that is not posted correctly so I can avoid paying the $80 fee? I won't get caught, because I will steal all trail cameras I find out in the woods while driving off road to the honey holes you give me. I might come over on a couple weekends before to place some salt blocks and corn to attract the animals. One last thing, can someone post a photo of what an elk or antelope even looks like? I have been a vegan all my life, so I will leave the meat to rot, but I just want some bitchin photos to make my treehugging, liberal, same-sex, ethnic combination, partner/lover think I am a real man, instead of continuously still calling me Caitlyn.....I told him I regretted that decision already. But you know how women are.....or were.....or are.....or were.... Did I miss offending anyone or topic? I tried to cover all the hot topics. For the WIN!!! I humbly accept this award...... I should have gotten an anonymous account for this, but I am too lazy.

The worst archery antelope hunt is in the unit you have been watching a buck in for a couple years, and when you finally draw the rifle tag for it, some archer shoots your buck.

I don't think you can put a 2 year old in for a hunt to build bonus points. They must be 10 by the time the hunt starts to apply. The more I think about it, I would just wait another year. I mean, if she draws an early rifle bull tag as her very first hunt EVER, think of what a let down every other hunt to follow will be....

If you see trees or water, or meadows, or hills, or canyons, you will find cows.

I was in Bruno's yesterday, and picked up some of the new 183 Sierra Match Kings for the 7RM. Should be fun to see how they do. Berger twist calculator says plenty stable in my rifle. Sierra says minimum 1 in 8" twist, but I think my 1 in 8.5" twist should work fine. We shall see. With absolutely no load info yet, I started out comparing the 180 SMK and 180 Hybrid load info, and started just below halfway up and went up from there. I hope to get out this weekend and finish my 180 Hybrid load development, and start on these too. I seated them .0010" off the lands to start with. With a BC of .707, I hope they fly well! Unicorn Tears! The 183 SMKs are long....1.628" according to my calipers. 180 Berger Hybrid on left, 183 SMK on right. If they fly, I might have to look into opening up the meplat a touch....180 Berger Hybrid vs. 183 SMK Here is how they seat when chambered in my rifle touching the lands. Still fit in the magazine @ 3.5xx" (I don't have my note pad handy) L-R: 140 CT NBT, 140 Barnes XLC BT (Obsolete), 150 Barnes TSX, 175 SGK, 168 HVLD, 180 Hybrid, 183 SMK.

Good luck with the sale for an absolutely top tier set of binos. You could glass unit 7W from Phoenix with these. Like others have said, these would add miles to my hiking.

^ This. And if she draws, suck it up and go hunting!!!

No. If your first choice has tags left, you get one. If not, they go to your second choice to see if it has any tags available. If your second choice is your first choice, you wasted a second chance.

How does it shoot, and what loads are you running?

I have had 0 tags in AZ. I got an archery antelope in WY when a buddy bought a truck in MT, and we flew up to pick it up. One of the incentives was an archery antelope hunt for two in WY. He got one, I got one.

It is worse when you are shooting MIL, and your spotter says you are 6 MOA right @ 1000 yards, so you think about it, dial 1.8 MIL left, and miss way left. Then he says, "What happened? Oops, I meant 6" right.".....

Some of them actually aren't bad, the LRS, ERS, XRS, DMR, HDMR. Ummm....heck no. Great for close shots or thick timber. But not so much for LR. Good info. I think there are several other ways to go besides Nightforce however. GTFO.

I can't believe I forgot to post the completed photos. I dropped my .300RUM action into them for the photos.

Now THAT is a buck that is worthy of not having a chance of hunting for another 11 months.

I like that mount. Never cared for the open mouth mounts.

Glad I was reloading rather than watching the game.

I will be playing just a bit more with those loads. A bit of charge weight adjustment and seating depth to see if anything happens. But yes, I am really happy with those. I don't know if I will even pursue the 168 HVLD or 175 SMK. But nice to know that just throwing something together still netted under .800" with no load development.

These are the 15s I have, and can vouch for the clarity. I love mine, and I can routinely glass up game at 2+ miles. Bump for a good set of glass.

808, you are MY hero with that avatar.

You have a deer that has been at a taxidermist for 3 years? Not good. With the very limited pictures, if the dead one is fairly symmetrical, I would say that one is bigger. Looks wider too, and better tine length. The deer on the trail cam looks like a 2x3. Decent mass, but not much width looking at the photo.