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This is about a far as I go for orange during hunting season.

My rifle pictured is a single shot. Plus, there is always an opportunity for a lion or coyotes to lose their lives while I am out hunting other big game.

Exitement. Grabbing the bow on release. Trying to look at the arrow before it is gone. Follow through. Wind. Trigger punch. Gripping the bow too tight. Broadhead not tuned properly. Etc.

If you set up a blind, think about another camo canopy over it to shade the blind. It makes a HUGE difference. But 100° in the shade is still 100°. But at least you won't be getting the 130° direct sunlight turning your blind into a solar oven. If you can get there a week (or more if you scout) early, and know where you plan to sit for the entire hunt, dig a 2-3' deep hole and set you blind lower in the dirt. That helps too. Berm it up behind you and it is easy to push back in the hole when you are done.

Stud buck. Must have been the camo that helped him get that buck.....

Heavy! I'd shoot him. Of course, I have never been drawn for pronghorn in AZ, so I might shoot ANYTHING.

Look up the "Gutless method". Thank me later. Get a good pack and some good knives. Thank you for your service, and continued support and protection.

Don't be hating on the quarter bores.... There are a ton of very experienced shooters and reloaders here, and most of them have different opinions on what cartridge they would choose and why. I am glad to see discussions on these subjects. It brings out a lot of information and suggestions that would normally be overlooked. I used to be a speed whore. A cartridge had to be fast for me to consider it (hence my two Ackleys, RUM, magnums, etc.). I still like a fast, flat shooter, but I have learned to like heavy for caliber projectiles now over pure speed. Gives me longer range capabilities rather than light bullets and pure speed. Under 500 yards, it doesn't make much difference. But get beyond that, and the heavies, even pushed slower, overtake the light bullets in drop, energy, wind drift, etc.

My elk have all been taken late morning. Most of my deer have been mid day deer too. Only one has been at last light. But my most memorable miss on a huge buck was at last light.

I have a few (24) 6.5 SLR cases (Winchester brand .243 Win formed to 6.5 SLR) that were out of spec for consistency of brass content when I weight sorted mine that I load 142 SMKs @ 2920fps for warm up rounds. They have between 5 & 6 firings on them with tight primer pockets so far. I load 43.0 grains of H4350 in them. Kind of hot, but not over pressure from any signs I have observed. I can see getting another 3-5 out of them. And they fit in a Rem 700 SA easily. Trying to fit a 6.5-.284 Win (or Norma) with 140 gr. bullets into a short action stuffs the bullets way back into the case (if you want a repeater), reducing case capacity for powder, and increasing pressure inside the case. Plus, you usually need to run a different powder burn rate with the case capacity. Making it not as efficient. Shorter cases with the bullet seated out longer increases available case capacity for more room for powder, and increases velocity without increasing pressure. More efficient. I think that is where you see velocities starting to come close with pressures remaining similar between a .260AI and a 6.5-.284 Win (or Norma). I had similar results with my .250 Ackley Imp. vs. a standard .25-06 Rem. Same bullets within 70 fps, with about 11 grains less powder. The .250 AI was a hotter load, I admit. But 44 grains of H414 vs. 55 grains of H4831 only netted 67fps (from 3100 to 3167fps pushing a 115 HVLD). A lot (if not all) of that would be the difference between a 24" barrel and a 28" barrel too. Plus, the Ackley Improvement of a 40° shoulder and a bit longer neck reduces throat erosion from scorching with a smaller powder charge. And they look so darn cool!

Like one of these?

6.5 SLR!!! 140 Berger HVLD @ 2920fps (from a 27" barrel). 24" should net you around 2850fps+/-. Or, .260 Ackley Imp. If you don't mind losing velocity, the 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5x47 Lapua are great shooters. But case capacity makes pushing the 140s a struggle to maintain 2800+ FPS. I would not want to shoot 120s either. 130s at the minimum. Retained energy and BC are my reasoning.

Fantastic buck! Beats my last pronghorn by miles.

I think the price is very fair. Just not a high demand trailer. Looks very nice though.

http://www.6mmar.com/65_SuperLR.php

So, as some of you know, I am building a new LR rifle for steel and hunting. It will not be a mountain gun, but I am hoping to keep it under 16#. Phoenix Custom Rifles is doing the build for me. Specs will be as follows: Rem 700 SA trued w. new recoil lug PTG bolt with M16 extractor and tactical bolt knob Bartlein 26-27" 1 in 8" 5R Match .264 barrel Remington Varmint/Sendero contour Manners T2A stock in Coyote Tan w. custom PCR paint scheme & pillar/action bedding (just ordered yesterday/shipped out today) Timney Calvin Elite trigger (adj. from 8oz to 2.5#) Badger Thruster brake Cerakote all metal (color TBD) I have already ordered brass (.243 Win Remington brass) for sizing and forming I have calls into two places for 6.5 SLR dies already I have already ordered a Badger Ordinance 20 MOA 1 piece Picatinny rail Rings TBD Maybe a Spuhr, but dang. Scope will be either a Vortex Razor Gen II 4.5-27x56 EBR-2 or Steiner T5Xi 5-25x56 with SCR reticle. I have scrimped and saved and sold off old stuff to allow the build of this rifle. As soon as my stock comes in, I will be dropping it all off at Phoenix Custom Rifles. I am already getting itchy trigger finger just dreaming about this rifle. I can't wait.

http://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-johns-ceo-under-fire-for-alleged-hunting-photos-2015-8 I think I will go support one of our own and grab a sub.

Awesome story. Thank you very much for sharing it with us. Made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

I like that show a lot. It is not just another guided rich guy hunting show with a big kill every episode. He really gets to the heart of hunting as an experience, not just killing. This was a good episode. Pretty deep sentiments and shows what time spent alone can let you experience and bring back a lot of memories.

Yes, my 13 year old daughter goes there. My older daughter graduated from there too.

That is a dead ANYTHING (except maybe a prairie dog, but you might part his hair) at 500 yards.

Ha! That was me. Had all 4 dogs with me, but one was looking out the other side. Were you in a black FJ with stickers all over the back window including the CouesWhitetail.com across the top? I saw you too, right as we crossed Bell Rd. southbound.

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Meh. Looks like they fly about 1/2 MOA high...... Great shooting, good luck on your hunts this year.