lancetkenyon

PCR suggestion here too. They built my 6.5 SLR, and holy cow is it nice work and super accurate! Waiting on a barrel to come in, and they will be tuning up my .300RUM soon too.

WTF!!! Elk shows an added bonus point, for a total of 16 now. Antelope did not go up?!?!?! WTF?!?!

^ This. I had 15 bonus points for the same hunt. Seriously, congrats buddy. I hope you kill a MONSTER bull!

Nevermind.

This is exactly what my wife will probably do for Taylor.

Me=NOTHING! Taylor=Nothing. My wife=7W late rifle bull!!! We will be hunting! Also found out my cousin drew the same 7W later rifle bull tag.

Be prepared for an AWESOME experience. I got to hunt elk with my younger daughter last year. It was awesome, but talk about pressure! I have never felt so much anxiety in putting someone on a game animal.

This blanket statement is a little misleading. Totally depends on the truck, transmission, and axle combination. No way going from 31s to 33s on a stock Ford F250, Chevy 2500, or Dodge 2500 will trash an axle or tranny. Probably just about any other 1/2 ton or up either. On an old Jeep YJ/TJ/XJ with a Dana 35 rear axle, maybe. But those old C-clip axles can bust a ring gear with stock 28s on them. And regearing one is a waste of money if you actually use 33" tires for where they will take you. I have seen SO many D35s blow up it is ridiculous. If going up 2 sizes of tires blows a tranny, you have other issues.

Doing actual math, not relying on odometer and what the fuel average computer says, I get right at 14.8mpg with a 6" lift and 37s on a 2007 6.0 Powerstroke. I never adjusted my odometer or speedometer, and I am off by 18% on both. Which is right in line with the tire size upgrade. Bigger tires=more lug on the engine, engine not running at peak RPM for performance, and more fuel consumption to get rolling and maintain speed without regearing to match.

The picture of the shot you posted looks like a great placement. It might not have been as quick as you wanted, but dead is dead. I am glad he bedded up and was easy to find. I have had some animals that just did not want to die when they should have been dead much quicker than they were. Congrats on a fine Coues.

I would love to stick that out in my front yard....... Amazing mount. Those are so ugly they are awesome!

I have no doubt as to your story validity. Animals are tough. Some keel right over or drop like a sack of hammers, some run for 100 yards and pile up, some run off with fatal shots never to be found, some survive a shot that should be a mortal one. Some bleed like a fountain, some don't spill a drop. Bullets do not work 100% of the time, no matter WHAT Brand/design. I have seen Barnes from the same lot and loaded by the same person and used in the same gun, where 3 worked perfectly on elk over 3 years. The fourth one did not open and penciled through. I have seen Partitions explode on game and not penetrate. I have seen varmint bullets drop big game like a lightning bolt. I have seen, personally, match target bullets perform flawlessly on game, DRT. My deer last year, hit with a .257 HVLD, went a total of 10' and left a blood trail a blind person could follow. I have heard stories like yours too. Anything can happen in the field. Bust you just have to play the odds. For every story where a bullet didn't work right, there are hundreds where they did.

I use a couple different bipods depending on the scenario. Simple Harris 6-9" benchrest for prone shooting. I like the one with the pivot feature. Doesn't work well with a lot of tall grass or bushes though. Harris 13-25" bipod for sitting/kneeling, a little too high for prone though. A Bog Pod 2 leg. Light, fairly quick, doesn't attach to the gun. Extends and spreads for low sitting, or even standing for me. My daughter used it to take her elk last year. Primos tripod with a saddle. The one I have has a trigger for very fast adjustments, and is great. A little heavy, but can double as a walking stick too. Good for very low sitting, and up to full standing or even use it with binos for glassing while sitting or standing. Combine the Bog Pod and the Primos tripod, and you have a rock solid setup that can be ready to go until the game appears. Or you can go old school construction style if you glass from a vehicle.... There is also the "Dad pod"

115 Berger VLD. Works wonders on everything I have used it on. Bunnies, coyotes, javelina, and large bodied mule deer. It would put a whooping on an antelope too, if I could EVER get drawn! Rings steel out past 1300 for me really well too. Flies like it is on a wire.

Anytime. I am a wealth of useless information.....

How about a 300 yard shot then?

I guarantee he can out shoot me on moving targets, from the back of a crotch rocket, jumping through the air, shooting 3 arrows faster, etc.

Make sure you shoot a ladder test at a minimum of 400 yards though. MUCH easier to see distinct nodes. You should have 2-3 that are the same elevation high on the target, and 2-3 that are low on the target. That means the bullets are leaving at the top or bottom of the barrel flex. When I do my ladder tests, I load one round for each charge weight starting about +25% between min and max loads, and work up to about 2 grains ABOVE max. (Only YOUR gun can tell you what its max is, and books are notoriously light on loads due to morons who load way too hot and blow up a gun, CYA you know) I always use my COAL with the bullet jammed .0010". That way, no matter what I do later on in load development, I will never have higher pressures than during my ladder test as long as I don't load hotter than my determined max load. Start my shooting with the low rounds, and work my way up slowly. At the first sign of pressure, I stop and do not shoot any loads that are hotter.

I do the "hang a cup (or milk jug) on a string and tie it to the trigger. Then fill with water to a certain amount". 1 cup, or 8 fluid ounces, weighs .521 pounds. So 2 cups of water in the solo cup weighs just over 1 pound. Want more pull weight? Use a milk jug and fill until the trigger goes "click", then measure the water volume in a measuring cup. 2 cups of water is 16 ounces, or 1.04#, 3 cups is 24 fl. oz., or just over 1.56#, 4 cups is 32 fl. oz., or 2.08#, etc. Don't forget the weight of the milk jug or cup though.

Not a "fraud". Just that he is using some theatrics and there are some inaccuracies to his historical claims. But he is actually performing the shots. He just does not show a lot of the background, or missed attempts, just like almost every other video showing extraordinary feats.

Your wife drew the early rifle bull tag in 3c with about 9 bonus points? That is AWESOME! Congrats. Good luck on the hunt.