lancetkenyon

Boy, I hope so! Because I saw a beauty already.

Still, no one has stepped up and asked for the camo I offered. Maybe I am just in a grumpy mood this morning, but it irks me to see people state that they beg for items to donate to a kids hunt/organization, yet they do not respond to pick up said items. Even a PM or post with "I'll take it" would get me motivated to meet up and get the items to that person.

Must've been a crow then....

Up to 500 yards is easily doable with a 9X, but even better with a 12X max magnification. We were recently shooting steel to 850 yards with the .223s, and 12X was plenty to get there. Any of those scopes would suit you well. I would go with a 2.5-10 or even a 3-12 if it were me. But I know how I like to shoot LR, so I might be a little biased. 3X is plenty low for shooting close or fast moving targets.

What is your price range? Looks like around $500? How far do you plan to shoot it?

Nice. Work with seating depth too. I bet you can shrink those groups further. Plus, if seat them long, you can get more powder for more velocity with no more pressure.

Bump

My new build is getting a Remington Varmint/Sendero contour at 27". My .25-06 Ackley has a 28" Shilen #5 contour. It is very accurate, once I got my ladder test done to see what load shot best at the top of the barrel whip, meaning the bullet leaves at the top of the barrel flex. I had 3 loads in a 1 grain range that all grouped with 1/8" elevation-wise at 400 yards. That gives me a bit of play with velocity and pressure to remain in the accuracy node. I had a 12" vertical dispersion between 14 different loads, just due to barrel whip. I had a slower node at the bottom of the whip 12" lower on 3 separate powder loads too. They were all 1/2" vertical dispersion. The loads between all climbed up to the top, but were not consistently in order. I think a heavier barrel limits this flex, and is inherently more forgiving. My .223 didn't have a lot of vertical dispersion with the heavier varmint contour. But once you get a load worked up, I think a hunting rifle does just fine with a medium sporter contour barrel. I think barrel quality makes more of a difference than contour. But I would not want a light contour pencil barrel in a heavier caliber. Heavy barrels also help weight the rifle to reduce felt recoil. My son-in-law has a .308 super lightweight mountain rifle with a 20" pencil barrel, crazy light stock, and minimal weight scope, and it kicks like a freaking mule. I would say it honestly weighs in at under 7# loaded, but it kicks more than my .270 Win did without a muzzle brake. It is far from accurate too. But heck if I will work up a load for it. I like my shoulders to work properly.

This.

Buckmaster21....see the post right above yours......I would think about a .2% chance for you. But again, I met a youth and a lady who drew a tag with very few points.

12B?

I could not agree more. I have gotten ranges on trees out past 1800 quite consistently. And one of the hardest places to range is flat grasslands. I just ranged game today out past 1200 in rainy flat grassland conditions today. Small enough to put in a shirt pocket, narrow beam dispersion for more accurate ranging, and quick. Love mine.

Sitting here waiting for my brother who is 15 minutes late.....

I was hoping it was your avatar photo....from the front. (if that is your wife/girlfriend, I apologize in advance....and envy you a bit too))

I have dealt with Mike a few times. Always a great guy. Plus, we text back and forth on certain things. Plus, he is a fellow Christian. I have only met and dealt with one guy from this forum that I would not do so again. He stiffed me for $20 on a deal I had with him. I NEVER count the money in front of a buyer when selling something, and this was the only time I got stiffed. And I KNOW he meant to do it, because he pulled cash out of his pocket, peeled off a $20 and handed me the cash. After he drove off, I got in my truck and realized I was $20 short....on a $50 deal.

Carhartt here too. In fact, I am waiting for my brother to get here as I type to go scouting, and I am wearing tan Carhartt double fronts with a LS camo t-shirt.

2014 did not end with a "bang" for you...it ended with a "twang". Great deer.

That would be an amazing thread. Trophy room photos. I might have to drag mine off 4 different walls and put them all together for a photo......

Go Devils. I am not much of a sports watcher at all. But I support ASU. My parents met there, aunts and uncles went there, my sister and all of my cousins graduated from there, my daughter graduated from there. I am like one of 20 in my family that did NOT go to ASU. I was busy supporting my family at the age of 19. But it has done my family a lot of good, and along with them (since 6 of them are teachers), it has helped thousands of other people too. And at least we didn't get beat by BSU.... To be honest, I would not have even known that except for SunDevil's signature line.

Sorry. That is all.

How about a little more info? What stock? Looks like maybe a McMillan HTG stock? What brand barrel? Stock or ??? Barrel contour? Looks like Rem Varmint/Sendero? Barrel length? Barrel twist rate? WHICH 7mm Mag? 7mm Rem Mag? Action trued? Don't hold out on us bud. Kind of like posting a silhouette of a woman and asking us we would like her......What is she is 60 and has a butterface....and is actually a MAN??? "would you like this" Then you get this...(don't ask why I have this photo) Bump for a seemingly good rifle.

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Good luck in the Academy. Thank you for your public safety service.