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I find a lot of stuff in there. Good score on the tent.

Another MAJOR piece of the puzzle fell into place last night. My long awaited scope arrived. I had been debating between two scopes, and availability and price won out for the brand newly released (as of late December) Steiner T5Xi 5-25x56. So of course I could not wait for another month or so until my rifle is built. I slapped it on my AR last night and took it for a drive today. There are a lot of cool features in this scope. One cool feature is knowing what rotation you are on when dialing. The elevation knob has windows that show what MIL you are on, and when you cross the 12MIL mark (one full revolution), the numbers change in the windows to reflect it. Here is 11MILs just before crossing over a full rotation. Here is crossing one full revolution and hitting 12MILS. Here is the SCR reticle at 25X. It also has 11 different illumination settings, from night vision use to full daylight use. I checked again today at the range, and 11 is still visible in full sunlight, but not nearly what it looks like in these photos. #6 illumination #11 setting Once everything was set up, it is easily visible the check parallax, magnification, elevation, illumination setting, and even the level while staying behind the gun. The scope is a beast though. Except for the flier (low right) which was definitely me, not a bad 8 shot group at 200 yards. My first impressions are pretty good. Definitely clearer than my Leupold VX-III 6.5-20x50 and SWFA 5-20x50. The 25X sure makes seeing .224" holes at 200 yards easy. I love the FFP feature. Illumination might be useful during low light shooting. Clicks are crisp and power ring is not too tight. Parallax is quick. Eye relief is great too.

Awesome!!! Seven more years and she will have an elk in the crosshairs.

Check www.reloadersnest.com for loads. I think RL22 would be great in a .257 Weatherby. I use it in my .25-06 Ackley and my .300RUM with fantastic results in both accuracy and velocity. I load 115 Berger VLDS over 58gr. in my .25-06 Ackley at 3400+fps.

My most used ballistic app. Make sure your inputs are correct though. Garbage in, garbage out. One of the main things I found that could really mess things up is the temp sensitivity for powder. A lot of powders are not nearly as sensitive to temp as the app projects. It has been accurate enough to make first round hits on 8 to 12" steel with a .223 from 300 to 850 yards. Also with a .25-06 Ackley, first round hits out at 458, 540, 660, 770, 850, 990, 1108, and 1368. .250 Ackley made a second round hit (missed due to wind) at 1362 on a yote, and a .300RUM at 880, 990, 1108, and 1368.

Bad karma for sure. Makes me very picky in January to not hunt deer the rest of the year.

Roger Ely 480-898-3444 Tell him Lance Kenyon referred you.

Crane Rental Services. They have a Navajo operator. We have used them several times up on the Navajo Res. Ask for Roger Ely. I'll get his number to you in a second...

Awesome story, great bulls. Congrats to the young men and the Dads that took the time to teach the young guys.

Done here too.

My barrel break in routine is below: 1. Shoot one 2. Shoot one 3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 4. Clean when groups start to open up

I like the 52gr. SMK in my .22-250. Was not as explosive as V-Max or the like, but never had a yote walk away from one.

Berger has a threshold for minimum velocity they suggest for proper bullet performance on game, something like 1500-1600fps. With a .300RUM, that threshold will not be reached for a LONG way out there. I know the accuracy of Berger bullets is phenominal once you get them tuned. My deer this year went all of 10 yards when hit with a .257 115 Berger VLD. I shoot the 210 Berger VLD Hunting and 215 Hybrids in my .300RUM, both right about 3150fps. Hit like a sledgehammer at 1300+ yards on steel. I will also be shooting the 140 Berger VLDs or Hybrids in my new 6.5 SLR.

Both for sure. Start your "bachelor herd" for the wall.

So my sister-in-law does not like game meat. She has tried it on two occasions (both times elk from other people), and vowed never to touch it again....until.... I had tmy brother and sister-in-law over for lunch this weekend. Busted out some elk back strap steaks. Marinated them in olive oil, water, white vinegar, and Montreal Steak seasoning. Then wrapped in bacon and grilled. She also does not like even a hint of pink in her meat, so I cooked hers until medium well and the rest to medium rare/medium. I also sautéed sweet onions with olive oil and a touch of brown sugar, mushrooms in butter with fresh garlic, baked potatoes, and corn on the cob on the grill slathered in butter/salt/pepper/a touch of brown sugar then wrapped back in the corn leaves. She ate the entire steak before I told her what it was. She did not believe me. Not a hint of game taste in this elk. Best elk I have ever tasted as well. She asked to be invited back over next time we make elk steaks.

Great Coues. Congrats.

+ whatever on the Creedmoor here too. You can use it on game up to elk and bear, deer won't stand a chance, better barrel life than .243 Win or .22-250. You can load lighter 95gr. V-Max bullets for varminting, and heavy 140s for big game. Better case design on the Creedmoor for efficiency and accuracy. If you reload, no worries on finding ammo on the shelf for the Creedmoor.

When it is done, let's go shooting!

Man, if these photos don't float your boat, there is something wrong with you.... The bullets might be seated a touch long, but I cannot confirm until I get the rifle back from the smith. I think they will need to be seated a bit deeper, maybe .100-.150" more at most. Should put the base of the BT just at the bottom of the shoulder. These are loaded fairly mild, starting about 1/4 way up between min & max loads according to research. Started 5 at 42.0gr., 42.5gr., 43.0gr., and 43.5gr. of H414. Just a touch faster burn rate than H4350, close to RL17 burn rate, but I have a bunch on hand, and two other guns LOVE it. These will be used for sighting in the scope and seeing what kind of velocity and accuracy I get from the get-go. I would expect to be able to load up to 44+ grains depending on seating depth, but working slow and moving up while checking for pressure signs will be required.

Good LRF for a good price, just in time for archery pig/deer season!

Back up for grabs. Santa depleted the funds of the other member. Dies, brass, loaded rounds, and Lilja barrel. Re-barrel your SA Rem 700 and be ready for anything from yotes, to pigs, to deer and even elk. Great kid/ladies caliber too. Not a ton of recoil, and not a lot of powder burned to get good ballistics.

Could you imagine a 115 Berger VLD at 4K??? Wow. And I thought my .25-06 Ackley was a hot rod @ 3450.

www.reloadersnest.com has one load for .257-300RUM. An 85gr. CT Silvertip over 105gr. US 869 @ 4265fps... This could be the absolute ULTIMATE antelope round. But better get load development over quick. I would think barrel life would max out at 500 rounds. I hope your buddy got the rifle with a new barrel. I would love to see it shoot.