lancetkenyon

In my varmint loads, I have used Remington and CCI 400 & 450 SR Mag primers as well when starting out with no apparent different (the 450s were a little hotter, about 40fps) velocity of POI. Groups remained similar too. I just try to buy one type of primer, and have gone with the CCI BR-4 since I bought 1000 when I first started, and I can usually find them fairly easily. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I would say around 181" gross, 173 5/8" net. Just a guess. Amazingly beautiful buck. I love the big 3x3 frame, great mass and deep forks on the back, nice kicker, tall, and I would think around 27" inside spread? I would have shot that bruiser in a heartbeat. Did you get an age on him? 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 years?

These are the closest thing to the Swarovski ELs I have looked through. Right on par with them in my opinion. Amazing price for these at $1950. If I was not 80% into a rifle build, I would buy them in a heartbeat. Good luck with the sale....or maybe not. That way I could save for another couple months and buy them!!!

My boys again, waiting for some well deserved treats...

I see some great eating in your next couple months!!! Congrats on 4 great deer, and better yet, great times spent with family.

So if you want to get the camo I have for free and pass it along your cause, feel free to PM me. I would love to see it go to some youth who will use it. Also, it might be a good idea to start a new thread and get it stickied for a "donation" area for youth hunting opportunities.

I can tell you the .257 Roberts is an OUTSTANDING deer/medium game cartridge. With hand loads, it will open up a whole new world for available rounds. I am a fan of the 1/4 bore, but with that being said, bullet selection is limited compared to some other calibers. But, what are out there are great. I like the Berger 115gr. Berger VLDs, Sierra 100gr. Match Kings, and the 100gr. Barnes TTSX myself. All are proven game takers from coyotes and javelina up to large bodied mule deer. They would slay a Coues with ease as well.

How old is your son? My biggest concern would be the lack of a safety for use by a kid. We all know safety starts with the shooter, and it is a mechanical device that can fail, but I would want one for a kid. As for price, without seeing photos and a little more info, it is hard to tell. I think Vowell is on the right track. Maybe $300.

Not bad at all! Nice shed.

Tile or shingles?

What part of the roof (approximately) has a leak, and what type of roof/attic is it? Is the attic accessible under (or above the ceiling) where the leak is?

I am a hand load man myself. I have a 24" Bushmaster Varminter that will consistently shoot 1/4 MOA with my 69 SMK recipe, and 1/2 MOA with my varmint loads. If you hand load, that is the way to go to wring all you can out of just about any rifle, for accuracy, speed, and bullet choice. Lake City brass 69gr. Sierra Match King 25.0gr. Hodgdon Varget CCI BR-4 Primers Loaded to mag length (don't remember COAL off the top of my head) Mixed brass 50gr. Hornady V-Max 25.5gr. Hodgdon Benchmark CCI BR-4 Primers Loaded to match factory length (don't remember COAL off the top of my head) With the 69 SMKs, it will also shoot out to at least 850 yards with astounding precision, and we are shooting it out to 1K now. Wind REALLY starts pushing them around at 600+ yards though. I think 300 yards with a .223 and 69 SMKs is very doable for javelina. I would even say 400+ yards if the rifle will do that accurately every time.

Photo?

.250 Ackley Improved and 100gr. Sierra Match Kings. First shot was about 12" left due to wind. Second was a hit and a spinning coyote. He went all of 20 yards.

I took one at 1327 yards in January in 21. I have seen plenty out there. But lots of hunting pressure late December and January.

Thanks a ton. Looks great, plays great. I think we played about 20 games today. Wasn't hard to set up at all. First game on the new table with my brother. My daughter loves pool too. Everything set up

Didn't find too many sheds this year.

Great first year of hunting.

Maybe not? I guess these are still up for sale.

Bump. Good Christmas present on a budget.

I also have a few sets of camo. I would like to see a teenage youth get them if possible. I am 5'7" & 155 pounds, and these still fit me. They can be shrunken down a touch, or let out a touch. 2 @ Woodland BDU in Small Regular. 2 Long sleeve t-shirts size adult large (but closer to medium) and 1 short sleeve t-shirt size large. One set of Realtree AP and "Rockaflauge" BDU pant and Long sleeve button up shirts. Pants are Realree pant size Realtree shirt size Rockaflauge pant size Rockaflage shirt size Last is two pair of Advantage BDU pants size small regular. I have shirts to match, but I always seem to kill something in them, so I am keeping them. Also, one pair of Timber BDU pants.

I have 3 take-off stocks. One from a Interarms Mark X Mauser 98 LA, a B&C. One from a Remington 700 BDL LA Magnum, stock. One from a Ruger M77 Tang Safety SA, Ramline. The Ruger one does not have a recoil pad (I have no idea where I would have used it).

I don't anneal after every firing though. About every other for me. But I do usually anneal before sizing also.

I do it by hand. Takes between 8-10 seconds per brass. What you will need: MAP gas and torch (propane works too, but takes longer per brass) Cordless drill Socket big enough to hold brass in Stainless steel bowl I set up my MAP gas torch on really low. Flame about 3" long. Put stainless bowl under torch Put brass in cordless drill w. socket as holder Slowly turn brass in flame for about 8-10 seconds. Make sure ONLY the neck is in the flame. You can actually watch the anneal color change ring travel up the neck and shoulder. Once you see the color change at the bottom of the shoulder (where the body transitions to the shoulder angle), remove and drop into bowl to cool. Some people quench in water, I do not. I have used this method for years. Works great. Easy, quick too. Just takes a few seconds, and you have to do the work yourself. No mechanical device to do it for you. But a lot cheaper than an annealing machine. Then throw in the tumbler for an hour or so and it removes a lot of the soot from around the neck. You will still see the annealed area where the color changed slightly. If you anneal BEFORE you resize, you can resize next, then tumble and load. If you anneal AFTER you resize, the brass gets a little rough feeling afterwards, so a quick tumble will help smooth it back off before final loading. I annealed before I will size this brass to the new chambering to soften the neck and shoulder to make it easier to stretch the brass to the new shape.