lancetkenyon

Yeah, that is QUICK. For the 6.5 I am looking at building next year, the 26 Nosler has never crossed my mind. Too short of barrel life.

Love seeing kids out doing what we all love to do. Congrats to both. Tell the boys to beware too, their sister is going to get a toad next year, I can feel it.

Hard to tell, is it a 3x3 mainframe with cheaters on each side? Awesome buck. I would not have passed him either.

Absolute toad of a buck. Great mass, deep forks, and some extra character. I would not have passed this guy on opening morning on the strip.

Great buck. I love the solo pack in hunting.

What a great offer!

I know I have some spare M77 1" rings. You are welcome to try them if you want. They are not offset though.

Tell your Dad thanks for the service and welcome home. Good luck on the hunt. I don't know too much about 9, or I would shoot you some pointers.

Fast FPS, and fast burning barrels. A great LR hunting cartridge, but not for the LR shooter who puts some rounds downrange often. 140 VLDs are the way to go, or even the 160 Matrix would rock some game.

Wow. Just wow. Awesome buck.

Not what I was looking at. Good spot.

Yummy, mule deer meat. Congrats.

Got out to the range today to practice some more long range shooting, making the closer shots seem easy. She was shooting my .223 mostly, for practice. She was hitting 90% of her shots at 700+ yards, even with the serious winds we had this morning. Those swirling winds sure can push a 69gr SMK around at those distances. Anything under 700 was pretty much on target. From 200 to 848, with a total of 90 rounds shot by her today, I think she had a total of 4 missed shots, 2 @ 717, and 2 @ 848, all due to wind calls. She also shot the .250 Ackley 9 times. From 585 all the way to 850. All first round hits. Then on to the .270. I think I am going to leave it at home, and have her shoot my .300RUM. We will take the .25-06 as a backup gun. I just cannot get the .270 shooting how I want. It is living on borrowed time to get a re-barrel and some action work after hunting season is over. Get it re-chambered and worked to make it accurate. Probably go with a .280 AI. She also shot my .300RUM 3 times, and had a second round hit @ 1017 yards (wind got her by about 6" the first shot), and a first round hit at 1118 yards. Plus I verified drops at 600, 717, 850, and 1118. All first round hits. I know she would rather shoot something with less recoil, but she made her 3 shots count at long range, and when shooting at game, I am sure she won't even feel the recoil (it has a muzzle brake). Early on in the morning. Shooting at 717 Busy shooting while all the guys are too busy talking Targets at 411 (lowest right of cactus), 520 (above 411), 545 (center of photo), 585 (top left just right of cactus), 717 (bottom of wash on right), and 848 (top of ridge center) that she was shooting at for the photo 848 yard target through 15X binos

Wood of composite? I have cut down numerous wood stocks and installed a new recoil pad on them to shorten LOP.

Here is my very rigorous break-in procedure with every new gun: 1. Clean barrel from factory. 2. Bore sight and sight in with a group of three. 3. Adjust crosshairs as needed and shoot a group of three. 4. Shoot one 5. Shoot one 6. Shoot one 7. See number 4 through 6 and repeat. 8. When groups start to open up, or if gun will be stored for more than 6-9 months without getting shot, clean. Seriously, I have guns that go between 50-800 rounds without cleaning the barrel. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. A clean bore is far more inaccurate than a cold bore.

Okay.....congratulations on the deer. Some photos would be great too.

Thank you. My wife digs it. Nice talking hunting with you too.

Looking on my phone, I think so. Bear in mind, the resolution is not so great with such a small screen, so I could be seeing things that are not there.

My 12 year old daughter has a 7W bull tag. Her goal is a mature bull. But, it is totally her call on what she will take. I just want to have a blast with my kid.

PM sent.

Seriously, what a bunch if idiots. Who takes photos, out of season, of illegally taken game and posts it to Facebook??? If it was to feed a family when no other way is possible, I could understand it. I do not know the motivation here though, as it looked like a doe in the photo being carried out whole. No antlers to hang on the wall, so it leads me to suspect a food source. But if you can afford nice camo and a plethora of weapons, you can afford to go to the store during the off season.

Nice buck and good times with family.

Glad you are on the road to recovery, and good luck with the upcoming baby! She will need her Daddy. Nothing more important than our kids.

The member PRDATR cannot receive any new messages

Don't take anyone else's expectations on your hunt but your own. My 12 year old daughter has a bull hunt in 7W, and she wants to hold out for a mature bull for the first 5 days, after that, if it has horns, it will fill the freezer.