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That is a great bull you killed and yes, there will be more bulls showing up but there are a surprising number that hang around most of the year. I saw one so far this year that will easily go 400" and he was not going anywhere! He is in a really tough spot to get to and probably why he is so big. You gotta get out and learn the unit or get someone who already does.

Here are a couple of pics I took of some bulls in 23N last week.

Very Nice

Bass Pro had some a few days ago. There are at least 3 other Wac em knock-off out there including Bass Pro's Red-head brand. G5 makes a Wac em knock off too. They all seem equally as good to me.

I glassed up 8 bulls yesterday in 23N. Biggest one is a 7x10. I took some pics through my spotting scope but this computer will not recognize an SD card so I can't post them. I bumped a few more hiking- one giant bull. There are plenty of resident bulls in 23N right now. They are strung out from the Rez line to Tonto creek. You just have to get out there. If you have having that much trouble, your brother may want to hire a guide that knows 23N. That is like the very best tag in the ENTIRE world. He would be foolish to squander it away. Every bull I glassed was from a road so I didn't try very hard. Good luck

I have been advised that it is actually a baby bigfoot. Too bad I didn't see any footprints... I never knew bigfoots were color phase???

I cannot explain what you are describing. If you are dead on at 100 yds with a typical scope mount your bullet should be BELOW your 100 yard zero at 200 yds. If you were to mount your scope 6" above your bore, you could induce the phenomenon that you are seeing. Having shot 10s of thousands of high velocity rounds I am very skeptical and would have to see it to believe it I guess. The angle of departure etc has nothing to do with what you are describing. The only way a bullet would be "rising" to the line of sight would be to mount the scope high enough to create this effect which in this case, would be somewhere between 5" and 6" above the bore. Could be that your rifle is stringing vertical and just showing up at 200, your scope has a ton of parallax and is shooting totally different at 200 than 100? What you are describing is NOT a good thing.

I will bet that the pressure signs you are getting might be headspace problems in reality. If you have excessive headspace, the case is driven forward by the firing pin a few thousands and then goes off, the pressure causes the case walls to swell and bind against the chamber walls. There is now a free space between the bolt face and case head, the same pressure that forced the case against the walls of the chamber blows the primer out of the pocket and against the bolt face and mashes it flat. It looks like pressure but is not. If you are under max loads by quite a bit, then this might be the culprit. Adjust your dies so that they barely bump the shoulder back on a case that has been fired in THIS very rifle. See if this makes a difference. Otherwise, you only need to make dang sure that you don't seat a bullet too far out and jam it into the rifling and cause a mess. Usually the magazine length prevents this. Very long VLD type bullets are not good candidates for BARs for this reason. Use reasonable weight and length bullets. Good luck Jake.

I really like the Badger ordinance Thruster brake. It is available threaded 5/8-24 but like any brake of this style, it has to be timed. http://www.badgerordnance.com/productgroup...id=accessories#

How did I miss that???

We fish until? Weigh in is when?

I saw an extra adapter lying around earlier this week. If I can find it, it's yours if you want it. Machined from a piece of 6061 to go on the front thread type binos like pictured.

Very nice Tim. I remember that story and found it amazing that years went by and they were still there!!

Looks like you had a good time! I try and go every other year. This was my off summer

I used to use a Webster Sure-lok but I don't know if they are in business anymore. It is an aluminum billet that is tapped 1/4-20 on the bottom, has a piece of closed cell, high density foam bonded to the top and velcro straps that encircle the binocs. Not all of them have that threaded post in the front to screw the adapter too. I made some on my mill that were a little sturdier when I was running Fujinon 16x70s that worked well too. That block of wood is not going to be much fun I don't think. Tripod will work- far better than hand-holding. The thing about sturdy tripods is that the steadier you hold, the easier it is to see movement; an ear flicker, a head turn an eye bat... just saying. I have an old pistol grip head that I hate that you can have if you want to try it. I think they are abominations, but some folks like them.

That is an interesting question and considering that a lot of the country has to deal with humidity all the time, it probably isn't something to worry about. I have never seen anything written about this before either. Most of my rifle loads have the cases pretty well full of powder- not a lot of room for extra air. I hope we don't have to start purging our loads with dry nitrogen before we seat the bullets

One of the hunters had one (Leupolds top of the line rangefinder) last year during the Sept elk hunts and we played with it. It was a total POS. The guy that brought it even thought so. Way too gimmicky. Wouldn't range very far and too big for archery hunting I thought. I couldn't figure out how to aim the Vendetta thing. It didn't have a reticle or box in it. I had no idea what I was ranging!

I played with one at the SHOT show and I was less than dazzled, so far, Leupold has yet to make a Laser range finder worth carrying. The one at the SHOW could have been pre-production but I sure had a tough time making it work. Their regular rangefinders are JUNK!!!

If you are talking about the spring that starts at the old metal feeder and runs through the grass, then I know what you are talking about. Someone has left their treestand up since the winter hunt. The Wilderness is a LONG ways from there but you can't get your S10 Blazer in there, trust me. It is barely a quad trail! It is 8 more miles into the Wilderness boundary. There is water all through there and all the tanks were rebuilt this summer.

I think I will be there too. Just working on a partner... OK, I'm in.

Are there any gunsmiths in the valley that do Cerakoting? Anyone know of any? It seems kinda silly to spend $50 to ship and expensive rifle out of state to have someone paint it when you can carefully deliver it yourself.

The Browning A-bolts are the worst that I have ever seen for this happening. They have very sensitive triggers that like to be operating room clean, get a little dust on them and you can't even cock the bolt open! Had one hunter that this happened to and we had to hike back to the 4 wheeler and use the dipstick to get it working again. A real PITA. Never had a problem with my Savage doing that. It is not SUPPOSED to happen. Something is wrong. If your safety doesn't lock your bolt closed, you run the risk of having it open on you and dumping a round while hiking with it slung. It is a double-edges sword in this respect!

Following the advice of an old time museum keeper, I use a fogger about once a year. I place it on a stool in the middle of the room where the trophies are and let it rip. You have to leave the house for 8 hours while it works. Make sure all food is put away and pantries and such are shut tight. So far, this has worked for me.

30-30 ammo is loaded appropriately just for this reason. You can use any factory ammo that I am aware of. I have killed two elk with 170 Winchester Silvertips and more that several deer with 150 grain Silvertips and Hornady Frontier ammo- the old red box stuff. The barrel is probably a nickel steel but was proofed and safe so don't fret about it.