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Forget the 100 yd group, you need to shoot it at 400, 500 and maybe further. A Warbird is completely unnecessary at 100 yds- it was meant to reach out and touch. I am surprised you are having that much luck with an uncoated pure copper bullet at those velocities. Someone suggested that you switch to Berger- the hunting jacket Bergers will NOT hold up at those velocities in fact, when I was shooting 1000 yd BR, Karl Hunstiger had a Warbird and blew 210 Bergers up and had to switch to 240 grain SMKs. You are on the right track with the Barnes and if it is shooting that well, test it at long range and see.

Thank goodness for cell phones! Glad you connected!

If you are wanting a scope that is more than 14x magnification, I would go with one of the 6-20s or 6-24s. The most overlooked scope out there is the Burris Xtreme tactical scope. They have accurate dials and are very robust. You can get the mil dot but why? Unless you are a military sniper, mil dots are like ancient history. There are far better reticles out there. I personally like the Leupold 4.5-14 LR with M1 dials. M2 dials would be better but they don't offer it. If you are going to be dialing, then dial, if you want to use a reticle for long range, then get a reticle that is set up to use with LASER range finders like the B&C or Varmint reticles. I have no problem shooting to 500 yds with my 2.5-8 VXIII with a B&C reticle. A 14x will take you to 800+ with ease. The big advantage to the higher powers is the ability to resolve bullet holes in targets at longer range. If you want to see bullet holes at 500 yds, you will need a better scope than what you have suggested your budget is. Plan on spending at least $2K to do this!

I was trying to lure the bigfoot in but I didn't have any Jerky I don't know about sardine juice, but smoked oyster juice will make an elk wet all over himself. I had eaten lunch one day and poured my juice out on a lot and laid down nearby to take a quick nap. A bull came in and stuck his nose in it, did the lip curl thing and then wallowed on it! I dunno what tripped his trigger but he must have liked that oil I poured out! It has rained so much that I don't think there is much left of the juice I poured out. So far the bears haven't been very cooperative on this camera!

Doug- I have had as many as 1350 images on my camera and the batteries were still good but the card was full. I have used every brand of card you can imagine and they have all worked. I stuck a 4 gig card in mine and it really screwed it up. I had to remove the batteries and start over from scratch. My batteries have lasted as long as 3 months when getting limited images. Do NOT use rechargeable batteries. They only lasted a few days. I just buy Kirkland AAs from Costco and they seem as good as the Duracells. You should keep the camera out now so that you can at least learn the ins and outs- even if you put it in your back yard. I have used my for security but it took too many photos! Dennis

I have used the guys on Cloud road in QC ( I think it's Southwestern) and they have done an excellent job. They make some really nice pepperoni sticks too. I have used the one in Springerville across from McDonalds and they suck big time. Sorry!

I checked last night and this was there.

Yep, I thought these Covert 1s had a macro feature

Criminal speed starts at 21 mile over the speed limit. Also, there is no obligation to right you a "criminal" speeding ticket just because you were going 21 over. I wrote hundreds if not thousands of citations over the years using a civil traffic statute when I could have used a criminal statute. There was no difference in the fine and the burden of proof was much higher! The only advantage was that if someone failed to appear, they could conceivably have a warrant and technically, they weren't supposed to be able to go to traffic school for criminal speed. I have gone both ways but generally wrote civil up to about 30 over. Like I said, wear a mask.

To rub the velvet and polish those antlers! While scouting yesterday, I walked past this tree early in the morning. When I came back past about noon- this is what I found! We had see three nice bulls early and were getting closer to photograph them when they decided to come to water in a different place than we guess and just missed them! This is the earliest that I have seen one rub out. This mountain mahogany was freshly worked over I found these scraps on the tree!

Ditto that! I still don't trust the cameras and in Phx- the speed fluctuates form 55-65 and back. They always seem to put the cameras where it drops down to 55. They need to leave the speed limits alone and all the same so folks aren't constantly slowing and speeding up.

I think rattlesnake tastes terrible- I wouldn't bother unless a survival situation. My buddy stepped within 6" of this one Friday afternoon. Never made a peep. It was right by the barn so we couldn't give him a lucky dog pass. One well placed rock later...

I took those photos on July 17th- that is the earliest for me. I have seen 390 class bulls still in velvet on Aug 4th. I guess it's regional or up to each individual bull.

I have a Panasonic Lumix camera. And yes, I format them in the Panasonic and they work fine in the Covert unless you forget and stick a4 gig card in which really causes problems!

Are they considered "non game"?

It must have sneaked in behind the camera ( which means climbing over a dead tree with lots of branches) and took a peek then split! I moved the camera and poured some sardine juice in the trail to see if it comes back.

I have a night shot- it is HUGE. I had the camera set up for deer- not elk. i can get the deer perfect. I moved the camera back about 5' and we will see what happens now. I didn't get the deer I was hoping for so I almost pulled the camera. I want to try and get some more photos of the big bull before I pull it. There is an old fence there and the bottom 2 wires are still up. They have to step over or hop the wires which makes the spot good for setting a camera at 90 degrees to a trail (normally not a good plan) Dennis a couple of WT photos to show the height.

I would say generally you can take the SD card out and use it in your camera to view photos. That's what I do for both the Covert 1 and 2. However, RedRabbit just informed me he wasn't able to preview images from his Covert SD card in his high end digital SLR. I don't know if all SLRs are like that or just the one he has. I use the SD card in my little point and shoot digital and it works great for reviewing photos. I have a Canon Powershot. But you can always see more details on the computer at home, so I take an extra SD card and swap them out so I can view the images larger on my computer. Amanda Not only can I view with my camera, I also format the cards with it before installing. Works great every time. I was impressed with the sensitivity of my Covert 1. I picked up a doe who just barely peeked her head into the photo! I set it up so that I could try and take some photos from further away this week so we will see how far it can reach! Those who can't read the cards with their cameras, try formatting them in the viewing camera before installing in the Covert. They are saved as JPG so if you can't read them, it is a directory issue.

Nice!

I guess if you can get them to ship it to you in flat rate postal boxes it wouldn't be too bad. I had a guy ship me some cast iron slugs that weighed 60# and it cost $12 from Chicago. I am just thinking that they can stick this on their normal order and it won't be as pricey as you think. He didn't get back to me with a price today. I will be setting cameras this weekend. Dennis

I have been using the Claw this summer for a variety of shooting endeavors. I first used it for Prairie dogs and while not a bench rest, it made up for some of the deficiency in the ability to pan at will. We made shots out to 300 yds while standing or sitting on a lawn chair. I made shots to 450 by going lower to get out of the wind. I was dialing about 5 moa of wind into my 450 yd shots so they were hard enough anyway. I used it last week for the scouts. They were shooting a gong at 250 yds and most of them had never shot a rifle before. One had never shot anything but a BB gun before he shot his gong! Really is nice for smaller shooter that haven't developed that seek and destroy mentality yet! I took it out this morning with Schmitty and we shot a gong at 500 yds. I hit the gong with my new load and then we painted it up and I tried the same load but with a different primer. Using my 260 Rem mountain rifle and a 2.5-8x scope with a B&C reticle, I shot a <3" group. I had to use my 450 yd hash as the rifle was dialed in for 130 grain Accubonds. This bullet was lighter and must shoot a little flatter at 500. Schmitty shot his 6.5-06 imp with 130 Bergers. It made a deeper divot in the steel for sure! You can see his deeper holes right below and to the right of my lower right shot. Dennis

Glad you had a good time. It was crowded up there and a lot of folks stayed the whole week. We camped just past Mexican Hay lake and had it mostly to ourselves.

Wouldn't we all! That is an unrealistic expectation for any rifle, especially an over-bore factory rifle! In fact, 1" groups out of a factory rifle are BETTER than what Remington will guarantee. You might be able to get them to shoot a little better than that but then again, maybe not. If you are looking for a truly long range load, try your best load at 200, 300 and 500 yds and see what you get. My 260 Remington will barely break an inch @ 100 but when I shot it at 500 last this week, it shot under 3" which is close to 1/2 MOA. If you want to shoot one-hole groups, start with flat base light bullets. I would suggest a 140 grain or lighter. Not what you want for long range, but what it takes to get really small groups at 100 yds. If you want to go really fast, don't complain when your Corvette gets hung up on a rocky dirt road, If you want to go all over rough country, don't complain when your 4x4 can't do 120! Over bore rifles are VERY hard to get to shoot good. Sorry.

Usually if you don't pay for a ticket, they will put out a bench warrant for arrest. You can call the courthouse and find out, or wait until he ever gets pulled over by the cops, when they ask you to step out of the car and place your hands on it You can only get a bench warrant for a CRIMINAL charge. These photo-radar tickets are civil traffic violations; they carry only monetary penalties and the risk of your driving privileges being suspended. IF you don't acknowledge the letter and don't get served in person, there is nothing they can do. I don't know what the current law is on the amount of time the State has to serve you for a civil traffic violation but it is 6 months if you are involved in an accident and I THINK it is 90 days if not. Under Arizona law, ANY adult can be served at your last known address. If someone else is driving your vehicle and they send you the notice, you can fill out the back and tell them it wasn't you and include a photo of your driver's license- do NOT identify the driver, even though they want you too. If you get your license suspended, MVD will mail you a notice of suspension. Make sure the address that MVD has on file for you is a valid mailing address. You can use a PO box but most of the process servers will use Nexus-Lexus or similar data base to find a REAL address for you where they can serve you. If you are really worried about it, wear a mask when you drive like I do. No face, No ID.

Tim, mine is just 1018 CR steel. It won't stand up to a 300 at close range but will last quite a while at 500. Bill at Prescott Welding is supposed to call me back tomorrow with a price on AR plate- it is far better for standing up to bullets but is almost impossible to weld. I just welded rebar to the side of mine and I can hang it on a barb wire fence about anywhere I go. The smaller one I have is 9 1/4" round. A 223 at 130 yds is a lot harder on it than a 6.5-06@ 500! I spent all day fabricating stuff today. Bill has a new 50 ton break and can handle up to 1/4" steel. I made a bear box for one of my trail cams and fixed my gong set up. Going out tomorrow for the weekend. Dennis