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I've got 8LB of H1000 on the way as well... still no luck with Retumbo

haha yup... hit me up about his friend who has an orange recoil pad of all things!

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Any of you shotgunners or smiths have one laying around?? Orange Kick Eez-- Can't find em on their website anymore and their CS hasn't written me back.

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Hawkins M5 DBM, Long Action w/ action screws (4 months old, great condition) 1x 3rd Accurate Mag 3.715 (300wm) 1x 5rd Accurate Mag 3.715 (300wm)-unused $260 for all 3 pieces Would only trade for Hawkins M5 Oberndorf

And one little Bushnell---- $1900- Vortex Razor AMG 6-24x, EBR7 MOA, box and all goodies, glass is pristine $1500-NIB- Leupold VX6HD 3-18x44, Illuminated Impact 29, Model 171569 $75- Bushnell Trophy Multi-x (plex), 3-9x40mm, 1" tube $110- Nightforce X-treme- 34mm, medium height (1.000"), 4 screw, model A223, like new, mounted on a 6.5cm $110- Nightforce X-treme-30mm, low (0.885"), 4 screw, like new $SOLD- NIB Seekins Picatinny rail, Rem 700 LA, 20 MOA, 6-48 threads $65- AAC 51T BRAKEOUT Brake, 1/2x28, 5.56, fired but NEVER had a can mounted prices are shipped/Insured TYD... not interested in trades

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Killed a free range aoudad ram with a 131 @ 147 yards last week... 3300 MV. Very small entrance hole between ribs, no exit. Rear lungs, diaphragm and liver were completely shredded. Performed similar to VLD. He was dead on his feet but made it about 40 yards down into a draw before short tumble. While testing I ran them out to 800 and needed a .340 G7 to get my dope right which jives with most folks experience. I also ran a small bit to open up the nose because they just weren't consistent as Bergers. From what I could tell driving the bit down the cavity is relatively large and the jacket wall is nice and thick (I broke a bit and decided to cut it open). Wouldn't hesitate to use them on Aoudad, deer, etc. I'm sure they would perform similarly to a Berger on an elk my only concern would be running one through a rib or shoulder. But I haven't killed an elk with a rifle before, just bow and muzzy.

Ahhh the Obummer era.... When .22lr was $1.00/rd and gun show franken-ARs went for $2k!

Isn't there a rule somewhere about bringing up posts from when Obama was president?😆

With FFP at low magnification the reticle can become very fine and it's been my experience it can 'disappear' quickly in those first and last 30 minutes of light... or if you are shooting at a critter with dark fur. In Texas, shooting at hogs at night or close to night this becomes an issue. It is easily resolved by turning on my illumination just enough to give me a red contrast. Zero stop / Locking turret-- I like the locking turret such as the CDS-ZL2, Nightforce ZeroHold or the up/down lock on the Razor AMG. If you do a lot of hiking/walking or carry the rifle in any manner it could be jostled in a way that rotates the dials this is a good feature to have for hunting. If you don't care for locking you at least want a zero stop so you can quickly 'bottom out' and know where you are on your dial if you plan to dial up and shoot.

Here is one of the cooler Euros I've seen! Probably gonna do something similar if I score in Feb-- But probably closed mouth.

Anyone running 131gr Blackjacks or the 121/128gr Hammers in any Quarter Bore??? Curious about reduced bearing surface and increased velocity. I've settled on .257wby as a 'do all' Texas rifle but if I can run a higher BC bullet at 3300+ and with 20-30% more mass I'm all for it. I did see that the .257wby reamer for the Blackjack has significant reduced freebore to reduce jump-- is that a bullet alignment issue b/c of reduced bearing or is it a jacket strength issue?? I'm taking a hard look at a 7.5 twist which Blackjack seems to say is ok for the 131, but Hammer says a 7t is needed for their 128gr (0.10" longer than the Blackjack).

Settled on a load I think-- running 7828ssc, 3303fps, getting 1" @ 200, probably room to tighten up by playing with seating depth but this will work for now with a hunt coming up in 3 weeks. I expect if I can find Retumbo or if I want to run RL33 I could reach 3350-3400

its all gone.

yall are gonna wake up the beast!

I'd suggest you get down to the Outdoorsmans or get to a range where some guys are running nice glass. If you want to be a one rifle/scope guy you need to see as much as is out there to determine your personal preferences. Key factors (no personal bias here): 1. Mechanical repeatability (internal components linked to external (DIALS)) 2. Glass Quality Anything after that you get into lots of shooting style and personal choices... some things that are important to me are 1. Turret feel / zero stop or lock mechanism-- do you want a lock, a stop, a set? 2. Eye relief / eye box-- some are tighter than others or shorter than others-- makes a difference depending on rifle/recoil 3. Magnification and parallax adjustment feel/ease-- how stiff or lose; smooth or rough are these controls? Are they fine-- meaning very little room for movement or is there a wide range. Some scopes are definitely easier to find a sweet spot than others. 4. Weight- all my scopes are hunting scopes and weight matters to me Some top of the line stuff that I'm sure will come recommended will be March, Tangent, Kahles, Nightforce... of which I've only owned Nightforce (NX8 and ATACR); I've also run Leupold Mk4, VX5HD, VX6HD, Swarovski Z5, Zeiss V4, and Vortex (previously an HSLR but now a Razor AMG HD).

this all made for some good evening reading!

Well- the good news is that she shoots just as good as she looks-- Topped with a Razor AMG 6-24, I ran some 115gr VLD handloads leftover from its predecessor... first 3rd group at 100 was .3... had a chance to take it along on a deer hunt. Only saw bucks that were too young BUT, saw a big boar hog on the menu and at just over 100 yards the 115gr Berger at 3400 literally dissolved the spinal column on a 175lb pig-- a pocket knife was all I needed to get the head off for a euro. Working on the 131s now but just couldn't wait to see how she did! Also- I must say, I'm truly impressed with the AMG. Love the turrets and controls- very sharp glass.

What an old warrior! CONGRATS!!

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She’s done!!!! The guys at Alamo Precision Rifles put together a really nice rifle!