CatfishKev

That's a great deer. That's a nice buck in your avatar as well.

Good to know. My gun is a dpms clone (thunderguns). I'll be happy if I can get 1 moa at 200. That's pretty darn good. I don't see an exit wound did the bullet lodge inside? Any pics of the interior damage?

I think I would go viper over the vultures. I got rid of kaibabs to get two pairs of lower priced binos. I got a pair of vulture and viper. If I had to pick one I would stick with the vipers. I would suggest putting both on a tripod and comparing.

I cant for the life of me think of something better to do with my time. You are a lucky dude even if its been a long time coming. Congrats on a fun family hunt and best of luck to you guys. hope you put meat on the ground!

Nice job. I'd also like to know the specs on the AR10. Just got myself a kit in 308 that's going to be my hunting rifle until I can afford to replace my stolen rifle. Congrats on a great first deer.

Yep just what he said! Yeah stick the weapon in a claw or clamp and let a kid shoot 400+ yrds and let them be proud... they just squeezed the trigger. Just sayin! Triclawps does not make it easy for kids to shoot 400 yards. A bipod and or bag is far more accurate. You still gotta hold the back end of the rifle steady with the clamps. We only use the clamps depending on the terrain.

So does the inherent accuracy of this gun in the 6.5CM caliber transfer to other calibers? 6.5 seems like a no brainer but I'm thinking about 7mm stainless. Any other calibers right out the box shooting as well?

I ended up getting the black Friday deal from cabelas. Savage FV with accutrigger and heavy 26" barrel $219 after rebate. Can't beat that deal. Probably will cut the barrel down though and make it more manageable for my daughter.

Since you will be close for the field day you should check out 35A and 30B. Im pretty close and could show you some of the area if you want.

It can vary a lot depending on where you are hunting as well. Did you have an area or unit in mind? It's cool to see out of state guys plan on trips out here. Be careful one visit might get you hooked and you will want to leave Chicago in the rear view. I'm from PA and have no desire to go back. I love it here.

Do you already have a pig tag?

That is a cool buck. Welcome to the site.

Yup. Correction, I misread something. The DLX pg24 is cheaper at amazon.

The amazing smoke tubes and tray work great with the electric smoker. I don't even bother with the chip tray in mine anymore. As we speak I'm pulling the trigger on a pellet smoker off of Target.com of all places. Camp Chef Smoke pro DLX on sale. $429 delivered and with tax. Has everything but the sear box. Best deal I could find and the Traegers are too spendy for me.

If you ain't gonna eat it just shoot. Pics?

I have an electric smoker which is fine for smoking but like stated above the pellet smokers grill and bake as well. You can get some deals right now too. I'm thinking about losing the grill and electric smoker and just get a pellet grill.

Comes down to where you want to hunt. Az is full of sfuff. If your thinking chiricahuas I have a pass you can use. Also locally is Bisbee which is worth seeing once and tombstone also worth seeing once. Wilcox has a cowboy museum and you can stop on I10 and see the "thing". Not sure if I misunderstood, are you looking to hunt while your here or just a vacation? you can get an otc deer tag. Also there are a couple lakes if your into fishing.

Looks good and smoky. Is Mennonite farmers the name brand of the mix? Never heard of it.

You looks great. I will have to give it a try.

Those tempered ones are the real deal right there.

Was some on Palmetto state armory and slickguns.com. Saw diamondbacks for $400 and and some kits on slickguns with 80% lowers for $269 with the lower for another $40 but could not find today. Ar10 kits for around $400.

Great deals on AR-15s and AR-10s this year. HD and Lowes have great deals and rebates on appliances. Amazon has 10" tablets for $99 and the others are cheaper as well. Let's hear em. Happy thanksgiving you guys.

Axis xp w/ accutrigger 199 after Mir. 223 and 308 @ psa Savage 12 FV heavy barrel with accutrigger 269 after Mir @ Cabelas several Calibers

Interested what reticle?

Before I got my first elk i bought the outdoor edge video set on how to quarter and debone an animal in the field. It also came with a basic butchering video and game processing video. I've watched them several times. You are welcome to borrow them. Pm me your address if you want. He uses a small cow elk in his video.