300RUM

Man is he off to a good start as an elk Hunter

For some it's all about their ego. Whether or not they killed it is not relevant. The only thing that matters is that they can get people to believe they did kill it when it's hanging on their wall. They may as well have bought it at Park and swap.

It was a pleasure to come down and help get John's bull out. He really did come across as a great down to earth guy. Taking a round in Mogadishu likely places him in the rangers or even Delta, someone who not only volunteered to serve his country but then volunteered again to be out front leading the charge.

It worked. Someone who knows I am in the area saw it and called me. Now if I can just get back to sleep.

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Wonder if the pound of enjoyment would get you in trouble with DEA?

you bring a propane lantern in your pack? My thoughts exactly. I'm rather confused as to how the two of you drew the conclusion the lantern is intended to be carried in a pack. By the time you crammed in all the previously mentioned items, target, multiple sets of boots and sneakers, water proofing spray, gators, a big breakfast, multiple rolls of toilet paper and even a pound of enjoyment in there simply wouldn't be room left for the lantern. It is a handy item to have back at the vehicle if you need to spend hours in the dark boning out an elk. You're gonna chase Elk for miles, kill one, then walk back to your truck for a lantern then back out to the kill? I'll stick with a small flashlight In my experience it is generally easier to move the vehicle to the closest legal point and pack the shortest possible distance. I am also hunting with a partner. The one who shot it starts cutting, the other recovers the vehicle, and brings the lantern, pack frame and anything else needed back to the kill.

you bring a propane lantern in your pack? My thoughts exactly. I'm rather confused as to how the two of you drew the conclusion the lantern is intended to be carried in a pack. By the time you crammed in all the previously mentioned items, target, multiple sets of boots and sneakers, water proofing spray, gators, a big breakfast, multiple rolls of toilet paper and even a pound of enjoyment in there simply wouldn't be room left for the lantern. It is a handy item to have back at the vehicle if you need to spend hours in the dark boning out an elk.

I am referring to the firearm chamber. Once I have a round that fits a given chamber I generally do not want another one. As an example I have only one 7mm-08 Rem. I do not collect wildcats. I shoot a 7mm-08 Ackley but there is not one in my collection. The collection is initially split into sub groups like handgun, military rifle, experimental military, American sporting rifle etc. There are some exceptions to the one only rule. I have both a .244 Rem and 6mm Rem headstamp, same chamber. It is just an interesting story behind the two. A few rounds appear in multiple groups. There is a .30-06 in American sporting rifle and a .30-06 in military rifle along with a .30-03. Within each sub group the rounds are organized by numeric then alpha characteristics of their name

I passed this little guy and he was munching on a pile of harvested plants at the entrance of his den. I was surprised he did not react when I passed by. I came back about 45 min later and he was still there but out of food. He started squeaking. It appeared he had a birth defect either not having eyes or not being able to open them. Apparently his buddies do grocery runs for him. As my arrival had scared them away I went grocery shopping for him.

I have seen one used. It is a hollow cutter, that when lowered over the bolt knob, turns it into a 5/16 shaft in one pass. Tools are expensive. Sometimes when you are a shade tree guy you just make do with what you have. Mill the knob down to square. Place the boring bar in the boring head backwards and run the mill in reverse. The boring head can now cut inwards and form a shaft. Thread the shaft & install the bolt knob. Hey, I got there. I just took the scenic route.

This thread had been dead since 2010, long before I joined CWT. I figured I must be the only one strange enough to have a collection of cartridges packed away in a dark corner of the closet. Recently HNDLDR resuscitated the thread. I had been working on an idea of how to put my collection on display in a manner where I did not have a 600 pin bowling alley. I have everything unpacked and pretty close to sorted. It currently looks like this. My style of collecting is based upon the chamber. For the most part these cartridges cannot be fired in the same weapon.

That's funny, now I recognize it. Remove 1 little piece and I get all confused. Not a very good qualification for playing gunsmith is it?

The one I saw was not brazed carbide. I am just a hobby gunsmith. I have done two of those bolt knobs in 5 years. I think the boring head still has a job. Maybe I will do another one in another 5 years. Thanks for the input though. I'm curious about the mic to the upper left of the cutter in your picture. Does it clamp onto the work to measure hole depth?

Sounds like you need a mirror that mounts to the bottom of the scope so you can see the round being chambered.

That's kind of the same idea. The one I saw had 3 or 4 prongs and a flared opening to cut away the knob before it cut the 5/16 shaft. It was designed specifically for that job. Hate to think what it cost.

I have the lathe. Someone does make a fixture that attaches to a face plate and aligns the bolt for turning. Can you imagine trying to get a bolt set up on a face plate without a special fixture to hold it? I believe I would join jeffro with the grinder and file approach first.

you ever hunt around those noisy bastards? i can understand wanting to kill them lol His punishment should be having to hunt burro's only till everyone of them in the state is gone. And eat them.

Congratulations. Get that rifle out to the range and shooting good and it'll just mean a whole lot more known you built it yourself. I just spent the afternoon rebarreling my 300. I'm just a self-taught hobbyist with an old South Bend and Bridgeport. It was really cool that Fred taught you and let you use his machinery

Poaching for trophies fed his ego.

A bus? Like a tour bus on the way to the canyon?

COA I'll be heading up to 4B on the 15th. I don't have a tag just goofing off. If you get one down on that second weekend give me a call. Lee 480-993-5507

That's an awesome offer warrzone. I've had to pack a few elk out by myself one from the bottom of Wildcat Canyon. It's always rough.

I thought it looked good when it was a basket case on Eric's bench. Looks real nice all put together. Is the 6.5 SS a SAAMI round or still a wildcat?

Think any of your students will post these somewhere with a comment like "he can sure use a saw and a chisel but give him a piece of technology and look what happens"?