300RUM

On the Browning site the Stalker LR is listed under Limited Availability, it is not a standard production model. It could be real hard to find one on the shelf you can look at. The action is glass bedded to the stock, the barrel is free floated and it is hand chambered, all good qualities. If I were looking to purchase one I would be interested to see what the adjustable trigger felt like. Remington tried one and I will politely say it was less than impressive. You might be able to find the same trigger in another model on someone's shelf to see how it feels. I would also be interested in finding out if the stock was from an aftermarket manufacturer and if so which one. If you decide you really want the gun but can't find one around town look on Gun Broker. There are a number of large dealers on there who may have one. You would have to arrange for an FFL to receive it on this end. I have bought guns that way and even with shipping and FFL fees paid less than I would have at a local dealer.

We seem to have hijacked your post and turned it into the muzzle brake pissing match. As the most guilty party I apologize. We should be talking about the rifle you are interested in.

Ports on the bottom of a muzzle break???? That is a MAJOR design flaw. really not that big of a deal in my opinion, certainly not major design flaw. the brake is removable on the browning hells canyon too I pulled the rifle up on browning's site. It does sound like a nice rifle. I admit I have a strong dislike for breaks with ports on the bottom. Maybe it is my fault for being to lazy to carry a bag of powdered flavoring to add to the dirt I am about to eat. Also, I do not like a big cloud of dust blown up right in front of the objective lens of my expensive scope. If you zero with the brake on and remove it you are no longer zeroed. The opposite is also true. If the rifle is intended for long range field work wouldn't you expect to fire it prone? There are so many well designed without ports that vent to the bottom why mess with one that does? If I were to buy that rifle I would have to replace the brake.I have a gun with a brake that has holes on the bottom, 300 weatherby. It never really bothered me that much. The muzzle blast sucks but you get that no matter what surface I'm shooting on. If it was that big of a deal for target practice, I would simply throw a blanket down. In the heat of the moment of the shot, I'm not gonna notice that. Optimally with holes on the side sure but say it's a major design flaw when there's a million rifles out there with similar brakes is kinda reaching I'd get the 6.5 and shoot it without the brake on anyways I have to admit I tried reaching a bit to far on that one. Should probably go to the doctor and see if I strained anything. I expect the radial ported brake design was first used on dangerous game rifles. Those guys tend to shoot off sticks, standing or kneeling. Ports on the bottom here would be absolutely no disadvantage and the way those things kick the brake would be a welcome relief to a sore shoulder. I admit my bashing the brake as a design flaw based on my dislike for its performance in the prone position was rather unfair to the brake. I still found myself wondering why Browning would use one on a new rifle. I drive about 350 miles per day at work and have plenty of time to waste worrying about things like that. It saves them money and time on the production line. The side discharge brakes I think are so wonderful each have to be indexed when installed on the barrel. That would be a hand fit operation for each gun.

Now that is what I call an effective counter assault.

Ports on the bottom of a muzzle break???? That is a MAJOR design flaw. really not that big of a deal in my opinion, certainly not major design flaw. the brake is removable on the browning hells canyon too I pulled the rifle up on browning's site. It does sound like a nice rifle. I admit I have a strong dislike for breaks with ports on the bottom. Maybe it is my fault for being to lazy to carry a bag of powdered flavoring to add to the dirt I am about to eat. Also, I do not like a big cloud of dust blown up right in front of the objective lens of my expensive scope. If you zero with the brake on and remove it you are no longer zeroed. The opposite is also true. If the rifle is intended for long range field work wouldn't you expect to fire it prone? There are so many well designed without ports that vent to the bottom why mess with one that does? If I were to buy that rifle I would have to replace the brake.

Ports on the bottom of a muzzle break???? That is a MAJOR design flaw.

Yesterday I was faced with the unpleasant task of digging a grave for a little furry member of the family. Snickers was a guniea pig my wife and I adopted from a rescue. His previous family turned him in when he was 6 years old, they no longer wanted him. We only had him for 6 months. I cut up an apple when I pack my lunch. He loved apples and would squeak with anticipation as I cut one. When I took him his slice he would be dancing up on his back feet to take it from me. It was a good start to a work morning, sharing a little of your lunch and making him so happy. After I filled his grave I stood under the tree remembering others who are buried there. Lots of good memories. One, Goofball, used to run over and pounce on my foot if I was in the kitchen. Once I looked down and acknowledged him he would trot over to the refrigerator and tap his nose on the door. I would come over, open the door, and start showing him vegetables, lettuce, celery, carrots cucumbers or parsley. If he did not want the one I pulled out he would stomp his feet, shake his head and look back up into the refrigerator. When I produced the vegetable he wanted he would run back to his pen and wait for me to bring it to him. One day I was thinking about how amazing it was that he had figured this out on his own, without being trained. It is an interesting moment in life when you realize that you have been trained by a rodent.

Congradulations to your daughter and wife, that is quite an accomplishment. I can't imagine having 30 of them. The most we have had at one time is 4. We just adopted 2 more from a rescue, leaving us with 3 for the moment. Our other old man is 7. He is doing pretty good keeping up with a 1 and 2 year old but we know he is probably getting close to the end of his life.

I was sheep hunting with a friend in December. We were glassing the SW corner of Picketpost Mountain. A herd of about 8 of these creatures passed within 15 feet of on on the hiking trail and never saw us. They were yapping to each other about how they were truly in the middle of nowhere. A little over a mile from their cars and less than 2 miles from US 60. We thought it would be fun to set up a lemonade stand for them on their way back.

Congradulations on recovering your data. I expect it was worth more to you than the GPS. I carry my GPS in a belt pouch and have a short teather attaching it to the pouch. If I forget to put it back in the pouch or it falls out because I forgot to zip the pouch It swings on the tether and hits my leg, getting my attention. This has saved me from loosing it a number of times.

I had no idea guinea pigs were so personable! I have had Rotweillers and german shepherds, Each guniea pig has had just as much of a unique personality as the dogs. It is just contained in a smaller package. They have a life expectancy of 6 to 8 years, similar to a large dog. An advantage to the guniea pig is that it is much less painful to teach one not to bite. I still have a scar on my hand from a Rottie.

See what happens when you play with someone else's toys? Jewel is another high end trigger to look into. You will probably find yourself discriminated against with the Savage, some manufactures simply wont have a model for it. I have Remington 700's but am left handed. While the 700 is very popular many manufactures don't make left hand models. I identified a number of quality trigger manufactures, Went through their websites and was fortunate to find a couple of good options. I have 2 Jewels and a basic model Timney. I really like the Jewel.

I am not real familiar with the Browning line. I expect while there are some design advantages to a rifle they designate LR there is also some marketing hype to the LR designation. Look at a basic model in the same caliber, I bet it has a 26 inch barrel also. The LR model probably has a heavier barrel, a different stock and maybe a few other minor improvements. I would compare the features and price of the LR to a base model and see if I felt the features of the LR justified the additional cost over a basic model. My personal experience is with the Remington 700. I buy a less expensive model then choose aftermarket stock, trigger etc. to build the rifle I want.

I used to spend the last week of August up there for archery deer and turkey. Always took my fishing gear also. Haven't been back much since the fire. Most of my favorite hunting spots looked like a nuclear blast site. My neighbor helps organize trips with a scout troop. Last year they did a pack trip up on Mount Baldy then fished either White Mountain or Lee Valley Reservoir when they came down. He said it worked out well for them. Might be an option for you.

With his taste in scopes I suspect there is not much chance of selling him a cheap camera. The resolution on the photo is impressive.

I am looking for a high quality scope for my 7mm-08 AI rifle. The gun is 6.2 pounds loaded and ready to go with everything including rings, minus the scope. I want to keep the gun under 7.5 pounds. I have a good idea of what I want in a scope but am not finding many options that match. If you are aware of a high quality scope that matches the following specifications I would like to hear about it. Weight 20 oz.or less Second focal plane MIL Dot or MIL hash reticle Tactical MIL turrets Low magnification 3 or under High magnification 12 or over, will settle for 10 if I have to 30 mm tube, 34 would be considered Right now my best compromise option seems to be a Nightforce NSX 2.5 – 10 x 42

That is not just any old 10-22. It looks like it deserves that Zeiss.

If the screen stays full of water you might try to find someone who knows their way around the inside of electronics. Check with them about disconnecting the screen so it doesn't power up full of water and cause problems for the whole unit. If you are running base camp on a computer and plug in the GPS you control the download from the computer. Some units do ask you to make 1 selection on the screen when the USB cable is attached. See if someone with the same unit can check that for you on theirs. If the screen stays wet and you can just plug into base camp and download without using the GPS screen unplugging it to prevent a short might be a safe way to try and recover the data.

About 25 years ago I used a .223 AR-15 carbine to take a coues. I was walking game trails in thick oak and juniper. The bullet was a 64 gr soft point, I can't remember the brand. It was not designed as a varmint bullet and performed well. As long as you pick a bullet that will hold together and penetrate the deer I think you should be fine.

When I bought the first Nightforce I had narrowed down a list of 10 scopes to it or the S&B. I went with the 5.5 - 22 x 50 NSX and also got a jewel trigger and a few other things. When I bought the second one I was looking for a scope for the 7mm-08. At the time I was also considering, at some point, putting a 8 - 32 x 56 NSX, or another similar high quality scope, on the .300 and moving the current NSX to my .308. As I was shopping I came across a dealer who wanted to get rid of a 8 - 32 x 56 NSX for $400 off. I grabbed it. The .300 got a new scope, the .308 got a hand me down and the 7mm-08 got screwed. I thought it would be interesting to get another brand this time but it simply was not an option. I guess I need to build another rifle so I can buy another scope. I have been considering something about half way between the 7mm-08 and the .300. I am not sure what sounds crazier. A Zeiss on a 10-22 or a Nightforce on an ultra light rifle.

It is still a credit card and there is still a chance the payment system could reject it for some reason during the draw. Ever try to buy something with a perfectly good card and the merchants system just wouldn't take it? I make no claim that New Mexico has a perfect system but you will not loose a tag because your card got rejected the way they do it.

I have given NMDGF a number of short term loans. They grab the money up front when you apply. If you draw a tag it has already been paid for. No worries about the credit card not working during the draw.

I shall do my best to live up the the expectations of my newly appointed title. Somehow I get the impression you probably count scopes instead of sheep as you drift off to sleep. I bought the first NSX about 10 years ago. I had a list of about 10 nice scopes I wanted to look at and was running from shop to shop checking them out. The sales guy at one stop had this wonder scope he had to show me. It was just as good and hundreds of dollars less. He handed me the scope. I spun it in my hands for a couple of seconds and handed it back saying "This one won't work". "What? you didn't even look through it!" "I don't need to, I found the made in china sticker." He wasn't amused, I thought it was rather funny. This time was strange. I tried to make a list but could only come up with one scope to put on it. I even checked some less common manufactures like Hensoldt. I asked friends for ideas and posted this thread. Still, a list of one scope. Sure makes choosing easy. My weight requirement knocked a few off the list but I am downright OCD about the weight of that gun, 6.2 pounds with everything, including rings, sling and ammo minus the scope. It started life as a 700 youth model and has never been touched by a gunsmith, just me. An extra, unnecessary, 8 oz might send me to therapy. I found the 2.5 - 10 x 42 NSX in stock at Midway and ordered it tonight. I had hoped to get 12X but had to settle for 10X. I got everything else I wanted with out compromise. Not to bad when you only have 1 choice.

I did look at the SWFA. I do not feel there is much of a chance I would be interested in a $600 range scope. I currently own a Viper HS-T 4-16 x 44 that matches all my requirements and comes in at 20.8 oz. I consider it to be of unacceptable quality as a scope for the 7mm-08. The scope is on a .223 AR upper. It is the one scope I own that I wish I had not bought. No Vortex bashing here, I am the one who screwed up. I got impatient and bought a cheaper scope rather than waiting, saving more money, and buying a better one. It is not a mistake I intend to repeat.

I appreciate the detailed response. I have been picking througe guite a few manufactures websites. It sure does look like I have to compromise. Weight is a big issue for me on this gun. I only have 2 MOA based scopes left, a VX-II on my muzzleloader and a old VX-III with aftermarket tactical turrets on long term loan to a friends son. Everything else I have is MIL. I don't want to throw a MOA scope in the mix, it just adds a potential confusion factor. I'm trying to save me from myself. I don't own a 1FP scope or have much experience with them. The few times I played with one strongly remember not liking how small the reticle got when I turned the magnification down. Looks like I will compromise on magnification. Going from 9X to 10X doesn't sound like alot but it is a 11% increase.The gun currently as a 3-9 x 40 VX-R on it. Not a bad little scope, actually it only misses magnification on my wish list. My 6.8 SPC AR upper wants it back. It does not have a focus adjustment, no big deal for me on the AR. The reticle is a little thick, a beneifit on the AR for rapid sight acquisition. The NSX 2.5 - 10 x 42 is still looking like the best option. I have 2 bigger NSX models and love them so I guess having to "compromise" for another one would not be so terrible.