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I double checked my expiration date out of paranoia anyway lol

Just got the email like most of you probably did too that cards need to be updated by Thursday the 27th. Good luck everyone!

I'm a big fan of the phone app. Seems like they update pretty frequently with new features too. The ability to save map sections for use later when you're outside of cell service is really useful.

Late December whitetail tag.

Hello all, The Benson AZ Veterans of Foreign Wars is putting on a firearm raffle to raise money for the post and also to help recover from a devastating fire that destroyed much of the VFW hall a couple years ago. They have some really nice guns being raffled off and being a very small VFW the post appreciates anyone who takes part. The drawing will be held at the Benson VFW on July 4th but you do not need to be present to win. If drawn you will be contacted. Please consider helping out and giving yourself the chance to win a nice firearm! If interested PM me with your contact info or any questions. For each gun a ticket will be pulled out of the hopper and the winner announced. The list of firearms is: Kimber Ultra Carry .45 ACP Browning 1911-22 Kimber Micro Carry .380 Colt Woodsman .22 Draco Micro 7.62 Diana Model 34 .177 Auto Ordinance M-1 Carbine (pictured on the top of the poster, purchased in 1955 by a Navy vet, fired less than 20 rounds and donated to the VFW for raffle) Drake Over/Under 12 gauge American Tactical AR-15 with Leupold scope Mossberg Shockwave 20 gauge Mossberg Shockwave 12 gauge with brace Henry Military Appreciation .22LR Henry Big Boy .44 Magnum Henry AR 7 .22LR Survival Rifle with Survival Pack CZ 75 SP-01 Phantom 9mm CZ Scorpion EVO 3-S2 Pistol Micro with brace CA P-09 Urban Grey (suppressor ready) Smith & Wesson 60 Pro .357 3" Barrel Smith & Wesson 686 2C .357 6" Barrel Heritage .22LR Revolver

Absolutely. You need to be a member or a guest of a member to actually go inside so I would be happy to put you in touch with the guys there (I live in Vail now) so they can meet up with you. I believe the 4th of July event is open to the public and they will be selling up until the drawing if tickets are left.

I decided that since I'm investing in a new rifle I need to free up some room on the budget so I'm testing the waters to find out if there's any interest in my Swaro 8x32 ELs field pro package. Asking $1500 firm. They are in great shape with no damage except one tiny nick on the metal ring that surrounds the lens. I paired them with the 12x50s and they quickly became my favorite glass for everything that didn't require a tripod. They're excellent, very light little binoculars and everything you'd expect from Swarovski ELs. They come with the original box and all accessories. Please PM if interested. Located near Tucson. **Sorry I didn’t post pictures sooner but here they are.

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My buddy has a Savage MSR 10 in 6.5 CM and is pretty happy with it. He's getting sub-MOA groups out to 200 yards with good ammo. That rifle and scope is a tank of a gun tho, definitely a bench gun.

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I wore First Lite's layering system which at the time was a long sleeve crew t-shirt, a Halstead Tech Fleece and then the Woodbury. The mistake I made was not also using a layering system for my legs. I just wore a pair of thermal long underwear under corrugate guide pants which didn't quite do it over a few hours. Upper body was very comfortable though. PM on the way.

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Exactly! That's really cool even if it's a little unnerving.

I often wonder how many times I've been watched and how close I've been to a cat that was aware of me and never knew it. I glassed up my first one last summer and it was humbling to see it in person, even from 600 yards away. They're definitely an animal that commands respect.

I'm begrudgingly putting bumping this thread to see if anyone is interested. Please no lowball offers as the price listed here is firm. PM if interested.

Got mine on Friday. I definitely was in need of a new quality glassing pad and so far I have an excellent first impression of this one. Can't wait to get it out to break it in.

New Mexico's results are up. I actually drew a mule deer tag! I guess this makes my Arizona draw choices a lot easier.

About a month ago I got back into rifle hunting and in doing so got a new rifle and scope. I just finished my first 50 rounds through the barrel following the manufacturer's break in procedures, and while doing that have been working on getting the rifle zeroed at 100 yards. Two weekends ago I was about 1" right so after shooting I made the necessary adjustments and went back to the range the next weekend to pick up where I left off, thinking I should be pretty close to dead on but this time after shooting again I was about 1 - 1 1/4" off to the left. So thinking I wasn't paying attention when I adjusted I made the necessary clicks to put it back to what should have been dead on. Yesterday I went back again expecting to be all in the center circle but this time I was almost exactly 1" right again. The good news is the groups are excellent now - almost 1/3" 4 shot group - but the bad news obviously is that while the shot groups are excellent the point of impact of the groups is not. I did the obvious checks and the windage adjustments are 1/4"/100 yards. The rings are tight and my trigger squeeze was good. Wind effect was negligible at best. The one thing that I immediately suspect is that because I need to keep my cheek off the stock a little bit to get a full sight picture I might be inconsistent with how my eye is lining up in the scope but I didn't think with a high end scope that should be an issue. The bullet should go where the cross hairs lie, no? Maybe I'm wrong. Based on everything the most likely culprit is shooter's error - but what is the error? I'm thinking about adding a cheek riser to help with that issue and I should make sure I'm lining my body up square with the rifle as opposed to leaning over it, which I may have been doing yesterday. I'm not experienced enough with rifle shooting to recognize what's going on so if anyone can help me out I would greatly appreciate it. At this point I plan to go back to the range and keep shooting 3 shot groups to see what happens but anything insight would be great. Thanks!

Right after I read the replies earlier in the thread I ordered a very similar one from the same company. I'm sure that will help but the more I think about it the more I'm sure that when I was shooting yesterday I was leaning myself around the rifle and not squaring on it which is a really bad habit and almost guarantees my groups will be off. Now all I want to do is get back on the range and figure it out. Yesterday was the last of the break in rounds so now that I'm done with that I can shoot as much as I want. I can take my time and get it right. Thanks again everyone.

Thanks guys. Reading your comments absolutely makes me more confident in what is going on and they are very much appreciated. I think the first thing to try is to raise my cheek to stock to eliminate the inconsistency in sight picture. The next thing I look forward to doing is shooting from the prone. I have never been able to get completely comfortable on a bench, and even though a good bipod and squeeze bag are making me very steady and my groups are tight I'm still ending up leaning over the gun and reinforcing bad form. I would bet dollars to pesos that without realizing it yesterday I was leaning over and around the rifle rather than squaring up on it then dropping my cheek which was sure to change my sight picture. Okay the plan is set. Thanks again.

Well I'm able to make contact with my cheek to stock but I'm not able to relax my cheek on the stock. Regardless it seems like that is where I'm lacking consistency and causing the issue isn't it?

In regards to the chances of encountering illegals it depends a lot on how far south you're actually going and where you actually plan to be. There are plenty of very good hunting areas that are nowhere near frequent smuggling routes or the routes coyotes take the border jumpers on. Most of the routes work their way up to I-10 where they catch a ride to Tucson and Phoenix so generally speaking if you're not between the border and the interstate there's not much to worry about. If you do plan to hunt near the border it pays to be smart about it and if you can avoid it don't go alone. I live on the north end of 34A and have hunted 33 a little bit so if you're looking this far south feel free to send me a PM.

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I didn't know much about the 300 PRC at all until I read an article yesterday. Seems like a pure precision extreme long range shooting cartridge geared toward competition shooting, especially with those A Tip bullets they're talking about. I'm no expert but as a hunting round I can't see why the 300 win mag wouldn't be the preferred option if that's what you wanted.