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Thanks for posting this. Daniel was a special friend, and is truly missed. Great to hear the boys made it down.

Buddy glassed up a group on the top of a good size ridge 2 years ago. He called me at work and described where they were, because I had hunted in the exact area with him the previous day. I got on google earth, and texted him the exact coordinates of where they were hiding under a tree. Called a buddy of mine in BP with coordintes, who called it into dispatch. This is one of the photos he took through his binos of the moment BP busted them. Came up on horses, and ended up nabbing them all. Pretty cool. All in all, I have had very little problems in the 36's during all hunting seasons. Have hunted with my kids down there for 8 years. Be smart, always be armed, and be ready to back out quietly should a dangerous situation present itself. My 2 cents.

Congrats Jake! You definitely earned him.

Congrats!! He's a beauty.

Sweet Jim!! No one more deserving.

Sorry for your loss Stan. What an amazing legacy and example of service to our Country. Kudos to you Stan, for carrying on the tradition by mentoring so many youth. John

+1 Great product. Very simple, and a great price. Highly recommend!!

Stinking amazing!!! Way to go. Couldn't have happened to a better guy. Huge congrats dude!!!

Sweet Devan!!! Not cool to keep us in suspense.

Very cool. Interested in sharing your rifle details, load details, etc.? I'm looking to build up a 6.5 of some flavor this year, and the Creedmoor is on my short list.

Go to 2nd Amendment and pick up a Marlin X7 youth model. They're about $330 dollars and shoot great. Adjustable trigger, pillar bedded, and nice recoil pad. For the money you can't beat them. All 3 of my kids hunt with them (2-270's. and 1-243), and they all shoot at an inch or under. If they don't have what you want, they will order it. I've had too many friends try and save $50 by picking up a used rifle, that ends up being a nightmare. Good luck, and happy hunting!!

How do you like the brake, and who did it for you?

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My two older boys are 17 and 14, and we have had some amazing experiences hunting over the last 6 years. My oldest daughter Aubrey turned 11 this year, and I decided that I would buy her a rifle and teach her how to shoot. So I picked up a youth .243, and we went to work decorating the scope and stock with a pink camo wrap. The finished product was a youth Marlin X7 with a Pentax Gameseeker scope, which shot just over 0.5 MOA with barnes TSX 85 grain bullets. We spent a few sessions blowing up water bottles, and talking about good technique and safety. Her younger sister Hailey came along, but was fine sticking with the bolt action 22. Some great times with the girls. Aubrey decided she would like to try hunting, but just javelina at first. So we launched into the online hunter safety lessons, and went up to Phoenix for the field day. We spent a lot of hours preparing and Aubrey did well on her test and had a great time. In preparation for our hunt we talked a lot about what she could expect, and how the area we would be going required a lot of hiking and was pretty rough. She was up for the challenge and excited to give it a shot. Finally our day came, and we loaded up and headed out hoping the area we had hunted in previous years would produce again. Her older brother Ryan had a tag too, but Jake couldn't make it because of school and basketball commitments. We woke up early and got all geared up and were off. We got up high, and after about an hour I was able to spot a herd of about 8 pigs. We had to peel of the opposite side of the ridge we were on, and worked our way down the very rocky steep slope towards the herd. The sticker grass was long, up to our thighs at times, and made moving quickly a challenge. We finally made our way to just over a hundred yards from them, and I got both kids set up for the shot. Ryan knew Aubrey had first shot and he was as excited for her to get one as I was. The grass was too long for prone, so she sat down, and I adjusted the bi-pod to the correct height. We took plenty of time to make sure she was steady, and I flipped off the safety and told her to squeeze it slow, just like we had practiced in the front room a few nights before with snap caps. The rifle went off, and the pig was down. The rest of the herd scattered up the hill, and Ryan wasn't able to get a shot off. Just then, another javelina appeared a few yards from the one Aubrey shot, so I told Ryan to come join us and to hurry. He came down, and got set up and made the shot. What an awesome morning!! We took some photos and got them quartered out for the long hike back up over the red bluff ridge and to our car. We made it back to the place just before dark, and topped the day off with a round of beef and javelina tacos. It was great to share some more great memories with my kids, and I'm really proud of how well Aubrey did on her first hunt. ***Update*** Time warp a month, and we're back to try and make it 3 for 3 with a tag in hand for my oldest son Jake. He had to skip the youth hunt because of basketball, but he drew a general rifle tag. Even though Ryan didn't have a tag he wanted to come along to support Jake and share in the awesome memories. On day one we got up high and glassed up our favorite herd, but after dropping down off the hill they gave us the slip. We hiked and glassed for the rest of the day with no luck, so we headed back for a hot shower, tacos, and a perfect dessert of red velvet cake and coconut cream pie. We rolled out early the next day, and got up high again. Fortunately I spotted the herd again, but a big group of mule deer seemed to keep them moving more than I would have liked. We peeled off the ridge again, and were able to make our way down to set up for a shot. The herd had moved into an area with tall grass, and the only place we could set up was a shot right at 400 yards. I got Jake steady on them, and moved back behind my 15's, and told him I was ready. He fired off a shot which hit a little back, but I saw the pig bed and not get up. We hiked over and after a finishing shot we had accomplished our goal for filling all 3 tags. I can't express how proud I am of my children for hunting hard and sticking with it. I'm especially proud of Ryan for coming along to support his brother and helping out. We topped off the day by heading into town for a bacon cheese with green chili burger and fries. So far this has been a year of very special memories for us in the outdoors.

Wonder if that would produce enough energy to kill a Javelina at 60 yards

Nice to meet you and your son. Good luck with the rifle, and hopefully it puts some meat in the freezer. Can't go wrong with leupold.

I have for sale a Ruger M77 in 30-06. It has a laminate stock and comes with rings that mount to the integrated bases. This is the tang safety early 80's model. I bought this from a friend, and decided later I wanted a different caliber. He was the original owner, and it has less than 100 rounds through it. I also have 9 rounds of Federal Core-Lokt and 13 rounds of Winchester Supreme ballistic silvertips, both in 180 grain. Also, 18 once fired cases. Not able to tonight, but I'll post photos in the morning. $390 for the rifle, rings, rounds, and brass. Or I'll do $370 for just the rifle and rings. Prefer to meet in the Tucson area. Added Photos:

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