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I'll have to measure what I have, but I am pretty sure I have some short ones. A buddy just gave me a few of his, so I have an assortment to pass along.

I have a hard case if you want, yours free.

Off Vanguard, but it’s all black.

I have a short action Weatherby stock that fits the 1500. It is much better than the Hogue. I picked up the carbon fiber stock mentioned by Hoss, so I don't need it. PM if you are still interested.

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Adjustable Hunter AG Composite stock. Very good condition. Was bedded for a Teubor Legion. I can take out the front and sides of the recoil lug for any clone Rem 700. Has Ceracote camo finish. Has QD cups on the left side, and have short ARCA rail to put on in front of the magwell for tripod, and have a short Pic rail for the forend and bipod. $550

Selling this stock, I picked it up here and didn't use it. I have a new Hawkins BDL bottom metal and Wyatt's short action magnum box. $575

I have a single stage turret press. I am in the East Valley, and visit out in QC regularly. PM if interested, I have some pics available. It is a solid Lyman press. I just upgraded to another one.

I have some shooting bags and gear we would love to donate from my company LS Wild. www.lswild.com My partner and I are going on a goose hunt tomorrow, but PM your phone number and we will connect next week late. I am in Chandler so meeting will be easy. Lobo

Is it a Howa stock?

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I wear the Walmart stretchy Wranglers. Wore the same pair down on the border for a week on my coues hunt this year. For my AZ and CO hunts I use the Walmart puffy jacket and a windbreaker type hoodie. Camo is overrated unless you are archery hunting. I wear tan or green solids and kill stuff. I like the way camo looks, and there is a certain amount of "fashion" in wearing camo, so that factors in for young guns. If he feels cool and likes it, all the better. Deer don't see colors like we do, heck, other states you gotta be decked out in orange and they kill stuff... Its movement and scent that busts more hunters than clothes. Just stay away from shiny or blues. That is something deer can distinguish. Everything "looks like a shade of brown" to deer. But, they see in the blue to ultraviolet range which is why they can eat all night in moonlight and see well at dawn and dusk when the color of everything looks "bluish". I agree, look for any outdoor style clothes that work.

I have some 108 elite hunters. And possibly some 115s as well.

100% true recoil off a tripod will make you miss high unless you have good recoil management skills

There is a plate that will fit Manfroto and Arca, I can’t remember who, I have a couple but don’t need them any more.

Clamping rifle is less stable than direct mount. But, it depends on your expectations. Also, the tripod has as much to do with it. My tripod is rated for 80 pounds. Yes, I run my optics on the same tripod.

I run a tripod and leave bipod at home. I can shoot out to 1000 off my tripod. There are clamps that work on both Arca and pic

They all don’t track, more lemons than a high quality, but they have a no question return policy. If they don’t track, it will normally be a problem out of the box. Glass is surprisingly good also. Matched or exceeded a Vortex Venom I had. They are the best value budget scope out there I know of. Of course, it also doesn’t hold a candle to my MK5 or Burris XTRIII clarity. But, the scopes are good enough that I decided to put them on my secondary rifles.

All of the Arken seem to track well. They are built like tanks. Very heavy. They just released a new lighter version.

I have a new Death Grip head, $60 bucks. I like it better than the old triclawps I had. In the east valley.

I am in the East Valley. More than happy to help you get your rifle set up or help you get another. PM me with your cell. I have helped lots of guys out. A range trip can answer a lot of questions. It could just be you, no offense. A little instruction gets most guys shooting out to 1000. Shooting long range requires more than most expect. Like others said, the rifle should shoot. Get match ammo and a new scope. I bet it will go to 1000. If you are serious about getting a different set up, I might have one or help you buy another rifle if that’s really what you want. Now is a good time to buy.

Thanks Brix.

I have a Howa/Vanguard trigger. I'll ship it for $20 or pick up for $15 in East Valley. I picked up an extra, but don't need it now. Just want to get back a little of what I paid for it off ebay.

Before you disregard what I say, maybe take a minute to think about it. If you are new, there are a lot of things people will tell you and you will read, but is wisdom from the past. If you kill everything and have the skills you need, ignore below if you like. You don’t need it. Take it or leave it, but I will explain myself because I know my advice is strange to many. Right off the bat, I will concede that for many, it might not matter enough the difference in zero. And, that if you use another technique it can work and for your purposes you don’t need to change. My point is 100% prepare and practice for the field. It gives me confidence knowing that I tested it. I want everything I can get, and zeroing the way I shoot in the field is one more way to do it. Moreover, the more practice I get in field shooting positions the better. A simple rule to squeeze out the last of your performance is to zero the way you shoot in the field, and proof out your dope in the same position. This is now standard practice for many serious long range shooters. A perfect zero on the bench means little when it moves a couple tenths or nearly one MOA because you can not support your rifle under recoil as if you were on the bench. Shooting off the bench gets more hits on steel plates, but isn’t an indicator of how you will shoot in the field. It’s like someone said above, if you don’t have wind indicators, if you are testing and controlling, your don’t know and you are ignorant. I have gone shooting with enough people to see that they can shoot awesome from the bench but can’t shoot from a field position. Technique and position need to be repeatable. Every variable matters. It’s why I exclusively practice and execute shots off a tripod. It is the one method that I can use in the most varied terrain. Bench to field can absolutely make a difference, especially for new shooters to long range. Guys don’t like to fail, I t’s why guys love to measure and shoot tiny groups on the bench. Replicate it in the field, that’s where the test comes. Sure, zero on the bench, that’s where I do load development and other. But, you gotta end the way you will perform. Inside 500 yards it might not make a lot of difference, the margin of error gets absorbed. But, beyond that you gotta be much more careful. So the definition of long range might matter. In different conditions a 1000 yard shot can be easier than a 500 yard shot. Gear matters. The high recoiling rifles shift the most. Light rifles shift more than heavy rifles. It doesn’t matter how well you zero at the range on a bench in well controlled restraints. It matters how your boomstick shoots in the field. I break so many “rules”. I don’t use any pressure for a cheek weld any more because it adds pressure moving the stock to my right when recoil occurs, I put my scope in rings that push it higher, I shoot at 10 to 15 magnification out to 1000 yards, I don’t put the rifle butt in my “shoulder pocket”, but right on my collarbone as close to my neck as I can get it, I shoot a thin jacketed match bullet and avoid the shoulder at all cost, I shoot as light and as small a bullet as is effective to kill (I have no problem hunting with a 223 or 6mm bullet for elk as long as the terminal velocity is high enough), I believe nearly anyone shooting more than a 7 mag for long range hunting is over gunned and increased recoil creates worse shots, and So much is new and and goes against long held ideas. Few people believe in it so far, but if you shoot enough long range, you start to notice trends. The first couple of years I shot thousands of rounds and watched others shoot tens of thousands of rounds at long range and in as many types of positions as you could think of. I have since watched dozens of people shoot long range for the first time with my rifles. I see what I see. I am not the best, by far, that comes with more bullets down range. But, I have been to training with some of the best long range shooters in the world. I have talked with them and got advice from them. They have been to the best training in the world. Some are record holding in the AMU. I have shot with some of the best long range shooters in the nation. There have been massive advances and experience from the hundreds of thousands of bullets fired in the last decade of long range and precision rifle competitions. Many of the old rules of thumbs and ideas have been superseded by better rules. Hands down the most versatile tool is a stiff tripod and when possible a tripod or other rear support. The front support tripod and rear support sticks is a fantastic idea. I don’t use it much, but it works well for newer shooters. I shoot all the time off a tripod and get as steady as prone, but because of recoil and other factors my zero moves from my bench zero. Here is proof in the pudding to back up my take on it. Shooting off a tripod is nearly as good as it gets with the right gear and instruction. I don’t even bother with prone any more. Someone showed me how to use the tripod a couple months before the two videos below. He learned it from one of the first long range mountain shooting schools to teach it. I only repeat what the best in the business have told and right me, and everything I say I sure think I have seen. I can repeat the shooting off a tripod at 500 yards in nearly any terrain. I actually prefer ground that slopes away because it creates a shooting position with very little tension in the body and a lot of support. I have learned and modified my technique, my gear, and my rifle some since these videos. Just little tweaks to continue to develop.

Don't you want your rifle to be shooting right where you point it during the hunt? There are a bunch of reasons why shooting in the field will put the bullet in a different place than a rest on a bench. I can depend on how to how the rifle is held, what it is resting on, and the shooter's position. All the PRS and NRL type shooting has shown the differences in impact points based on what the rifle is resting and how the shooter is holding it.