Boarman03

I've been reading quite a bit about the 25-06 and I think it would be a great setup for my 14yr son and my 17yr old, 23yr old, and 25yr old daughters to hunt medium game with. Would like to play with one and find out. Please let me know what you have, how much, and where you are located. Even a good Remington 700 barrel in 25 - 06 could work. I'd try to have Todd at Southern XPress rebarrel a 30-06 for me and maybe put a (probably unnecessary) brake on it.

By the way, my 30-06 was a custom build by William Sukalle for himself back in the 50's from an old O3. It has been very accurate for me as the hogs in my freezer will attest to. A friend gave it to me after teasing me for a year of not letting me buy it. He loaned it to me for my first hog hunt back in 2007 and I fell in love with it. It does kick though.

Our only problem is we are skinny small framed (bones). Also, as a young man, I spent two years in Peru and learned what necessities were, and what poor really is. As a result I've been growing up working very hard and being very frugal. Now I'm paying for three kids in college because they can't get loans or scholarships, my 3rd daughter just turned 17 and graduates this week with the second highest grades in her class at Westwood, but ranked 14th because 13 kids tied for the highest grades. She was in the IB program and should also get the IB diploma. She's a high achiever and got that from her mother. So I can't buy every caliber of every rifle made, yet. And being past 60 with back issues, lost trains of thought and occasional ramblings, not to mention the entrained frugal proclivity, it probably won't happen in my lifetime. But sounds fun. If I could only afford a 100yrd underground shooting range in my back yard!

I appreciate all of the comments. KBarter is supported by the information I have been reading and the intended use is medium game on down. For bigger game, like Elk, I've read varying opinions but most favor the long rifle cartridges of 270 Win and up at above 140 grain bullets due to potential distances etc., even though the short rifle rounds of 6.5, 260, 7-08 and up do well with 140 grain bullets and heavier at closer distances. Theoretically a .223/5.56, 224 Valkyrie or other AR variants, or the 22-250, 243 etc could kill an Elk with sufficient shot placement but, morally to reduce potential animal suffering, are greatly discouraged. This is what I am trying to follow by what I've read. So the info on the 25-06 including recoil, availability of ammo and so forth made it appealing for medium game on down for my kids. I might even add a muzzle break to reduce the recoil more. For me a 30-06 works well generally but I'm liking the 7mm mag for greater distance low brush. But there are many choices to play with and I want to play more before I decide for me. Barrett M82A1 50bmg would kill anything but.....nah.

I guess I'd better get the reloading dies as well.

You sure did! Nice set of RCBS. Can I blame it on Covid isolation and social depravity? You sold them to me a week before I encountered the 25-06 info. If you'll recall, I said I didn't have that caliber rifle but who knew what the future could bring. Fast forward- that wasn't too far before. Thanks for the reminder.

I think he's in Waddell.

I'll take them if you will ship them. Tried to send PM, message states, " No Worries cannot receive messages".

I know Southern XPress (Todd South) does excellent work and some of his may have been posted, but he typically doesn't post them himself. I normally won't put myself out on a limb for people's work, but I'll vouch for his. Dang guy is good and meticulous. PM for his number.

Nice.

I believe he is N. East Mesa roughly Red Mt. 202 and McKellips area.

If you ever get to Mesa, I'll take them. Waddell is a little far, almost like Tucson.

Another good student transportation car.

Would you guys please do a coyote shoot? Could you all but decimate them please. My critters requested I ask on their behalf. You have the equipment and expertise, would be a shame to waste it. Time to practice again?

Looks very nice. Good student school car.

Great guy. Those trees come in handy.

I'll take them

PM sent

I love mine.

Problem with goats, saddled or otherwise, they'll eat his orchard trees, worst than sheep. And the coyotes would enjoy the treats. Just speaking from experience.

Enjoyed talking with you. Subcompact 4x4 tractor (like 2004 Kubota BX23) with low hours using your existing Massey rear mower (buy extra blades now as Massey has terrible parts support on implements) really does appear to be your best choice. Now to find one reasonably priced. With Backhoe attachment they were 19k from Bingham Equipment in 04, but I could beat them down to 16k, as I found out, if I bought two. So I bought two at 0% over 4 years. A good friend bought one from me at the same rate. We both still have them. Here's my son at 12 when he was small digging to repair our sewer. Block wall is 4' high. Kubota is only 4' wide so it fits in a horse trailer.

Small tractor with 3 pt and PTO can use brush hog/ rear mower deck works great. Rocks are really rough on blades but the bigger blades on rear mowers handles a lot. 4 to 5 foot decks speed mower time. A tractor with two stage clutch is handy. Many attachments available. Post hole diggers Box Gannon or scraper blade Rototiller Burm disc Regular disc Backhoe (very versital) And more. My Kabota BX23 is my favorite subcompact tractor. You could even make money digging (with backhoe attachment) tree holes, sewer trenches, ditches, etc in your neighborhood. But I've been spoiled since 2004. I was going through a riding lawn mower every 3 - 5 years. Tractors are built to endure. Riding lawn mowers normally don't handle moving trailers around very well in uneven terrain. Even Kabota BX23 has some limitations. PM with my number sent if you'd like to discuss more.

GuyThatMisses is also GuyThatHits.😁😁

Thank you for the 6k. Enjoyed talking with you.

In that case, I'll take 6,000 please. Wow, less than 2.5¢ each plus no tax, shipping, or hazmat.