Crazymonkey

With your budget the 4x12 Leopold with the cds dials will do what your asking. Check around there are going to be deals for black Friday.

If you can hunt down a older vortex that they discontinued .I paid 200 bucks for mine off Craigslist and when it broke I sent it back and they upgraded me to a razor .Saved me some $$ and got a good spotter.

It in its original military condition makes the value higher than a sporterized for sure.Its probably in the $1200 and up range they are getting harder to find un-molested.There are a few matches where these are highly sought after in there original shape .

It was off the 202 in mesa .I went with the Wife to get shots for the dog from the mobile vet that comes there .In fact I've got one that needs replacing now .There is one by me on Higley or recker. ITS Higley and Guadalupe

Ace hardware has them and replaced my last ratchet.

All I can say is make it fun while teaching him about safety and good shooting .I use a primos trigger stick in the blind and what ever I can to help make steady shots everywhere else.If you do need ammo for a 22 or something I do have shoot me a pm.Lots of time shooting and having fun will keep up interest. More practice equals better shot placement.

Anybody see or hear if there are any leftover tags yet.

I have progressive on my defender full coverage on and off road use and its like 3 something a year .I would guess it depends on machine rzr,maverick are probably more due to the use and cost.

Not everyone from California votes democrats only central ca.I moved here 17 years ago and won't vote democrats!

Put up a request in the classified on here there are always guys that have some and some of them will part with a few.

My buddy had a picture of a big pig in 6a over the archery hunt .The guys he was with didn't know they could shoot it.It made the pig I shot in California over father's day look small.If my phone didn't crap out I'd have a picture.

Nice buck!

Had the same hunt 2 years ago and was blowing snow on the way in .Was 17 at night and low 40 during the day. The elk were still in there normal spots .We didn't have water in the trailers for 4 days .

I just got 2 cans and the 22 can definitely tightened up the groups from my 10-22. The other is a 30 cal can on my 7-08 and it shifted poi by 3.5 to 3.75 left and 1.75 low .I've only shot the gun with a break before this but the recoil was just a touch more than the break. It did seem to open my group up slightly. It was a 3 shot one ragged hole and now it's. 5 to .75 moa .I need to chronograph and see what changed so I can tweak my load and try again. AND NO THEY CAN'T SEARCH WITH OUT A WARRENT.

Southern express,axis works ,or Phoenix custom rifles are probably the best of the gunsmiths in or around Phoenix.

Got it they had my account buggered up. Looks like general javi in 22. Now let's see if there are any 20b archery leftovers 🙏.

Same here but can't get in my port to see if it's general or ham.

I just have my stocks setup with quick disconnects and run the same sling from rifle to rifle .I like to remove the sling if I'm not hiking with the rifle as I'm more comfortable shooting with them off

Primers will run at different rates just as powder will .I don't have enough experience with the different brands but if you can get Lance to chime in I'm sure he's done some testing on large rifle vs mag and also a few different brands and what the changes to velocity might be.

Congratulations on a cool looking buck and all the memories.

With no real data to prove your claim of higher success rates as most states don't require a check in.How do you know for sure .We can all guess and put blame on just about anything. We don't even have accurate numbers for population its just a guess. All hunters have limits and will absolutely use everything that is legal to there advantage .It's been done since the beginning of hunting. There are sites for anti hunters most are run by PETA . As long as it's legal to hunt with let people use what they will and quit complaining!!

Nice buck! 2 to go good luck.

Anybody ever see any animals taken at 1000 yds with a muzzleloader shooting legal for Arizona loads? Maybe with a gun shooting standard gun powder but not with any blackpowder substitute legal for muzzy hunts .The average animal shot with a muzzy is definitely inside 300 yds and most are 100 or less .A little homework on the subject will show that the gun shooting blackhorn max loads and legal bullets don't have the energy left in it to make a clean kill. Most are rated for 500 yds max on animals due to the rapid loss of energy and inability to expand .

I'm no expert been on a spring hunt and was calling in a bird and got a bear instead.He got to 20 yards and didn't care what noise I made .Then I just had the fall tag and blew it not once but twice.Know how far your gun will pattern and don't put half your shot into the side of a tree .Also remember your calling and sound like food so keep your back to a tree and be ready for anything. GOOD LUCK !!

If your going to lop off the barrel anyway just run a 18 inch ar15 suppressed .