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Way to go!

That is about the worst news I've heard all day!

Thats a cool story. Congratulations!

Here's the latest group out of my rifle. It's my new personal best It's three shots right at 0.348 inches at 300 yards! Disregard the foul shot, it wasn't even the same bullet/load. I always fire one shot to foul the barrel after I clean it. .270 Weatherby Mag Berger 140 VLD's 68 Grains IMR 7828 SSC Federal 215's MV = 3,230 FPS I've killed an antelope and a mule deer with this load so far this year and have been very impressed with the results. Hopefully I'll be able to put this load to the test again in a couple weeks when I go on my NM Burro Mountian coues hunt.

"We had worked hard all summer for this hunt and that buck." Apparently you didn't work hard enough on your range estimation and shooting skills? At least the bear got a free meal.

The Maricopa County Sheriff is Joe Arapio and as far as I know he's not a hunter. Sounds like someone's yankin your chain.

Proud is an understatement. But it's that way with all there stuff and I've been very happy with there quality, service, and no questions asked warranty. I've never had a problem with my stuff but I was in there shop once and a guy came in with something that had a problem and without even blinking they handed him a new one. The guy was shocked! Like Mike said don't throw the back pack away! I still use mine as my first option and tripods, bipods, tree limbs, etc are all back up plans. A back pack is about as solid as you can get for hunting situations.

Scott, I use the Outdoorsmans rest on my tripod and love it. It's very light weight, strong, doesn't take up much space, attaches quickly and easily, and best of all it will hold the rifle without any support from the shooter. I actually use it over my Outdoorsmans pistol grip and can move my aimpoint any place I need to. I used it in NM back in September to kill my antelope buck with it and it worked perfectly.

Nice work Tommy that's a stud!

Sounds about right Lark, and thus we have........ SHEEPLE!!!

Heading to the Burro's in a couple weeks for the November 15-19 coues hunt.

13 inch main beams 4 inch g2's 9 inches mass total 26 x 2 = 52 Inside spread = 14 Grand Total = 66 inches I cant see any eye guards, but if you guys say he's got them then add another two or three inches? Perhaps he'll go 70 but if you guess him at that I think you're setting yourself up for some dissapointment! Just a guess from a guy that's over judged them in the past and gotten kicked in the butt with ground shrinkage.

Amen to that Captian Kirk!

Boy that's a triple whammy right there. The first thing BO will do is raise the taxes he pays as a small business owner. Then he'll just rip the carpet right out from under his feet and shut him down all together by tougher gun ownership and manufacturing laws. Finally when all the good ole boys find out Cooper supported BO none of them will want to buy his crap anyway! All I can say to Cooper is you make the bed you sleep in.

For those of you with personal expericnce with hand loading for the .300 RUM what brass do you use? I've heard some negative things about the Remington brass and I'd like to consider some other options. I'm really only interested in new brass and for the most part I'm not that concerned if I have to pay more for quality. Thanks, Tim

I will give the Remington brass a try for sure. In fact, I already have 200 pieces of it. I just want to see what other brands people have used with good results. I'm not ruleing anything out until I've tried it.

From pumping pooh all the way to the White House! Grong for Pres!

Wow! You guys scored bigtime! Congratulations.

Last week I had the opportunity to go to Nevada to do a high country wilderness back pack hunt for mule deer. A storm came in the day before we were supposed to pack in and dumped about a foot and a half of snow up top making it impossible for us to hike in for a couple days. After about three days of hunting the low country and seeing nothing but does and small bucks the snow melted enough that we were finally able to hike into our spike camp at 10,450 foot elevation. We camped in a saddle right at the top of the tree line and hunted for the next three days. We saw a lot of deer including a big boy that unfortunately I missed…. twice! The shot was extreme down hill and even after I compensated I still shot just a hair over his back. This other buck showed himself at about three in the afternoon on the last night of the hunt and I shot him at 418 yards, right at 10,800 foot elevation. This was the first time I’ve ever done a back pack style hunt into a wilderness area and even though I sucked wind climbing those mountains I had a great time. The temps were cold at night and warmed up during the day. The best part was that we didn’t see another soul for the three days and we had the entire top of the mountain where the bigger bucks lived all to ourselves. Steep country! Spike camp We could glass for miles Looking down where I missed the big buck The wind pushed the bullet just behind the shoulder and this is what we had to follow into the pine thicket Where he lay Me and my buck Caped out on the snow The sun sets as we're packing out

Sounds like an exciting hunt. Congratulations!

Hunting for fun = Hobby Hunting for money = Job No thanks!

One other thing that Casey eluded to. Buy the best quality boots you can afford. Don't cheap out! Spend $200+ if you have to, but don't expect the $45 Walmart boots to cut the mustard in the back country.

Looks like a great hunt!

I agree with Gino 100% on the prevention of blisters. Isn't the old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"? If your feet do get blisters then I recomend duct tape. Yep, in fact if you just start getting hot spots on your feet then get some duct tape on them and hike away. I would even suggest that if your feet are blister prone then start your hike by applying duct tape to areas where you normally get blisters so you can stop them before they even start. For cuts I also recomend super glue, but then once you superglue the cut together cover it with duct tape. This should keep the cut covered, clean, and dry until you can get home and have it properly cared for. Avoiding infection is the key to cuts when you're out in the field. Never had a problem with leaky boots, but perhaps that shoe goo stuff? Duct tape is real handy stuff to have for quick fixes out in the field, I never leave home without it!

Been using them for years. Very simple and easy to use. Worth every penny!