yotebuster

Wow. That's a lifetime of income and time to get all of those. Kinda sad.

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I've got a 65 qt pelican and to be honest I won't be buying another high end cooler. It's tough as nails and holds ice forever but I really don't see the point in it. There are a few situations such as when we elk hunt in the Gila where we are 60+ miles from civilization and a place to get more ice, but we've actually just started bringing a small freezer on those hunts. We got it used for half the price of my pelican cooler. I have a few of the really big cheap igloo coolers (150qt) they weigh half and much and hold twice as much as a high end cooler. If I'm hunting within 10-15 miles of a gas station (almost always) I just grab a few extra bags every couple days. Yes I could save a few dollars on ice if I ran high end coolers but it would take decades for that to pay off. I have never beed around the big 150+ qt premium coolers but I can't imagine they are any lighter then our freezer. My 65 qt must weigh 50 pounds empty let alone full of ice.

Maybe scope cant? I know that can cause a shift from left to right in extreme cases. Small amounts could show up at extreme distances I suppose?

I would leave it. If it took that many days for the technician to even hear it to diagnose it I guess it's not that big of a problem. Yes it does take a few seconds for the oil pressure to reach what I needs to be so a rev at the beginning of start up is not ideal but nothing that's gonna cause any problems. For 70 years carbed engines revved up when you pulled the choke and fired them up and it never hurt anybody.

That's a really good price. I would been all over these if I didn't just buy a pair.

They used to sell s deal that hooked up to a liquid nitrogen tank. Always thought that seemed like a good way to wreck a barrel! Sorry I am of no help but I am curious to see what you find out.

I actually bought one from ken Johnston before Remington bought the patent from him. I think they are very similar and about 1/2 or less money. I absolutely love this thing. It'll hold 1.5 Moa out to 400. It has the same energy at the muzzle as a .338 win mag with a 300. I'm shooting the bullets I got from ken, they're 300gr ballistic tips, I know he buys them and repackages rhem and sells them for more. I use three magnum 777 pellets as that's what he builds them for. I prefer blackhorn but haven't haf time to try it yet with this gun. I chronyed it since I didn't believe the hype and I got exactly what they said, 2350 with 300gr and an ES of like 20fps. Very impressive. I noticed the Remington doesn't have a muzzle break. I would think it would be an animal without one so figure that into the cost for sure. I love the priming system, .45 win mag cases are all they are so you don't have to buy the name brand ones. It obviously works better then a 209 at fully burning all powder as I've found that no matter how much 777 or blackhorn you put in a TC with a 209 primer you tend to run out of barrel before burning it all. Seems like about 120 gr is about max velocity and then you just start making a bigger mess of your barrel.

Should help the draw odds for December tags and strip tags a little.

I have an encore pro hunter that I may be selling. I bought an ultimate arms muzzleloader last year so I was thinking of selling my old one. The pro hunter is convertible to a center fire so they are more expensive. I think you can get an encore fx for $499 new. That's a heck of a good gun. A comparable cva or traditions would be $300-400 but in my opinion (from the problems I've seen with them) money well spent to go TC. Another thing to keep in mind is most of the cva and traditions are made in Brazil and even though they look stainless they are actually nickel plated steel which I don't like personally. I would look into blackhorn 209 as well. I've had really good luck with precision muzzleloading bullets as well. As a rule stay away from soft ez load sabots as they tend to be inconsistent. If you go to the precision bullets site they talk about this and it makes a lot of sense.

Tc encore fx. They're a little more expensive but worth it. I've been around 2 different cva's and one traditions and all had issues with the hammers not falling properly and had to be sent back. They are so simple, literally and barrel hammer and trigger so I guess there's no excuse for them not working in my opinion. I know a lot of guys that love cva and traditions. I think accuracy wise it doesn't matter much since it's just a barrel but I would spend the extra $100 and get an encore fx. You won't regret it.

That was a good deal for 2010. Not so much anymore.

That is a REALLY good mount!! Gorgoues!

Has that been refinished? It's gorgoues!

No it doesn't. It seems that pellets would be easier but in the field you're gonna want to carry speed loaders with you either way so you never will touch the powder be it loose or in pellets. I've heard people say that pellets can be more consistent because they are pre pressed and don't have variations with seating pressure but I guess I haven't found that to be true.

I like the sound of it. Especially when using leupild style bases with windage. Not sure there's mich you can do if your windage is off on a rail type base is there?

Good lord. Is the scope included? That thing is too pretty to shoot!

Hard to tell from the pic but it looks like a 5pt to me. Good fronts but bad tops. Maybe 290-300?

I've shot more then a few critters next to a national park/monument boundary as well as near golf courses etc. if it's a legal area to hunt I guess I don't see the problem. This has totally gotten spun out of context by the media making us all look bad. The fact that some of you are biting is what really scares me.

I just googled up on this guy a little. Looks like he's definitely his own biggest fan. With a few exceptions that's what it seems like you have to be to make a name for yourself in the hunting business it seems.

If you haven't shot the gun yet I would suggest blackhorn 209. It's oil based so it cleans with any solvent. My only beef with 777 is its water based meaning if there's humidity in the air it will take it in so any powder residue in your barrel will imbibe water and hold it which will cause rust. It also can vary in water content in the container or your speed loader by as much as 20%. If you've got s load for your gun with 777 then stick with it. Just wanted to give you a heads up if you were starting from scratch.

Wow. I woulda been all over this if I still lived down there. That's a bargain.

You always have such cool stuff!!

I think it's pretty clear what the BA after these Binos stands for!

Sweet. I have a pair of these in 7's. I like them. This is a sweet set of Binos for the price!