recurveman

Nosler is probably the softest brass I have shot. Hence the reason I only shoot them once.

I just keep the brass laying around. I'm sure I have more once fired brass than I need. Honestly I shoot at all distances. I like to load develop at 100 with a chrono. Then I'll run back to 500 or so and shoot 20 or so rounds to make sure it does good. Then head to 1000. That is where you will really see if your load is dialed in. If all is good then lets go kills stuff.

It's just faster. Also if you really push the Nosler brass the primer pockets will start to get loose in even a few shots. So, a few years back I just said the heck with it and have just bought new Nosler brass and been done with it. I also do all my reloading over at my father in laws house (about an hour away) and if I can speed up the process that is great. I can't go put brass in the tumbler and come back in a few hours. Then the next night trim and size the brass. I have to do everything all at once. The crazy thing is the accuracy that I get with the Nosler brass. If I shoot 3 shots at 100 yards and they aren't touching I would be pissed. My speeds are super, super consistent. I really think the key to new brass is sending a mandrel down the neck to make the tension consistent. I've just had really good luck with this process.

I really like Nosler brass. I shoot the prepped brass and this is what I do. I shoot a mandrel down the hole to get my neck tension correct. Add a primer, fill it will powder and top with a bullet. I don't weigh anything and I will hold a very nice water line at 1000 yards all the time. Now Nosler brass is a bit softer than Lapua. I'm to the point now where I get good enough accuracy where the extra effort of weighing everything just isn't worth it. I've turned necks, weighed stuff and everything else. Not anymore. If I was shooting competitions I would probably go through the effort but for hunting accuracy out to 1000 yards I think you need good consistent components. If you need to weight everything then you have the wrong components most of the time. I also don't shoot Nosler brass more than once. It's kind of like the difference between being 25 and 50. Shoot once and that's enough.

I believe he is trying to say that you start close. Go out a bit further....while learning and then stretch it out. Mid range 400-800 yards is a great learning place. You can learn a ton by just denting primers. I know many guys that don't do the work you are right now and will have an awesome water line at 1000 yards. FYI - probably the biggest key to long range is understanding how the environmental factors affect the POI of the bullet. Once that skill is acquired then everything starts to click. Environments will probably cause you bigger misses than any box of factory ammunition. The biggest key to learning long range is actually doing it.

bought mine at Go hunt. Give Cody a call and he will help you out in a big way. FYI - the NL's are absolutely amazing and worth the wait. Thanks,

figured it out. Should be here in 2 days!!!!!! Thanks for all the help guys. Will post pics when done.

Will the Schmidt and Bender 3-20x50 PM II Ultra Short Rifle Scope 34mm fit on my Batt Action. It is in a long action but has a rail going all the way across the top of the action. Thanks

So, I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a scope. I'm thinking the S&B PMII 3x20 scope. Any reason that wouldn't be a great choice? I haven't really started looking yet but it does look that many are out of stock. Any good place to get them right now?

I have a RUM and it was really easy to sight in and is accurate. I don't think "long range" and muzzleloaders go in the same sentence. Here is why. The wind REALLY affects the muzzy bullets. They are basically a brick that we send through the air. Also, to get a velocity that gets you to "long range" capacity will require a substantial powder charge. I haven't loaded it up to max but I'm sure it will kick more than any 30 caliber rifle you have pulled the trigger on. The recoil is very manageable if you are happy shooting 200-300 yards. "long range" will test you ability to absorb recoil. Overall I love the gun. I shoot 209 powder and the recommended bullet with the upgrade that Arrowhead rifles suggests. Go get one!!!!!!!!

So I had this tag two years ago and shot a very good buck. I used Mossback with Chad and Tory. They have a good outfit and would use them again. Travis is also a great guy. The Bundy's know the strip too. Here is what you need to understand and be aware of. This hunt will have probably 500-750 people in the unit. It is like a southern whitetail tag. The amount of people is absolutely insane. You will see 50-100 trucks a day full of guys. By mid week about 75-90% of the people will be out of the unit. The guides were working on killing one buck up there opening day and there were at least 30 trucks driving the roads looking for this buck. The buck finally walked across the road around 10am and got hammered by the next guy that drove by. Then the group all went looking for the next biggest buck in the unit. This tag really is kind of a $hit show to be honest. I'm glad I did it once but I'll never do it again. I have been and will be putting in for the archery hunt. It is a very different experience and I'm not excited about the mid November rifle experience again.

Newberg has many more points that 6

don't every go to Cal Ranch!!!!!! That place is really dangerous place to shop. You show up to buy one item.....walk around the store for an hour and spend $500 on things you can't live without. Quite possible the coolest store in AZ.

Congrats on a great tag!!!!!! I'm not saying you NEED to hire a guide. If you haven't hunted sheep before then I would probably hire a guide. It takes a bit of time to really understand what you are looking at with sheep and most hunters really only go out in the field once to hunt them. I'm sure that if you look for help you will find it. Many people are really willing to help fellow sheep hunters out. Plus, all the hunters that have had the tag are usually more than willing to help because they will never get the tag again anyways. I don't think finding sheep is typically the problem. Being able to score the sheep and maybe a bit of help getting the sheep out will be bigger issues. It might be a good idea to drive out to AZ for a lone weekend (or fly) and look everything over. I think then you will know if you need a guide or give it a try alone. If I had your tag I would not hire a guide (though I have 45+ days in the field looking at sheep the past 3 years). If I had a sheep tag in a state really far away......I would hire a guide.

I know this might be more than you want to spend. I bought the Remington Ultimate ML. I shoot the 209 powder out if it with the Remington bullets. I don't get crazy trying to break my shoulder or anything. The gun just flat out shoots right out of the box. Gun is easily sub MOA out of the box. I did the breach plug change out too. Well worth the money in my book if you really want a great muzzy.

46ae tag for me!!!!!!

The big difference I saw when shooting a muzzy at distance is wind drift. We had a slight wind 4-6mph and the drift at 250 yards was dramatic. I think the wind drift and shooting distance is the big challenge with a muzzy.......and recoil if you get all froggy. I use 90 of BH209 because I'm a wimp.

Prices will go down!!!! We have seen this many times before. Crazy issue causes demand spike or supply shortage. Issue gets resolved and prices get back to normal. Just a matter of time. The fastest way to drive pricing down is to stop buying guns/ammo/reloading stuff that you don't actually need. Funny story. buddy of mine (who doesn't reload) has purchased thousands of primers, brass, bullets, powder. None of his purchases make any sense but he feels it will be gone forever. Told him to relax but he is just adding to the problem.......with no way to reload a single piece of brass!!!!!!

I did call the other day and they did seem willing to share the info. My guess is the gal didn't have it to share.

Yeah I got my refund. So now we just need to know if it for me or my wife!!!!! Come on results.

Either me or my wife got the tag. She has 19 points and I've got 26 points. FYI - we didn't put in for MAX units either. Three of the 4 choices were units that had better than 2% odds.

I haven't looked at MX really hard for a sheep tag but I think you could get it done in the 40-60K range depending on quality of the ram. There are much higher priced rams available too.

I don't have to think about it. I would pay that for all 4 species today and have my slam done by the end of the year!!!!!!

It will be a desert. Currently my odds are about 60 - 40. This could be my wife's tag. She has 19 points and had a slightly lower draw percentage than myself so.........It could be her tag or my tag. Either way I'm going to wrap a tag around a sheep this fall and have a life sized mount of a sheep in my house!!!!!!!!! I'm stoked either way.

That is what I would hope too. I don't know their process. I do know their process could be improved by 10 fold compared to other states hunt. With that said.......I just want my sheep tag!!!!!!!!