Faster Daddy!
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Nice. What are you shooting?
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Went out yesterday morning at daybreak. Had a Fox come in at the one minute mark. He busted me at about 80 yds and I never did get a shot off. Kept calling and 5 minutes later this guy comes in and turns broadside (mistake) bang, flop! Second stand, nothing. Third stand I called in a white four door Chevy Duramax. It was my good buddy Pete. Had a good morning with the 204 Ruger and 39 gr Blitz Kings.
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I am so ready to get out of town and do some camping. Having an elk tag is just a bonus. Headed somewhere in the northern part of the unit. Won't even be able to sleep tonight.
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Which road is considered the main road?
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Tell us about your elk rifle, and cartridge?
Faster Daddy! replied to Stray Horse's topic in Elk Hunting
Yeah I hear ya on the skinny barrel but I like carrying it better. The Boyd's stock is not bad to work with however it does require some work to get the fit. Definitely not a "drop in". As you know though, all the work comes in making additional room for the pillars and bedding. Put a few wraps of electrical tape around the barrel to free float and then removed no wood at the tang but a lot in between. Takes a little patience to do it right but the results are worth it. I have never been a fan of synthetic and I know a lot of people that are not fans of the laminated wood. My experience with the laminated wood is they hold their zero in all types of weather. I also have one on a 270 WSM that shoots great after the bedding. I don't have huge hands (I wear XL work gloves) so the hole is plenty large. Scott -
Tell us about your elk rifle, and cartridge?
Faster Daddy! replied to Stray Horse's topic in Elk Hunting
Winchester Model 70 chambered in 300 WSM. I have custom pillar bedded the stock action and barrel in a Boyd's thumbhole stock, topped it with a Luepold VX3 6.5-20 X 50mm. Before the scope left the factory I added the M1 long range target turrets. Preliminary testing with 200 gr Nosler Accubonds is delivering 3 inch groups at 300 yards. -
Looks like the wind was blowing really hard right to left. Congrats on a nice buck!!!
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+1 Ace
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Took me years to kill a buck like that, congratulations! My first was a 1 by 2 and weighed 60 lbs at a game and fish check station. I will never forget it tho!!!! It was a prize to remember.
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Those are some great questions Coach. I have been thinking the same thing since becoming a member of this site last year. I'm sure a lot has to do with genetics and rainfall etc., etc. However, the harvest part has a lot to do with improved optics and glassing methods as well as the long range shooting craze. I can remember when long range was 200 yards and I still haven't taken anything past 250 myself. That's not to say that I'm not working on it and as an avid shooter and reloader I definitely like the concept. Love to hear what others might have to say cuz I gotta tell ya, I'm right there with ya. Where the heck are these monsters coming from?
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138 Coues --- kids first buck!
Faster Daddy! replied to CouesWhitetail's topic in Coues Deer Hunting in Arizona
Very impressive!! -
Very nice indeed!!
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She Shoots...She SCORES!!
Faster Daddy! replied to Red Rabbit's topic in Coues Deer Hunting in Arizona
That thing is huge. What a nice buck. Congratulations! -
Very nice buck! You have to see it from all angles to see all the character. Congrats to both of you!
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Congratulations AZBOWHNTR! The old "there's the deer", "where's your gun" story. I hate it when that happens. Anyways, it worked out for ya. Check with some of the others but I don't think sierra recommends the "match king" for hunting and thus explains your bullet exploading. I think that is why they make the "game king". The match kings are just for paper. I believe the exploading bullet would be just a devastating wound on one side of an elk or larger game. Again, congratulations on your buck!