BeardownAZ

DFM- No, speak your mind. Even if its not all rainbows and butterflys. Life's to short to not be honest.

Prdtr- Never fished San Carlos from the bank but know some who have and still killed it. Used to go out every March or so with my dad on his boat and would literally take my pole out of the water to stop from catching fish to take a break. Minnows and Jigs. Even caught two at once more then a few times on a Eagle Claw crappie rig. I am an average at best fisherman who goes sometimes long periods without even touching a rod and reel and still caught them like crazy. Lots of fun. Permits used to be available in Safford area but I hear that is scare now too. Not sure what is going on.

Nelson used to be overrun with crawdads it seemed but heard its gotten better. Havent fished there in years. A lot of good advice(rainbow powerbait, worms on the bottom, etc) on here that Ive used that has worked well at Big Lake, other then don't go on Memorial Day weekend, it becomes Phoenix 2.0, lol

I believe 22-250 has been tried on the AR platform but there was issues and I cant quite remember what it was. DPMS does some different caliber ARs. One in 243 would be fun.

My ultimate coyote gun would be a relatively simple, accurate, reliable and easy to point rifle. Oh and somewhat cheap. Perhaps a self built AR with a 16" or 18" barrel. Freefloated handguard and collapsible stock. Or a bolt action like a Ruger American, Savage AXIS or something like that. 3-9x40 for the scope and chambered in a common caliber of 223 or 243 or similar. I want to kill as many coyotes in a day as possible and be able to move often. No bull barrels. Done that before, never again. Each stand would be 15-20 minutes max unless hunting cats specifically other then that I want the gun to be quick handling so If I see animals in between stands, its easy in and out of the vehicle. Thinking of doing a Palmetto State Armory build but not sure yet.

Sold- Please Delete For Sale Remington 700 sps 243. Very low round count. $400 located in Safford/ Thatcher area. Consider 223 as trade, no heavy barrel rifles.

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Looking at getting a bigger tent for the whole family, 5 people total. 2 adults, 3 kids. I've researched a ton. Got an idea but like to hear others suggestions, experiences. Everyone will be on a cot or 2 will be on the coleman queen air mattress cot. 3 season tent. White mountains during summer so it needs to take be able to handle rain. Wont be cold weather camping. Thought about a canvas tent, not the wall outfitter type. Bushnell 18x11 gets good reviews for a bigger tent. So does the bigger Coleman Instant tents, and some of the Wenzels(never heard of them before). Any thoughts??

Ill post pics once I use which is soon hopefully. I like the idea of this tent more and more. Canvas and easy setup, best of both worlds.

24 inch barrel

Seen those hornadys spire points at Sportsmans. Price wasn't terrible. With ARs getting as cheap as they are, its almost making me rethink semi auto.

I can imagine the heavier bullets in 223 really do good. The only reason I want to stay in the middle of bullet weight is due to commonality. Maybe I could go up a tad to 62 grain as that is somewhat common. If I was handloading that would be different. I'm fine using factory loads for 223. I've gotten to the point of trying to consolidate calibers to common ones.

And that's why FMJs are illegal......Yup. Yet our militaryis made to use them I haven't researched this but I've been told that's because a wounded soldier takes Out 3 where a Dead Soldier only takes out one, the Dead. Yeah something like that. Don't think this current enemy cares about that though. Definitely think 223 is good but bullet selection can make a huge difference. Some rounds have more room for error, I don't think this one does.

And that's why FMJs are illegal...... Yup. Yet our militaryis made to use them

I think the 50 grains would be lightest I would go. I want to stick to the 50-60 grain area. I have seen some of the Winchester bulk white box 45 grain 22-250 loads fly to pieces out of a gun due to the velocity and rate of twist that obviously wasn't good for them. I hit a coyote years back with an AR but all I had was some 55 grain FMJs. Wasn't hunting but came across this dog and nailed him good, or so I thought. He dropped after spinning around a few times. Went to go get him and he took off running not looking very healthy in the process. Never could recover him.

Whats the twist on the barrel on your AR shooting those 40 grain Fiocchi? I like the idea of the Fiocchi especially the price compared to the others

FirstCoues- Which brand did you like that carried the ballistic tips? What grain?

Got mine at Sportsmens Warehouse. They matched the Cabelas deal.

Well I'm embarrassed to say but when I started I was using a 180 gr Underwood FMJ. My thinking was that I had more then enough gun and that 10mm would be a cake walk to put them down. It hit them, but it went right through and didn't dump its energy so they would keep moving as though they never got touched. I switched bullets to a hollow point for remainder of the hunt. My dad used SST's on elk and did not like the results he got. If it weren't for a double lung hit, the elk may have walked for miles not dropping any blood. It was crazy. One small drop is all we found. Were the elk piled up and died , there wasn't even blood. Tough animal. Every animal is built different and needs a bullet to match. A mistake I wont make again. Even on small game. Seen coyotes get nailed with 223 and drop, get back up and run. Bullet placement is key, most important really, but good bullets cant be underestimated either.

Saying the system is flawed isn't saying that I think it couldn't be worse. I know it can. I do think it could be better too. And I for one am not asking for the "everyone wins" type of setup as that is not possible. That's just ridiculous to even mention as someone did. Perhaps a rotation type deal on premium hunts. Meaning, you get drawn for a early bull hunt, then you cant get drawn for the same one or similar one the next year or something like that.

After much procrastination, and almost buying a toyhauler, enclosed trailer, and one of the Coleman instant up tents, I went with the Kodiak Canvas10x14. Even if I get a camper in the future, I could always use this tent. Definitely well built and easy to put up.

Id like to say I don't care but I do. However I looked once and saw nothing last Friday so I figure I didn't get drawn. Business as usual. When people with no points or 2-3 points can get drawn over a person with 15-18 points, especially when some people get drawn year after year on coveted tags, the system is seriously flawed. Yes, I'm alittle bitter

Agreed. Also learned a lot on bullet selection and what I thought was good was actually not. Fun animal to hunt

Awesome! I love to see these open sight hunts. Agreed with what you said about forcing it to be fun and interesting. Doesn't seem as fun to hunt them with long range scoped rifles. Keeps it more challenging with open sights or pistols.

Very cool. Always like seeing posts about different type of hunting guns other then the usual kind. 7.62x39 is a good round and very underrated in my opinion. In the right guns, even AKs, it can be pretty accurate even with the abundant cheap ammo. Got an Arsenal AK I plan on hunting pigs with open sights next year. Can't wait.