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Not what you've got but I've tried those powders and nothing did better for me than a higher dosage of r-22 w 140 accubonds. I'm trying magpro this weekend so we'll see with that.

It needed a bit of shaping around the grip and obviously bedded but I love the feel of it. Haven't shot w it yet - next weekend.

Great work Todd. Good looking rifle.

At the end of the day most manufactures provide you opportunity to get to that 600-700 yard mark without much customization. That said, I have here a Howa 270 wsm (about $450 on sale), topped with a Vortex HS 4x16x44 ($300 on sale), a Boyd's tacticool stock that will be bedded this week ($130) with a Timney trigger ($100) and a friends handy work in getting a muzzle brake on it ($100). That is just over a grand and is more than enough gun to get out to 1000 yards but it won't do it if you don't find a load that works really good and if you don't practice your butt off at those long ranges.

I've hunted 36B the last two years in October. Never have seen illegals and I've been all over the Tumacacori's. Likely - it was still a bit warm in October. Feel free to PM me if you want a few spots to try out. We have seen several bucks both years and brought home a couple as well.

For sale is a 2006 Rhino 660 with a blown motor - was operating just fine before my brother ran it without oil...needs a complete rebuild. Case is fine. Currently, it has a bed cover on it, a full front rack, aftermarket ITP rims and tires, a Warn 2600 pound winch, a couple enclosed Yamaha gun boots and full skid plates (not installed). I will post pictures later on when I get home but it shows sign of use and fading. It does need a new back tire (has ITP mud lites on it). Looking for $2600.00 OBO as is! I do not have a trailer so that you will need! if interested in any of this text Jon at 602-284-3190

Update - this Rhino is now SOLD.

Update here guys - I realized my Dad didn't send down his key with it and he can't find it (moving). He is still looking but there is a chance you will need to get a new ignition and key set for it as well. Just trying to be open and honest. If they can't find it I'll deduct the cost from the price. Jon

It was running fine before my brother ran it hot without checking oil.

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For sale is a 2005 Rhino 660 with a blown motor - was operating just fine before my brother ran it without oil...needs a complete rebuild. Currently, it has a bed cover on it, a full front rack, aftermarket ITP rims and tires, a Warn 2600 pound winch, a couple enclosed Yamaha gun boots and full skid plates (not installed). I will post pictures later on when I get home but it shows sign of use and fading. It does need a new back tire (has ITP mud lites on it). Looking for $2600.00 as is with all accessories listed above but will be parting out as well if needed. -$2000.00 for the back to stock Rhino -$100.00 for the rack -$250.00 for the winch -$150.00 for the skid plates -$100.00 for the gun boots -$150.00 for the ITP rims and tires (need one new tire) I do not have a trailer so that you will need! if interested in any of this text Jon at 602-284-3190 Thanks.

If you're interested text me please

Hey guys - case is still good. I'm located in east Mesa.

Up in Congress or the Eagletails for the Bobcat? The only reason I ask is I have never seen one in the Eagletails...

Folks - I am aching to get out of town this week and was wondering if anyone has been out in the Eagletails or up in the Date Creek Mountains (Congress)...if so, what does it look like for yotes this year?

Well done Mark. See you at church tomorrow? Jon

So this is my first time posting something on a forum like this but my brother and I had such an enjoyable hunt we had to tell it… This is my first Coues Whitetail and the first big game I have killed in about 7-8 seasons of hunting (talk about a dry-spell). If any of you hunt the Mogollon rim units, you know what its like to hunt these critters in Manzanita and Scrub Oak in canyons so deep there is shade in them day-long. In short, its tough work. So after the first 5 days of ridge-walking, glassing, and spot-stalking, we only had a couple fleeting shots at a forky to show for it. That was, until our good sense (and turns out better judgment) told us to find a tank, and sit on our butts. You see, a lot of Coues hunters tell you that during a rifle hunt, you can only get a good Coues when you glass them up at dawn or in the late dusk light, and then take a shot worthy of sniper-school to get it (point in case – my friend just shot one at 812 yards). But knowing that this year the rim is unseasonably dry and hot, we made the call to find the optimum tank. My brother and I scoured the country looking for a tank with Coues-deer action (although the prints don’t always tell the story – look at the cover folks!), found one that looked good, and set up a make-shift blind for the next day. The next morning found us at 5:30 am settled in enjoying the nice sub-freezing temperature and view. Hour after hour goes by…nothing. Then, we caught some movement off to our left – pigs. That was about 8:30 am. At about 9:30, my brother spurred me out of day-dreaming instantaneously with the heart-pumping phrase, “Here we go.” After looking up, a nice 95 inch buck descended to the tank like he meant business. As he was walking towards us at 75 yards, I told my brother to not make any movements. Then, if on queue, he turned broadside and slowed to a walk. I pulled up my 270 wsm (sighted in to hit 4” high at 100 yards of course), aimed low, took a breath, and gently squeezed off the shot. No ‘thwap,’ no stagger, nothing but lots of dust underneath the buck. Of course, he didn’t want to stick around so he was a lost cause. “You missed him” my brother said. “No way,” I said…“I had him dead to rights.” 10 minutes later found us walking over to the far side of the tank and nothing to show but tracks. I had a clean miss on my hands and have never felt so defeated in my life. “Well,” my kind brother said, “let’s go sit and see what happens…it is only 10.” As I went back to our seats, I started replaying everything in my mind and could not for the life of me figure out what happened. My gun was dialed in, and I had not dropped it or shook it around during the hunt. Right about then while replaying the event with my brother, a doe walked 15 yards in front of us and we were back to business. She wandered around until she got bored, and took off. However, something else happened during this period of time that provided some relief to me – I took a look at the line of sight through my binoculars and saw something very curious…I hit the darn barbed-wire fence! What are the odds! Well, at least it wasn’t a true miss or buck fever. Well, 12 noon came around and we looked at each other and said, “Let’s call it.” I went up to the barbed wire fence to show my brother and right to my right, 30 yards away, two bucks stood there looking at me. Of course, at this point, I was busted and they took off. “Dangit!” I thought. There was our second chance. “Let’s just go sit down and sit here the rest of the day Bro.” I said. We walked back to our seats, and within 30 minutes, a fourth buck charged up over the bank of the tank and right down into the water. This was it – our third chance. We both pulled our rifles up, both made sure our lines of sight were clear, and both fired almost instantaneous. There was no escaping the pinpoint accuracy gained with 6-power at 75 yards and a combined foot pounds of the weight of an old Chevy – our little Coues buck didn’t see what was coming and went down like a sack of potatoes. Thankfully, it was a quick and humane kill. When we approached the buck we were as eager as school girls getting ready for prom. Obviously, he was an old buck based off of the worn down teeth and the bladed and worn antlers but to us, he was the perfect ending to a day full of second and third chances.

Well done.