AZkiller

If you don't wan't to spend a ton, start with a 700. You can get one used for around $400. A barrel is around $280. I like Lilja. I have a Lilja, kreiger, bartline and douglass. The Lilja cleans the best, then the Bartline. Gunsmiths work mostly with a 700 style action, so it is the cheapest route to build. Bob Brackney is a good one. Mini blueprint around 200, fit and chamber 175 and muzzle brake installed 225. McMillan stock is a must, don't underestimate a great stock, it's just as important as a great barrel. That is going to run you $400 or so and another 150 or so for bedding. Even if you buy a Jewel trigger, it's $220 at best, but I have Timney's on my hunters and they work great at $125. A decelerator butt pad installed is another $80. Obviusly other options would bring the cost up like a Harris bi-pod, fluting, or coatings and of course a scope. I think it's real tough to spend 5K on a great long range set-up. What I have listed will run you just over $2000 W/O a scope. More than likely it will be better than any 5K gun that you could buy with the help of the right gunsmith and the time you put in to work up a load.

You forgot a coupple of 20oz ribeyes from aj's, potatos and beer. Chicken cuttlets is the kind of crap I have to eat at home. And ground beef? Realy? I guess it's not that bad, my buddy would stop at taco bell for a dozen bean burritos for a 3 day hunt...that's it.

No one gave you a taxi. Mark Plunket is in camp verde. The best taxidermist I have ever known.

I like the west side of the Winchesters

110 7/8

80 plus what? Looks too heavy for 80. I'm going to put the length around 16, and with the look of the mass, a total score of around 85-86. I'd get a second look at the buck in the last pic, he looks like he could be a TOAD!!!

If I am not mistaken, the majority of the antelope up there came out of 19a. The G&F could tell you just get the bioligist phone number and talk to them. I would think you should be able to find an 80in buck without too much problem.

Looks slightly down hill so elevation doesn't need to be moved. I would add 3/4 min wind and let her fly. I am zero at 340 yds with my 30-416 rigby. 210 gr vld's 118gr 50bmg. They are flying at 3450fps with a sd of 11. It takes me 13min to get to 1000.

Don't shoot the last one!!! I'd like to see another pic of the one in the second pic, 2nd to the right. That's the only one I would look at again. You changed pics, now none of this makes any sense. Look at the first one and the last one (the buck in the 3rd one) closely.

76. 14 in long, Too skinny up top, and I'm not a big fan of those prongs.

First and only. 18A, Rifle, 618 yds, 82 5/8.

WOW there are alot of 24a nov tags. I also have the thanksgiving hunt. Found a monster there 2 yrs ago while looking for a carp for my brother.

Did they include the cost of their hunting licences? Being that they are from out of state I wouldn't think they would already have one.

Lots of Lions!!

They opened them Thurs afternoon. Heading up in a few hours.

115 6/8

They always feed BS. Eithor today or tomorrow. That's my guess.

Finally got drawn with 4 bonus points. 3c early.

I only use McMillan. You can't beat them. They are on all of my rifles.

Custom 30-416 rigby improved with 8.5-25 leupold. One less thing to worry about