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They're gone. Sold to Rharris on CWT.

** SPF ** to Rharris on CWT. Thanks to all. The best piece of advice I ever got in hunting optics was: “You get what you pay for”. The worst piece of advice I ever got in hunting optics was: “Buy as much optic as you can afford”. I believed the first, but followed the second. The result was ownership of several different pairs of binos over the years. Taking a loss each time I upgraded, but never really knowing what I was missing out on. About eight years ago, I finally bought this pair of used Swaro 10x42 WB SLC’s . The first time I took them out scouting, I remember thinking: “man, I should have bought these years ago”. All that time and money wasted on inferior optics thinking they would get me by until I could afford something better. Do yourself a favor – buy the best. If you can’t afford it yet, then don’t compromise. Save your money until you can step up to something worth having. There are lots of good optics out there and looking through glass can be very subjective. And yet, there is a general consensus that when it comes to binos, Swarovski and Leica are at the top of the heap. The Victory line of Zeiss could also be included as well. Well, here is your chance to step up to a great piece of glass. This is a pair of Swarovski 10x42 WB SLC’s. I have used these for the past eight years. About four years ago, they were completely reconditioned by Swarovski. You get everything you see in the pictures: The binos, orig. shoulder carry strap, the orig. case, Swaro literature and pin, and the box. The binos are in excellent shape, with the exception of one small (about 3% of area) rub mark on the finish of the objective lens in the right barrel. I didn’t even notice it until I started to clean them up. You can’t detect it when looking through the binos, but I felt it was worth mentioning. I tried to show this in one of the pictures. Body is in excellent shape with no rips, tears, etc. in armor. I will also throw in my Butler Creek bino harness as well. Binos are priced at $850. Reason for selling: Bought a pair of 10x42 EL Swarovision last week. If interested, call or text:602-361-7191.

A couple of members have sent in PM's expressing concern about the rub mark. First of all, it is so small that you cannot notice it when looking through the bino's. It is cosmetic only. Secondly, if it really bugs you, the Outdoorsman on Cave Creek Road can get the one lens re-coated for $75 or both for $150, plus shipping. I could get this done myself, but I didn't feel the value was there for me. I'm more about function than looks - and yes, my camo doesn't match either. :-) I've never seen a used pair of these go for less than $850, but given the rub mark - I am willing to take a little less than the $850 asking. If you want them fully reconditioned, it can be done. But you better plan on spending $950 to $1,000 for fully reconditioned pair with the newer lens coating that were never offered on the original SLC's.

First and last bump. Still available.

Thanks, Pat. Scope is SPF.

Up for sale is a gently used Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40mm MC Scope. Both the objective and eyepiece lenses are in pristine condition with no marring, scratches, scrapes, etc. of any kind. The scope reticle is a medium cross hair that reduces to a fine cross hair in the center of the field (ideal for low light conditions). The matte black 1" body has no dents, dings or scratches of any kind. No visible "ghost rings" where ring mounts were placed. Both turrets track as they should and the eyepiece allows for complete focus. You can hardly tell this scope has been used. If interested please call, text or email at 602-361-7191. Asking $375. Not looking for trades at this time.

I have put in for years. Checked all the game boxes and most of the weapons boxes. In 20+ years, I have only gotten the call once from AZGFD for a population management hunt. Can't really complain though. I just about fell out of my chair in 2008 when the lady on the other end of the phone told me it was for buffalo on the House Rock ranch.

Congrats to Brian. Looks like the rest of your hunting days are all downhill after this hunt!

One-time price drop to $475 for the Holidays.

Like the title says, this is a 700 BDL in .270 Winchester. Not one of my personal rifles, so I don't know the history or how it shoots. The serial number on the rifle indicates it was made back in 1973, back when all the parts were steel and quality control actually meant something. The bore looks very clean with sharp rifling. Bolt head shows little wear, so I suspect the rifle was not shot a great deal. Bolt sleeve is jeweled. This rifle was definitely used on some hunts. It has multiple scratches, gouges and dings in the wood stock. I've tried to take pictures that show the scratches. Barrel exterior still in great shape. Originally had iron sights, but they were removed. Receiver has 2-piece scope base - looks to be a Leupold, but I cannot be sure. I bought this rifle as a project gun just for the action. My buddy/gunsmith thinks it is a sin to break up an old BDL like this. So I will try and sell it first. The long action, old-style Rem trigger, BDL bottom metal with box, spring and follower alone are worth $550 to me. New BDL's go for around $750. Asking $500 firm. 602-361-7191.

Research both calibers and load data. Then plug them both into ballistics software. I think you will find that the 7mm Rem Mag holds a distinct edge over the 300.

I have the Mountain Extreme boots. Love 'em. I'll stick with them until something better comes along.

Welcome to the search for the Holy Grail - the ultimate long range bullet which has a high BC, very forgiving tolerance with seating depth and has great terminal performance at lower velocities. This bullet doesn't exist - at least not right now. So LR hunters are faced with a trade off. Bergers tend to have high BC's with great terminal performance. However, the terminal performance is not always consistent and they can be finicky when reloading. Nosler Partitions and the Barnes TSX (and TTSX) have great consistency in terminal performance, but their BC's leave something to be desired. And not all rifles like the all copper Barnes bullets. On one hand, great terminal performance is meaningless if you miss the target. On the other hand, it can be disaster if your bullet hits the target, but then fails to perform. The Nosler Accubond seems to be a good compromise of both terminal performance and BC. The jury is still out on the LR Accubond. Berger hunting VLD's are highly favored, but sometimes fail to open up - even at higher velocities. Pick the best premium bullet that shoots/groups well in your rifle and learn to live with the trade-offs that come with it.

I'm late to the party, but I think you need to strongly consider a graduated reticle. If you go with Mrads on the turrets then you want a MRads (mildot) on the reticle. Likewise, use a MOA reticle with MOA turrets. Gravity is a constant. Given a specific elevation (barometric pressure), your dial up is a constant. Once you have your drop table confirmed,i t will not change (unless pressure changes). The real boogeyman for most long distance shooting is wind. It is rarely constant and we are always trying to read and compensate for it. Most long range shooters will dial in the elevation, but use a hold off for the wind. You need a MOA or mildot scope for this. A simple crosshair will not get it done. Just my two cents.

Something's not quite right here. You don't specify which Viper you own, but the Viper PA w/30mm tube has an advertised 65 MOA of travel. Now we all know that no scope ever zero's out exactly in the middle. So if you are off by a few MOA, you should still have close to 30 MOA dial up. Add the 20 MOA rail and you now have 50 total MOA of dial up. If this is not the case, your scope may have some internal problems. I would suggest turning your elevation knob gently until you bottom out. Then slowly start dialing up, counting the clicks as you go. You should hear and feel about 260 total clicks, or 65 MOA. If you don't get close to that - return the scope. You don't say what load you are shooting, but a 185 Berger vld zeroed at 300 yds. traveling at 3,100 fps should only require about 19 to 20 MOA of dial up to hit at 1,000 yds.

I shoot a 6.5-06 AI as well. Built on a Lawton custom action in a Manners Ultralight carbon stock. Has a Lilja 26" ss barrel in a #5 contour with a 1 in 8 twist. The barrel just didn't like the 140 grainers it was originally set up for. It shoots the 130 gr. Accubond lights out and absolutely loves the new 160 gr. RBBT ULd from Matrix @ 2,950 fps.

I have 21 total points as well..and I put in for 40B as my second choice. Hey.....wait a minute. You got my tag! I'm right there with you in spirit Bro - make it a great hunt for both of us.

I hunt the 36's about every other year. You will have encounters. Most will be at a distance, but some are unavoidably close. As a rule, I don't get proactive in an encounter. However, most runners will "ditch" their cargo after a close encounter. When this happens, I make sure they don't get it back. This is a pic of 225 pounds that was ditched after an encounter. I called BP and they swooped in to collect it.

Here are my two boys, Remmy (Remington) and Ruger. They are step brothers (same Dad) a year apart. They are 50% Black Mouth Cur and 50% Texas Blue Lacy. They are decoy dogs and live to mix it up with coyotes.

Up for sale is a gently used Nightforce NXS 5.5-22x50mm scope with the illuminated NP-R1 reticle. This is the most popular reticle in terms of NXS sales with the 2 MOA hashmarks on the windage axis and the 1 MOA hashmarks on the elevation axis. This scope has the zero stop feature, but no HS. The glass is perfect with no blems or scratches. Scope body is also near perfect with no dents, dings or scratches. Scope comes with original Sunshade, bikini cover, triangular box, hex key and paperwork. Also included with the scope is a lapped set of heavy duty, six screw 30mm rings from Seekins Precision. This is their low height rings. These rings are rock solid. Price is $1,600 for everything. This package is posted on other sites, so the first "I'll Take It" by date stamp gets the nod. If you have any questions give me a call: 602-361-7191.

Done deal. Smooth transaction. 125coues is GTG.

****Scope is sold pending funds****

Glad to see some new life being breathed into this topic. I currently have eight of the big ten and I'm hoping to close in on the last two before I'm too old to make it happen. Still missing mountain lion (can't seem to get one called in) and Desert Bighorn Sheep (21 points and counting). The Big Ten award would mean a lot to me. I hope it is still around when, and if, I finally qualify.

I have hunted and scouted in 5BN for many years. I am continually amazed at the sheer number of 6x6 bulls that this unit holds. However, most of these 6x6 bulls are young and would go in the 280 to 300 class. I have found that the more mature bulls in 5BN generally have great width and great mass. What they tend to lack is tine length. Expect most mature bulls with great width and mass to go about 320-340. Add some decent tine length to that bull and you start to get 340+. The 350+ bulls are in there, but they are few and far in between the many others you will see.