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Stopped by Bruno's this weekend and they had my IMR 4350 plus some other powder that I was wanting. Thanks again for the recommendation to help me locate some powder. To rclouse79, I don't recall seeing any H4350 at Bruno's, but you may want to give him a call. I was pleasantly surprised at what he had in stock.

I'll have to give Bruno's a visit. Thanks to all for the help. Clint

Is Bruno's here locally near Phoenix?

Has anybody attended one of these bighorn sheep seminars before? Here's a link to the Azgfd page; http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/NewsMedia/View-bighorn-sheep-at-Canyon-Lake-with-Game-and-Fish-and-Steamboat-Dolly.shtml The seminar sounds interesting, but I was curious what others who have attended in the past thought. Thanks.

I would like to say thank you to Ammon for putting on a very good seminar last night. It was very informative, and I learned a lot from it. Being able to have some hands on time with the pot and mouth calls was a great addition that some seminars tend to lack. I was able to pick up a couple pot calls that sound and look great. I would recomend these calls to anyone looking for a new pot call. The craftsmanship is very good on these hand made calls. Thanks again, and let us know when your box calls will be available. Clint

I was there on Saturday, and they had a pretty good attendance. I personally think the prices are still pretty high. The worst I saw was a vendor asking $80 for a 555 box of 22lr, and this was some old ammo that looked about 15 years old judging from the boxes. Not sure what the deal is with 22 ammo right now, but some other vendors weren't too far behind in price. Lots of people selling bulk .223 for anywhere from .80 to 1 dollar a round. I just hope that things settle down and get back to normal pretty soon. Clint

Well, my plan was to try something different this year and hunt with my bow for this year’s HAM hunt. Mother Nature had other plans it seemed, with some strong gusty wind still lingering from the prior day’s storm. So I decided to leave my bow at camp and take the handgun instead. I spotted the herd feeding in the early morning, and started to make my stalk. About 40 yards from them I lost my footing on a steep gravely hillside. It was just enough to knock some rocks loose that rolled down the hill causing the herd to spook and vanish into the palo verde and cholla below. I waited a couple minutes and started blowing on the distress call. Sure enough, here they came full throttle back up the ridge. This one stopped broadside at 21 yards, and the 140 gr. Sierra from my K-frame 38 did the trick. Didn’t get to use my bow like I had hoped, but regardless of how you hunt them, they’re still a darn fun critter to hunt.

What is the brace height on this bow? Also, what poundage limbs are on it? (I think PSE used limbs with different pound ratings, ie; 50-60#, 60-70#, etc.). Thanks.

Thanks for the feedback, it's very appriciated. And I agree; practicing with gloves on or any other hunting gear on is a must.

Has anyone tried the Manzella bow hunting gloves? From what I gather, they have a split in the cuff that allows you to wear the gloves and keep your release on your wrist. I thought they looked like a good idea, but just wanted to ask for some input from others. If there's any other suggestions on gloves that don't interfere with your release, that would be welcome too. Thanks.

Looks like some really good bucks harvested this year, thanks for sharing. What ever happened to Lucky?

I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with the SwingBlade knife made by Outdoor Edge. The advertisements make the gutting blade look pretty slick, but sometimes advertisements can be a little deceiving. So I wondered if anyone had some experience using one in the field and would like to share. Thanks.

So I thought I would post a follow up on this since I was fortunate enough to harvest a deer this fall, and in case anybody was wondering about this knife like I was and did a topic search, (I've done that frequently on here and I have to say that this site can be a great resource for information). Anyways, I purchased a swingblade knife and as some have said it was not a very sharp edge, but if you can sharpen a knife this is no problem. It worked well and seemed to not leave as much loose hair as other knives do. What ever you do, don't wash this knife in bleach water... it will rust like crazy. Unfortunatly I learned this the hard way. I also purchased a havalon knife since everybody I've talked with seems to love theirs. It is a remarkable knife and yes it's crazy sharp. I used them both on my deer, and think that they pair well with each other.

Congrats on your first pair of mulies!

Congrats again to you and your brother Devan! Good write up and some really nice bucks. That looks like a steep area to be packing meat out of.

Well, I thought I would share my recent deer hunt. To sum up a long story; I located three very mature bucks that morning, and then lost them when moving to the next ridge for a better shot. Isn’t it funny how sometimes they just seem to vanish? After glassing hopelessly the rest of the morning, I decided to find a shady spot to eat lunch. I found a shady spot to eat my lunch, and across a wash there was a buck starring back at me. After about a 2 minute starring contest he eventually presented me with a perfect broadside shot, and the 140 gr. Accubond from my 7mm mag at 127 yards dropped him. Needless to say, I didn’t get to eat lunch until later that evening, hence the name “lunchtime buck”. He’s no monster, but for my first deer and hunting solo I am very happy. Being that this was my first successful deer hunt (with many unsuccessful deer hunts under my belt); it sure is a good feeling when everything comes together and it all works out. When all the planning, preparation, scouting and time invested finally pays off, it sure is worth it. Good luck to all those with upcoming hunts. Here is my 1969 Rem 700 in 7mm Mag. I refinished the stock, installed the recoil pad, and glassbedded the action just prior to my hunt. This is a shed I found in one of the areas I was hunting... just couldn't find the buck that it came from. I'm guessing this guy was a fighter, a couple of the tine tips are broken and there are lots of chips and scrapes.

Just curious if anybody else has had this issue before: After developing some loads for my 7mm mag using Accubond bullets, I noticed what appeared to be either more copper fouling than usual, or a more stubborn copper fouling than usual. I have used factory ammo prior to this, and there has always been some copper fouling to remove. I have used Butch's Bore Shine in the past and it has worked pretty well. For whatever reason, this time it's taking a lot more effort to remove the fouling. Any thoughts or ideas on this would be appriciated. Thanks.

I thought I should post a follow up to this, since I solved part of my problem. The bottle of Butch's that I was originaly using was about 1 year old, and used for many cleaning sessions. That bottle ran out at the end of the last cleaning session. After another trip to the range (using Accubonds again), I had more copper fouling to contend with. I opened a new bottle of Butch's that I already had, and it worked flawlessly like it should. I also noticed that the ammonia smell from the new bottle was much stronger. So I'm guessing that after a period of time where a bottle is opened up, it may start to degrade slightly and be less effective. Thanks again for all the input and suggestions. I am still wanting to try some of the other products mentioned on this post.

Guess I'll have to give some of these other products a try. I usually clean my rifles within a day or two of shooting them, and usually less than 10 rounds through them. Butch's has worked well before, but for some reason it's just not getting it out. I wonder if Butch's has a short shelf life where it could lose their potency after a while and doesn't work as well.

Thanks for the input so far. Yes, I'm using Nosler Accubond's. Will the CR-10 or t/c's T17 cleaner do any damage to bluing?

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Thanks for the input so far. I do have a follow up question about the Havalon; how sturdy are the blades? They look a little thin, but the idea of simply replacing a blade is appealing.

3A / 3C general tag for me... needless to say I'm excited.

I found this one while on a recent pig hunt and thought I would share... nothing really spectacular, but I was sure surprised when I found it considering this came from an area not really known for having any great numbers of deer.

I am also interested in this issue; I also have a Rem 700 in 7mm mag that has the stainless steel stamp on it. I beleive mine was made in 1969. It has made me wonder too about a blued stainless steel barrel. Any insight on it would be appriciated. Thanks.