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The archery gods have been nice to me lately and this year was not exception. I drew an archery antelope tag, but no elk. I can't complain about the elk since I had one last year. I drew this tag with only 6 points. Tag number 4. David

Check out Bruno's shooters supply off of central ave just south of Deer Valley. They probably have everything you need to build a rifle. Or you could buy one already built from them. David http://www.brunoshooters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=BSS

I have 65 Hornady 6mm 105 grain A-max bullets that I would like to trade for some 87 grain v-max's. David

I am doing a little research and was wondering if you could post your current tripod head. Just post the name and model number. Thanks for the help. David IE: Manfrotto 700rc2

I will be there for sure. If anybody else is going, take a look at my LOC JAW set up. I donated one for the banquet. David

Thanks guys for the involvement. Lets keep this thing going and see which scope is the most popular. David

Thank you for the feedback, anybody else have any input on what they use. David

I just picked up this upper about 2 months ago with plans to make it into my long range .223 coyote sniper, but since I just picked up another one that I like even better, I am going to let this one go. This upper has less than 25 rounds through it. The barrel is a stainless 24 inch bull barrel made by Lothar Walther, with a full float forearm. The lower is a Rock River LAR-15 with an ACE Socom 5 position stock. I do not know what the trigger group is, but I am assuming it is Rock River. I am including two 30 round magazines with the rifle. I am willing to take an XDm 3.8 9mm in partial trade. $1200.00obo

For the last three and a half years I have wanted to get a .243wssm upper for my AR from a company called Dedicated Technologies, but there is a 14 month backorder on his uppers. Finally a couple weeks ago I found a guy selling one here in AZ and jumped on it. The entire gun weighs ten pounds with the scope and will shoot a 55 grain 6mm bullet at over 4000fps. I worked up some loads this past Sunday using 87 grain vmax bullets with a bullet coefficient of .400 and some RL17. My book shows this round to be right around 3200 fps. If this upper works out for me, I plan on ordering a 300 wssm from him. David Left to Right: .223Rem .243Rem .243WSSM .300WSM

I will take the shotgun if it is still available. Shoot me a PM with your number. David

This was my first year hitting the show and I was a little overwelmed to say the least. You could walk for miles and still not visit every booth. The optics world is really stepping up to the plate and producing some outstanding products. Like Doug, I also had the opportunity to look through the new Nikon EDG binos and was very impressed. They already redesigned them since they were first released a couple years ago. I can't wait until next year and plan my time a little better. David

Myself and two other buddies got out this morning and put the hammer down. I partnered up with one and my other buddy went to check out another spot. On his way to meet back up with us about 9am he found four pigs hanging out and made a stalk and poked one at 40 yards. We tried to get on the herd, but lost them. We then headed out to where I saw three yesterday and instantly found them. It took us about an hour and a half to get close to one of them. I let my buddy take the first shot and he missed. They spooked, but we got right back onto them. I was able to shoot one at forty yards, and a couple minutes later my buddy got his at twenty. I wish I could have gotten a picture of all three together. Check out the feet on that sucker. David

I agree with Casey on the Buckhorn 209 and Barnes bullets. I really got into muzzle loading last year when I drew the December tag. I probably shot 50 rounds through my gun before the hunt started. One thing you might try is to find the charge that your gun likes and then weigh each one for your upcoming hunt. I found some small plastic bolt containers at Harbor Frieght that worked great for holding each charge. One other item I found to really help me was the SpinJag. This made seating the bullet much easier and helped with accuracy. Make sure you get the starter as well. I even lapped the barrel on my rifle and then heated it up in my barbecue and coated the inside of the barrel with a teflon based lube and let it cool on its own. This helped with seating the bullet and also increased my muzzle velocity. My gun is the Encore, but take some time and fool around with yours until it is accurate for you. I was shooting aluminum cans with mine last year at 200 yards and could easily put it into a 4in circle at 300 yards. Hope this helps you out. David http://www.spinjag.com/index.php

The one that Bass Pro has made for them is made out of plastic, not aluminum like the one with the Nikon name. Remember, you get what you pay for in the end. David

Bass Pro carries one made by Nikon. It is one of the better ones made out of aluminum and I think it is $24.99. David

The .44 has found a new home. David

I bought 3 lever action rifles a while back in order to get the one I really wanted. I don't think I will be shootin these in the near future. Both rifles have not been shot in over 25 years and stored correctly. The first one is a Marlin 1895 chambered in 45/70 govt. It was built in 1971 and released in 72. It has a first year built B Zero serial number and is only a four digit number. One of the special items about this gun is that it has the "Ballard" rifling and a Douglas barrel. The rifling is much better for guys who like to reload with the cast bullets. They only used these barrels on a limited amount of guns in the first year. I would rate this gun at 98%, and I am not for sure if it has even been shot. $700.00 I don't think there is anything I want to trade for at this time. The next gun is a Marlin 1894 Saddlering chambered in .44 magnum. This saddlering gun was only built between 69-72. The serial number shows it to be built in 1972. Again this rifle has not been fired in over 25 years and stored the same way. The is micro-grooved and has very few rounds down the tube. Very nice gun that is close to 98%. $600.00 David Here is the gun I had to have. I got it for my boys and I think they are going to have a blast with it. The action is the smoothest I have ever felt on a lever action. It is an Ithaca model 72 Saddlegun .22lr with the original box. It has been fired, but very little. These are a little rare and the first I have seen.

The video is slow to start but gets good. This guy has got some guts, or he hasn't gotten married yet. David http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/11/30

That gun is similar to the Rem 700 SPS Tactical I recently got. It is a very good shooter when I do my part. It seems to like 150's better than the 168's. David http://www.remington.com/products/firearms...s-tactical.aspx

I have been using Predator camo since 1996 with great success. You can use it in any type of terrain up close or at a distance. Check out this video from my elk hunt. At the end of the video you can see that the bull doesn't see me or my camera man. David

Or best reasonable offer........David

We had a pretty good year. Tim Herald, the host of THE ZONE and Nosler's Magnum TV came out to hunt with us, along with a good friend of his to film a trophy mule hunt. It was really hot this year and the big bucks were not moving much, and staying in the thick cover. The first few days were uneventful, except for a few small bucks. On the third morning of the hunt, his friend Mark was able to shoot this nice muley at 375 yards. The buck ended up measureing 30.5 inches wide and double eyegaurds on the left side. After getting Marks buck taken care of, Tim arrived from the airport and we took him for a quick tour of our place. That evening we hunted, but did not see anything worth shooting. The next morning started off slow and we only spotted a javelina. After lunch we headed out to check out another area, but got a call from Ben, my partner telling us about a buck one of his guys thought he saw hanging out in some tall cover where they were working. We got over there and got set up. In the past we have had great success hunting coyotes near the fields when they are being cut, so I thought that this deer might act the same. I have never hunted deer like this in the past, but I figured it was worth hanging out to get a look at the buck since is was the middle of the afternoon and nothing else was going on. After a while we finally noticed the buck running away from us right down the edge of the Sorghum, but then unexpectedly turned and started running right towards us. The only problem was that Tim was blocked by a huge tumble weed bush and couldn't see the buck running towards us. The buck finally run out from behind the bush and Tim shot him at only 70 yards. We were extremely lucky to get this buck. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. The buck grossed scored just over 190 inches, with a ton of mass. I spent most of my muzzy season last year trying to shoot this buck, but he always gave me the slip. Both of these bucks were taken on private property that is strictly enforced. I know some of the members here disagree with hunting on private property, or agriculture areas. Please don't turn this thread into a negative one. I am sure most hunters would have a hard time passing up these trophy bucks no matter where they were hunting. Please show some respect for these great trophy bucks. David

Here is a link with pics that show the bottom of the stock with just the rail mounted to it. Its hard to build a product that will fit into every categorie, and at the same time satisfy every customer. David http://s863.photobucket.com/albums/ab195/A...nt=1f022815.pbw

It is the same one. The LOC JAW was first made to work on the AR's with the 1913 Picatinny rail, and then we built our own rail system for the bolt action rifles to allow the LOC JAW to slide onto it. David