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I have the Monarch BDC on the top of my AR and was shooting an 8in rock at 350 yards on Sunday with no problem. Like the other poster mentioned, you just need to shoot your gun at the range to find out where it shoots. There are only a couple differences between the Monarch and Buckmaster. The Buckmaster has 92% light transmission compared to 95 witht he Monarch. You will not have the longer 4 inch eye relief that comes on the newer Monarchs either. But the Buckmaster is still waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof just like the Monarch. The best part is they both carry the no-fault warranty. David

Has anybody been out near the Horseshoe Lake area varmint hunting? I was thinking about running out there this weekend and do some calling on the way there and back behind the lake. Its been quite a while since I was last there and I don't know how the fire has affected the area. David

I currently have a high powered scope on my AR, but now I have been thinking about switching to the Eotech 512. Do any of you have one of these mounted on your AR? What do you prefer? David http://www.eotech-inc.com/product.php?id=9&cat=4

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They are south of Indianshool off of 39th ave. Shoot them an email if you have any questions. David http://www.timneytriggers.com/contactus.htm

That sucker is a toad. Great job on finding a beautiful goat. Did you put a tape on him by any chance. I am terrible at scoring antelope. David

Christian, I went back and watched the video a couple times and paused it to get a more accurate score. Here is what I came up with. David spread 39.5 left 132 right 132 mass 22 22 total 154 154 347.5 gross After you guys shoot him, make sure you let us know what he scored. David

Tam, Are you using it out to a couple hundred yards? I like the new 557 model, but they have had some problems with it lately. So now I am considering the 512 model. I would like to eventually add the 3x magnifier. David http://www.eotech-inc.com/product.php?id=8&cat=1

He looks like he has good length in the main beam and on his upper end. I thing he would be close to the 340 mark. Its hard to tell how long the fronts are since he has good seconds and thirds. Good width also. I doubt he will have much in the deduction department though. David

Doug, Have you been happy with the results of the Nosler ballistic tips? I picked up four new boxes of the federal premium 140 for a smokin deal and wanted to use them on my coues hunt. I have also been looking into the Hornady light magnum 139 SST since the barrel on my gun is only about 16.50 inches. I figured I am loosing at least 200 fps with the shorter barrel. David https://www.hornady.com/shop/?ps_session=13...98dd507689626df

The experience I had with the sierra's was on a muley hunt some years ago. The only shot I had was a frontal. I would have to admit that the deer dropped dead in its tracks without even a kick or twitch. When I opened it up, the heart was gone, and the bullet had completely exploded. In my opinion, I think it was to much speed for the bullet. I am trying out some factory loads this year from Federal with the ballistic tips in my 7mm-08. I usually soak some phone books overnight and then take them out and shoot them to see how the bullet reacts. David

Jimmy, If you want to step down to 165's, my 300 really liked 72 grains of IMR 4350 with a 165 sierra boattail. I don't recommend using the boattails anymore due to them exploding once they enter the animal. I was pushing them right around 3250 per second. See if they might want to try the Hornady SST's. David

Do any of you have any experience with the Nikon dot sight VSD? I was thinking about adding one to my AR and wanted to hear some feedback on it. If you have one, what kind of range does it have? David http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/product.ph...mp;product=8430

I picked up a new digiscoping adapter from Cabelas last week and decided to give it a try tonight with the full moon. I am using a Nikon Coolpix 8.0 megapixel camera, and a Nikon 13-30x50mm ED angled body spotting scope. I set the scope on 30 power and barely zoomed in with the camera. The adapter is very easy to use and you are able to adjust it to fit your scope. Cabelas also has one to fit larger eyepiece spotting scopes. David

I sat a stand this past weekend for three days and also sat in it three seperate days before the weekend. Within that time, not one deer came into water. The area I was in has been getting lots of rain and I finally figured they were staying down in a canyon about three quarters of a mile from the pond I was on. I know this is a good pond based on some very good info passed along to me. There were elk hitting it during the night time, but nothing else during the day. I plan on setting up a camera after the elk season to see if they start to come back in after the rains stop. David

Ben, I sure hope you are getting excited for your hunt. That muley is going to turn out pretty good. You need to start putting some cables and locks on the cams just to keep others out. David

I decided to use the Magnus Snuffer SS this year for my deer and bear hunt. I am impressed so far with the way they fly. Here is a shot from thirty yards with no adjustment to my sights. I also shot a couple into a watermelon just for some extra fun. They were still sharp after shooting them into my piggy about twenty times. David Entrance. Exit.

This chart will show exactly what each caliber can do for you. David http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ballistics/?...mp;x=13&y=3

Here is the link for Cabelas. I am also going to try my little Panasonic video camera, and my Canon digital camera on it. David http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...&hasJS=true

Gino, You brought something up that had been bothering me for a couple weeks. I have a stand on some water that I plan on sitting next Friday. I was going to leave a note asking anybody else interested in sitting the stand to contact me so we could work out a schedule. I never did, mainly because I didn't feel it was right to stake my claim on the stand. This stand has been there for years, and was built by a friend of mine. I will most likely get there very early and hope the other hunter doesn't start trouble. The fella that put up that sign is very bold. I think you might want to get back in there and hang some of your work socks in the blind to help with scent control. David

Snapshot, The scope only weighs 16.6oz and the adapter is plastic, so the combo isn't much weight. My tripod is around four pounds. I used to carry my Swaro ATS 80 around until I got my Nikon. Now I would like to find a carbon fiber tripod to go with my Nikon. Now that would be nice and light. David

Don't waste your time and money at the gun show. Check out this one I found for sale here in the valley. Make him an offer and see what he says. This is the exact gun I picked up last weekend. David http://phoenix.backpage.com/SportsEquipFor...wAd?oid=2999345

I had the chance to go out and shoot my new Taurus titanium the other day. It has to be one of the best shooting revolvers I have ever shot. The porting in the barrel keeps recoil to a minimum. I was able to shoot five rounds at a 1 gallon jug (set at fifteen yards) at a fast back pedal with no problems. I even managed to hit the jug once and hit within 8 inches on the rest. I put 45 rounds through the gun in about five minutes without any hand fatigue. David

Ben, That looks a little like the 3x3 I saw last year out there, but still needs to grow some more. Great picture, keep them coming. David

I hiked in off of the 260 about three weeks ago setting up cameras and my boy asked me to try calling. I hadn't been on the call for five seconds when a fox just about jumped on us. It must have been under the big rocks we were sitting on. He started to run, but came right back when I called. I don't think he had ever seen a human the way he acted. David