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Go with the longer model. If you need a shorter height than you first leg of the pod use you pack or something else.

I hope it is bulletproofed. If not look into doing it. Otherwise there is a pretty decent possibility of you needing $6K+ of motor work in the future. Did the truck ever have a tuner on it? If so that just ups the odds of issues. They are dang nice trucks though. Once the motor has been fixed they are actually good motors.

Very nice rifle. When I shoot the barrel out of my 257 weatherby I am going to have an internal fight whether to rebarrel to 257 weatherby again or 264 win mag. I really love my weatherby but getting access to 140gr bullets would be awesome.

I used to do it and it did work for sure. I need to start again, i'm too fat right now.

I have the Harris swivel bipod on my rifle. I have the longer model with 3 sections so you could potentially extend them out to shoot from a seated position. I used it during my elk hunt and it worked great. I shot from prone position but the swivel made it much easier to get a good sight picture. Harley

Awesome tent. I bought 1 last year and have used it a couple times. Absolutely a great investment in my camping gear and this is a good price.

Wow that's a close call. Glad you are ok. I had a close encounter a few years ago during deer season and it was quite a tense white knuckle experience. I won't hunt in areas with javo without a side arm. Even this javo season I was walking the thick brush with my 1911 in hand. Those things are no joke.

I love my ruger Blackhawk 45lc. You can push it just as hard as a 44 mag in the ruger and it is an awesome caliber. This is a great deal for someone.

If your diligent about changing filters then by all means use pleated. I would be willing to bet most people aren't that great about changing there filters.

It is not that they are not good, but if you don't change them regularly they plug up faster and you will be working your AC harder then you should. A badly plugged filter is very hard on your blower motor and other associated parts.

More D speaks the truth. My moto when calling an AC company is if you have ever seen there commercial, heard there radio add, or seen there billboard DON'T CALL THEM. You are probably going to get taken for a ride. Don't buy the ultra cheap 1/8" thick fiberglass filters, but get the ones that are about 3/4" thick fiberglass weave. I would only run the heavier pleated style filters if your return is very oversized or you have severe allergies and are trying to keep the allergens down. If you run pleated filters you better be religious about switching them out every 3-6 weeks depending on how much the unit is running and how dirty they are. The extra static created by the thicker filters and dirty filters is hard on your blower motors and unit.

Well another year of tag soup for me. I didn't get to scout at all which was part of the problem but we did get lucky and stumble into some javos. We couldn't close the deal though. We were working a hillside and my buddy in the lead saw them, but they saw us first. They were on the move, especially after my buddy racked a round into the chamber...oops. he got 1 shot off but missed. I waited as the herd moved around and I got a shot for a split second but also missed. My buddy in the lead got 1 more round off but couldn't connect. After my shot another part of the group moved out even closer to me and I could have made that shot for sure but I didn't know if the other pig was hit so I didn't shoot. As we worked toward the spot were I thought mine was 1 broke out behind us from who knows where and my other hunting buddy lined up the shot, but as he lined up I saw piglets running out behind her so I called him off. It was cool to get on the herd but I wish we would have at least put 1 down. The next day I did get to see the biggest muley buck I have seen personally in 20a though. He was a nice wide and tall 3x4. Me and him have a date in October as long as I can draw a tag... Moral of the story is I will be practicing offhand shots more this year. My rifle hits what I aim at so this one is on me. Harley

Also, get a good programmable thermostat and set it up correctly. It can save you a ton of money and reduce the strain on your air conditioner if you set it up right.

Yes, service your a/c at least before summer hits. Change the filters regularly (1-2 months). A good tech who will do a good inspection can save you alot of time and money if they do a full inspection. They should be checking capacitors, contactors, compressor amp draw, cleaning coils, fan amp draws, etc. A $3 capacitor can keep your air from running when you need it most. A simple check with a meter with capacitance can check for a weak cap. Finding a good tech that is fair priced and trustworthy is the hard part. What side of town are you on? I am an a/c wholesaler so I may be able to recommend a good tech for you. Harley

Very nice. Congratulations.

They are building pot grow houses all over Phoenix. No reason to get it from down south anymore. They are legal to boot... I have seen probably 2 dozen sets of plans for pot grow houses cross my desk in the last 2 years.

Anybody here into planting your own gardens? I am sure there are. How big of a garden do you do, and what are you planting this season? I am headed outside right now to start planting ours. I did a bunch of soil work over the last couple weekends to hopefully have a nice crop this season. Harley

One thing I will say for the BFG vs. Toyo AT2's is the BFG's are WAY better in the snow and ice. Last Christmas I was in Colorado with the Toyo's. Often when I was parking in my inlaws driveway I would have to hit 4x4 to back into my normal parking spot. This year with the same kind of ice/snow conditions I backed right in the same spot in 2wd. I was shocked at the difference in snow/ice traction between the 2.

Michelin for longevity, but they are not very aggressive. I have had great luck with the BFG AT's in the past on my Dodge diesel 2500's but a lot of people don't like them on heavier trucks. My current truck had Toyo Open Country AT's that did ok but I don't think they would last more than about 40K, and I didn't tow much during that time. That said I am switching back to BFG AT's now and will give them a try. I already have 2 on the truck and after a few thousand miles I don't notice any wear or issues. 2 More will replace the other Toyo's when I get my tax return back. I used to routinely get 55-65K out of my BFG's on my 98 Dodge Cummins, but that was typically all highway miles with only about 1,000lbs of cargo in the bed. Harley

We have about 5x25' garden this year. About 6' of it is 2 artichoke plants from last year, but the rest we planted today. We planted a little bit of everything. Red onions White onions Garlic Beets Jalapeños (still growing from last year) Carrots Orange peppers Peas Corn Red potatoes Brown potatoes Green bell pepper Cucumbers Watermelon Pumpkin comes in a little bit. The watermelon, pumpkin, and potatoes are in other small beds in other places.

I watched the re-air this morning and was impressed for the first time in a long time over a dunk contest. Alot of really good dunks.

Which ever you shoot better for your main rifle, and the other for backup.

This is a little long winded but i want to tell the back story. I have been wanting to get a new scope for my 257 weatherby. It is a stock Vanguard that I just put a timney trigger in. I have a Redfield Revolution 3x9x40 on it now and I like the scope alot. I have shot out to 500 yards at the range with it with good results. That 8" gong at 500 yds is pretty small though even on 9x. My initial plan was to upgrade to the same scope in 4x12x40 because it has been a great scope. Then I learned today that a coworker can get me a sick deal on a Vortex of my choice. So in my looking at Vortex's website I think the Viper HS LR 4x16x44 or x50 are probably the best choices for me. The rifle is just for hunting and target shooting. My goal is to be comfortable taking a 500-600 yard shot on deer or elk. I don't want to shoot 1000 yards with this rifle, its just a hunting rifle. I have loads that will shoot sub-moa so I think 500-600 is totally possible. Is there a better choice from Vortex then these for what I am after without getting super expensive? Is the difference between the 44mm and 50mm worth the extra money? Do you have either of these scopes and how do you like them? Thanks Harley

Yep. I drew an area last year where I had never hunted. I scouted as much as i could, and with good advice from several people on here and literally 1 of the suggestions was dead on, the meat is in my freezer to prove it. Harley

If you are looking for a more private class on the westside check with Bob Buffa, mygunpro.Com he is very knowledgeable and puts on 2 person classes in your home. My wife and her friend went through his class and it was much better than the group class I took. It isn't cheap but it is good and more private. I worked with Bob for years many moons ago, and he works at the north phx sportsman's Warehouse so many of you have probably met him already. Harley