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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

Pretty awesome lance.

Keep trying different combos until you find what your rifle likes. Mine likes h1000 and bergers so I bought an 8lb keg of h1000 and plan to buy a 500ct box of bergers soon. Re22 has shown promise in my rifle but h1000 was better so I went that route. Each gun is different though. Harley

What are you using for COAL? do you know how far off the lands you are? You might need to play with seating depth too. My rifle loves berger 115gr hvlds, and hornady 117gr btsp bullets. It shoots both very well. It didn't shoot nosler ballistic tips great. No bad, but not like the other 2. It shoots SSTs pretty decently too but I have not played with the load much so I bet it could get better. Harley

WeRE the loads accurate? Was the velocity spread consistent? Dont worry so much about velocity if the accuracy is there. I shoot basically the same load you were testing in my 257 van guard series 1 and it is accurate so I shoot it. I have shot groups consistently sub MOA with mine, and even shot a couple groups sub .5 moa. I have shot sub MOA groups at 500 yards with this load combo in my weatherby. My cow elk didn't care how fast the bullet hit her this year, I hit her were it counted and she fell down. The shots were roughly 270 yards and I drilling her twice with great results.

That looks alot like the Swedish mauser I have in my safe that was sporterized by kimber in the 80's. I love the 6.5x55 and I am working on dialing in a load for it for my son. Congrats on the piggy.

Very nice.

Not a premier day, but that is a GREAT price. I am told the earlier days are fun though because there are a lot less people. Bump.

.270, You're Chuck Norris?

Nice. That is awesome. I had to teach myself when I was about that age. If I didn't it ment I didn't get to shoot as often.

Series 1 weatherby or the newer series 2?

I know a lot of guys carry 2 optics with them in the field. I have a set of 8x42 Diamondbacks I carry around my neck. I am still learning and upgrading my items and what I carry. I learned this year I need something with more magnification for longer ranges beside my 8's. I am debating getting a set of 15's for my pack or a spotting scope for my pack. Thoughts, suggestions? I am investing in lower/moderate range hardware for now that I can pass to my son's as they get older and go with me, so honestly I am looking at Vortex 15x56 Vultures & the Diamondback 15x45x60 Spotter. I need a spotter for general range work too so I am kind of leaning that way but I wanted to hear thoughts and opinions. A $1000+ set of bino's or spotter isn't going to happen. That money isn't available right now or soon with the amount of other stuff I need to upgrade/get. I need to upgrade my pack and get a range finder still as well. I have a 4 year old and 1 year old son that will need some gear soon enough though so this stuff will be passed down and maybe later I can get myself some nicer gear. I spotted some deer at probably 1000+ yards this elk season and I was trying to see them better. Even with my buddies set of nicer 10x42 Zeiss bino's I couldn't see much other than deer bodies at that range. That is what is prompting me to want to get something bigger for the pack. I could see animals but couldn't tell jack about them at that range other than they were deer and count them. Harley

Not after tax and gas to get there.

4 points should probably get you drawn in most of the northern cow elk units.