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25-06 will get it done too. Get a good bullet and hit it right. I used a 257 weatherby a few years ago on my cow elk hunt. 280 yards and no problem. I used 115gr Berger HVLD bullets.

I am sure there is a dog rescue that would love to have them if you don't sell them.

It looks like the big cell is going to miss most of the north valley, but my buddy in Wittman is about to get smashed it looks like.

Deer is "Pending" on my portal right now.

What Lance said. I personally lean toward 6.5CM of those 2 you listed. Outside those 2 I like old school. 6.5x55 & 7x57. Both are calibers of love and of the past, but both are still great options if you are willing to look to history and ignore fads & the main stream.

Do you pay out of state tuition for them? If yes then they are AZ residents.

Nice. What scope did you go with?

For the 300 win mag you should be looking to shooting heavier bullets IMO. To take advantage of the round to me you need 190gr+. I am working with 208gr ELD-M in my 300 win mag.

Yes, just limit your distance to ranges you know you can hit consistently. I took my cow elk a couple years ago with a 257 weatherby at 280 yards. It did the job well. I wouldn't have taken a shot past about 400 yards though on an elk. With only 115gr bullet I think that was about the limit. I took that rifle that year because I knew I can hit with it. I have alot bigger rifles in my safe, but I didn't have confidence in making good hits with them at longer ranges. Shot placement is more important than cartridge power. A big round in a bad spot is worse than a smaller round in a good spot. I was shooting 115gr Berger VLDs handloaded at mild-moderate velocity for the 257 weatherby. My back-up rifle on last year's cow elk hunt was a sporterized mauser in 6.5x55 swedish shooting 140gr SST's. My 257 weatherby was on loan to another guy on my hunt.

nothing yet...

I normally put in for 20A, but opted not to this year. I am sad the unit went up in smoke, but at least I didn't burn a tag in there this year. Literally all my normal hunting areas burned in that unit. It will be interesting/depressing in there next year for Javo season.

Has anyone picked one up yet? Thoughts, reviews? I have been really wanting a 1911 in 10mm for a hunting sidearm. Until recently you had a choice of a Rock Island or the next step up was Kimber. Trust me, I love my Kimber's but at over $1000 I am really considering this ruger at a more budget friendly price. Harley

I have a 2007. 5.9L as well. Minus the garbage transmission, I love this truck. It gets bogged down a little towing our 35' Weekend Warrior, but most 3/4 trucks would. That's a heavy bastard. Has made it to the White Mountains and through 7 mile and Salt River with no issues other then the truck getting warm because of slow speeds, being behind a semi. 6 speed for me. Nv5600 is much better than. The auto. My dad's is the auto, but the previous owner added a gear vendors OD unit which is awesome.

My bOSS has the Jeep Grand Cherokee that has the small diesel in it like the current Ram 1500. It isn't the same motoras yours, but I know dodge is having issues with the DEF pumps on those too. He drove a loaner for about 3 weeks because the pump was on backorder.

If you can get away with it, delete kit. I purposely bought a pre 2007.5 truck so I had the 5.9l cummins without any DEF, EGR, or PDF crap on it. I plan to run this truck until it falls apart or I find another low mile 2007 or earlier. My dad picked up a nice 2006 cummins last year with 70,000 miles on it. I know they may not be as nice as the newer stuff, but they are much easier and cheaper to work on.

That is cool. If I didn't think I was about to dump a bunch of money in a house I would probably buy this just because it is different and cool.

It isn't worth scoring. At 50 yards I couldn't see the targets for crap with open sites. The gun can shoot 50 easy and groups well if I have a point of aim. At 50 yards though I cant see the little targets well enough to get a point of aim.

Not that it matters now, but I am shooting mine tomorrow. Life has gotten in the way of my range visits lately.

Post it for sale in Texas and you can probably get even more if you dont sell it here. Those are gold plated to Texans.

I just saw info on this fire. I am truly saddened but this. This fire is burning right through my normal javalina area, that I have grown up camping and hunting in. Godspeed to all the people impacted by this fire in their everyday life, and to all the people fighting it. I have spent more time in those hills in the Bradshaws than any other place outdoors. Harley

That is horrible to hear. I wish you all the best with trying to get your situation handled. I am sure this has to be a tough time. I am sure if you need help though CWT is a good place to see how good people in the world can help.

It looks like they are fighting hard to protect Mayer, Breezy Pines, and Poland Junction. The fire has jumped up on Big bug mesa in spots, but it looks like they are fighting to keep most of the fire off the rim of the mesa.

I just found a detailed map. My favorite javalina hill and favorite recreation camp spot have burned. Sad days. Hopefully this will help clean up some of the super nasty stuff in there, but the area won't be viable again for at least a few years. I am glad I didn't put in for deer in 20a this year. I wouldn't know where to start or what to do. Next javalina season will be a clean slate I guess.

Serious Texas BBQ is a must. The southside location has an 18 hole mini-golf that is fun. I was up there for 4 days and we did BBQ and mini golf twice. If you like Carhartt head into Ignacio and go to the trader store. They have a great selection.

We just got back from Durango. My in laws live there. We did the purgatory slides, chair rides, etc with my 5 year old. He loved it. It is a good time and across the road is a nice catch and release pond. It is a great area, but an area west of town is on fire right now near Lightner creek. Vallecito reservoir and lemon reservoir are both nice. You might check on camping at Lemon.