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  1. I tend to agree w/ this poster. You may be inducing parallax into your sight picture. Normally, factory scopes are pre-set for parallax at 150 yds. (depends on brand) and will only be a few fractions of an inch off at normal hunting ranges - assuming you line up with eye box and cheek weld. If you are noticeably off to one side or the other, your POI will be different from your POA. forepaw
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    White Mountain Lakes

    Not quite. forepaw
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    White Mountain Lakes

    Remember them both. Spent many hours listening to H.G. Listiak on the way to, and coming back from all kinds of outdoor trips, year round, early morning and late at night. KOY was a great station. Ned Smith was the first thing I would read when the paper came. Even with the war raging (and it was pretty ugly), life was more relaxed, more optimistic, and just about every neighborhood much friendlier than now. forepaw
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    Rrrrrattle Rattle

    Otherwise known as parts per billion. The 1/2 of the test population (assume rats) that survived must been sick for days. By the way, very good reading about venomous AZ reptiles can be found in the book "Gila Monster - Facts and Folklore of America's Aztec Lizard" by David E. Brown and Neil B. Carmony. P. 73 references the death of well-known physician and herpetologist Frederick Shannon, M.D. following a bite by a Mohave rattler in 1965. forepaw
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    Rrrrrattle Rattle

    Great photos and vid. Thanks for posting. Looks like that might be it. Usually don't see them with such well defined markings - the ones in the photos are more mottled which is consistent with the ones I've seen, but I know they can vary quite a bit from place to place. Good stuff. forepaw
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    Rrrrrattle Rattle

    A park ranger friend stepped out onto his driveway one evening and a speckled bit him on the ankle. He got life-flighted pretty quickly, and still spent 3 days in ICU in Las Vegas. They are pretty dangerous. forepaw
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    Rrrrrattle Rattle

    I don't think it's a speckled. Son has my buzztail handbook, but I think it is another species. forepaw
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    Sold

    Curious as to reasons for going back to the gen. 4. The gen. 5 is for many folks, an improvement in handling and shooting (according to reports). Good luck with your sale! Thanks. forepaw
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    1916 Spanish 7x57 Mauser

    Shooter's Haven? I thought that was on Camelback or Glendale Ave. The owner was a guy named Beavers, but he may have had another gunsmith working for him. Just curious. Some of the smiths from those years were real craftsmen. forepaw
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    1916 Spanish 7x57 Mauser

    Do you happen to recall the gunsmith? forepaw
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    Bow tech Allegiant SOLD

    Duly noted, thanks. forepaw
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    Backpack trip in Galiuros

    That's a good, readable book. What took place was a very sad and tragic chain of events. Never have been able to learn what happened to the daughter. forepaw
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    Too Hot

    .270 Win. for me. Rifle is a T3 Lite. I like Nosler brass, it is very good but doesn't seem to last like some of the others. forepaw
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    Too Hot

    I was beginning to suspect that. Nosler brass I use is showing incipient case head sep. after 7 firings. It is not even worth annealing the necks. With Lapua, I am on the 19th firing, and everything still looks like new. No stretch to speak of. Guess I better anneal one of these days. forepaw
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    Bow tech Allegiant SOLD

    A steal. The Allegiant is a great bow. forepaw
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    Too Hot

    Not too bad. At least your ejector plunger popped back out. You were probably pushing at least 65k psi. One time I had a hot load seat the plunger so hard I had to soak it in break-free, then have a gunsmith friend put a jet of compressed air in the side port or firing pin hole while he jiggled the plunger with a centerpunch. Nothing was damaged, but it was scary as heck. Very careless. And dangerous. Never found the primer by the way. New guns usually are proof tested with a "blue pill" load at significantly higher pressure, before they are sent to final check and shipping. Just consider this to be a second blue pill. And don't do any more. forepaw
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    Bolt issues

    Make sure your locking lug recesses are squeaky clean. forepaw
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    ADOT lazy

    You wanna know why? Really? Too many flatlanders and fools driving on bald, underinflated tires, who couldn't put on chains to save them, even if they had them, which they don't, and who have no idea what snow or ice is all about. forepaw
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    Major winter storm to hit high country

    10th grade biology at McClintock H.S. Teacher Mr. Cochran, was summoned to the office - it was the principal at Payson H.S. where he graduated, and maybe taught for awhile, asking him if he knew of any hot water piping, heat tape, or anything in the ceiling of the gym that would allow them to melt some snow. The load was way over design spec. and they were worried it was about to cave. There are lots of stories about that storm. forepaw
  20. Length of pull. forepaw
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    Badlands 2200 Backpack

    PM sent. forepaw
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    Super Raffle tag buck...

    I thought he still was.
  23. One of the posts mentioned employment at Gore. In the event he does go to work, and is able to get hired on there, he should check the benefit on reduced price Sitka clothing for employees. Not sure if this would apply to part-timers. I hunted with some guys in 2014, one of whom worked there, and he talked about the great discounts for Gore employees on Sitka stuff. I decided right then and there, to never pay full price for anything from Sitka. Who knows how many deals there are like that at various companies around the country. Anyway, that may have changed, but if not, it would be pretty nice benefit for employees who are hunters. forepaw
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    MeatEater/Antigun

    Much as I detest so-called "hipster hunters", I think yotebuster may be right, or at least partially right. However, it doesn't have to be one or the other. There may be a way to have a hunting future, as well as ownership and use of high-cap. magazine semi-auto rifles. However, it will require resurrection of an organization similar to the old U.S. Army Director of Civilian Marksmanship program, and re-enrollment of shooters in civilian rifle clubs to participate in across-the-course style highpower rifle competition - similar to what has occurred among civilian populations in European countries. Although Finland and Sweden have no 2A in their constitution, they are keen on the idea of a trained body of citizens who are already familiar with military-style rifle shooting, who could be available for call-up in times of national emergency. This was the basis for many years of NRA highpower shooting - basically, it served as an understudy to military training, where in the event of a worst case scenario, there would already be a body of citizens who could be proficient in the use of issue-grade small arms with almost no time required for training. I know the concept of ". . . a nation of riflemen . . ." is pretty far-fetched stuff to many shooters and hunters of today, especially younger shooters, but it may be a way, in fact is probably the only way, to legitimize continued use and ownership of so-called assault rifles. I personally don't think it is very likely, due to the difficulty, expense and time commitment involved, and also the fact that across the course events entail a definite military mindset and character, which some would find distasteful; but having participated in NRA highpower as an informal competitor, the associated benefits (competition in timed events, sportsmanship, hand-eye coordination, safety, etc.) apply across many activities, not just in sports but in everyday life as well. Something to think about. forepaw
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    Draw Odds Question

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk0Hlpam_ZE Also, Randy explains a little more at about 11:00 on his 2015 vid. Apparently the rule took effect in 2016. Basically, it throws a bone mostly to NR, to encourage applying and hoping to get one of the 5% of reallocated NR tags in the 1-2 pass (from the bonus pass). forepaw
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