lancetkenyon

His mom?

I have seen targets from this rifle. It shoots! You couldn't build one this cheap for sure.

Was this buck a Res buck? (My bet, With your location posted of San Carlos) Or a NM buck? Or youth unit 8 buck? Because every other AZ hunt started on Friday, not Thursday.

As long as you have no taking devices, perfectly legal. We used to do it all the time. Now we glass by moonlight. Very effective too.

Good luck guys and gals! I am envious to say the least.

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See how it shoots first.

The 140 hybrids are .607, 140 HVLD .600, 140 Elite Hunter. 606, 147 ELD-M .697, 143 ELD-X .620, 142 SMK .626/.611/.602, 142 NABLR WAY overstated .719, Litz has it at a G7 of .298, which is about equal to about .582 (conversion G7/.512=G1 or G1 x .512=G7) 150 Matrix VLD .640, 160 Matrix VLD .685.

I have an ARES BTR 4.5-27 in MOA in my safe right now on a buddy's rifle. https://athlonoptics.com/product/rifle-scopes-ares-btr-4-5-27x50-aplr3-ffp-ir-moa/

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26" barrel on my 6.5 SS. I will start with RL26, as it has been working great with the 142 SMK in my fire forming loads.

You know what sucks? I don't have a single deer hunt to go help out with this year!

I have this exact scope in the mail from Athlon as we speak.

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Thanks to Wampuscat, I now have 300 of the new 6.5mm 150gr. SMKs on their way to my house! I just resized 2 pieces of my fired 6.5 SS brass, and they have a nice sharp 40° shoulder now. Can't wait to start load development. I have 16 fore forming loads left to shoot with the 142 SMK @ 3109, and all 100 pieces will be ready to go.

100fps is huge with all other aspects being the same.

Weigh an empty case of each. When changing any component, you usually need to start over on load development. At least back off a few and slowly work up. Nosler are usually on the lighter side when you weigh a case, meaning less brass content, meaning more case volume. Lapua is heavier, Hornady is usually heavier, Federal is way heavier. Meaning more brass content, meaning less case capacity. Same charge weight will mean more pressure and higher velocities. Did you chrono the old and new loads? I am betting they were faster. I am surprised that the Hornady brass produced better results than Nosler. Nosler is usually much more uniform and consistent than Hornady. I actually do not like Hornady brass at all. Unless you have done full load development with the Nosler brass, I bet the Hornady loads were just in a better velocity node, but they were probably too hot. Any other signs of pressure besides stuck cases? Sticky bolt lift, ejector marks, case head swipes, flattened or cratered primers? What is your recipe?

That sucks! Where were they stolen from? House? Truck?

For kids, I would think being able to consistently hit the target would be more of a determining factor than scope power. If they are limited to 300-500 yards, even a 3-9 would be plenty for deer. A 3-12 or 3-15, 4-16 would be more than enough out to 1000 on deer, so it gives them room to gain accuracy and distance in the future. But then cartridge and bullet come into play for what a realistic shot distance will dictate. To be honest, I do not ever plan on shooting at game over 1000, and would actually much prefer 800 max for myself. Even though I am confident I could make a hit at almost twice that distance.

I have 3 different Eberlestock packs. A Team Elk which has carried out a lot of game, full quartered out & boned mule deer 3 times by myself when I thought "Hmmm....one 2 mile pack out or 3 two mile hikes.......let's just do it once (That sucked every time) An X2 that I bought used for Taylor and it is actually more comfortable than my Team Elk pack, but lacks a few nice features of the Team Elk, and doesn't carry the same when fully loaded. X2 on my brother A Blue Widow. I was given this pack, and carried it this year on my elk hunt. I added a scabbard, and it is super comfortable, but a touch big. Missing a lot of smaller pockets, but works great for an optics pack, or carrying elk.

I use a Lansky 5 grit Diamond set for my knives. Adjustable edge angle @ 30, 25, 20, 17 degrees, clamp and guides keep you on plane, and fairly cheap. Puts a razor edge on mine @ 20 degrees. Even works on my M2 & S30V blades, although they take quite a bit more time.

6.5mm 150gr SMK 6.5mm 150 Matrix VLD 6.5mm 155 Berger Elite Hunter 6.5mm 160 Matrix VLD H4350 Thant should about cover it for me right now.