lancetkenyon

Last late bull season. Gutless method. Elk was skinned and quartered within 2 hours or so after shot, neck roasts, backstraps, tenderloins too. Everything placed in game bags, and left to cool In snow until breaking down was complete in the dark. Then hung off the ground in a dead tree to circulate the single digit air overnight. T-shirts and sweatshirts hung in tree near meat to keep coyote and crows away. Meat was all in great shape, and tastes great. Taylor's cow hunt was early October. Cow was gutless method, quartered etc. within an hour or so. Hung quarters off a deadfall in the shade to start air cooling. Packed out and in an ice chest using 1 gallon frozen jugs within about 3 hours total. No splitting the meat, just rotating about every 4-8 hours the first day. Kept cold in the cooler on my shaded carport for 1 week after we got home, then processed. Probably the best elk we have ever taken.

If you want a few 7mm heavies to test, let me know. I have a few....

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If you use Remington or Winchester 243 or .260 brass, no need to neck turn since those brands use the same neck & shoulder material thickness. If you go Lapua, Hornady, Nosler, or Norma, you would need to neck turn. Good thing is Winchester and Remington brass is cheap, and you can buy extra and weight sort. Save the out of spec brass for some varmint loads. I have 4 loads for mine. 100 rounds of my 140 HVLD hunting loads at 2950fps, 50 rounds of a 127 LEX @ 3060fps for up on the Kaibab, 50 rounds of 95 VMax @ 3400+ for varmint hunting, and 300 rounds of my lighter target loads pushing a 140 HVLD @ 2850fps.

And yet you are wearing what appears to be a Guide DCS vest in Vias in your avatar photo.... I really like the Major Brown items, I wish more offerings in it.

I am 6' -5" tall. (Six foot negative 5".....5'7").

I am 6' -5" and 155#. The mediums fit me great, with some room to layer base/LS Tee/vest or down. My Guide DCS in Major brown is a large, and I can layer an additional 2 layers under it if needed.

My findings in 7RM, 7 SAUM, and .280 Rem: Berger 180 HVLD, and a 180 Hybrid should all fly just fine from a 1:9" twist. This over several rifles. I had a buddy shoot my personal 180 Hybrid load out of his 1:9.25" twist Sako 7RM this morning, and it shot lights out. Nothing tailored to his rifle, just very consistent hand loads, and his rifle shot factory loads from HSM, Hornsby and Nosler. HSM 168HVLDs @ 4.5" 3 shot Nosler Trophy grade 160 NAB @ 1" 3 shot Hornsby Precision Hunter 162 ELD-X @ 1.25" 3 shot group My 180 Hybrid load @ .5" 4 shot group, add 2 fliers as the barrel got got and 6 shots totalled .75".

Kuiu is all I wear now for mid to late season hunts as my layering system. I wear Sitka base layers, since I have them already, but I would go Kuiu if I didn't. I have: Guide DCS pants in Verde and Vias Yukon rain pants in Major brown and Verde Guide DCS vest in Vias and Verde 2.0 Guide DCS jackets in Verde, Vias, and Major brown Teton soft shell jacket in Verde Super down jacket in Verde Yukon Rain Jacket in Verde Depending on temps and weather, I wear my rain pants as a wind pant/outer layer, and my guide pants over jeans. I can layer both over jeans if it gets really cold and be fine into the 0° range, even when sitting and gassing. Tops can go from a single layer vest or jacket, to vest/down jacket/guide jacket layers. Most of my stuff are mediums, but my brown Guide DCS jacket is a large, and easily goes over 3-5 layers. They do run a touch small compared to other brands, and are an athletic fit, so meant to be closer fitting. Taylor has appropriated some of mine too.

Beautiful dog!

You should have heard the giddy with laughter phone call I got from Adam after he shot the target! Hilarious that he is that competitive with a 14 year old girl......at least he has a shot at beating her! I know she spanked me.

I laughed out load. My question to you: Is the barrel being trashed? Or just spun off and you have plans to reuse it possibly? Wondering if you don't care about the barrel, or are you able to safely salvage it? And what ft/lbs do you torque to? 100 ft/lbs? Or hand tight + 1/4 turn? TAF? I am considering saving my .25-06AI barrel that comes off when the new Proof barrel goes on for my .280AI.

I think Adam used this ammo....

At 6:58am, my oldest daughter gave me a fantastic father's day present, my first granddaughter! I already have big plans for her first big game hunt in 10 years!!!

No one has picked this up yet? Crazy. Good price on a good optic.

I haven't seen any difference in velocity, only metering is much easier and finer kernel weight.

Not long. Even in cold temps. Maybe 6 hours? Not overnight. I had a good buddy that left a bull overnight during an archery hunt a few years ago. Shot it at last light, and let it sit for an hour. Started tracking, and couldn't find it, and called me to come help. I was up by first light the next morning, and we found it about 2 hours later. Meat was no good. About 12-14 hours. 2years ago, a friend of a friend shot a bull last light during the late rifle hunt. Temps were in the low teens overnight. Found it within an hour of sunup the next morning. Cut it up and dropped it at the processor. They called him and told him it was all bone sour. Lost the whole thing.

I love mine. This buck is 1500+ yards away through my spotter with a cell phone.

I got a good deal on it. Can't say how good, but made it a lot less painful. Ounces definitely cost money. But ounces=pounds and pounds=pain. PCR does not like to work on carbon wrapped barrels, so I am having Axisworks do the work on it. Eric "Speedygoss" has gotten some excellent referrals from various members here when I was looking. I went down and we talked for about an hour, he showed me his shoo, and we discussed the build in great length. On that visit, he put the bug in my ear about the 6.5 SS, (and I think ha had no idea I would pull the trigger on a rechamber/rework job) so I figured I could kill 2 birds with one big stone. I am losing my .25-06AI speed for an antelope rifle by going to the .280AI. I already have a 6.5 SLR that is a mild 6.5, and the .260 was basically just a 4# lighter version of that round. So I opted to rechamber it and do a few finishing touches on it and gain some speed. The rifle didn't see a lot of range time, and now will get a good amount of use as a deer/pronghorn rifle since I will pick up a lot of speed, BC, and energy.

Thinking a 6.5x47L in a few years. 20-22" light contour Bartlein #2 1:8", custom short LOP Manners EH2, lighter scope like maybe a Vortex Razor HD LH 3-15×42 @ 16oz. Push a 123 SMK or 130 HVLD @ 2700-2750. Have already started the plans....seriously!

The second rifle upgrade will gain me some speed in a 6.5mm bullet. Hopefully 250-300fps with the same 140 HVLD. Rechamber a #3 Bartlein with about 350 rounds down the pipe of 140 HVLD @ 2850fps. .260 Rem to 6.5 SS. (Dies and brass are ready to ship) Spiral flute the barrel. Add an APA Micro Bast. brake and contour to barrel. Open bolt face diameter from .473" to .534". Flute bolt Cerakote in probably Coyote Tan. R700 SA BDL w. Oberndorf bottom metal previously trued w. M16 extractor and tac knob PT&G recoil lug Bartlein #3 1:8" @ 26" right now McMillan Game Scout (I think w. Edge fill) Timney 512 at 1.5# Badger 20MOA Picatinny Seekins alloy 34mm low rings S&B PMII DT 5-25×56 w. H2CMR Mid weight deer/pronghorn riflle @ 10lbs 6oz. Hoping to push the 140 Berger HVLD @ 3150+/-.

R700 LA BDL previously trued, newer TI firing pin, newer Wolff Blitzschnell spring, LRI bolt fluting, plans for stubby tac knob maybe.Manners EH1 stock in Black Forest Shilen trigger at 1.5# Rem BDL bottom metal Proof 26" Sendero Light 1:9" twist Hawkins 3 port brake (very similar to a Badger Thruster, but can be turned down as small as .750", so .800" will blend with barrel contour) Cerakote all metal in Armor Black Seekins alloy 20MOA Picatinny Seekins alloy 30mm "low" rings Premier Heritage Light Tactical 3-15×50 w. Gen 2XR reticle Plans to shoot a 168 HVLD or maybe 162 ELD-X.

Mag primers are hotter, but not always needed. How did speeds change with the mag primers vs. large rifle? I am thinking of using BR-2 in my new .280AI build, but use CCI250M in my .25-06AI now.

LRI did the bolt flute. Super fast turnaround. I sent it USPS Priority, and got it back completed in 6 days.