lancetkenyon

I will start the participant list here: 1. Lancetkenyon - .260 Rem 287 pts 2. Taylor Kenyon - 6.5 SLR 322 pts 3. Cjl2010 - 7STW 4. 5guyshunting - 7RM. 30 pts 5. Big Browns - 6.5 CM 6. Oz31p - .280 Rem 7. Greyghost85 - .338 LM 8. 77man - 6.5 RSAUM 9. Couespursuit - .223 Rem 10. Bholmes - 6.5 CM 11. Carpcody - .243 Win 12. Zachcarp - 7-08 Win (returning champ) 13. Twigsnapper - 7RM 14. Firstcoueswas80 - 28 Nosler 15. Hoss50 - .300WM 16. Green Bullet - 7RM 17. Rumhunter84 - IBM 18. Mfernaz - .243 Win 19. Kingzero - 6 CM 20. Wrk2hnt - 5.56 NATO 21. Lofty - .308 Win 22. CraigK - 7RM 23. AZGutpile - .300RUM 24. DBArcher - .270 Win 25. Mulepackhunter - .243 Win or .308 Win 26. TAC - 6.5 CM 27. Edge - .243 Win 28. C. Cordova - .308 Win 29. Son of 5guyshunting - 82 pts 30. Dad of Big Browns - blow gun dart 31. Jr4asu - .270 Win 32. Kaffer62 - 6.5 Grendel 33. Stalkincoues - 7WSM 34. Joelbiltz - .300WM

Sell price?

I have 10x42HD, 15x56HD, and now a 20-70×82HD spotter. I have thousands of hours behind them over the last couple years scouting and hunting. I am admittedly a glass snob, and glad I saved thousands by going this route over Swaros. Buy with confidence. I love mine

OK, it is a year and a half early, and a year before I was going to get serious, but I could not pass up the deal. Sure is nice having a son-in-law as a mechanic at a dealership that can watch for a vehicle as soon as it comes in on a trade. Saved about $10-11k on it. Pretty much exactly what she wanted. Make, model, even color! 2008 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport. 83K miles, rear locker, 80% 285/70r17 Toyo Open Country, 2" lift, auto. Can't wait to get some blood in the bed this year!

Whew. All of ours say pending with 00000 for hunt numbers. Waiting impatiently.

She does. Amazing kid. Straight A's, 4th in her freshman class of 350, super respectful, hard working outside of school. Both my girls are. My son-in-law too. And wife. Amazing family God has blessed me with.

I have shot coyotes with them at 100 to 400 yards from my .300RUM, and basically turned them inside out at closer ranges, and put a baseball size exit on the longer ones. Also shot elk with them from 160 to 440 and dropped them on the spot. No issues with them killing anything they hit in the right spot.

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Here is the official thread to sign up for the 1st "CWT Online Fun Shoot". Post if you are wanting a target to be mailed to you. Then PM me with your address where you want it sent. One per shooter please. 40 spaces available. First come, first served. I will give this until February 1st for signup. I will start mailing out targets by end of this week hopefully as people sign up and PM me their addresses. Shooting deadline and targets must be mailed back and received by Feb. 22nd. I will not post scores w. names until all targets are back in or shortly after the deadline. But I will post up when targets start trickling back in. Also, post your rifle's specs, load specs, scope, etc. A picture of your rifle would be cool too. Please read all of the procedures below thoroughly. FIRING PROCEDURE: Targets are shot FROM THE GROUND or BENCH at 100 yards only. This means you can shoot prone, standing, kneeling or sitting if you choose. Post a photo of your setup on this thread when you are shooting. ***The target(s) will come folded in thirds with the center section (CBS* , 25-ring, and 15/25 target) facing out. The targets MUST STAY FOLDED as I send it until the first shot is fired at the center CBS circle. - MAKE SURE YOU ONLY POST 1 TARGET AT A TIME THOUGH, AND ONLY SHOOT THE CBS CIRCLE, AS THERE WILL BE SEVERAL FOLDED TOGETHER IF YOU REQUEST MORE THAN ONE TARGET!! ***The first shot and ONLY THE FIRST SHOT is to be fired at the ring marked "CBS" -you will denote on the back of the target whether or not it was a true CBS* (see definition below). AFTER you shoot your CBS* you must walk out to the backstop and unfold the target. It will now have 3 holes in it from your first shot. - This will show that the second shot was not taken directly after the first because the target needed unfolded before firing the second shot. This also adds a bit of stress and makes you disturb our position ***PLEASE CIRCLE OR OTHERWISE MARK THE HOLES FROM THE CBS* SHOT NOW, the target is unfolded and still mounted at 100yds. Shoot the rest of the circles (and the confidence shot* if you choose to) at your convenience. ***You can shoot your REQUIRED 3-SHOT GROUP* at any time, in any order after the target is opened up. Don't forget you CONFIDENCE SHOT* !!! (defined below) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REST/EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS: ALLOWED: Front Bipod/rucksack/sandbags/beanbags. Beanbags, and bunny-ear bags MAY be used in the rear no rear monopods. NOT ALLOWED: mechanical/tripod style bench rests (front or rear), including but not limited to Hart/Sinclair/Bald Eagle/Protector/Hoppe's/Caldwell etc. No "Lead Sleds" or micro-adjustable rests. - IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PM ME ***THERE ARE NO RIFLE OR WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS*** Please no calibers over .338" ***Also an added bonus for hitting the other strategically placed stars. See target for the added star points (+10 where applicable) *** 3-SHOT GROUP SCORING Groups over 1-inch will not add to or affect your score at all. Your group size will be subtracted from 1" and multiplied by 100 to give you the value added to your score EXAMPLE: Group = 0.750" Difference from 1" = 0.250" 0.250 x 100 = 25 So a 0.5" group would add 50pts, 0.25" group would add 75pts etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple ring targets get the highest point ring hit. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS: *CBS: (Cold Bore Shot) concerning your FIRST SHOT at the "CBS" circle on the target. To be an honest "true CBS" this must be the first shot from the gun THAT DAY. The gun MAY be fouled and sighted in the prior day, but if you are claiming a CBS, it must be the first shot that day. A TRUE CBS IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT IS A BETTER TEST OF PERSONAL AND EQUIPMENT ABILITIES. *3-SHOT GROUP: --fire ONLY 3 shots at the diamond aiming point at any time after the target is unfolded *CONFIDENCE SHOT: (OPTIONAL -- ONE SHOT ONLY!!): --This can be fired any time after you unfold the target (after the CBS) YOU MUST HAVE ALREADY HIT THE CIRCLE/STAR YOU ARE GOING AFTER WITH THE CONFIDENCE SHOT. The confidence shot is ONE ROUND fired at whatever circle you are sure you can hit a second time - if you miss the chosen circle with this shot, you loose ALL the points for THAT CIRCLE. THIS SHOT IS NOT REQUIRED-ONLY TAKE IT IF YOU ARE CONFIDENT YOU CAN CONNECT ​On the back of your target, please write the rifle info, and round info, along with username. Mail them back to me after you are done. I will score them and post results. ​​Here is what the target will look like. 8.5" x 11" standard letter size. ​I will see if I can get any prizes, and they will be drawn randomly. No need to have the highest score to be eligible for a prize. I will hit up some buddies who might donate a prize, and I might throw one or two in too. If you want to donate something, or a service, let me know by PM. ​Let the games begin!!! ​1. Allforelk 2. Couespursuit - ​.223 ​3. Douglas-gun-guy - 6.5-.270AI 4. lancetkenyon - .260 Rem ​5. Taylor (my kid) - 6.5 SLR ​6. Sherman - ​.22-250 7. Hoss50 - ​.300WM ​8. Carp Cody- .243 9. Das - .223 ​10. Zach carp - 7-08 11. Jake J - .25-06 ​12. Mulepackhunter - ​.223 13. AZDiamondHeat - ​.223 ​14. dse - ​.22-250AI 15. metau - ​Top secret rail gun? ​16. texashunter - ​.222 Rem ​17. wildwoody - ​.300RUM 18. prowlerman- ​.260 Rem ​19. TAC - ​6.5 Creedmoor 20. oz31p - ​.280 Rem ​21. GJMauro12 - .300WM 22. Huntress283 - .260 Rem 23. 77man - 7 Rem Mag 24. King zero - 6 Creedmoor 25. Dennis B.- .223 Rem 26. MFERNAZ - .308 Win 27. Southernxpress - atlatl? 28. 29. 30.

The 200 yard shoot will have significantly larger targets with higher score zones. Should be able to easily see all targets with a 3-9. Also, they will be more "hunting" related targets. I have all of the individual targets made up and saved, I just need to put them all together on one target. Might work on it a bit this weekend if I get a chance.

Zachcarp!!! PM me and let me know where you want your $25 gift card from. Cabela's, Bass Pro, or Sportsman's Warehouse. Congrats. Look for the 200 yard shoot to follow in a couple weeks.

Here are the final results. Again, I can't see anything other than maybe a few Prairie dogs escaping a single shot on all of the targets I received back. Great shooting by all who participated. 1. Huntress283 = 0 2. Carp Cody = 0 3. Sherman = 10 4. Levi Moser = 10 5. Zach carp = 20 6. Oz31p = 21 7. Bholmes = 24 8. 77man = 38 9. Hoss50 = 45 10. AZDiamondheat = 75 11. Mfernaz = 79 12. Prowlerman = 84 13. TAC = 86 14. Mulepackhunter = 95 15. Couespursuit = 100 16. Taylor = 155 17. Lancetkenyon = 194 And the drawing winner is........

I can check my Hornady book later, but if he looks at Barnes data for same weight bullet, that should get him close. Start low and work up as usual.

Still up. Had a few PMs.

Most of my rifles I currently own have never seen a factory round. As for virgin brass for a ladder test, unless you are doing an Ackley Improved version, or something that really needs minor fireforming in your chamber (like a PPC, or other wildcats), you can still start load development with virgin brass. Just finish the fine tuning with once fired brass. It has worked well for me in a lot of different rifles. If you are going through the trouble of necking down or fireforming, that really opens up the cartridge choices. .260AI 6.5 SLR 6.5 4S (GAP/RSAUM) 6.5 SS 6.5x55AI 6.5-06 6.5-06AI or other variations like 6.5-.270AI, 6.5-.280AI 6.5x47L And many, many others

Exactly. I wish Berger made a .257 130 HVLD.

.260 Rem does everything a 6.5 Creedmoor will do as well.

I would report it as stolen ASAP. That way, if it gets pawned, they might contact LEOs. Or if it gets sold, the buyer might be able to check it and report it.

Saw yours, more interested in a mag A 7 WSM (Winchester Short Mag) is the fat, short identical twin to a 7 Rem Mag. Ballistically the same thing. Same case capacity within a grain of water depending on brass head stamp (83.2 7RM vs. 83.0 7WSM), same speeds, same pressure, etc. Actually, a more efficient case design than the 7 Rem Mag.

I got all of the targets scored this weekend. I will post results and draw a winner early this week. Great shooting to everyone. Even on he lower scoring targets, not a game animal in AZ would have survived, except maybe just a few prairie dogs.

So I got out early, and set up. I wanted to make sure I warmed up on another rifle. So I set up at 100, and broke out the 7 Rem Mag. Cold bore, cold shooter. 7RM pushing a 180 Hybrid at 2998fps. Dialed down .3 MIL from my 200 yard zero. Then I sent 3 down to verify on another target. Put down one of my best groups ever. If someone draws and elk tag this year, watch out. Moved back to 200 to send a few from the .300RUM. These are some lighter loads for shooting steel. 210 HVLD @ 2960fps. They shoot just a touch right compared to my hunting loads. Feeling really good about my shooting, I moved back up to 100 to foul the .300WM Christensen. Went from hero to zero in about 10 minutes. Shooting some of the factory loaded Winchester w. 185 HVLDs, my hopes and dreams were dashed against the rocks. The rounds varied in speeds from 2906 to 2980 across 5 shots. Not real conducive to accuracy. I was quite disappointed with a 2" group at 100 yards. Wondering what the HSM loads would do, after experiencing their potential in other rifles, boy was I in for a rude awakening. 5 shots at 100 yards were pathetic. And WAY too hot. 185 HVLD between 3120-3180fps. Signs of pressure, flattened and cratered primers, sticky bolt lift on 3 of the shots. A 4"+ 5 shot group at 100 yards! Don't mind the small holes, I was using previously shot targets to warm up. So with less than optimistic hopes, I moved back to 300 to shoot a ladder test with the 190 Berger HVLD hand loads. Now I used to shoot one, and walk up and mark after each shot. The new Meopta spotter sure helped save some boot leather. I took am photo of a fresh target, and can mark shots on my phone, then walk up and mark each shot n in order on the target. The rifle sure shows a lot more promise with the hand loads. Over 12 different charge weights, from speeds ranging from 2900 to almost 3100, I still shot a similar total group size at 300 than the factory HSM loads at 100. Crazy. I will be looking around shots 4/5/6/7. 2980-3040. So I went ahead and shot the 212 ELD-X ladder test while I was out there. I might try the higher loads, 8/9/10 with these. I think they were right around 3000-3030fps.

Sorry. I had almost the entire writeup complete and hit the back button on my phone.....

Got out this morning and shot the rifle..... Conditions in the desert were about as perfect as you could ask for. 50°, very slight winds, from dead calm to 2.2mph per my Kestrel, almost directly in my face and overcast.