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Don't discount the .22 Dasher pushing a 90 VLD @ 3300, great LR varmint round. And crazy accurate. or.... The .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer pushing a 50gr. @ 4600. Only uses 105gr.of H570. Think I am kidding? Look it up. Defiance Surgeon Stiller Accuracy International Kelbly's Big Horn

Due nailed it. 2940 was moderate for the rifle I was loading for. I had some over 3000, but not as consistent or accurate, and out of a good node. Only your rifle can tell you it's max load. 2990 is cooking. I was just saying if 2990 is more accurate that 3010, stick with the 2990 load.

I also saw reports of the new 2017 Ford Grand Torino GT. 5.0 Mustang GT motor in it.

The last .300WM I did load development for was pushing a 210 HVLD @ 2940 with a moderate load, a couple full grains below max load for that rifle. 2990 or 3010 is not much differeneeded to an elk.

New Bronco release 2017 from what I have heard.

The transport tag absolutely has the hunt number and tag number on the two tags in my safe.

You are fine to carry during an open Hunt you do not have a tag for. Squirrel is open in elk units, lion, coyotes, etc. Theread used to be regs prohibiting the carry of a rifle during elk hunts if you did not have a tag, but that has been removed for years.

You do. It stays with the game animal.

Still in velvet? Cactus bull?

Just fill it out completely. I have done it a few times, when I sent game back with others while I stayed in camp to help other hunters fill their tags.

Maybe try a different bullet. Berger HVLD, SMK, SGK, Matrix VLD, Lapua Scenar, Hornady ELD-X or ELD-M, etc. If your gun won't shoot a match bullet well, that will tell you a lot. Honestly, plenty of guys who use match bullets for hunting with great success. A 210 HVLD, 210 SMK, 215 Hybrid would all rock any AZ game animal. Even a lighter grain if you want more speed, like a 175 SMK, 190 HVLD, etc.

I am so torn. I can get a very slightly used 7mm bore Proof barrel in 7/08 that I could rechamber to my liking for $300 plus chambering costs. The shooter said it was a 1/2" barrel, but he usually got a flier, making his groups 1". And the owner is a shooter. He thought it might have been a reloading issue however. For those with a Proof barrel, honestly, what kinds of groups do you consistently get? Not just the best group you have ever shot, but consistent? I have gotten sub-.1" groups with a few of my rifles, but consistently get .2-.3 with them, so that is how I call them.

Turkey opened in a lot of units last Friday too. 7W was covered up in bear and turkey hunters this weekend. Antelope opened up there too on Friday. And, of course, squirrel.

If you set up your rifle and scope to be zeroed at 500 yards and held at a 45° angle with a level reticle, you will hit every time. But change anything up, and you will be off. Just like level/level rifle/reticle setups.

Burris is owned by Steiner (or vice versa), and they both have a 100% lifetime transferable no questions asked warranty. Decent turnaround time too. My Steiner went back twice until it got figured out and came back acceptable. Both times took about 3 weeks from ship to recieved back. I am sure Burris will handle it.

I had never been a fan of Savage before the last one I did load development for. Being an R700 man, Savage always seemed "cheap" to me. But after shooting that last Savage 111 LRH changed my opinion on them. That .300WM could shoot! I put one of my better groups down range on a steel with it. I actually measured it with the owner, and it put 3 into a 2.25" group at 727 yards with the final load. 210 HVLD @ 2940fps. I always had the opinion of Weatherby being that you are paying for the name more than the rifle. But you can't argue with their proprietary cartridges get good speed.

Being as it is only 1 photo, from what I can see, that buck is a giant. Take a look at the single photo. Super tall Looks from the angle to be wider than his ears, maybe 28" maybe 32"+, but without a front shot hard to tell Good mass Great back forks Good front forks Good main beam length G4 on left side is a little short compared to right G4 Anyone that says that is not a huge buck is either: 1. Terrible at judging mule deer 2. Jealous My opinion is anything that would make B&C is a big buck. And to accomplish that with a bow makes it even tougher. Guided* or not, fantastic archery buck. I would consider a person who guides for a living, even if he takes the buck himself unassisted, to still be a "guided" Hunt. Not many people can spend the time in the field to get this opportunity. But still, is it working if you are doing what you love and just happen to get paid for it?

^ This. I like my Flatline Ops levels the best. Vortex Lopro are decent too, especially for the price.

Just my opinions, but, I don't know if I could disagree more with a lot of this post. All of my rifles are hunting rifles. All shoot very well, all are sub-half MOA and most much better. Chasing that extra .1" better accuracy is a blast. Heck, I still tinker with loads that shoot in the .2s. 1" @ 100 is good for shots out to 500-600 if the shooter can maintain that level of accuracy. Add environmental conditions that open up groups, and that MOA rifle could shoot a 10" group at 500 instead of a 5" group you are expecting. That could be a wounded animal or a miss. No need to "pick one", when having both should be very attainable, even with a factory rifle. Striving for "perfection" is not a disease, it is an addiction. A very rewarding one at that. As for shooting out your barrel, unless you have put a thousand+ rounds down range in the search for an accurate load, or shot it until the barrel glowed red, I am betting it is not shot out. As for the OP's questions, some guns are crazy finicky. Ithe might take more than 5 charge weight tests to find a new accurate load. In looking at the groups, you are not maintaining any type of POI between different charge weights. From .5" to 1.5" POI (center of groups) shift, meaning you are probably not in an accuracy node for your rifle. At 100 yards, that means if you have a 1" of vertical dispersion, at 400, it will probably be 4". But without shooting a ladder test @ 400 first, you won't know where your accuracy node n is. Don'the give up after just shooting 5 charge weight tests. You have a lot of tweaking to do. Try checking out the reloading section here. Lots of info on different methods people use to get a rifle shooting well.

Nice meeting you.

Here you go. Check for yourself. Use the weight calculator from LRI. https://www.longriflesinc.com/collections/gunsmithing-services/products/gunsmithing-services-barrel-fluting

Wind Canted rifle Canted reticle Torque with shooting hand/trigger finger Shooting position Rest Spin drift Zero POI

Depends on the depth, number, cut design, and length of the flutes. 4-10 Oz. My .300RUM with deep helical flutes in a heavy varmint contour @ 28" made 9 Oz. difference.

Bryce Canyon... Now THAT is a fantastic post! Sweet looking elk hammer.

.25-06 AI 28" #4 w. 5-20x50 SWFA is about 10.5# 7RM 26" fluted #3 w. 5-20X50 Vortex Razor is 9.6# .260 Rem 26" #3 w. 3-20x50 S&B is 10.5# 6.5 SLR 28" Sendero w. 6-24x56 Kahles is 15.5# .300RUM 28" fluted heavy varmint w. 5-25x56 Steiner is 14.2#. I carried the 15.5# around for 9 days, and the 14.2# around for 8 days last year. While not my first choice for a carry rifle, the accuracy is hard to beat. I just built the 9.6# 7RM and bought the 10.5# .260 Rem this year to reduce carry weights for this season. The heavies will still be in the truck or pack for short hikes or glossing near roads, but the lighter rifles will go for the long hikes with me this year. The heavies definitely have their advantages and place.