lancetkenyon

Coues are a subspecies of whitetail. Plenty of Coues in the desert. I have seen a number of them in Unit 21 and 22 (which sounds about where you are describing). But, with your screen name....are you sure you weren't drinking "firewater" anyway?

So he IS an old geezer!

Crazy. Never met the guy. I always pictured him as an old geezer. Looks way to young to be gone so early.

I have a Marsupial bino chest harness, and it is top notch. But they did not make a "leave on" version for the BTX, or else I probably would have gone that route.

The Outdoor Vision BTX is a sweet case.

What problems did you have? I am usually around 65.0 to 66.0 depending on brass.

Out of those choices, since the 12s and 13s are not on your hunting unit list, I would load the 160s over RL23. Just finished a couple loads with the 160 NAB and a 162 ELD-M, both over RL23. Both very accurate. Both good speeds from a 26" 1:9".

Yes, that is unrealistic. Box for box, or maybe box for box+$20.

Dadof3, disregard all the info that JFP provided that does not pertain to your hunt. My advice, good glass and a tripod. Be prepared for a shot across a canyon, 500 yards or so. Good rangefinder. Practice, practice, practice.

These are .1 better than 6.5mm bullets!

Gotcha.

I use an older Marsupial. It is open a bit on the sides of the top. But I tried probably 10 other chest rigs before the Marsupial. None lasted more than 1 season. I have worn the Marsupial for 4 years now. I would only upgrade to the fully enclosed one now.

Does your reading comprehension need work? Do you research before you comment? If so, I guess you're not a viable advocate then, only in your own mind. But, for those that don't research (even though I said "I have not hunted big game": Yes, yes, no, no, no, yes. Yes, yes. Really no desire to hunt bears. Lions are just a tag in my wallet in case I see one. Javelina, no thanks. Fun to hunt, but I hate the taste no matter how many different ways I have tried to cook them.

If you want to hunt turkey, it is worth the drive.

OP, what are you shooting in your 6.5CM and 6.5PRC now?

The thing I hate about Tikkas is the short magazine length, especially in a .300WM. You really have to seat the 210/215s way down in the powder column to get the cartridge to fit. Not like the Savage that round was built for. You can always load up a few at lower charge weights and work up to your old load. Not sure how much room you have left in the case to seat deeper.

One of my two favorite movies ever. I have seen it probably 30+ times.

Whoa! I haven't hunted big game in AZ but TWICE in the last 10 years either. Mainly because I suck at drawing tags, but not hunting in AZ for 9.5 years is a very legitimate wait if you are trying to draw premium tags. My last elk tag took 18 years. I had 26 BPs for pronghorn and still struck out this year. Haven't had a deer tag since 2014.

I have yet to draw anything in WY, but continue to apply. Now, they are talking about limiting NR hunters. So my years of applying will probably drop to near zero. Heck, it takes me 6-10 years or so to draw a deer tag, last elk tag took 18 years, and had 26 BPs for pronghorn this year and didn't draw. So you have come to the wrong place for sympathy.

Throw a BTX on here and be glassing unit 6A from unit 42.

I use front bipod, rear bag for prone LR shooting. Bipod and build a good rear rest with what you have for hunting. Stump, rocks, jacket, pack, Gatorade bottle, log, shooting sticks, whatever is steady. I have 5 Harris bipods. From prone to sitting.

I borrowed rifles from friends and family for my first 4 years of big game hunting. All 4 different rifles were in .30-06 Spr. When I turned 18, I saved up and bought an Interarms Mark X .270 Win. Hunted with that rifle for years. I killed several deer and an elk with it. Paige killed her first elk with it. My Dad killed his first deer with it too. My cousin killed his first deer with it. Several friends killed both deer and elk with it. It was not smooth. It was not overly accurate. It was not real pretty. It was nothing special. It had a cheap scope on it. But it sure killed a lot of game. I sometimes regret selling it. But I hope the new owner has as good of luck with it as we did.

I give them a thumbs up! Got a few boxes to test out, and they sure look promising. I literally found CBTO to lands, and backed them off .010". Loaded up 5 charge weights just to see what they might do. Cleaned the barrel since I have about 150 rounds down it since the last cleaning, I am using a new bullet....and I have a pronghorn hunt in 5 weeks anyway, so good time to clean and refoul it. I usually shoot both the 131 Blackjack Ace @ 3188fps or the 121 Hammer Hunter at 3414fps. Both shoot amazingly well. Rifle specs: Kelbly Atlas Tac SA mag bolt face 26" 1:7.5" Proof Sendero (w. About 300 rounds down it) TBAC Ultra 9 Manners EH1 w. Gen 1 mini chassis TriggerTech Diamond @ 7oz Accurate WSM mags ARC M10 36mm low rings MK Machine level ZCO 4-20x50 MPCT1 MIL/MIL Load info: ADG virgin 25SST brass CCI BR2 54.0 to 56.0gr RL23 135 Berger LR Hybrid 3111fps to 3205fps with no signs of pressure No adjustment to scope, shots 4-6 (54.5gr) down the freshly cleaned barrel @ 3124, 3126, 3127fps. The other loads were all under .4", even in the winds that were going on yesterday. Going to load up the mild 54.5gr charge weight and call it good for now. Hopefully put one in a pronghorn in August.

Love the ZCOs. I have two of them. Both the 4-20×50s. On my 25SST and 28 Nosler.

Not that I have seen. I am on numerous wait lists, and have 2k of the 131 BJs paid for already, just waiting on Sierra to hurry TF up and produce them!