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Love squirrel hunting. Plan on heading up ASAP. We had a great season last year.

I-17 & 101 area. North central Phoenix.

Cancel your order or send it back....

5th=$85 Bushnell Yardage Pro Compact 600 Comes with neoprene case and neck strap Honestly, it has never ranged much past 560 yds. No ballistic compensation. From 16-500 yards, it ranges fast. Past 500 yards, it takes a second to read the range. It has always been accurate for me. Uses a 9V battery, so easily available if the battery dies and you have to run to the local Circle K. Yards or meters Rain, reflective, zip, and scan settings.

Ready2Hunt has dibs on the free recurve.

3rd=$100. Now $75 Parker Competition Challenger (Red/White/Blue) w. Winners Choice string Check-it adjustable sight frame with Gold scope and fiber optic pin. Timberdoodle rest I have a bunch of carbon arrows to go with this as well. My daughter started her 3D competition career with this bow, and it shot really well. 23" draw length 30# draw weight

So G $ F is violating the Lacey Act? I am not sure of the legality of the sale of elk antlers but a single entity. Read the Lacey act and tell me what you honestly think. It was established to curtail the commercial harvesting of wildlife for the sale of parts. Commercial sale, to me, means for a profit.

Technily, EVERYONE is incorrect about who the animal belongs to. Arizona is part of the United States, and the US has a strict policy for game management. There are laws established called the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, and all animals are held in Public Trust. Meaning the animals are owned by the PEOPLE, not the government! The AZGFD just MANAGES the game. As for the sale of antlers, I do not see how this does not violate the Lacey Acts of 1900 & 1907. It is still the commercial sale of animal parts.

Watch Wally World too.

I was there for about 3.5 hours, and shot a total of 8 rounds..... But, I had a blast calling shots for others, and helping dial them in. I was really just there to check my hunting rifle for my deer hunt coming up this month. And I am happy to say I am good to go. It is pretty primitive up there, which is fine by me. There were also a couple different ranges, with plenty of steel targets to choose from. One range has targets from 100 yds. about 1100. The west ranges have targets from 200 at one platform, and start at 315 yards at the other. These are covered platforms and are pretty nice. Not a lot of room for multiple shooters, maybe 3 at a time per platform, 4 if you squeeze in. I shot at the range that started at 315, and counted steel at: 315, 317, 360, 400, 420, 460, 565, 568, 600, 646, 717, 818, and 989. There were others scattered in there that I did not range as no one on the platform was shooting at them. I made my cold bore shot at 565 and drilled it. Backed off and spotted for others for about 30 minutes. Next shot was at 646, and had another 1st round hit. Repeat the spacing and had 1st round hits at 717 and 818. Then tried my hand at the 989 target, and had a 2nd round hit on that one. Then took a couple quick shots at 460 to confirm mid range dope. I will say my rifle is on for deer season. I had a good time meeting and spotting for some new people. I heard they are planning awning for the east range, which has targets out to 1100+ yards. That would be a great call, as it was still pretty warm in the sun today and only mid 90s. The place is also fairly laid back and with it being a membership type place, I do not see the local yahoos like are so prevalent at Ben Avery frequenting the facilities. Even with no range master at my station, there was never any lack of safety. People there knew gun safety, and...wait for it....common courtesy! Again, not a common thing at Ben Avery. Also, no need to go down range on the long range canyons. So no 30 minute breaks in the middle of shooting. Shoot at will. There looks like there will be facilities for sighting in if needed, and there were numerous 50 yard ranges, and I think a 100 yard range as well. But they were not in use today. I talked with Bill Poole, and he was talking about having numerous days open per month, and hopes to have a schedule out as early as a week or two. Once that comes up, I will seriously think about joining. It is only 25 minutes from my house, I don't have to lug my own steel, and switching from 400 to 1000 yards is as easy as a 20° rifle swing, rather than walking 600 yards and finding a clear shooting lane. A few things I would really love to see. Shade for the east range, and hopefully extending the shooting area. Maybe adding additional shooting platforms at the west range. I think it would be cool to get some additional steel targets like animal silhouettes for us hunters. Maybe as a donation rather than an annual fee? The east range Target rich environment One of the covered west range platforms

Not necessarily true when weather factors in. I have noted 29.90 to 27.85 at Ben Avery. Not that 100 or 200 yards makes much of a difference, maybe 1/2", but longer shots can be drastically effected.

.257 Weatherby is a .257 Roberts on steroids...and nitrous. Same bullet, just about 400fps faster. Like a .308 Win to a .300WM. And most Weatherby ammo is pricey.

Nice! Congrats to your daughter. Love seeing kids get into the sport.

In Bellmont and Parks, there are water stations. One right off the turnoff at the Parks exit on the north side of I-40.

I would stretch it out to at least 400 and plug in your numbers to come up with a more reliable ballistic chart. 400+ yards will help you correct your actual muzzle velocity in most ballistic programs. I would not solely rely on a chronograph myself. To me, a chrono just gets you close, and shooting at distance gets you closer to a true ballistic calculation.

One of the reasons some chronos have the white shields on them. You don't needs them on cloudy days but you do on sunny days. They read when an object breaks a light barrier.

You have to consider what powder you are using too. Some are very temperature sensitive, and will change velocities as temps go up or down. As much as 70fps in some cases. So the loads you shot in December could be a lot faster in July, or loads you shoot in the morning can vary if you leave your ammo in the sun at noon.

For measuring true scope mounting height above bore, you will need a micrometer, or a tape measure at least. Measure your bolt diameter and divide by half (bolt diameter is .700, so .350") Measure your scope tube diameter and divide by half (scope tube is 1" so .500") Measure the distance between top of bolt and bottom of scope tube. Say .750" for example. Add these three measurements together. .350" .500" .750" 1.600" would be scope height above bore. This is an example, you will have to take your measurements and do the math. As for barometric pressure, without a Kestrel or rangefinder that gives a reading, it would be difficult to determine. You can get some weather apps that will be close too, but might not be exact. Barometric pressure can make a big difference in ballistics. It is like changing elevation a couple thousand feet at times.

Very nice. Love the scenery, and the solitude. Congratulations, when is the BBQ?

Good call. I would not pass him with an early rifle tag either. Congrats.

I love H414, but I use it for smaller case capacity loads, like my .22-250 and .250 Ackley. It is a close burn rate to H4350/IMR4350, so I do not see any reason it would not work with .270. And I can confirm it is very temperature stable. I have shot it from 4° to 110°+ with no point of impact change from what my ballistics calculated. And it is a ball type powder, so it meters well, and is very consistent.

To add to what I said earlier, make sure your data that you sighted in your rifle is correct. You will need: Elevation where you shot. Barometric pressure when you shot. Temperature when you shot. Any inclination declination in degrees when you shot. Actual scope mounting height above center of bore. Ensure proper parallax was set. Ensure proper techniques were adhered to. Get corrected BC from Litz, not just published BC from manufacturer. Verify velocity. When you go back out to shoot, and variables WILL throw your dope off. Sometimes WAY off. Higher temps mean less dense air, but also can cause faster velocities due to hotter loads. Higher elevations mean thinner air, resulting in less drag and less drop. Higher barometric pressure has similar effects to higher altitude. Incline or decline in target will give you an actual longer distance from a chrono than a true level reading would, meaning less drop. Scope mounting height discrepancies will not give a true algorithm to your ballistic program, and will cause dope errors. Bad parallax adjustment means you crosshairs can float and move around on target, meaning change in point of aim. Bad BC will not give a true algorithm to your ballistics program, and will cause dope errors. Bad velocity inputs will not give a true algorithm to your ballistics program, and will cause dope errors. Barrel whip inconsistencies will cause erratic flight vertically. Did you do a ladder test or OCW test to see if you are in an accuracy node? You need to do this at 300-600 yards, 100 or 200 yards will not show you a big enough spread to identify an accuracy node. Add a little bit of each of these being off, and it will cause your drop chart to be WAY off.

A lot will change the drop chart. Elevation, temperature, barometric pressure, scope mounting height, actual BC, actual velocity, barrel whip, inaccurate parallax setting, inaccurate 200 yd. Zero, etc.