lancetkenyon

Whatever you buy, Get them from Discount and buy the road hazard. I have 127k on my set of 37" BFG MT KM2s I bought in 2007 on my F250 Super Duty diesel.....of course, DTC has paid to replace about 16 of them for me.

The raffle tag owner still had to hire a guide, so yes, break out the checkbook. Although, if I was fortunate enough to win the Super Raffle Tag, I would probably hire a guide too.

Your granddaughter might see it better if she turns her binos around.... That is pretty cool.

Do you want Picatinny or Weaver rings? Or Picatinny rings made by Weaver? They are different. Weaver rings will fit in a Picatinny rail. But Picatinny rings will NOT fit in a Weaver rail. If you are using the bases that came with the rifle, they are Weaver bases. Picatinny rings will not fit. If you swapped a Picatinny rail on it, then Picatinny or Weaver rings will both fit. If you WANT a 20MOA Picatinny rail for the Savage Axis, let me know. I have a brand new EGW base I will sell for cheap.

Reloading is NOT cheaper. What reloading does is let you tailor a load to YOUR rifle using the highest end components you want. It let's you make consistant loads. it lets you pick the bullet you want to shoot. And it is 95% of the time producing more accurate loads. I agree, if you only shoot 100 rounds a year, not really worth it. Initial set up costs FAR outweigh returns. There is not enough difference between the 143 ELD-X and 147 ELD-M to warrant any decision. See which one shoots better and use it. Either will kill game the same.

El Rancho.

Meopta Meostar. I absolutely love my 10x42s, 15x56s, and S2 20-70×82 spotter.. Thousands of hours behind them. Never any eye fatigue, color to me is better than Swaro, clarity for 90% of the FOV on par with Swaro. The outer 5% is where Swaro wins.

Can't believe no one has jumped o. The Swaro LRF. That is half price with no tax.

Please don't let my wife see these!!!

Barrel maker? Contour? Length? Twist rate? Trigger? Rifle weight? Bedded?

I have seen some BRUTES in 6B. But not a lot. They are there.

No comment....

Good luck. I lost one of my guys when he was only about 18 months old for a day. I was heartbroken and going nuts. Got lucky after 8 hours, and he was waiting where I had parked my truck originally before driving around to look for him.

10 is a tough age to start on a primo tag. Hate to say it. Taylor had a 12AE tag when she was 13, and even then, it was tough. We saw plenty of deer, and some real toads even. But getting in a good position, with a good rest, and cooperation from the bucks was very difficult. Had some opportunities, but nothing we could actually call a legitimate realistic chance. Thought we had it in the bag a few times, but one little thing would mess it up. The buck played cat and mouse, behind a tree, would not stop, turned the wrong way, doe in front or behind, never stopped walking, stopped facing away, etc. After 9 grueling days, she was spent. No buck in the truck, but lots of lessons learned. It was not the distance of the shots, but the conditions. Get her out NOW, and start practicing in all positions, off a stump, off a bag, prone, sitting, kneeling, tripod, bipod, pra rice setting up quickly, practice turning turrets, practice follow up shots, etc. Shoot a comfortable rifle. Work up a great load. And get her shooting farther than you will actually let her take a shot on real game. We practiced out to 1000 routinely. But shooting at a stationary target is only half the battle. Getting a buck to stop in a good position at a reasonable distance and getting in a stable position quickly is the other half. Then again, you might get super lucky and glass up a bedded road at 200 yards where he doesn't even see you. Play games in the field. We played a lot of "hot lava", where the ground is off limits. Rocks, logs, etc. Also helps with the noise of walking. Stop to look at sign and teach her. Look at the squirrels. Looks at the birds. Find some sheds. Take a nap on a ridge. Bring tons of junk food and snacks. Let them nap in the truck. Teach them about nature and geology and the game animals. Be patient. Most of all, let THEM choose what to shoot. I learned this the hard way. Put MY expectations on Taylor. We could have shot 100 different bucks, but I, ME, wanted a big boy. Talked he or out of 20 bucks that were 3.5 year old 4x4s or better. Talk about frustrating to both myself, my ego, my patience, and most of all, to Taylor. The following year, Taylor killed a great first buck. And I was not real thrilled with her choice at first to take him. Again, visions of grandeur. But she was thrilled, and the buck ended up being bigger than I thought. 171". This year, she is down with the quest for a biggun'. But I will let her decide when to pull the trigger without a comment.

Hate to say this....actually, I LOVE getting to say this....Taylor drew ANOTHER 12AE late rifle tag this year. Luckiest kid ever. 3 Kaibab tags in 5 years. Unbelievable. 1 early, two late tags.

Congrats. Could be a great hunt. Had a buddy who drew this tag 2 years ago. Scarce the first half, then the deer started moving through. Killed a big, really old 30"+ heavy beautiful 3x3 on day 8 I think.

If this thing shoots anywhere near as well as the last rifle this guy built, it will be a tack driver. .215 MOA @ 200 during load development. Yes, .451" @ 200.

Who built it?

What I use too. And a Q Tip.

I think it is pretty cool. I don't drink, but if I can find a 4 pack, I will buy it for my son-in-law who is a beer connoisseur. And I mean connoisseur, not a drunk.

Looks like still a lot of real estate to hunt in 11m. Just put some boot leather down.

And your address.....and is currently watching you.

Personally, I would say buy a lightly used semi-custom as well. You will get WAY more for your money. A top end barrel, trued up action, usually bolt upgrades, higher quality stock that is usually bedded already, trigger upgrade. There are usually no less than 20 on either www.longrangehunting.com or www.snipershide.com to choose from. You will most likely not get a top end carbon barrel in that price range, but a top end steel will suit you fine. If you want factory, look at the Christensen Arms Ridgeline series. I have shot 8 or 9 of them, and they are great rifles. Light, accurate, and high quality. I think Axisworks has a 6.5CM already built using an R700 trued SA, Brux barrel, McM stock, Trigger Tech, for about $2800. Well worth saving an additional $800 for if I were in your shoes.

May 1965 Australian Outdoors Magazine.