lancetkenyon

I hunt them whenever I see them. Weekends, work days (as long as I have a rifle and do not have a customer behind me), morning, noon, evening, or on I-10 @ 80mph and they make the grave mistake of trying to beat my truck across the road......

Saw two bulls in 6A this morning still packing.

Kelbly Atlas Tac action? They are like butter smooth. That thing is going to hammer. 215s on the menu?

Hunting of course. And girls. I have 7 cowboy hats. Black Stetson 5x Charcoal Resistol 6x Chocolate Resistol 6x Two straw Resistol (one my wife won't let me off the property while wearing it) Two Palm Heritage (4" brim & 5" brim)

You drew with 9BPs.....congrats. maybe hit Vegas before your hunt.

Heritage Hats on Cave Creek or Cowtown Boots I-17 & Thunderbird.

Why NOT pay the fees to open up 50% of the unit you were drawn in? How many BPs?

Malay? Malaysia?

Work of art!

I have 3 other alloy shrouds. No issues with them. I will be doing load development for the rifle as soon as it is done and time permits.

I have an alloy bolt shroud for it in hand. Here are actual weight savings from another build I did for bolt mods. Alloy bolt shroud -2oz Bolt flute -1oz Carbon fiber knob vs steel -2oz. Vs alloy -1oz Skeltonize handle should lose -1oz (never done one yet)

I have NEVER had an elk within drivable range with a SXS or quad personally. Mine have ALWAYS been pack out elk. Multiple trips of pure heck on your shoulders/back/legs. It makes the plating after grilling so much sweeter.

The ol' 06 w. 168 is plenty for elk out to 500+. Practice at 500-600. It will make a 300 seem easier. Chrono the load, get a good drop chart plotted, and get a good ballistic app on your phone. Shot opportunities will be between 50-1200+. More than likely, 300-600+. Limit yourself to what you can hit within 4" of POA every shot. Stick to that limit, no matter how tempting a further shot might be. Also, keep a rule of 1800fps & 1500 ft/lbs as a minimum. I have seen a few elk drop on the spot. Those usually were CNS or shoulder/spine shots. Even a well places shot to the lungs and heart will not drop an elk instantly. But they will kill an elk better that missing a spine in the neck or clipping an ear or jawbone by aiming at the head and missing by 4". Most often, they go 25-100 yards and pile up with a perfect shot to the lungs/heart Get in shape. 22S has some steep, rough country. Get a great pack and boots. You are going to need them. Get good glass and a good tripod.

If you were not looking for real light, there is a phenomenal .280AI for sale here. Barrel is barely broken in, and it is a laser beam.

Bummer. Sounds like a good guy. Thanks to him for his service.

Great stock! I have one on my 7RM.

I have tried 7 or 8 different bino chest harnesses. I use the Marsupial now. I think it is my favorite so far.

CA Ridgeline. Wring the performance out of a .280AI.

I heard there are elk permits left for 35A and 36C too!!! Maybe even a few left for 42 as well.

Site is acting weird. Double post.

If you are getting 2800 with 143s in a 22" barrel, I would say you are about as close as you can get. Stop there. Remember, that H100V is going to get hotter as temps rise too. As for the Nosler soft head issues, I have seen case head swipes and ejector marks in 28 Nosler, .300RUM, .300WM, 7RM, 6.5x.284 Norma, and .264WM. All fairly hot rounds. But still seeing signs before any other brass shows it. I have seen several 28 Nosler cases that were toast after one firing by a guy who was admittedly running them way too hot (a 195 EOL @ 3200+) and not good accuracy results. Once we got it dialed back, and loaded up right, that thing is a .1" rifle, and loves the 195s @ 3095fps. And he has since smoked some great animals with it.