no worries

That's a great deer, esp. for a first coues.

Nice buck, congrats to her and your dad. Hope I'm out there getting it done at 67.

Nice work guys, some great bucks.

Thanks again for the input. Jim

Thx guys. Great input. Lance, I just looked at the specs after you mentioned that heavier bullets might not stabilize in a standard 22 inch T3 barrel. The T3x in 270 WSM has a 24.4 inch barrel and 10 twist. Glad to hear that Hornady released a ELDX for the 270.

Thx guys. I'll recheck with eurpoptics but I think they only sell a rail ( Contessa brand) that has two bases you mount before attaching the rail.

Any recommendations on what bases/ rings to use on a Sako 75 with dovetails? I'd really like to mount a rail but the ones I've found are not a true one piece. The rail uses 2 bases underneath it to mount. I know Sako optilocks now have a one piece ring mount as well as the older 2 piece style. Leupold makes a one piece ring mount. Has anyone milled and tapped the receiver to accept a more common rail? Thought I read that the hardened steel in the receiver was difficult to tap. Anyone have opinions on these or other brands?? Thanks Jim

Ok. All of these great looking custom rifles are giving me the itch to build something. I traded into a Sako 75 and it's been sitting in the safe for a year. It's a 308 cal with super low (less than 50) round count. Stainless with a swirly stock. I've got a new VX5 3-15HD firedot duplex that I was going to mount. Just never decided on a mounting system. I'm one of those weird left handed shooters that prefer a right handed bolt. The rifle came another weirdo and is a RH action/ LH stock. So, that's what I have to start with. Should I use this as a platform? Should I start from scratch ? Change caliber ? Just coat the metal ? I'm not a big fan of the dovetails that limit ring choices. Just looking for some input. Thx Jim

That makes too much sense. Lol Thx Jim

Sorry. But these are already sold. Thx Jim

I have 2 new mags for a Tikka T3 short action. $35 shipped or $30 FTF in Tucson for one magazine or $60 shipped/ $50 FTF for both. Thanks, Jim 520 349-2926

GunBlue490 has a two part Utube video that goes into great detail on glass bedding. I bedded my first rifle a couple of months ago and followed his instructions, rifle came out great. The videos are very long, but I needed all the help I could get on my first attempt. I bought a can of neutral color shoe polish at Walmart for about $4. His video goes into all the materials needed. I'm not savvy enough to post a link, maybe someone else can add that. Good luck and share a pic of how it comes out. Jim

SPF

Hi Adam I'm looking at upsizing my 14' Big Tex tandem axle to an 18 footer in the next couple of weeks. It's in pretty decent shape with 2 year old tires, new wood and recent bearing service done. PM me for a pic. thx Jim

Way to stick with it guys. A lot of kids wouldn't want to stay out after missing a nice buck.

Price lowered to $360.

My youngest killed a nice coues last weekend in 34A using his 260 Remington. The 143 performed great at 560 yards. The bullet exited the ribs completely leaving a hole big enough to easily pass a golf ball thru. Deer took maybe 2 steps and folded up. I really like how they shoot and they can flat out kill deer. Wish I had a picture of the exit wound but we were to excited to think about taking one.

The H4350 is SPF.

Thx guys. We dropped almost 150 fps switching from 120 BT to the 143s. Accuracy was slightly better with the 143s. Current 143 recipe goes 2710 in a stock Tikka 22.6 barrel. 1 in 8 twist. We relied on Hornady's ballistic info. Never had an opportunity to verify before the hunt. Their info was pretty accurate.

Good luck on your daughter!s hunt. His brother actually edged him out by exactly one inch this year. We got lucky twice.

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Thx Lance. Have you guys hunted yet?

I'll post a story later. Need to get into work to pay for taxidermist. LOL

Tyler connected Sunday morning. Brett, CJ and I were out with him.

CJ shot this one Friday morning hunting with Brett.