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  1. galiuro mountain man

    What the heck is this?

    yep, its one of those one things, you know, the ones that only come out at night. Joking aside, juvi coati.
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    Public Range Frustration

    Stay in the city and go to ranges to shoot. There is no more room out in the sticks.
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    SB 1182 Ban of Lion and Bobcat Hunting

    kfann@azleg.gov sallen@azleg.gov adalessandro@azleg.gov fpratt@azleg.gov ggriffin@azleg.gov jburges@azleg.gov lotondo@azleg.gov Jpeshlakai@azleg.gov
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    wolves in town

    HMM, wasn't our illustrious game and fish going to declassify them? Sure would like to try for a "big coyote" some day.
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    Where am I?

    Yep, there are some whitetails, pack a lunch.
  6. how close to drawing is this thing?
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    Rainy Days Ahead - Does this change your plans?

    No waterhole sitting unless it is lunch time, spot and stalk for me, always.
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    Don't Leave Home Without.....

    Arrows with broadheads screwed on them, and not in my tackle box. Oh and a knife, sucks to gut a deer with a truck key.
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    Who's Not Afraid to Hunt Down South?

    It isnt only the border units. I live in Duncan and we find stuff from illegals around here pretty regularly. There are 3 of us going south on friday and we arent worried, but we do all carry pistols at least, even around here. You just have to pay a little attention to your surroundings, and not let them know you are there. You are supposed to be bowhunters and sneak up to deer, it should be fairly easy to get around people without them knowing. That is the way I look at it and I go south to hunt fairly often.
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    "Smart" Optics

    I know what you meant, but how long is it until archery deer opens again?
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    "Smart" Optics

    I thought one of the first things you learn is dont shoot yourself.
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    Latest Challenge

    I can show you a cool clock I made to give you other ideas. As soon as I find it.
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    Steel gong?

    You can also get plate off ebay for a decent price. Make sure it is AR500 or higher armor steel. Another thing to look at is if they say it is waterbath plasma cut, this helps keep the hardness. I have a couple 3/8" plates and have dimpled them with accubonds at 300 yards with a 300 mag so my next plate will be AR550 or AR600 steel. 1 1/4 fence post works good for the frame. It is pretty light and cheap, just dont shoot it.
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    Brass problems

    I have a 264 LBC and cant find Lapua or AA brass anywhere. I have found some Hornady for it but was wondering if anyone has used it for their LBC or Grendel. I had some Hornady brass, but my first barrel had a small problem and ruined it all, so I went to the harder AA brass. If anyone is using Hornady brass, does it hold up well to near max loads, and how many loads do you get out of it before you see problems with it? Hornady brass is softer and I hope it holds up, that LBC/Grendel is a wicked little round.
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    Brass problems

    How is it holding up as far as longevity?
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    Want to get into reloading

    Like Wayno said, figure out the bullet weights you want to run for each caliber, then powder choice is easier. Go to Hodgdens website and look at loads for each caliber, find a powder that turns good speed and lower pressures for that speed and compare all calibers for the bullet weight you want to run. You may end up with two or more powders if you want a light for caliber bullet in one gun and a heavy for caliber bullet in another, but it is possible to get one that works for all. Bullet weights are only compairable in that specific caliber. For example, on my 30Ackley type II a 180 grain bullet is a lighter bullet, but for a 308 it is a heavier bullet. Also for the Ackley I run H4831, but if I were to go to 200gr or more I would be better suited with something like Retumbo. One thing that I like to do also is find a powder that pretty much fills the case when loaded. Most of the extruded powders will do this, but dont meter as well through a thrower.
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    AR Question

    Well then, heres the offer I make to anyone here, if you have a 223 and have 556 rounds pm me and I will give you my address so I can get rid of this dangerous ammo for you.
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    AR Question

    There are no laws that state that you can not put a different caliber upper on a lower marked .223 or 5.56. On another note, it is just an old wives tale that 5.56 and .223 are different. If there was a difference in pressures then the 5.56 round would be made to not fit in a .223. Also if it blew up guns there would be a ton of lawsuits filed. It is just like 7.62x51 and .308, no difference at all in the round but the 7.62 shows a higher pressure, this is because of how and where pressures are obtained in military pressure barrels vs. saami pressure barrels. The only real difference is that the 5.56 has a touch more powder than a factory .223 load. It made this way for max velocity, not accuracy. .223 is normally more accurate than ball ammo.
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    Want to get into reloading

    Ghosthunter is right on the money, they are effective, but the collet is much nicer to use. I have broke one inertia puller and the other is on its way out, so I got the collet puller and wonder why I didnt do it sooner. I still have a use for the hammer, pistol rounds. A lot of pistol bullets have an ogive that is shaped where the collet cant grab them. Most fmj and hollow points work with the collets, but semi wadcutters and lead wont. Pulling bullets is just part of reloading. The reason I have pulled so many bullets in the past is I had someone give me a bunch of rounds for a couple of the guns that I have but were reloaded for his rifles, I pulled all of the bullets and started over with the powder charge because his loads were a grain heavier on one and two grains on the other than what my rifles like. Both loads were the same powder and bullets, just a little more powder. Wish I had the collet then.
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    Powder and Primers

    I think this whole thing is coming to a head. I have been starting to see AR parts coming back to normal prices and more reloading components becoming available, for example I have a 264 LBC and needed 6.5 Gren brass a month ago it was gone in less than 12hrs, now it still shows available 3 days after it got there. Trust me I got mine but it is still on the shelves. ARs are still not on the shelves like they were before but components are making a come back. At the local "dealer" (gotta load something) there has been more primers and powders available also. For a while all they had in stock was stuff for mag rifles, now they are stocking small rifle stuff (fast powders and small rifle primers). Still waiting for the pistol stuff to get back on the shelves.
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    Want to get into reloading

    For rifle loads, forget the inetia puller (hammer), put the money down for a collet puller. Just about a moth ago I had to pull a 50 round box of bullets (old loads that were ok shooters, but found magic load). Thought about using Thors hammer and decided to buy a collet puller and cant be happier- no more sweating, no mo cussing, and all that is needed is the die ($30) and a collet for each caliber ( about $10). Works SO MUCH better and doesnt even mark the bullets. I used to use THE HAMMER till I got the collet puller, it is faster, easier and wont even start to deform a bullet, like an inertia puller did (my hammer still deformed polymer tips with a piece of leather and cotton at the base).
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    Cause of Death

    I stick with my answer.
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    Want to get into reloading

    If you are thinking reloading will save money, you are wrong. Even though it costs less per round to reload, reloading often make a person shoot more. It is addictive to shoot small groups and you will find that more often you will be making trips to the range. If you want the most performance from any gun, you are right on the money there. Once a good load has been developed, you can stick with it and it will not shoot as good from anything else. Another thing reloading does is makes just about anyone a better shooter, with all of the rounds fired during load developement you will get fine tuned yourself in the shot process, not just pulling the trigger. As far as getting into reloading, most of the stuff you need is in a starter kit. After that you will at minimum need dies, and components, also a case trimmer and lube. You can get the Lee case trimmers pretty cheap and they work ok, but a good trimmer is around $100. For lule I use the waxes, a can lasts forever and go on thin so the cases wont dimple on the shoulder. There are also tools that you dont need, but help a lot, and they are a tumbler, primer pocket brushes and a flash hole cutter. Out af all of these I use my tumbler the most, I like purdy brass. I havent cleaned a primer pocket in a long time and rarely use the flash hole tool, I did some testing with a gun vise and a solid bench at 500 yards and found that it really didnt make much difference in accuracy. Another good tool to have is a seasoned reloader to help you the first time, it cuts the learning curve a lot. They will help you get a system down to make the reloading faster and as safe as possible. The most important thing to reloading I have found is a comfortable reloading chair, you will likely spend a couple or more hors at a time reloading each time. Find one that you can spend a while in before you have to get up. I use a nice soft office chair with an adjustable lumbar support and armrests. My old chair was just an old computer chair and it made reloading feel almost like a chore. Now I can sit back and reload boxes and boxes of bullets in one sitting and it has sped up my reloading because I dont need a break as often. For anyone that wants a little more out of any firearm, reloading is one of the biggest steps to get it, and it is a lot of fun to see what handloads can do. It can turn a decent shooting rifle into a great shooting rifle.
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    Cause of Death

    No, all of those animals died because they quit breathing.
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    draw results?

    If I get a tag this year it will be the first in 11 years, but if I dont get one its fine, Im really hoping my daughter gets one, it will be her first in 11 years also. Wait a second she is 11, the first tag is the most exciting, dont matter who you are! No charges yet, but we are checking. Last year it was in little spurts for a couple weeks.
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