300RUM

Is your scope positioned for proper eye relief? Are you stretching your neck forward a little or compressing it backwards a little to try and get a full view of the reticle in the scope? Doing either of those can lead to inconsistent shooting.

Remember, don't flush it. That might cause a clogg down at the water treatment plant.

This is funny! I normally dont let people pass either but I got passed on a dirt road this year that didnt turn out so good. I was on a really Rough and dusty road when I seen someone up ahead. I kept my distance from the truck ahead of me since it was a long rough road and the chances were we werent going to the same place.I look back and someone has caught up to me somehow and is riding my tailgate. I keep watching the truck tailgating me when he decides hes going to try and pass me. He hits the gas and starts to go around so I floored it and wouldnt let him back on the road. This dudes truck was bouncing like crazy, his truck bed cover went in the air, came down and smashed into pieces Landing in his bed. Then he threw a boulder that smashed my front bumper. I had my wifes dad along to experience his first hunt. (Not his tag) he started getting nervous so I backed down and let him on the road. He got to the truck ahead of us and did the same thing to him. Maybe some will think I was in the wrong. Maybe I shouldnt of got heated when he tried to pass but I think its pretty disrespectful to try and pass someone that isnt offering to let you pass. Not saying the op did anything wrong by passing since they waved you on. It seems to me that he treated you with the same amount of respect as you treated him, absolutely none.300RUM . What respect was he supposed to give? He woke up and got on the road earlier . If someone beats me on to the dirt Rd I slow down and give some distance and in hope you dont stop in the spot I plan on parking and going in on . I dont race passed you and another vehicle to beat you to a spot. The next day I wake up and get moving earlier. “it was a long rough road and the chances were we weren’t going to the same place” “I look back and someone has caught up to me” “I normally don’t let people pass” “He hits the gas and starts to go around so I floored it and wouldn’t let him back on the road” It is admittedly a long road with many places to go. A vehicle closes up from behind moving substantially faster. It is not given the opportunity to pass. When the second driver finds a area to attempt to pass the first driver accelerates in an attempt to force the other vehicle to remain behind him even though he wishes to go much slower than the second driver wants to. why so much determination to keep the 2nd vehicle behind? Could have simply let him pass. It is definitely not nice to veer back in front of another vehicle and spray it with rocks. Would this have happened if the if the first driver had not accelerated in an attempt to forcibly keep the 2nd driver behind him? I Think my view of two drivers not showing respect for each other is correct.

Dead on. I think I might have broke the like button I hit it so hard. You have my vote for CWT driving instructor.

This is funny! I normally dont let people pass either but I got passed on a dirt road this year that didnt turn out so good. I was on a really Rough and dusty road when I seen someone up ahead. I kept my distance from the truck ahead of me since it was a long rough road and the chances were we werent going to the same place. I look back and someone has caught up to me somehow and is riding my tailgate. I keep watching the truck tailgating me when he decides hes going to try and pass me. He hits the gas and starts to go around so I floored it and wouldnt let him back on the road. This dudes truck was bouncing like crazy, his truck bed cover went in the air, came down and smashed into pieces Landing in his bed. Then he threw a boulder that smashed my front bumper. I had my wifes dad along to experience his first hunt. (Not his tag) he started getting nervous so I backed down and let him on the road. He got to the truck ahead of us and did the same thing to him. Maybe some will think I was in the wrong. Maybe I shouldnt of got heated when he tried to pass but I think its pretty disrespectful to try and pass someone that isnt offering to let you pass. Not saying the op did anything wrong by passing since they waved you on. It seems to me that he treated you with the same amount of respect as you treated him, absolutely none.

Well there is a real simple solution. Game and Fish could do it like New Mexico does Antelope hunts and assign each group of hunters to a very small area. You wouldn't have a choice where to go but where you were would be all yours.

There are two sizes of scabbards both in the packs and the add-on scabbards. The smaller Scabbards are designed to handle basic hunting rifles. The large ones are designed to handle tactical rifles and AR's. You probably have the smaller Scabbard. What are you trying to put in it?

I was hunting 37B this year. One day I was perched up on a glassing point and had seen nothing all day. I had an incredible view and the Arizona Trail passed right past my glassing spot. Toward evening a lone hiker came down the trail and kicked up a small heard of deer. Those things had been lying low in a wash 1/4 mile from me me all day long and remained undetected. Only deer I saw that day. Sometimes a little disruption in an area can be a good thing.

Have you considered rather than upgrading all of your scopes this year doing one at a time and getting better quality scopes and rings? I have never regretted the purchase of higher quality scopes or rings. I can not say that about cheaper ones.

Before you try removing it soak it in a light penetrating oil. It will improve your chances of getting a brush or something else to pull it out. If the tricks mentioned above do not work they do make special broken case extractors that are not real expensive. I have them for .233 and .308 and have had good results

Just because two people commit the same basic offense doesn’t mean they should all be punished identically. Varying details of each individual case may dictate harsher or more lenient punishment for the offense. If 5 people each killed another person would you immediately just charge all of them with 1st degree murder or would you consider the possibility a more appropriate charge for some, based on the details, might be 2nd degree murder or manslaughter? When you use the phrase “Throw the book at” to me it means to treat extremely harshly and to show no mercy. I do not feel that type of response was warranted in this case. While the WM did his investigation his questioning was more like a casual conversation than a harsh Interrogation. He announced his decision, filled out the paperwork and then spent some time walking the veteran through the scenario and showing him how he could have done things better. He was very proactive in trying to turn a very bad mistake into a learning experience. In above posts I have very complimentary of the WM and It is not because he issued a warning instead of a citation. I would feel the same had a citation been issued. It is because of how he conducted himself through the whole event. Now I don’t expect he would treat Lance’s character the same way and do expect he would “throw the book at” that guy. It sounds like that guy would deserve it.

You were not an A-hole, just a superior predator.

What is your price range for rings? I have used valdada rings a few times when something like Nightforce or badger was not in the budget. I'm pretty impressed with their Machining at a $90 price tag.

As I was climbing to make the call to Game Thief my worst nightmare was that we would get a Wildlife Manager with an attitude like yours. Very reckless? I was in a blind with him and I was never in any danger. He identified his target as an antlered animal so no other human was in any danger. It was impulsive and there was a definite problem with species identification. He should have waited till the target was in my sight and I confirmed it. It was only his 2nd hunt. I don't know what instruction he got on the first, also an elk hunt, regarding target identification. I showed him the camera footage from that tank with both deer and elk. Was it enough? Here is your first lesson, here is your final exam. I am definitely looking at what I could have done better. The Wildlife manager did his investigation. After taking into account all contributing factors a written warning was issued. The deer was confiscated and taken to a food bank. The veteran was very upset about his mistake and ready to give up on hunting. The WM stayed a while and spent some time with him acting as a mentor. By the time the WM was ready to leave the vet had expressed interest in continuing to hunt. As I said above WM Austin is a great guy. I got his business card out of the ordeal but I do not recommend this method of accomplishing that.

If you feel you have to sand it down and it is porous put a layer of JB Weld over the sanded surface then finish sand it and paint.

Not having children I can not imagine what you are going through. I know how it feels to sit and hold one of my pets that has a terminal illnes. How many times does that feeling get multiplied when it is your child? I hope Gabi is back out hunting with you soon.

Bull crap. 7W is the driest I have seen in 25 years. And the elk hunting is the worst. The 7W unit manager is awesome. Long, scary story. scary story, do tell. I took a vet out with a last minute tag donation with Hunts for Heroes in 4B. I agree, very dry and an extremely rough hunt. I do know how to contact a unit manager. My vet spotted an animal and fired before I could verify the target. It was a deer. The unit manager came right to me. I recommend making contact through other methods. WM Austin is a great guy and without his input I believe the vet would have probably given up on hunting.It was only his second Big Game hunt.

Is the sight a dovetail mount?

Many would kill a forky because the forky can be venison steak on the grill this year. To some that beats holding out for a bigger buck and ending up with a empty freezer.

If it's not Factory it's probably pieces of old leaf Spring or steel bar cut to size drilled and bolted to the leaf spring to make a lift block. Possibly because the truck consistently carried a heavy load and the previous owner just wanted it level.

If your rebarreling Andrey chambering the bolt swap is not an issue. As Mike S stated the new Barrel will be headspace to the new Bolt. If you were to remove your old Bolt and replace it with a new bolt for the same caliber your head spacing would probably be off. I expect you might find an issue with the action I believe the feed rails inside the action for the Magnum cartridge are cut wider than those for a 308 class cartridge.

Did you need a building permit to put that thing up? That's awesome dad is 72 and out on his first elk tag. As they say better late than never

It's very thoughtful of you to think of donating the tag, hope you heal up soon. I can tell you from first-hand experience that getting that opportunity means a lot to the veterans. I've guided a few of them in the past and I'm getting ready to take another one out tomorrow morning.

The difference is California is part of the US and Mexico is not. Now, if we could just get California to secede from the US and get annexed by Mexico.

I drive for a living and have lots of time to think. I spent a little time keeping myself amused with this thread today. If the bullet is the proper size it can not wobble in the bore because it is tightly contained. However, if the bullet starts out crooked while traveling through the leade and into the bore, and is forced into alignment with the bore, it could be damaged. The bullet may leave the barrel still perfectly round but no longer have its mass evenly distributed around it's center line. That would cause it to start to wobble.