300RUM

Better late than never? I still remember firing the first batch of those things at long range and the low point of impact. The next time I fired it was with Litz's data. Much better.

If the government is shut down who is going to stop you from hopping the gate? Is an unemployed government worker going to give you a citation? It would be an interesting argument in court, "Your Honor, this citation was issued by an unemployed individual and therefore can not possibly be valid".

To self report or not? If you do not the list of charges potentially increases. Also, anyone other than the shooter who was present and does not report may be considered an accessory and charged. You must also consider you are being watched and someone else will do the reporting for you. If you do self report you are taking chances on what type of WM will arrive. In my experience they vary from some of the nicest people you could hope to meet to those with the personality of a coiled rattlesnake. The WM may chooses to throw the book at you but you still get your chance in front of a judge. I was recently out with a disabled veteran who shot the wrong animal. The responding WM was a great guy who based on the total circumtances of the event chose to handle it as an educational experience, just like Rossislider described above. Yes, forms were filled out and signed and the event documented but a citation was not issued. Poor and homeless near Show Low got some extra protein in their diet. Bottom line, if you screw up hunting you have just placed yourself at a fork in the road of life. Either one you take has the potential to be unpleasant.

Is that the Joe Foss who few F4F's at Wake Island in WWII?

I seem to recall seeing sweatpants somewhere that had velcro up the side of each leg. Something like that might work as an easily removed base layer.

I would just call Sierra and ask them. If it is a new product they may not have updated the website yet but they will know the answer to your question. From what I understand they are generally very helpful if you call them.

Move slow. Take a few steps then wait a bit before you take a few more. If you make a little noise moving in this manner you sound much more like another animal wandering slowly through the woods. The sound of something approaching at a steady pace seems to be more alarming to deer.

I have been looking around for a new framed pack off and on myself. For those using Kifaru do the bags come off and reattach to the frame easily? What is the difference between the tactical and hunting frame?

Thanks. I have had it for almost 30 years. Took a few pigs along the way. I used to shoot IPSC with it. Range officers would groan when I showed up, it dented pepper poppers. I started downloading it so that did not happen. Nice gun right out of the box. It has a pivoting trigger instead of a bow trigger and comes with a clean 3 lb break from the factory. Extended slide release and safety are standard. The BoMar sight is an option. You do need big paws to be able to wrap them around the grip.

Thanks for your service. Sorry to hear you are missing hunts as a result. You are not alone. The first vet my long time hunting partner and I guided with Hunts for Heroes is on the pig app with us. He lost his left leg just below the knee in Afganistan. Last weekend while hunting he was having trouble with the fit of his prosthetic leg. It turned out a cyst was developing where the leg mounted. He had it removed Friday and is temporarily in a wheelchair. My partner and I were going to head out tomorrow but he got stuck working 11 hours today and is not up for it. There is something about pig hunting that I really enjoy having the other hunters on my app right with me, hunting like a pack. I said screw it, I'm not going either. So here I am at almost midnight messing around on the computer. Hope you heal up soon and get back into the field for some good hunting.

Always used to worry about that when I did pack hunts in the wilderness. Still got all your toes or did he get to nibble first?

I put a an arrow through the side of the skull on one. I would not hesitate at all to go after one with a .357, .40. .45 or more powerful pistol. If you screw up the first shot you can re-aim and pull the trigger again a whole lot faster than you can knock another arrow.

I usually fling arrows but if I do get a HAM tag I like to carry a Coonan Arms .357 magnum. It is a somewhat uncommon gun. If I take it hunting I load Hornady 158 XTP's for it.

Both my grandfathers hunted some, in Wisconsin. My father hunted a little when he was young but gave it up before I was born. I started taking small game on my own when I was around 12 with a .22 rimfire my father bought me. My mother always happily cooked whatever carcass I drug home or back to camp. When I turned 18 I bought myself a .270 and 12 gauge. In my early 20's I bought a bow and almost completely forgot what a rifle was for quite a few years. Although my father does not hunt he will often come with me. He is a rock hound and enjoys looking for interesting rocks while I wander through the woods or desert looking for critters. My father and I did do a lot of fishing together when I was younger.

I used to do a lot of hunting in 1 & 27 and came across a number of old log cabins over the years. I wondered what life was like for those who had lived in them. Thanks for sharing the photos.

Good info, thanks. Out of curiosity, have you ever compared group sizes with turned necks vs. un-turned necks being the only variable? I realize that in itself (the benefits of uniforming the neck thickness) will likely vary from one rifle to another, but have you observed any noticeable difference? When I started prepping brass I began doing the following all at once. Check that flash holes are centered in primer pocket. Ream flash holes. Ream primer pockets. Turn necks. Weight sort to sets under 0.5 gr variance. I have not done isolated tests on each item but I did test a set of unprepped cases against a prepped set using a 700 .308 with R-P brass. I took a set of 10 unprepped cases from a lot of brass then prepped the rest and selected a set of 10 prepped cases to compare. I would put 2 targets out and fire 1 round from each set alternately at its respective target so no set had any advantage by being first or last. I also fired across a chrono. I reloaded the 2 sets and repeated the test a number of times. The unprepped cases ran around a 40 FPS E/S while the prepped set was around 25 FPS E/S. That is around a 60% reduction in velocity variation. At the time I did these tests I was off work for 6 months with a broken ankle and had nothing better to do than work on my guns and hang out at the range. The rifle, load and myself were all well tuned and capable of consistent accuracy well under 0.5 MOA. The unprepped set was much more likely to have fliers that opened up groups. This was just 1 load and rifle and as 10Turkeys points out another rifle simply may not show a substantial improvement, even with all the prep done. I also expect much less improvement is likely with higher quality brass like Lapua, Nosler or Norma VS something like R-P or Winchester. I have a set of Nosler brass on the shelf for my .300 RUM when the current R-P brass wears out. I was a bit skeptical when I read the "weight sorted" claim on the package. I scaled them all and was very impressed. They did an incredible job.

I'm aware of some individuals being lifted out by DPS or Sheriff helicopters. Is there a charge when they do it? If so how does it compare to the non government operations?

I do turn necks in the manner you are describing. My necks are usually 0.016 thick. I attach a Forester hand neck turning tool to my workbench with a C-clamp and use a case holder in a cordless drill to run the cases through. It goes pretty fast and you only have to do it once. I am not going to jump up and down claiming it makes a huge difference. However, trying to keep a hunting rifle under 0.5 MOA is a game of eliminating variables, even little ones. You mention the bullet being held off center due to a variation in neck thickness on a given case. Another issue is that in a given set of cases the average neck thickness may vary so when they are resized some will have more neck tension than others. Again, probably not a huge deal but my mindset is to just turn the necks and I then know that neck variations are not one of my problems.

I read it as 30K divided between the first 10. A second 30K to be divided between other victims that come forward in the next 90 days. A 10K fine to the state. That would add up to 70K total

When I broke my ankle I was wearing a pair of boots I really liked. They slit the the laces and got the boot off intact. I was very happy about that. When the ankle healed I had trouble with the boots. They had a tall heel and that contributed to my ankle rolling to the side in the direction it was broke when I wore the boots. Apparently I can not wear "high heels" anymore. Gave them to a friend about 5 years ago and he is still using them. At least they didn't go to waste.

When you are looking at a medical flight you can't just compare cost of the flight to the distance flown. You are not just paying for the flight. You are also paying for the helicopter, the pilot and flight nurses to be on standby 24/7 to make the flight on short notice. it is not cheap, but it is often life saving. I have had to help load 2 individuals onto one of those flights over the years. Both would have died without rapid transport to a hospital.

What is legal as a muzzleloader really varies from state to state. A 700 muzzle loader would be OK in Arizona but if you go to another state always check. Some do not allow 209 primers, others do not allow scopes. Some states even have hunts limited to reproductions of caplock or flintlock rifles, I believe new Mexico has some of them.

I did the same thing and purchased the lifetime licence a while back. It solves the licence problem but not the OTC tag problem. Last year I tried to pick up my 2017 deer tag at the end of 2016 at the Walmart in Globe. They would not not sell it to me because it was not 2017 yet. So how was I supposed to go hunting on Jan. 1 2017 ????

This. Just used my daughter’s new rifle with brake on my coues hunt for the first time...ear plugs in the cheek rest pouch on the stock kept them handy...and also packed a set of electronic ear muffs so I could hear my buddy call ranges when we set up. Piece of cake. I keep a set in a little case attached to the sling mount on my Harris bi-pod and another set in my pack.

If you develop a load with a brake on the rifle then remove the brake you may have problems. The point of impact will change, likely higher without the brake. That one is not to hard to deal with, just re-zero the rifle. By removing the brake you are removing weight from the end of the barrel. This will change how the barrel vibrates when the gun is fired. It is possible a load that provided excellent accuracy with the brake on may not group as well with the brake removed. It depends on where the barrel is in its vibration cycle when the bullet exits the bore. A barrel vibrates like a tuning fork when the gun is fired. A well tuned load is matched to this vibration. By removing the brake you alter the vibration cycle of the barrel and may alter the grouping of your load.