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Delw makes great points. Kinda depends on where Mom is on the whole camping shooting thing. I can recall being very young and helping my Dad load shotgun shells. Back then I got to run paper shells over a hot iron to straighten out the wax paper cases, red Federals and I can picture the look, feel and smell clearly. We also helped stack wads and scoop and pour shot that and prime cases. Very high quality memories.

After divorce, a move another move then my last move hand loading has gone to the side. I have time for PRS shoots and do small bore silhouette. The PRS gets me on longer targets once a month and small bore silhouette gets me on off hand & trigger work once a month. In the PRS I have found Hornady American Gunner 6.5C 140 gr to be just about as accurate as the Match Ammo from Hornady (sub 1/2 MOA in a good rifle), (American Gunner 140 6.5C $150 for 200 rounds bulk). Phoenix Rod & Gun Club has 500 yd practice WED @ noon and FRI in early AM Ben Avery has 600 or 1000 yard practice I think on THURS. PRGC you need to be a member or a guest of member Ben Avery you go to 1000 yrd range and pay them a nominal fee. that or shoot steel you hang or rocks in the desert. Let me know if you have questions about any of this, hope it helps.

Using cap and ball real BP rifle I would remove cap at night and drop hammer over the nipple covered with a piece of bicycle inner tube. in the morning put a new cap on nipple. Would work for several days hunting never had an issue.

great job all the way around, scouting stalking, nice buck hands down.

Do you need practice shooting sessions? How much practice time do you have to put in?

I tried to look up that range when you mentioned it couple months ago and had no luck getting good info/directions.

Interesting how things go sideways so easily. I took SHOOTERS question at face value, "Are one shot kills the norm or does it take several rounds downrange to seal the deal"? Or there about. Shooter if I am wrong correct me. I am a fairly good shot and have done ok in competitions of several types over the decades. To date taken two Coues first shot cold bore at 300 two misses at 400. The 400 yd shots 30% uphill bad light & so so rifle rest. One off hand 300yd on Elk and one 375yd on Elk. All with normal to light weight hunting rifles with 6X and 9X scopes. One hunter that I know who seriously competes at rifle matches has about a 500yd limit for himself, also with normal weight hunting rig. As longer range rigs go my only experience is PRS competition. We get about 60 shooters at our matches and maybe the top 5 can put first shot and subsequent shots on target at 1000yd consistently. For me 600yd is the range I can put first and follow up shots on target consistently.

Nice bucks great stalks !!!!

Had it for airline flying. It was required but never did anything to get it but apply.

I can echo Lance's point on light rifles. If I don't get on my 6.5 lb 270WIN just right shots can go wide.

I have a "Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit" does that count?

Congrats!! Sounds like a great experience. Coues hunting days numbers ??? Snap out of it youngster I am 62 and been at it since , crap can't remember 71 or 72 and just this years finally realized I will do well to get in ten more good years. So unless their is an undisclosed situation you look good for a bit more hunting.

I have a Bergara Premier HMR Pro in 6.5C out of the box it shot .35 at 100 yards. Great trigger and smooth flawless action. My next hunting rifle will be a premier series stalker. They do have the B-14 series that if it is as well made as the premier you might consider. The B-14 is their better priced line. I am totally sold on my Bergara.

Have seen plenty of lions S of Patagonia and E of Noggy. Your are in slightly different terrain. Just guessing where you might be and that area does have a mix of high and low. Given proximity to S end big mountains and broken country with some higher terrain, go for it.

Is the 3-15 still available I am also in N Phoenix

It was a Canadian firm a couple years ago. It shows up on Google maps. A number of locals tried to stop it but no go. I think they are going after silver, a lot of the old claims around there were silver deposits.

Thanks Red. I love MOD 70's I have some control round feed from New Haven some from SC and I'll look for the BACO stamp on my newest one, had not noticed it before. Yes very nicely figured wood.

BACO ?? What does that mean ?? Was it made in the FN machine-gun works in NC? What do you think of the Tract scope?

That area will get you fewer hunters and there are deer in the Guliuros. Make plans for water if you are not coming back to a base camp every night.

Check the AZGFD description of unit and you will know

Don't go near the border units, so very & hairy scary. Smugglers everywhere, better be safe and go north.

So does that make it no longer relevant? Being older that is? Now we can get scopes with level indicators in the illuminated cross hairs.

OMG Mission in Detroit.

they do love acorns, if you can find any. Tough birds, tough to bring down, #5 shot. Over the years seen them around Aztec PK Sierra Anchas, Pinal peak around the old fire tower and as far away as 35B in the oak draws. Been decades since I have seen any, quit seeing them mid 90's about the time I quit seeing an acorn crop.

I have used the Swarovski universal tripod adapter for years $115> Also have pulled off bins and laid my rifle across the adapter for several 300 yard shots.