Schmitty

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I'll take the .223 brass for sure and I'm interested in trading for the 6mm bullets. I've got plenty to trade. I'll have to go check my inventory. I'll send a PM your way. thanks, Schmitty

Great Job Weston and Dad! Thanks for the write up!

the little sporting goods/liquore store in williams will hang your carcass for $10/ day in their trailer.

Looks like some awesome country! Thanks for putting the video together for all of us to see! Schmitty

does it take the standard manfrotto quick release plate? If so I'll take it. Schmitty

Triple 7/Pyrodex -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sale 1lb new/sealed can of Hodgdon Triple Seven FFG 2 boxes of Hodgdon Triple Seven .50 caliber/50 grain Pellets. 100 pellets each. New/Sealed 3 boxes of Hodgdon Pyrodex Pellets. .50 cal/50 grain 100 pellets per package. new/sealed. $75 takes it all. I live up in Prescott, but can deliver to North/Central PHX or if I hear by tomorrow night I can give it to my Sister who lives down in Tucson. thanks, Schmitty

Gene, Sounds good! You can go ahead and pay her once you have the powder in hand. We will be over at the beach all week and will be returning to Tucson next Sunday. I'll PM you her phone # so that you can get in touch. thanks, Schmitty

do you have to use all 7 nights at one location, or can you break it up at a couple of different locations?

the keyboard is mightier than the sword!

A healthy dose of both I imagine!

The AZGFD keeps talking about opportunity, recruitment and retention and they are about to put big game hunting out of reach for the common folk! A father who wants to enjoy an elk hunt with a couple of his kids? It's almost out of reach at the current tag prices, let alone w/ the current economic state. How much $ has been taken from the AZGFD's budget/surplus to put in the state's general fund over the past few years! If there's enough $ for the state to take from the AZGFD each year, they certainly don't have any business raising tag/license fees in the name of "wildlife management" I don't get it. Schmitty

Looks like a great time. Did you guys have to look high and low for the albacore? Looks like you hammered the yellowtail!, there are some big ones! How far south did you guys go? I take it the big red fish (not the sheepshead or rockfish) is some sort of a pargo? (snapper) thanks for the pics! Schmitty

I've shot a number of deer with my .243. For years I shot the 90 grain Barnes X and it performed very well on numerous mule deer. A few years ago after burning out the throat on the barrel shooting p-dogs w/ the aforementioned 55 gr B-tips my rifle stopped shooting the X bullets well and I've since switched over to the 95 gr Hornady SST. I took the .243/SST combo down to TX a couple of years ago to cull does/pigs with my brother at his buddies ranch and we were very impressed with the results. Complete pass thrus were the norm with typical cup and core damage to the carcasses. good luck! Schmitty

I've got a MZ tag and will most likely shoot 3 777 pellets as this load prints 1.5" groups out of my TC, not to mention the fact that I've got 3 unopened boxes. However, if I was just starting out I'd try this first: http://www.blackhorn209.com/ good luck, Schmitty

Strong work Casey!

I'll take the swaro adapter. send me a pm with an address to send the $ to. thanks Schmitty

Tim, I've got the 65mm HD if you want to try it out some time. just shoot me a pm, Craig

nice job!

One more question if you don't mind, can I get your load info for the TSX? Thanks 51.5 grains of IMR 4350 with the bullet seated .005" off the lands. Be careful and work your way up as this load is a 1/2 grain above the published max load.

The old X bullets used to have a reputation for fouling barrels do to a very long surface bearing area. However, I've found the TSX's to shoot very well and fouling is comparable to any other jacketed bullet. I'd give them a try as the 100 grain TSX was the most accurate bullet out of my 25-06.

3 triple 7 pellets and the 290 grain Barnes TMZ shoot 1.5" groups out of my Omega and have accounted for two elk, both Flopped on the shot. I'd shoot a heavier bullet than the 250 on elk, I think there was only a 100 fps difference w/ my muzzy between the 250 and 290. This was the first load I tried and it shot well enough that i never got around to trying anything else. Good luck on your hunt! Schmitty

Another option is to have wide world of maps print you a custom map with all of the features you want and then they can laminate it. I had a 1:24K topo map made for most of Unit 8 and I think it ran me $45 or so and they can laminate it for a few bucks more. Unit 10 is a bigger unit, so you'd probably need to get two maps printed. I find the topo maps to be much more useful personally, the only deal is that the road #'s aren't marked, so I just marked them by hand using a Kaibab Forest map. good luck with your hunt. Schmitty

Minox BD 15x58 ED BR For Sale SOLD!!!!!!!!!! Here's a review on the Minox 15's from an article about Big Eyes. The whole article can be found at www.24hourcampfire.com Minox BD 15x58 ED BR "Big, heavy, and bright." First impressions can mean a lot, and with the Minox 15x58 ED BR, what you see is what you get. What you do not see is the price, and because of its MSRP of $1,050, reviewers unanimously voted the Minox as the "Best Value." The largest (225x159x69mm) 15x that we tested, as well as the heaviest (52.55 ounces), it was — as the reviewers noted — "very heavy for a small hand," "bigger and heavier than the Geovids," and "massive glass." Despite its weight and bulk, reviewers were very impressed with the Minox's optical performance: "Very, very close optically to the Swaro and Leica," "98% as good as binos costing twice as much," and "incredible optics, at any price." When Minox introduced the revamped 15x58 ED at the 2006 SHOT Show, the big news was the ED flouride glass, which, according to Minox, aids in accurate color rendition. Compared to the earlier versions of the Minox 15x58 without the ED glass, the new ED BR is a noticeable improvement, not only in color fidelity, but in sharpness and resolution as well. Reviewers noted that the Minox stayed with the Leica and the Swarovski into the far edges of twilight, with image quality constant well past legal shooting light. Resolution was excellent, if a fine hair less sharp than the very best. Clarity and brightness were also excellent, partly because of the 58mm objective lenses, the largest of any 15x binocular that we tested. Reviewers noted "no eye strain,” “easy to get properly adjusted," and "great tripod adapter." A few reviewers noted that it "does not adapt well to bifocals," that its "objective covers felt cheap,” “the Swarovski-type tethered covers are much nicer," and "very big ocular housing, tricky to fit in eye socket." However, these observations did not detract from the overall impression that the Minox 15x58 is truly a lot of glass for a great price. Runaway best "bang for buck." MSRP: $1,049. Four-plus stars.

Another thought, If I was looking at buying a new top of the line ML, (I know you already ordered the encore) but I'd look heavily into the Savage ML-10. I've never shot one, but I had a guy at the SHOT show chewing my ear off with it's praises and everything I've read concurs with his opinion of superior trigger, accuracy, velocities, ease of use, etc. Shoot me a line and I'll run the powder/sabots over your way. take care, Schmitty