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  1. I have for sale Alaknak 12x20 tent.  Only used 2 times.  Excellent condition.  Asking 1100.00 obo.

    Here is a run down of everything included and original price.

    12x20 tent, poles, stakes 1199.00

    Floor liner 150.00

    Roof panel protector for stove 120.00

    Camp chef heavy duty stove 250.00

    I will even throw in 2 cots I have for it.

    Paid around 1800.00 with tax.  Smokin deal at 1100.00 obo.   Sold sold sold sold

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  2. If I remember right this buck was not even in this unit.  If it was in this unit post up the area he was killed.  Thats when we will know if its the same buck.  Of ya and the year this buck was killed. 

    Sweets was in his prime in 2010.  Again features like his eye guards never changed in any of the pictures I have.  Out of all the deer I have watched through the years if their eye guards never change.

     

    If this is sweets congrats who freaking cares but I bet you its not...I have reason...lol


  3. We go through this every 2 or 3 years.  Guys say a few years back.  Don't know if you realized but big sweets was last seen in 2010.  No one i know has seen him (lots of guys since I have lived in the unit for 40 years).  Few people say they know a friend that knows a guy that killed it a FEW years back.  

     

    Again this buck is not sweets you can tell heck this buck is bigger than sweets but you can clearly see no inward tilt eye guards that make a diamond ◇.  Plus sweets isn't as wide.  I

     

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  4. AzP&Y may still have the trail cam pics also.  We both were hunting the area together.  I will have to reach into some old files to see where all the pics were.  My camera had all the hard horn pics in 2009 and AZP&Y put his camera up near mine and got all the velvet pics in 2010.  

     

    Every time we had him on camera there was a lion following him hours later.  EVERY time.  Crazy stalkers.

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  5. I have about 70 pictures of him hard horned somewhere.  That was back in 2010.  No one ever saw him again after 2010.  Ronnie placed about 30 trail cameras in the area and no one ever saw him.  We did spot a big 120 in the area in 2013 but figured it was his kid.  Those inward eye guards never changed.

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  6. My son had the early November hunt.  We had been watching his buck for about 5 weeks.  we had photos and films of him and estimated him to be between 96 to 105.  Rough gross was 100 3/8 and netted 96 6/8.  Shot was 560 yards, with sun in eyes.  he was not behind gun enough so the shot was a little high.  but went in and came out the left side behind lungs.  Crazy did a 90 degree turn in body.  He used my gun since he likes it better..LOL.  First day tag out before 9:00 am.

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    I had built both of us 28 Noslers his had a APR hunter action and mine had my Bighorn SR3,  We had shot over 300 rounds in each gun over the summer from june (when i finished barrels) to august,  Then in sept and oct another 100 or so.  We plan to change the barrels out this spring for next year.  Shooting brux barrels 195 grain bergers at 2950.  Next set of barrels i have a new reamer being built that should help get some more speed but will shorten barrels for weight. 

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    Also bought a new chuck to eliminate stress on work TBAS system.

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    Then came my hunt for late November.  We hunted every day except for the first day.  We saw this buck one day during hunt on the move and was able to located him on last day glassing from the vehicles.  Unfortunately with the fog rolling in and out and rain coming every few minutes when i spotted him I had to tale the shot or loss the opportunity.   I had practiced for this for years now and knew i had it.  830 yards right behind shoulder and dropped him right there.  Never dropped one with a shot behind shoulder but wow it was neat. Been worrying about the boys these past years that i finally got one.  I wanted my dad to shoot but he passed since he has a hard time shooting far.

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  7. I have been building little items with the Lathe until i have bought all tools needed for barrels and action work. So far i have built Spikes for both my Atlas pods, new Bolt knobs for both of my customs, and now playing with Delrin making zero stops for my scopes and rod guides.

     

    I could not be happier with the lathe. Very precise. A little vibrations at first but once i started eliminating the vibrations she hums nicely now. One big problem is the motor mount. I placed 1/2 conveyor belt between mount and motor and that almost got rid of any sounds. I would highly recommend anyone getting into making your own barrels to look at the Precision Matthews PM12X36. It is very affordable (compared to other models) and comes with more goodies (ie break, coolant system, micrometer stop, ect) you can even upgrade the motor now (precision Matthews has an alternate motor you can buy).

     

    I have been saving money so i can get all the tooling i need (manson floating reamer holder, Reamers, Reamer micro meter stop, Gator Chuck, Phase 2 tool post, ect) but now am wanting a small Mill so i can do other work oh and the tooling need for it which is worse than the lathe . Man what have i got myself into. It will take me years if not centuries to buy everything i am wanting now...LOL.

     

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    Nice mild well-shooting load. If you want to speed it up, look at RL33. I have had excellent results in five different 28 Noslers with it under 195s.

     

    Oh I know I see where everyone is taking the 33 powder up to 88 grains. That's okay I don't care to go that fast and waste barrel. Actually wanted to be lower around 2950 but could not get a node there. Plus the 33 is not temp stable and don't feel like messing with all the headaches. I am really glad the h1000 worked cause I bought 8 lbs.

    I have not found RL33 to be temp sensitive at ALL. I have shot it from 30 to 100+. And some of the rifles I have loaded for have shot the same load at far lower temps and noticed no difference in POI at distance. But I agree, H1000 is the king of magnum hunting powders. Very accurate and stable. Clean burning too.

     

    And it is a rare 28 Nosler that can handle 88 grains. Usually in the 82-85gr range. Only one I did could safety hit 88 grains. But it hit 3160fps too. A hammer on elk. Which is what that round is tailor made for.

     

    A 28 Nosler is not meant to be shot hundreds of rounds a year. So I would think once load development is complete, a barrel could last for years, if not decades.

     

    At 2950-3000fps, I can see the barrel lasting 1000+/- rounds. That is a lifetime for most people. I agree, I would take a .2" round @ 3000 over a 1" round @ 3150. But a .1" round @ 3120 is a dream come true.

    Very true.

     

    You are the only one I have heard of that the stability worked for.

     

    I have seen quite a few of Piercision rifles go up to the 88 grains. That's the fastest I have seen.

    To gain even 100 ft per second is really to me not worth it but again that's me.

    I will probably have this barrel shot out or replaced by another 28 within the year since I got my lathe now. I also want to do a 26 but I shoots lots that's why I say probably a year if I make it that far.

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  9. Nice mild well-shooting load. If you want to speed it up, look at RL33. I have had excellent results in five different 28 Noslers with it under 195s.

    Oh I know I see where everyone is taking the 33 powder up to 88 grains. That's okay I don't care to go that fast and waste barrel. Actually wanted to be lower around 2950 but could not get a node there. Plus the 33 is not temp stable and don't feel like messing with all the headaches. I am really glad the h1000 worked cause I bought 8 lbs.


  10. I just had my first experience with a Carbon Six barrel myself. I was actually very impressed with it. It cleaned up so easy with very little fouling at all, much better than even Barlien and Benchmark and Shilen barrels I have used. This is a 6mmXC I just finished up for a buddy of mine. Shoots really well and I am not going to hesitate on doing another one.

     

    Five shot group at 100 yards.

     

     

    They do clean up so much faster. Only took me 4 rounds of shoot and clean till she was done copper fouling. Then i just started shooting.

     

     

    I wanna try this beast to find out if I really want one that light weight or not

    Yes sir come on up anytime. I will be heading out to range again Sunday to bang up some steel. Probably put some holes in steel. LMAO


  11. Well after a little wait i received in my Carbon Six prefit barrel. I had wanted something with a lot of power so i went with the 28 Nosler, 1:8 twist, Magnum contour, 5/8x24 muzzle threads, 26" long. If anyone knows me they know i am not big on Carbon barrels but i am wanting to try a barrel from every manufacturer out there even Green Mountain. Carbon Six offers some great deals especially if its a blank. Anyways i ordered the barrel Dec 27 and received an email that she was ready at 10 weeks. When i got the barrel i was somewhat disappointed because when i looked in bore i could not see a throat. Okay my thought was they throat separate from reaming then i tried a case. Nope i could tell it case was not going into neck. SO i called Gene and they said send it back and they would look. To my experience i only could assume the smith used a 26 nosler reamer and i actually could see how that could happen since numbers get rubbed on reamers BUT wouldn't you take a measurement of reamer at say throat and neck before setup? Anyways they rush shipped it back to me within 4 days and it was ready for shooting.

     

    Ran out and did a 10 round Sullie (I think) load development. Fire 10 rounds in .5 increase from low to high looking for velocity flat spots. I had a flat spot at 76.5 to 77.0 and 77.5 to 78.0. So loaded those up in 3 with 76.8 and 77.8 and off to do my OCW test. As you can see by target 77.5 and 77.8 are in the node and speed. I was told by Gene if the barrel did not shoot to let him know and they will make it right. Being that all the past 3 barrels i have had X-Caliber, Shilen took so long to even find a decent load and those were not the greatest (1 hole group if not new barrel) i really did not expect it to shoot. Talk about nice. Whole gun weighs 9 lbs something oz. SO much lighter than my last set up (only 1 lbs). Being that Carbon six is a new company I know there will be problems here or there and they will get them ironed out. But wow with as much recoil and energy there is with this gun i can not believe it is this accurate. Now just to wait till the forest is open so i can test some long rage shots for my Elk hunt in sept. Yes i have a Rifle elk hunt in sept (psst i will be signing it over to my Boy but dont tell him that)

     

    Bighorn SR3 Long action

    Manners EH1 Stock

    Carbon Six Barrel 28 nosler

    Piercision Mini Mag Muscle Brake

    Shilen trigger

    Sightron SIII Scope

    Atlas Bipod

     

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    H1000, 77.8, .020 jump, 195 Berger EOL, Nosler Brass, 215M, Going 3000 fps.

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  12. So far it's not too bad. I will be shooting her for groups today. Yesterday I did a pressure test and went 2 grains over max (Berger max) and still no signs. I will take her another .5 grains higher today and probably no more because I got the 195 at 2975 with 77.5 of H1000. That's plenty. Heck depending on how the primer pockets do I may take her back down to 2875 (seems the nodes are at the 2 spots). I don't want to cook the barrel too fast. To much money involved now. But I guess it's not so bad that I finnaly got a lathe be somewhat cheaper ONCE I get all the tooling I need. So far have spend more on tooling than the lathe. Lol

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