Shooter McGavin

I have a good buddy who trained other A10 pilots at DM, since retired, but he knew I was taking my boy out to unit 33 in Molina Basin for his JR hunt. I texted him my gps cords. He told me to keep my eyes peeled. I was just south of the Az trail just above the pay station on a peak and looked south towards DM around 0900, low and behold I could see a tiny object getting closer. He flew right up Mt Lemmon Hwy/Molina Basin and buzzed us. Every nut and bolt on the undercarriage was visible and the noise was deafening. He did the wing tilt and took off. That was awesome, later that day after he landed he said he flew to unit 27 to do some so called aerial elk scouting (I mean training) for our October cow hunt.

Took the oldest boy out for a little shoulder recoil therapy aka quail hunting. Got on numerous large 30-40 bird filled coveys. I got 11, the boy got 2. Started to get a little too breezy so we couldn’t hear them clucking anymore so we called it a day.

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Let me know if interested, it is Christmas so not looking to get rich. I was given some reloading dies and have no intention on starting a new hobby. The ones in red boxes are Bonanza. Listed below are the calibers: 243, 7mm, 22-250, 25-06, 308, 38spl-357 The ones in the green boxes are RCBS and are: 300wm, 30-06 Springfield Also a bunch of above mentioned bullets, casings, primers & powder. A Midway tumbler, scale and other reloading items(micrometers, lead, etc...) I can send pics of other items if interested. Located in Tucson. Dies will be priced at $28 ea plus shipping if interested.

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Everything has to go, all for one one for all @ $130.00. Too much to ship, local pick up preferred or maybe meet within reason.

Got out again and got another limit of 15. Absolutely love finding antlers, it’s been there awhile, very chalky and brittle.

More pics of the brass and actual bullets. bullets 38spl/357 ( a lot of wad cutter) 25 cal 308 6mm bullets full box of Speer .490 round ball casings 300wm casing full box (60) 22-250 casings (100) 38 spl casings (4 boxes) 357 casings (61) 308 casings (21) 25-06 casings Midway Tumbler with sand

1-Wolverine Dura-shock boots,size 13m, brand new-never worn, (just a tad too small) all leather. Would make a great work or hiking boot, SOLD 2-Vasquez Skywalk boots, all leather, have been worn, but still tons of miles left on the soles, size 14m, $40 (would make a great pair of backup boots when your 1st pair gets wet and cold) 3-Magnum, size 10, worn 2 hunts and kids foot grew, $30 Located in Tucson

(1/2) box of Winchester 300wm 150gr extreme point (3) boxes Winchester 300wm 180gr ballistic silver-tip (2) boxes Winchester 300wm 150gr Deer Season XP (1) Federal 300wm 150gr soft point (1) Federal Premium 300wm 180gr Nosler Partition (1) full box of empty casings $25/box or $140 for everything

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Not an Affinity, but I shoot the Franchi 48L Black Magic and absolutely love it. Little to no recoil, shoots fantastic, especially after I swapped the friction ring around (cleaning reassembling error). My Browning A5 was my go to gun, not anymore.

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There is a really nice Ruger 300 WM Hawkeye with a break for sale here on CWT that will do everything and more your asking.....just saying. My kids have shot it with no complaints!!!!

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Well today was the last day of the JR hunt and my daughter was up for one last attempt. Got up at 0400 and high tailed it to a spot where we had multiple attempts and some decent bucks last weekend. With my work schedule and her school today was the only day we could go out. Got set up and waited for the sun to rise, it was much colder than we thought and she was not dressed as warm as she should have. I started glassing where I had seen numerous bucks but was only turning up does. I told her to glass this canyon where the sun was shining, I would look back occasionally and she was huddled up, rubbing her gloves together and sniffling because of the cold weather. About an 1 1/2 hrs into it I sit next her and start glassing her canyon. As soon as I put my binos up I see antlers, I got a buck and it’s a shooter!!!! She comes over, I range it at 277 yds down hill. She sets up and 5 minutes later a shoot rings out. The buck spins and goes behind some Manzanita. She asks, did I get it? I said it was hit but had no idea as to where it hit. I told her to keep an eye on the area and I would gather all the gear. As we started the descent, we kick up a really wide buck and it runs out of site, I was thinking the buck we shot couldn’t do that, plus I didn’t see any blood on him. As we get closer to the large tree as a reference point I tell her to get ready for a possible follow up shot. I start to get excited because we are near the area where the buck should be. I’m looking around and I see a lifeless body, I turn toward my daughter and give her a high five and massive hug. I congratulate her for her Thanksgiving buck!!! Hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving, this definitely has made 2020 a much better year for me and being able to cherish this time with my daughter. This is definitely her biggest buck to date. This is also her 5th WT all from unit 33. Of course she had to get dad building up an appetite for a Thanksgiving spread later today.

It’s a good think she looks like mommy!!! Thanks for reorienting the pic.

Ruger 300 win mag Hawkeye rifle $600.00

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Well first off, I changed the friction ring around because my Franchi was having issues cycling the cheap Walmart loads....and low and behold it was cycling all 3 rounds. Woohooo!!! Got out this morning around 7:30 and the quail were thick as thieves. By 9:00 I had shot my limit but had only bagged 7. I would watch them drop and walk up to the spot, see feathers but like Houdini they just vanished. Kept at it and dropped another 8 by 11:00. I was chasing 6-7 different coveys of 30+ birds. Can’t wait to go back this weekend.