Siwash

Bump for new tripod/holster

Can't comment on the scopes but RE: Zeiss customer service...it's solid. I just sent in an old pair of 10x40B Classics that have been dropped more times than I can remember...got 'em back repaired/polished in 2 weeks at no charge. I would imagine they offer the same level of service on their scopes.

Scope/Binos are sold, the pack still needs a new home...

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Monarch is SPF. Here are pics of the Kowas and the Kelty Pack.

Asolo: bombproof, light, and comfy. I've had mine for over two years and put hundreds of miles hunting/hiking/backpacking on 'em and they still offer great support and don't leak. I bought mine on suggestion from two friends who do archaeological surveys. One works in Alaska and one works in Southern AZ; both of them have several years on the same pair, and if they stand up in AK and AZ they will stand up anywhere.

I like the way those vanes fly A LOT, but I have had awful luck with fletching them, and taken them to more than one shop to have them fletched by some one else, always with the same results: they won't stay on my Gold Tips! I use a bitz jig, always prep the shafts, and have tried Goatuff, AAE Fastset, and Bohning Platinum. Do you have any advice?

Up for sale is a 2006 Darton Tempest Left Hand bow. It's IBO is 313 fps, it's 36" Axle to Axle, 7" BH, 60-70# limbs, and current draw module adjusts from 26.5" to 28", you can get one that goes up to 31". Bow comes with TT Pronghorn rest, wrist sling, and peep. It has the most comfortable grip I have ever used on any bow, it's forgiving, and its actually the only bow I have ever owned that has NEVER missed a game animal It's a very nice bow. $250

It may be, I probably won't find out until it is a year old and half the cost

Anyone on here shoot a Hoyt Alphamax 35? I'm looking at a used one and would like to hear if anyone has feedback from the hunting field...

What's the difference besides the cable roller guards? 7 fps? Thanks for everyone's replies. The Alpha Max 35 should be shipped soon...once I get it dialed in I'll post a comparison review of it and my '09 Darton Pro 2500.

PM sent re: this '85 Viking

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.223 is gone. I'd put the tripod at sub 3#...it's heavier than my Slik mini and lighter than my tank Bogen. It's a decent set-up for 10x, I wouldn't use it for 15x.

I just moved and have a few items up for sale. 1. Cabela's Dry Plus breathable bootfoot Waders size 9 (I wear a 10.5 boot and stand 5'9 and they are a little big one me). These are used with good fish mojo from AZ to AK, no leaks, felt is still in decent shape. $50 ----also have a pair of Cabelas bootfoot neoprene waders in same size I will sell for $20--- 2. Bushnell Yardage Pro Scout Rangefinder. Owned for over five years, ranges with confidence to 350 yards, was dropped once and has a crack in mirror, has no effect on performance...we can put it up next to my Nikon Monarch 800 and it will range consistent with it out to 350 easy. $55 3. Older Velbon tripod. I spray painted over the model name/number...but "victory" sounds familiar. It works...PH-156 head. $20

Bump...someone needs waders for Lee's Ferry or the White Mts!

I've had good luck in AZ, OR, and NM with two hens and a jake. I use the cheap foam ones that roll up in your pack. I like to place them single file with the jake trailing the hens. If it is your first time using decoys, make sure you take the time to really assess shooting lanes, etc. before you place your decoys. The first time I called in a Tom I had my decoys on the edge of a clearing in heavy timber...the Tom came in but hung up in the edge of the woods...no shot for me that day.

It is $25 for both, all yours if you want 'em.

SOLD

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Met some folks from the Valley at the eastern entrance to Aravaipa Creek last August. They were able to drive south on the Klondyke Rd. from the 70. You might want to call BLM just to make sure: (928) 348-4400.

I talked a co-worker into going on his first ever pig hunt this season. I figured he'd borrow one of my revolvers, but after shooting a bit he wants his own. He's looking for a .38 or 357 double action revolver, the longer the barrel the better. Anybody in Tucson got one in the $300 to $350 price range that they would be willing to part with?

+1 on the Nosler Accubond with H4831sc

If he is like that on both sides he might be a "cactus" buck...meaning he lacks the testosterone to produce a regular rack.

2 mule deer in the pic...one forky bedded and to his left, looking directly at him, is another tall 3x3 buck. You can make out the white of his leg and the shadow of the ocotillo on his body, and if you really use your imagination you can see part of his rack