luvdemcoues

Selling a Winchester Model 70 .243 WSSM. I bought this for my son a few years ago and never really had the time to develop a load for it. I am including just under 4 pounds of Hodgdon Superformance powder I bought primarily for this rifle, just over 2 boxes of 87 grain Berger VLD Hunting bullets, 186 pieces of brass, ten 95 grain Winchester Ballistic Silvertips, and RCBS reloading dies. The rifle has a Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x40 BDC scope on it. Selling all items as a package deal for $550.

Bummer about the deal falling through. I had a Tikka T3 stainless lite in the 270 WSM with a muzzle break on it. Crazy fast, accurate, flat shooting rifle. My dad shot a couse with it at 700 yards with one shot and never gave it back.

I have a pair of the SLC 10x42's that I absolutely love. I carry them around my neck and have been using them on a tripod as well. That being said, I always knew I was giving up something by not having a good pair of 15's. I just purchased the Conquest 15x56 hd's for this season and am so glad I did. I personally could not really tell a difference between them and the new Swaro's. For the money, the conquest hd's are really impressive!

Stan the Man! I am so proud of Mady! This is such a great story and experience. I'm just sorry I couldn't get out of work to tag along. Looking back now, I should have just quit! I hope I get to experience hunts like this with my own kids regardless of the size of the animal. Again, congrats brother!

Too funny! The closest I came was when I took a buddy for his first predator hunt a couple years ago. We had a bobcat come in within 30 seconds of calling. It came straight to the call and was nosing around on it for a minute or so. It was all I could do to keep him from shooting until the cat started to walk away. It was pretty neat but I was getting nervous for the caller there for a second.

Selling two new boxes of 95 grain 6mm Bergers. They are the VLD Hunting bullets. Boxes are from the same lot. I bought them online. After taxes and shipping I paid $87.00. I will let them go for $70.00 for both or $35.00 each. I can return them to Cabela's but figured I'd see if anyone wanted them here first.

It took a bit of work for my old 270 WSM with the 140 grain bergers. But persistence paid off. That gun is an absolute machine now. My Dad ended up buying it from me after he dropped a buck at 650 yards with one shot. I am working on a load for my new 300 WSM with the 168's. I already tried a couple I developed for my brother's 300 WSM and they shot pretty well through mine. I will likely just have to make a few tweaks one way or the other. My experience is that it is worth the time to find out how your gun likes them. Once you do, these bullets don't let animals get away. I have yet to see a deer hit by one go anywhere. Sure, some may take a follow up, but they won't go anywhere. It is very nice having the confidence that you are shooting one of the most (if not the most) accurate bullets made while have the knock down performance you can count on when your looking through your scope getting ready to shoot an animal.

Dude, I am so bummed I miss this hunt with you guys! I'm so glad Braeden was able to get it done. He worked hard on that elk hunt and this one. Plus, it made my boy so much more excited to hopefully get a chance next year with his first year of being able to put in. Don't worry about the truck though, it makes for a great story and good memories!

PM sent.

Do you have a pic? Is it stainless, blued, camo, or?

If these are still available, I will take them. PM sent.

Kyle, beautiful buck man. Looks like the swaro binos and spotter came in handy.

Stan, you crack me up brother! I laughed so hard at that video. Glad you could have such a nice conversation with the bear. You are one gutsy fella, that's for shizzle!

Atta boy Stan! What a great experience. Thanks for letting us share a little in the story.

I have a 270 WSM in the Tikka T3 Lite. I love it! I shoot 140 grain bergers out of it. It has taken several deer out to 750 yards and could go further if wanted. I have a muzzle break on it as well. I will never own another caliber. Best caliber for the west IMO.

I know right?! But hey, I set the parameters for my opinion. I know they are unrealistic, but those are them.

Way to represent the mountain brother! Congrats to you and Dan on some really cool bucks. Josh

Some great points and arguments made here. In an effort to look at this with an open mind (assuming there is no hidden agenda), I think the point Tonto Rim is trying to make, and correct me if I'm wrong, is that while baiting may not be the only or even largest cause of the increased success rates for archery, it is a factor. As far as factors go, baiting is more easily controlled than the others such as the increased technological aspect of archery hunting. As such, it would be logical for G&F to seek to control that factor as a means to try to bring the success rates for archery back down, even if just a little. That would allow them to issue more rifle tags which would increase their revenues all while still allowing the generous opportunities for archery hunters. Again, all that was said under the assumption that this would be the only limit or ban, and that there are no hidden agendas. I have hunted over bait in the past (albeit unsuccessfully) and have nothing against it. But if banning it was the only limitation placed by G&F and there were no hidden agendas, and G&F guaranteed us the return of the closed archery units, then maybe I could entertain a thought or two about supporting the ban. Just some thoughts... and good luck to everyone this weekend.

Just curious as to why you are selling it so cheap after only using it twice. Please enlighten me.

That was really cool. Good for that turkey. And good for you!

Houston, I saw a pic of that thing this morning. What a beautiful buck brother! Look forward to hearing the story "someday." Good to know the background was photoshopped. We had a discussion of whether or not it was.

Showed the bear pic to my 6 year old daughter... "ahhwww" Thanks for sharing!

Completely agree!

I think that an argument could be made that the threat was not over, maybe it was to him, but others could have still been in danger. The fact that grandpa pursued the thugs does not necessarily make him liable. Because he took it upon himself to rescue the others, it fell upon him to see that the threat was completely ended. Notice he did not leave the building. Once the thugs were gone and posed no more threat to the patrons of the cafe, grandpa stopped firing. Either way, the last thought I ever want going through my mind is "I wish I had my gun." Great video.

I shoot the Bergers out of of a t3. Try backing the Bergers off the lands and jumping them in. My 270wsm like the bullet touching the lands, however my brothers 300wsm in the t3 likes the bullets jumped. Once you find what length your gun likes in those Bergers, you'll touch em all. It's a tedious process, but so worth it!