recurveman

I watched a buddy blow up a .243 because he used the wrong powder. The gun was stripped for usable parts and that was that.

Honestly.....after seeing first hand a few guns blow up from buddies reloading practices. I would never trust a friend to do my reloading. I'm not even concerned about accuracy but just safety. I can tell you that when you put a fast burning powder into a cartridge designed for slower burning powder.........Well lets just say it gets exciting really fast. Do it yourself or don't do it.

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I have a lone wolf match grade barrel that converts a glock 23 into a glock 32 so you can shoot .357 sig ammo. I'm selling this as a package deal. Barrel hasn't had 50 rounds down it and is great shape. I have 9 boxes of 50 rounds per box of ultramax ammo in .357 sig to also sell. Asking $350.00 for everything. Not willing to separate. Chad 480-510-4384.

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I have a 2018 pioneer and it is absolutely awesome machine.

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I have a Suntactics solar charger. Never brought it into the field. Bought it about a year ago. Asking $80. Chad 480-510-four384

I have a goal zero nomad 7 solar panel. Also included is a flip 10 battery pack. Took the flip 10 in the field once and the solar panel has never left my house. Asking $50 for both. Chad 480-510-four384

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The only thing that gives me any concern is where the recoil lug goes into the stock. You would need to bed that so it was a snug fit. The butt of the stock isn't a big deal. I've done that before to decrease the weight or to even add weight to make the balance of the rifle the way I want it. It won't hurt the function of the stock. The barrel channel should function fine too (if the barrel clears the stock). If the "look" bothers you then you could fill it in. I'm guessing he was trying to lighten up the rifle or was looking to add a material to stiffen the stock. Either way I don't think it will hurt the function and I don't think you will be able to see the issue once the action and barrel are installed. So, either fix the current stock (should be cheap and easy) or go by another stock of your liking. I've modified more than a few stocks to either add lead for weight or other materials to stiffen stocks. Fairly standard once you go down the path of making "custom" guns.

helped a wounded warrior sheep camp this year. Not my story to tell but it was a fun hunt!!!!!

So this is an easy solution moving forward. I always buy the number of projectiles that I'm going to need for the life of the barrel when buying a new barrel. Not going to tell you how many bullets I have (that I bought years ago) for my 6.5 and .308. This isn't limited to bullets either. I buy enough primers, powder, bullets all at the same time once my load is established. Then I don't have to worry about it until I get a new gun/barrel. I realize that doesn't solve your problem today but that is the solution moving forward. Then everything matches too.

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Has anyone on here actually done this hunt? I've got a tag for one of the units and I'm going to head that way in September to accept my official physical and mental beating for a couple of weeks. I've got the gear, been training for this for 1.5 years and this adventure consumes most of my days. As you know if you have looked into this hunt finding any info is a challenge. Please PM me if you can help. Thanks,

What part of "been having great success with 143 ELDX's" are you struggling with? Keep killing stuff. Don't fix it if it isn't broken.

I did not kill a sheep.

In 2019 after a 3500 feet of elevation gain over a bunch of miles I finally made it up to about 10,500 feet. The first 4 days were spent in a tent or around a fire because I couldn't see more than a few hundred yards due to fog. The next week I had the opportunity to see every type of precipitation come out of the sky. The wind rarely got under 15-20 miles an hour and frequently was 30+ with gusts up to 60+ one evening (didn't sleep that night). So after 12 days in the backcountry I couldn't wait to go back and try it again. I will tell you this much. It's not for the faint of heart. G-bears are real (real thick) and some hunters freak out. Most guys are done in less than 3 days. I've seen guys not be able to sleep and they look like complete crap after 48 hours and pack up and leave. Some don't even make it in to where the sheep are at. I believe it is "possible" to kill a ram in the UL units but the focus of this should be the "adventure" and not the kill. I've found that quite a few guys almost like the adventure more than the kill. The "adventure" will be EPIC. Not all in a good way either. Your struggle will be real......real hard When you think you are in sheep shape.......consider that a good start.....you are half way there. You can't be in too good of shape for this hunt. If you aren't killing deer and elk every time you have a tag then it might be better to work on killing stuff before heading to the UL units. Your opportunities will be very, very limited and you better be able to kill on demand when needed.

A typical long range bullet will have a high BC so that it will maintain down range velocity better than most bullets. The lead tip bullet isn't one of the bullets that typically has a high BC. The bullet can work great out to 500 yards and might be perfect for your application.

Given that your shooting those bullets I'm guessing that you aren't shooting past 500 yards. The deformation on that bullet will be fine for distances under 500 yards. I would try to fix the issue though. Shouldn't be real hard to correct.

I've called in 4 lions. Normally they come in within the first 15-30 minutes. I typically will make a stand last 45-60 minutes just to be sure. Depends on how I'm feeling. I've had them come running in, roaring at the top of their lungs (that is super, super freaky) , come in behind me super stealthy and never see them. Really just depends but they will always be dead down wind. Always!!!! I can tell you from experience. I've seen lion tracks behind me after I'm done calling that are in my tracks walking in to set up the call............That is a bit freaky and it is good to look behind you. I've had them within 20-30 yards behind me and I didn't know they were there until I see their tracks inside of my tracks when I'm leaving.....

Typically I use a Jack rabbit distress but I'm sure others work really good too. I've been super curious about the actual lion sounds. Don't know if those would work or not.

When I go calling normally I just call for lions. Not that dogs and other critters won't come in but I really think most lions are in different spots than dogs. Honestly I don't think using the "right" call is that big of a deal. Normally I look around and see what is normally in the area. If I'm seeing jack rabbits, cotton tails, is it fawning season, ect. Then I will use what they would expect to hear in regards to a call. Biggest key is being in their living room when you start calling. I think another big key to cats is the wind. I set up so I can see dead down wind. Normally off to the side about 100 yards if possible and I want to spend most of my time looking down wind. I've called in more than a few lions and 100% of the time they come dead down wind and you have to be looking that direction. You almost don't even need to look at the call.......Just dead down wind but you need to be to the side so when they come in they don't smell you. Also, I typically won't shoot anything that comes in unless it is a lion. I've past many dogs waiting for a lion. Once in a while a dog will come in very late in the calling sequence......Well I'll just make sure that my rifle is still zeroed and move on the the next calling location. Calling in a lion is VERY doable.

I'm a 20 gauge fan. Own a bunch of them. I love my benelli. It still has some recoil but not bad. The fit of the gun is key to shooting accurately. O/U's are cool but for hunting they drive me crazy. After you shoot one shot I'm always wondering.......do I reload or do I wait and see if something else fly's up at my feet. With a pump and semi you can add another shell or two without your gun being broken open. I shoot a 12 gauge for bigger things that need to die. I would think fur animals and geese. Everything else can be done with a 20 gauge. I only shoot 3.5" shells out of my 12 gauges. Normally I shoot blackcloud BB loads and I don't care if it is ducks, geese or dogs. They all drop like rocks. I've shot a ton of 12 gauge and any of the recoil operated guns are junk in my world. You need a gas operated gun. I've narrowed it down to the winchester SX 3. I think they might have a newer model this year. It is gas operated and that decreases the recoil by a ton. Now recoil isn't the end of the world but less recoil means you can shoot your second and third shots much faster. As far as chokes. This is very easy. 90% of the time you should be shooting a very, very open choke. Something like Cylinder or Skeet. I shoot skeet in my upland 20 gauge with smaller pellets and a modified in my duck/goose 12 gauge so I can whack them further out with bigger pellets.

Go through and read the call in stories from the link above. There is a ton to learn on this site. Also you need to start thinking like a prey animal instead of the prey. Lions are very, very different to hunt then deer and elk. I've called in quite a few and glassed up a few. I think your odds of killing one you glassed up is slim to none. Killing a lion by using a call can certainly be done. The key is really knowing where lions live already. If you are in their area then killing one is very doable. If you are trying to kill dogs then good lucking killing a lion. When I go calling I only call for lions and it typically isn't in areas where I would call dogs. Oh one last thing. The lion is right behind you!!!!!!