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It was a Verizon phone that was never activated. Any deal on the phone will make sure you can swap SIM cards or assure activation any way needed. Thx.

I'll take it, Adam. Text or call me. Thx.

Yes

I'll take the 7mm and .270 dies please, pm inbound

Walmart in Show Low had a 3 box limit, thought I'd bring a few home with me. Dude rang them up and said thirty something dollars.. I respectfully backed out of the sale and left in disbelief. Is 2-3/4" 12 Gauge 7 shot really going for over $10 a box right now, even at Walmart? I see the link to Federal above and it was the same box. Crazy.

Not intentionally being a D here but most water professionals were shocked to see that 1% from a single monsoon event. That is extremely rare. Last week, the Salt River watershed received over half as much water in 4 days as it did in all of the winter runoff for 2021. Verde and Salt watershed precip is at 279% of normal based on the 6/15 - 9/30 season and if just a reasonable amount of the long-term forecast comes through, it could be Arizona's wettest monsoon on record.. That is GREAT news.

Good for your son and you putting him on 'em, Dad. Congratulations, that 'eye is an absolute trophy.

How many and what primers are you offering for 2 recently purchased pounds of Retumbo?

I have buddy looking for a lightweight deer gun with a low or reasonable round count from a reputable member. Chambering, manufacter, model and price are all negotiable. Please pm me what you may have for sale. Thank you.

Buddy found a great Tikka T3 Lite. Thank you all.

Prices.

Cleaned some out, thx.

The .308 may not be as desirable as some others but please list or send over a pm with a price.

I'm still not sure what the problem was but I do want to give the 160 NABs another shot. Same rifle now, but everything including Norma brass is new.

I wouldn't ever shoot anything farther than 599 on game (arbitrary but meaningful to me for some reason) but your analysis still prefers the Noslers. Thank you.

STOMP, your input is always greatly appreciated but I'm working with the 2 bullets above. I have other rifles lighter in carry weight and chambering that drop critters dead but fragment a decent amount of lead. In this setup, I was specifically seeking bullets that hold together and could kill an elk out several hundred yards. I would have gone with 1:8 to shoot the heavies. The 1:9 should help keep my options open for the future though.

Great responses, thank you! Lance, any additional info on those charge weights with the RL23 and 160's? When I was having those problems with 160's on the old barrel, I started at 61gr.

I just finished a bedding job yesterday. I used several coats of Hornady One Shot as a release agent and covered the action screws in red bearing grease and snugged them to 20 inch/pounds. It worked really well.

Pretty sure the OP said he was going to give it a shot.

I understand the majority are easy to identify but I wonder if Amanda or Stanley would be interested in adding or changing one of the like/reaction buttons to a spam indicator?

There is potential risk involved any time you fire a hand loaded bullet in a different rifle from which is it was developed for. Your bullets could be seated further in but the 2 questions I would be concerned with first are, were these cases full length or neck sized and what is the charge weight. If it is anywhere near max for that particular powder/bullet in the particular cartridge, I would pull the bullets and reload. Otherwise, if they were definitely full length sized and the charge weight is reasonably below max, make sure the bullets aren't jammed into the lands in the new rifle, shoot one, and check for pressure signs.

There has to be an incredible number of the social media-captured archers that came down to AZ to try to kill a coues buck with a bow (that couldn't) and made plans to come back and try with a rifle. Thank goodness for that 10% cap. Now that AZGFD did their recruiting, it would be nice if they stopped NR OTC.

DIY, I'm lucky the desert sheep tag was once-in-a-lifetime. I'm extremely thankful I was able to experience it but there is an unexplainable amount of stress, time and money involved to make it feel like I was "doing it right." That is all factored in to how special the hunt was for me and I have zero regrets. Congrats to all the new tag holders. The best advice I received is start scouting now and just enjoy having the opportunity. Anyone can pm me if you want to chat lessons learned.

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