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With archery over I made it out to the range for the first time in a while. Here is that Superformance / 143ELD-X load at 200 yards with a decent crosswind after the rifle had been sitting in the safe for a while. Thinking the group should have been tighter and having not cleaned the rifle in a while, I thoroughly cleaned it on the bench, shot 3 foulers on a different target, moved 2 clicks down, and here are 4, 5 and 6 after cleaning. My final load for my 7# Savage LWH in 6.5CR: Lapua Brass CCI Small Magnum Primer 143gr ELD-X 45.0gr Superformance (43.2gr stated earlier was a previous load) 0.003" Jump 2730 +/- 5 FPS

Sorry I missed this. No, I bought it insulated.

Regardless of cost this is great news for fisherman, hunters, and the residents of Tonto Basin.

Nice deal

Excellent. Congratulations on an incredible season and buck. Sorry to hear about your duffel bag.

Said it before and I (obviously) will again, F these pro sports and celebrities that think their opinions have some additional value because of the size of their "platform." I have been turning on golf and hockey and not watching just to boost a single rating for the only non-political sports left.

Wish you lived a bit closer for the sweet deal! Good luck with the sale.

My big bolt gun has a micro bastard tapered to the sporter barrel that will not be installed on the new heavier contour barrel it's upgrading to. With several growing kids in the family I'll shoot and hopefully hunt with, I'd like to get the brake fitted on one of my rifles that is better suited for them, a scoped 8# .243 or a 7# 6.5 Creedmor. I'm thinking the kids will progress through my heavy barrel .223 on a bench without a brake prior to getting them into the bigger guns. Then they can decide for louder w/less recoil or vice versa. I'm leaning towards braking the 6.5, warrantying a better elk cartridge and I'll shoot more .243 at coyotes without ear protection. A braked .243 sounds tough to beat for a petite girl though. Curious who braked youth .243's, 6.5 CM's, or similar? Thanks for any input.

I understand the OPs concern but this is seriously a non-issue if you take just a few precautions. Have an ice chest at the truck, bone out the meat, carry the best cuts back first in relation to the gear you can't leave behind. 2.5 miles and 45 minutes is nothing for a young determined hunter. Go shoot another buck!

Go kill one of those bucks. When you do, leave behind as much of your gear as you can with the boned out front quarters and other ground cuts left hung in full shade. You will be just fine. Properly boned and cooled meat has a way of lasting just as long as you need while you work hard to get back in and out.

+1

I'll take them both, sending pm

E3 +1 but the other 3's top and bottom would be good with me. Nice graphic!

They are inoculating each other with covid antibodies.

Both of the live videos were about 1000 yards, swaro 65 non HD spotter with universal phone adapter.

For you coues nuts, ever scout and hunt an area for an entire year that had huge herds of deer, high buck/doe ratios, but no bucks that touch 100"?

You guys navy seals or something? Edit: timing is terrible, didn't think about the current connection and had no intention to relate.

While "dangerous," there are indeed a hundred "chicks" and dudes and kids paddle boarding and kayaking down the 50+F river every few days. Use the buddy system and don't be stupid and it is a spectacle everyone should enjoy.

Very well said.

Sweet deal and setup!

+1 Thanks for the thread!

Very cool, good luck to your son. I could see myself stocking up on a greenie weenie/squirmy assortment, especially some with bead heads in non-typical red san juan patterns. If there is any way for you to post his flies, it would be easier to know which and how many to order. I'm sure the look of some bass or crappie flies would get me to bite even more.

I'm sure it would do just fine but if there was ever a reason to not play the fringe!

Unfortunate but informative update. Good luck with your next and son's eventual truck.