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Amanda, Since yesterday I get a screen with a Fatal Error when I attempt to access the Forums. The first time I happened around 4pm and although I repeatedly tried to get on it wasn't letting me. Getting around on the Homepage and other topics was not effected. I also had it happen a few times this morning and trying to post topics and reply to topics is hanging up. When I hit the post button it works but the window does not close afterward so it appears that the reply was not posted. I hope the site did not get hit with a virus.

Looks like they still have some antler growth going on. How long before they are hard horned?

It's choices like that which ultimately define us as Sportsman.

GIT R DONE! I couldn't help myself.

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The website has been having issues since yesterday afternoon. I noticed it about 4pm and it is still doing it.

Cattle have fat marbled through the meat so ageing it works. Deer on the other hand have no fat so ageing it does nothing for it. The University of Wyoming did a case study on game and the results are on their website. It was a pain to find the first time I did so a few years ago but if I have some free time I'll look for it. There was a lot of eye opening information in the paper. It is under their public infor section and is a PDF. It also goes into testing the meat for tenderness using some sort of needle like gauge which is pushed into the meat. Evidentially this is one way beef is rated, Choice, Prime etc. They also found that by leaving the hide on in cooler weather kept bacteria from growing on the flesh as opposed to removing it right away and then transporting it to be processed.

Rifle2Bow, I tried to google the name of the rim but obviously came up with the wrong name. About 2 1/2 to 3 miles north of Pleasent Valley Airport is good (Tanks) as is the southern part of the Colcord Rd. Lots of Junipers, some pines and a few deep washes and smaller canyons to checkout as well.

Welcome to the site. The area just below the Magellan Rim north of Young will give you the opportunity to arrow a Coues or Mule Deer since they are both in there along with Turkey, Elk and Bear. It wouldn't hurt to have a lion tag in your pocket either.

I think we have beat this horse enough that Amanda should lock this down.

"A restitution hearing is set for Oct. 15. The jail time can be served on a weekend, but must be served before the restitution hearing, said U.S. Magistrate Mark Aspey. The Malboeufs have agreed to surrender on Aug. 31 to serve their 48 hour sentence. Aspey recommended that they serve their time in Coconino County Jail in Flagstaff, at their request. The community service must be done at a minimum pace of 10 hours per month." I heard they both were sentenced to 200 Hours so I think that 24 hours a month should be the minimum. They were old enough to know better. It's not like we were talking about a couple of 10 year olds.

Load Range E?

Not to hijack the thread but lots of people have had problems with the Pronghorns wearing out and stiching comming apart. I bought a pair two years ago and have not had that problem. They are plenty light and give good support (I'm 5'10~180) and they broke in the first 100 feet I wore them.

That really stinks.

I just want to add that before you guys start an exercise program go see your Doc and get a checkup. I have a habit of pushing myself to the extreme sometimes to get to the top of the hill in one last burst. I like the feeling of accomplishment and never though too much about my heart pounding away. Last year I noticed when I look through my big binos on the tripod that I my pulse was moving my eyes ever so slightly. Well over the fourth I did a Nuclear Stress Test and after about 8 minutes the nurse stopped it because my Blood Pressure soared to over 230 so now I am taking medicine for it. I wonder how many times in the last year or so it went higher than that when I was really pushing it?

I had to go to Tucson last week and saw lots of birds flying across the freeway by the Marana Airport. I was thinking about going there during the second weeek as I took the day off for my birthday.

No offence but I have seen this happen with various American manufacturers. Were talking a rifle that has been around for a while and it's not like this is a common occurance.

+1 moderation stay in shape all year and you also be healthy all year!! Lucky me. I come from good German stock with some French and Irish tossed in for good measure. I haven't had so much as a sniffle in years, never broken anything and don't think I've had a head ache in 30 years. At 5'10" and 175 I think "bugs" just move on to a more substantial host. LOL

Sounds like the chamber is too tight. It may have been cut to the minumum SAAMI spec. It could be corrected by adding a shim to the barrel but the best thing to do is to take it to a gun smith. He/she will take a chamber cast with a product called cerrosafe and from there determine how much to remove with a reamer. Probably not super expensive but unless something can be done to the bolt, and that may be an alternative, I think you are going to have to ream the chamber a bit. You might also want to have a gunsmith take a look at the extractor to see what kind of condition it is in. Too many hard extractions may have broken part of it off. Another option is to call Remington and talk to their gunsmith department and explain the situation to them. They may repair it for just a shipping charge and since it is a family heirloom and they will test fire it when they do the repair.

I'm more concerned with the potential loss of hunting habitat from the proposed Mine.

Is it the Deluxe Model with the Rosewood cap? In excellent condition they can sell for the price of a new wood stocked Remington. Tikka made high quality rifles and while this one 40 years old they have a strong following.

I stay in shape all year as part of my lifestyle and have been doing so for almost 60 years. It's all about moderation.

I have never used on but Jackie Bushman seems to have one on all of his rifles.

With all due respect, and you obviously know your stuff - When I reload - it is for one thing and one thing only. That is accuracy. I know every rifle has a sweet spot, when the perfect balance between burn rate, meets the harmonics of the barrel - and everything from primer to brass to powder and bullet weight all come into play. I have to disagree that 4350 is "way too slow". While I agree it's not a super fast burning powder, it is very stable and provides consistency. From what I've seen, consistency and accuracy go hand in hand. Based on 20 years of reloading, I would bet you would be hard pressed to find a single powder that is more consistently accurate from the 25-06/270 Win platform up through the .300 Magnums than IMR 4350. I've never seen 4350 flatten primers at medium loads, or produce barrel whip at higher loads like I have in the other powders I've tried. Again, not trying to be argumentative, I just don't think you can discount IMR 4350 in just about any finicky rifle without trying it out. No problem. I did some web surfing and did find it being used by one fellow. The slowest powder I used was 760 (H414) and that filled the case to the bottom of the mouth and was a compressed load so it stands to reason that 4350 being slower will not give optimum velocity, although it being a very consistent powder accuracy could by all means improve. Then again not every production rifle is capable of sub-moa. I tend to be a bit methodical when it comes to reloading and start out with a new batch of brass then chamfer case mouths and uniform primer pockets and clean flash holes and confirm all cases are the same length before I weigh/sort cases. I tend to pick tried and true powders after I decide on a bullet then chrono each load and note the results.

My take; Loss of habitat, more people movin in and being born and more emphasis on hunting added to ORV's enabling people to get faster/further into areas, game cams, higher powered optics, faster bows, tree stands, ground blinds, bait, all are compounded to the decline of game. But we all want our cake and it's not really you and me at fault. Honestly I don't really care about the hunting aspect and am perfectly satisfied in putting out a dozen cameras to outsmart the biggest buck I can find so the hunt can be over 20 minutes after the sun comes up and I can post some pics for well deserved accolades. As a bow hunter I don't like having fingers pointed my way about my success rate. If G&F doesn't like it then don't make tags available for the rut or pre-season when deer haven't been hunted for 8 months.