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I have the miss September decoy you can borrow since I'm only chasing elk with my camera this year. I need to see where the legs/stakes are though.

Don't think you have enough there to worry, but flat rate boxes do have a max weight. Think it's 60 lbs. Don't ask me how I know.

Hit up an army surplus store and loot at getting some of the ECWS gear in camo. Cheapest way into a full set of gore tex camo and with the insulation layers, should keep you plenty warm and dry. If not, you could always spoon with your hunting buddy......so choose wisely

It is up on Inciweb now. Not much there yet, but it is listed.

Sounds good. A coworker is looking for a rifle for his son and this is one of the few calibers that I am recommending. PM inbound.

What's the barrel length and LOP on the 25-06? Thanks.

I too have a spare room and a large lot for storage if needed, near Cave Creek. Neighbor has a few empty horse stalls too.

So who has been up on the rim lately? Headed up that way with my the whole extended family this weekend and need to get my lines wet. Contemplating either Bear Canyon Lake, assuming my pontoon still floats, or Chevlon Creek, but open to others. My wife likes woods canyon, but that's only because it's the only rim lake she's been to yet. I'm not a fan of crowds, so hence why I'm looking elsewhere. It's been almost 20 years since I fly fished up on the rim, but I would assume that my standard nymphs and dries from my days in CO would work just fine? Thanks.

That's my understanding of it too, along with the bushing dies being floating and therefore self centering. I've not yet started turning my necks and therefor not gone the route of a bushing neck sizing die, but have been considering changing up my game a bit this year as I refocus back into rifle shooting. As for a micrometer bushing neck sizing die, is there enough consistency to gain from being able to adjust a few thousandths on how far down the neck to size to justify that type of die?

Ended up staying at Colcord Ridge Campground. Awesome views with canyons off both sides of the ridge we were on, and a very large area for only 14ish campsites, and only 5 minutes from Willow Springs Lake. Did more hiking than fishing, and never did manage to get a fly wet. The dogs got wrapped up in my fly line as I was stringing up my rod and the tip broke. Was still a good time though, and some gorgeous country.

All I have so far are RCBS and Dillon, and I've not had any issues with either. I do like Horandy's lock rings though. On a related note, I'm contemplating moving up to bushing dies and was curious what everyone's thought on them is? Is there a noticeable difference in consistency when going from a standard neck die to a bushing die? Also, I understand the benefits of a micrometer seating die, but what is the benefit of a micrometer sizing die, especially if only neck sizing? Thanks.

I also have a 1:8 in the 18" barreled rifle above, and have shot up to 77gr and down to 50gr. All have been acceptable for that firearms application, with the 69 SMK's the best I've yet tried for longer range stuff. It is also a 223 Wylde chamber. If that is all you are planning on hunting, then stick with the AR-15 platform and not the AR-10/SR-25. 55gr stuff will be most of your plinking ammo. The light stuff is great for p-dogs and such, though I've yet to take mine out for that. For stink pigs I'd look at something in the 60-70gr range, and not quite so explosive. The only issue you would have with a 1:8 twist would be when loading the lighter pills hot, it would give you a high RPM and they could fly apart once they leave your barrel.

You mention you are more of a hunter than a shooter, but what are you planning to hunt with this? If it is just coyotes and stuff, than an AR-15 platform rifle will be fine. If you want a deer/elk gun, then you would want to step up to an AR-10/SR-25 platform. Keep in mind that 223/556 ammo is much cheaper to shoot than anything you would feed in the larger platform. Also, components for the larger platform tend to be a bit more expensive. I too suggest building your own. You may not know exactly what you want, but spend some time shooting AR's with folks you know and you can start to develop a list of what you are wanting out of your rifle, or equally important, what you do not want. Arfcom has a lot of info that is useful, but there is also a ton of BS and ego's to wade through, so I only use that site when necessary. Brownells has a printable document that you can use to track all the individual parts you will need. Plenty of videos and guides online with all the steps laid out nice and neat. Not sure what part of town you are in, but you are more than welcome to use my tools to help put yours together. Below is the first AR I built, and did so for shooting in 3 gun matches. I started the build almost two years ago, buying parts one at a time. I'm not sure how many rounds it has down the tube now, but I know it is well over 8k rounds, and still holds sub-moa with handloads. In that time, it has only had 3 FTF/FTE's, all attributed to faulty primers in factory ammo. There is nothing difficult about building one, and if you ever have any questions, or want to talk about options for your build, please feel free to ask. I'll answer what I can or refer you to someone if I can't.

Lance made a post a few weeks ago detailing his methodology for working up a load. If you have not read it, I highly suggest that you take a few minutes and do so. As for powder, I've not shot RL22 long enough to comment on it's temp handling. Most of my powders are the extreme powders from Hodgdon, which are not as sensitive to temp swings. Concerning the LRAB, all I can say is that you need to match your bullet of choice to your intended game to your velocities at your expected range of shot. All game bullets have a velocity window in which they will perform as intended to, so you just need to do the math and make sure that your expected shot distances will be within that velocity window. Have fun, and safe shooting.

So I'll be up there with some folks that are not exactly fishermen... With that said, I'll need to be with them for some lazy bait fishing for half a day on Saturday. But Friday afternoon and the other half of Saturday are mine to hit with a fly rod. I've never really been the kind of guy to fish a lake with a fly, I much prefer rivers and streams. I've never been to Chevlon Lake, so I may just have to go there for one of my outings. Really looking forward to spending some more time fishing this summer though, that's for sure. Will be setting up my pontoon tonight to make sure she still floats.

I do not believe tags show up on mobile devices. Bump for a nice bow.

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Sorry, had a few scotch's last night. I didn't even see the $500 listing. That's crazy. But the other one has been relisted over and over again. I think I went through 5 listings from the one I found first. Don't remember what components he has on there, but thought you could sell them to help offset the cost. Or talk to him and make an offer. Worst they can say is no. Everything I read last night on the vengeance was in reference to cracked limbs. AT is full of threads on them. Barnsdale is running over $150 for limbs now, so I think your best bet would be to just find a new bow. If your looking for a deal, I've snagged two good bows from Cabelas bargain cave for not much more.

Google is your friend. There's a full bow on eBay right now. If limbs are good, that would be an option. Barnsdale Archery makes limbs for several bows, might be worth a call. If you're the original owner, contact PSE warranty dept and see if they will give you a discount on a new bow. Also, this thread is the 7th thing when you google this.

I actually had him do a euro on my coues and a shoulder mount on my bull. This was back in 2010, when he was still trying to get his business off the ground. Mounts came out nice, and work was done quick (6 months for my bull). He actually posted on here once or twice back then, but when rutnhard took off, he got in with that crowd, and the rest is history. I normally would side with a guy trying to raise a family, but not at the cost of stealing from your peers, more so with having no remorse for it. I hope all of you that have had bad dealings with Rick are able to recover your lost damages from him in small claims court.

30 lbs for everything except buffalo, which is still at 40 lbs.

I too hang my bow by the clip on my badlands bino pack.

I agree with what several have posted. Practice at long range make shorter shots in the field that much easier. Time of flight would be your biggest worry, not penetration. Folks were killing stuff for many years with heavy arrows going slow (by today's standards). Look at some of the numbers for guys shooting trad gear and you will see 450-500gr arrows in the 150-180fps range killing stuff easily within short distances. I am sure your arrow is still going that fast at 80-100 yards. ToF would be your biggest enemy.

Are you looking for another van? If not, my wife has mentioned she's thinking of selling her old Accord. Hate to see folks have to sell gear, I'm sure she'd be willing to work something out.

I won a receiver set last month that I am planning on using to build my wife's 3 gun rifle with. I had her take a look at their colors, and she likes the slate look of the NP3 coated receivers. Anyone on here have any experience with this type of coating? Does it just make it easier to clean? How is the wear on the coating after 20k rounds? Thanks.