Flatlander

PS where is the video!

Love the hooks! Awesome buck, congrats on a stud!

I disassembled totally and put everything back with a generous helping of loctite. Cleaned the barrel with plenty of hot soapy water and some solvent. Cleaned the breech plug with WD-40, and replaced with Teflon and breech plug grease. Remounted the scope and bases. When I soaked the barrel it held water for the first hour of soaking. My diagnosis was a loose front base, fouled breech and fouled barrel.

Beast! Can't wait to see some more.

The argument I have heard for 12x over 15x is that you get brighter picture and a larger FOV. Brightness increases as the difference between objective and magnification grows. So a 12x bino with the same size objective as a a 15x bino would allow a brighter picture, assuming all other properties of the glass are equal. Brightness is a huge benefit when trying to identify small objects in a camouflage environment. However, I rely on magnification for identifying a good buck vs a marginal one. I went two years without my 15x and it sucked.

Awesome!

Well it took 27 rounds and 6 hours but I think that we have the old girl dialed in once again. I will say that all summer I have had a bruised palm from pushing the rod down the barrel and today is the worst its been. After a dozen or so rounds at 25 yards I was able to put this group together at 100. After a few rounds at 100 I was able to put together a 3" group at 200. That will do. I believe that 225 will be my self imposed limit because 200 is the furthest I have been able to shoot regularly. With a little time and practice I do believe that this could be a 300 yd smoke pole. I just do not have the time right now to play with loads to dial it in. Thanks to everyone who offered advice, encouragement or even their own guns. I never expected complete strangers to offer up their own time and even guns to help me. I am humbled by your generosity.

Thanks to everyone who helped with this. Between Mark (125Coues) and a coworker I received a lot of detailed advice that proved very helpful. Today she shot like the good ole days. Here is my final group at 100 yds. Followed that up with a 3" group at 200. Should be good enough. Thanks again to everyone who provided suggestions, advice, past experience or offered help. I was humbled that so many guys who I have never met before offered to lend me their guns for the hunt. Despite how we may come across sometimes, the members of this site are top notch in my book. Thank you all again.

Yes,

Coach, I think you have done everything right. Your family became your passion. Good for you. I wouldn't call it a rut, I would call it figuring life out. Much respect.

Congrats! Nothing like the adrenaline rush of putting a critter on the ground, the memories of the whole day have a special feeling to them.

Price would help . . .

Thanks for the peachy outlook. Fortunately I am not in 19A, just nearby.

Congrats on a great trophy. Nice shot!

Who will be first . . .

How much 22 lr was left?

I had no idea we had two subspecies of lions. Bill, just to be devil's advocate could a person take both subspecies of sheep if they had a raffle or auction tag? I am not sure if the once in a lifetime limit still applies, but my guess is it does not.

Well . . .

I've got a 3BN tag. Wish I had the whole thing! Which hunt do you have? I think T7 may have convinced me to do 3B. I hunted it years ago, and would love to do it on an early hunt.

If you really want to kill any bull then I would make this recommendation; Donate that tag to HOAL and next year I will accompany you on a five day November bull hunt where you should have opportunity at "a" bull. You will change a kids life and get a hunt for yourself.

This is a joke right . . .

Does anybody have the 3b tag this year?

Awesome

Well for post #1500 I am happy to report good news. I have my ML put back together, thanks to the help of nearly an entire tube of loctite, and ready to shoot again on Saturday. I am going to stay with the loads I had been shooting prior to my issues; (2) 50 gn T7 pellets behind a Hornady SST 250 gr red sabot. This load initially shot well for me and I am hoping to get it there again. While out at the range on Saturday I will get dialed in with the backup rifle as well. Hopefully after that I can get back up to the mountain and spend Labor Day weekend figuring out how many bucks off my hit list got arrowed. Below is a picture of the rig all cleaned up and ready to run again. I will say that this week is the first time that I have had a hard time concentrating at work. All I can think about is getting ready for this hunt. It is starting to feel real. There is still a ton of country that I have not looked at, so I am chomping at the bit to get back up there put glass on the hills. If anybody is going to be in the Prescott area labor day weekend or during the hunt (9/5-9/11) feel free to PM me. I would love to meet up. Several other members have tags in neighboring units and I hope to be able to stop in and see them during the hunt.

I have seen several of your posts and you guys kill some great animals,with so many awesome antelope units, with 21 points why did you burn them all with 21 points on 19a?just wondering my friends have always cleaned up on archery 19a, I don't really think this year was any different we just now have the internet for everyone to post there success.Did someone influence you to put in here?I know most units that say the success rate it usually way off. 19a has always been one of the easiest units to kill a goat. I have seen the stats of some units where we have killed 5 or 6 animals and it only showed 20 percent success don't go by the g and f book it isn't very accurate sorry you burned so many points. god luck on your hunt I hope you find a giant. Quality! 19a has produced more big bucks than any other unit. Why wouldn't you want to hunt it!? It's not usual that almost every BIG buck gets arrowed the 1st archery hunt! This year is going to screw things up for awhile. WAIT AND SEE;) Its true. The Muzzy hunt in 19A is typically almost a sure thing for killing a quality buck. This year has been rough. I disagree with it screwing things up for a long time, this unit recovers pretty quickly, but I am far from an expert. Good luck on your hunt guys!