superdave

I was in Cabellas the other day, and saw a new thingy. At the time, I had a new thingy already in my hand(chrony) and could not afford 2 new thingys for the week. I think it is made by Meopta, but it attaches your iphone to your spotting scope/rifle scope/binolulars and I suppose you can take high rez pics and vids? anyone have this new thingy yet?

This is a pic of my gunrunner modification. I put a zip tie right above the grip to hold it in snug, and it can be removed quick when its time to go hot. this is a pic of the gunrunner on the right and the GS II on the left with rifles stuffed in them. It's all about what you want to pack. -sd

+1 on the GS II. I can fit a telephone pole in mine. I got a new gunrunner this year to lighten things up for a day pack, and the scabbard is alot smaller. I had to slightly modify(cut it down the side about 3 inches) my pack to fit my modern sporter grip and let the rifle ride all the way down in the scabbard. Had a little heartburn over it at first, but now Im glad I did it. I only have about 4 inches of stock sticking out now. This should be a good light rig for steep going, and my rifle/scope will be well protected. If scabbard size matters, take a look at the GS II, it will pack alot of gear, and you can add on pouches, saddle bags and padded cases. It will hold 2 hydro pouches, and will pull up tight and hold your rifle snug. quality is first rate. I have badlands packs too, but none with a built in scabbard. -sd

good luck Deven. We will be next door in C in a black Tahoe if my wife will let me... Same for us if anyone needs a hand. we will be there sometime Thursday. -sd 512-619-2504

I dont think it will be mistaken for a lion, but it depends on where you hunt if it will stick out. I got my packs in open hide western slope. You should be ok. If you decide you want the camo later, that pack will hold its value pretty well, and you should be able to trade up or sell it and get a new one. -sd

you will be glad you did. I have 2 of them, and they are top quality. -sd

It is a sad day indeed, when the actions of our government CAUSE us to not trust them. There is alot more to FF than we will ever know, and I think there is more to this than we will ever know. So just to re-iterate, our highly trained and equipped agents, who do this all the time for a living, mis identified each other, and they both opened fire on an unknown person, one of them opened fire on the other UNPREVOKED? I find this highly unlikely, when all the training and protocols are in place to prevent just such a thing from happening. Its all just a little too pat, and the narrative is the same: accident, friendly fire, workplace injury, safest border ever... I support the men and women in green, but the folks running things are dirty. They deserve better. -sd

check out PK firearms. They run lowers for under 100 bucks and give a discount for 5 or more sometimes. I have built rifles on thier Roggio Arms, Noveske, Kieser Defense lowers and they all work great. +1 on the RRA 2 stage trigger. I love this trigger for hunting and target rifles. It's basically a barbie after that. I just finished a 6.8 SPC on an aeroprecision lower, stag 7L upper and a new bison 20" barrel. Stag offers a nice selection of rifles in left hand, and until I can convince Mark LaRue to put one out, I will be shooting stag uppers. -sd

God bless Josephine Terry, and grant her justice.

I just wonder, was Nick shooting bean bags like Brian Terry was? based on bogus rules of engagement? I love each and every one of those boys out there for thier service to US, and it really upsets me to think this is ff again. Really really upsets me. I'm with Casey. Turn them lose, and then have thier backs. It will never happen as long as the current folks are running the justice department. -sd

338 RUM will do anything a Lapua will do, and do it cheaper. The round really shines with handloads. 200 gr CT is a top performer out to 600, and a 225 or 250 will do you right out to 1000. I shoot lefty's, and all my Ultra Mags are factory LH except the 375, it is custom shop. If you can't kill it with an ultra mag, it dont need killin. -sd

OK, I'll make a stab at this, yall bear with me, this is my second year hunting coues. Using on the width between the bases for scale, he may have a beam spread as much as 17 or 18 inches. He doesn't appear to be overly massive, but being out of focus a little, the pic could be deceptive. He is certainly high, and has some good mature Gs, but that photo shows no detail. Could we say he is prolly over 100" based on that pic? I think so, what do yall think? -sd

what we DO NOT need, is more regulation. First come, first serve, or pistols at dawn. Pretty easy choice. -sd

what a beast, congrats!!

what are yall talkin about? its clear as day... well I think i found him in there...hehe

just because you can, dont mean you should.

You can see by my picture that I too have wieght issues. That pic was taken 2 years ago. I was probably about 290 to 300. I went to the doc for something and she started talking diabetes... I knew I needed to do something to turn it around. A friend talked me into going to Arizona to chase these little white tails, so a little over a year ago, I started walking with my wife. The first day, I could only make about a half mile. By the time our hunt came around, I was walking 5 miles with a 30 pound pack, and had lost down to about 255. Unfortunately after season I gained some of it back. After the holidays, I came to the end of the road with my drinking. I was drinking turkey 101, alot of it. Now was the time to stop that 1000 or so calories a day. Best thing I ever did. I was killing myself. My wife signed us up at the Planet Fitness in January, and now we work out every morning(weekdays). I do 30 minutes on the elliptical for cardio, and then lift upper body or core exercises. I am about 260 now, and still losing slowly. More importantly, I am building back lean muscle that I had lost. I am really looking forward to this years hunt with ruffcountry again. I am in better shape than I have been in years. I still wont be able to keep up with him, but I will sure try Hang in there vegasjeep, you are gonna come back strong. I have a bad ankle too, and the elliptical machine is alot better than the treadmill for low impact. Hunting didnt save my life, but it helped me to live longer and happier. -sd

you forgot to mention the A-10 Warthogs doing low level flyovers to ruin your 3rd stalk of the day...

this is about as well as it can be said, really. They want to avoid all contact if possible. And they don't ALL have to be beer cans... Be well, and be well armed. -sd

Welcome to the sickness, hehe...

Very nice indeed!!

We will be next door in C for that hunt. Come by and say hi...

I was in Cabelas today and bought some Keen mid hikers because they really fit my fred flintstone feet. Keens are pretty well built. I did get my hands on the Danner TRX Desert Boot, and it felt like my old catchers mit, like it would be very comfy. I may end up getting a pair of those for a higher top hunting boot. -sd

We hunted 36C last year, and will hunt it again this year. We did tag out. Make no mistake, there is alot of activity down there. The military is set up down there in the south end, I figured they are flying drones. They spot the backpackers at night with ir, and go in at first light and pick them up. They will run them at night with the choppers as well. I got to meet alot of young BP guys, most real nice guys, and real bad @sses too. I got the feeling most of them were former military. As for ARs, I will be hunting with one this year(6.8 SPC) and I always carry a side arm down there as well. I love 36C, the terrain varies wildly and hunting can be tough, but it is one of the most beautiful units I've seen. Baboquivari is a beautiful thing to see, and after reading some of Mr Quimby's stories, the place is legendary. -sd

WOW Dan... thats all I can say, is just...WOW Dan...