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good info! I am a shade under 3K on the 168's and may have to try some 180's

Beautiful fish!

Yes wrap dry ice in news paper as stated or put it in a pc of styrofoam. It also makes sure it will not crack the plastic. anything near it will freeze solid so putting water bottles near the end with the dry ice is a good plan.

No kidding! I am in the 2950's with the 168's... I might be able to get that out of the Dakota but even then it would be pushing it.

I still love my 7mm RM but we are working on a 6.5 as well which should be a little lighter. Stiller Predator action McMillan stock Brux Barrel Jewel Leupold ER/T We have shot it out to 1K and shot game at 560 yds. I have a 7mm Dakota that shoots 180's as fast as the 7mm RM shoots the 168gr but it is on the heavy side. Hit targets at 1,150 with that one and it would be a great caliber if brass were not expensive and sometimes hard to find. It started as a plain old 700 action. I will also add that a great light carry rifle like a 243 Tikka light would be great for humping it through the brush. I had one occasion in Mexico I wished I had that instead of the heavy gun.

Good Luck!

must have sold out, no link on the website...

HA! My grandfather, who lived in AZ for 90 years and recently passed, hunted out of a 2 wheel drive for +40 years. The standing joke was the road was no problem because "Fernando has already been there" and then someone would pipe up and say "If he went there I am not taking my truck". He would drive fairly slow and get places we didn't belong doing his WWII driving. He always told us jeeps were only 2 wheel drive. My dad on the other hand only ever owned 2 trucks that were not 4x4. He taught me the very bad habit of getting committed to roads that turn to $h!t so you could break in your new truck. Still have nightmares about a few of those.

well done! The bruiser and the beetles!

Amazing! Looks like the trip of a lifetime.

What jp0212 said! I have one as well and it does what it says. The GPS screen is very small so not as useful as it could be is my only complaint. When we were in Mexico it was very valuable since there was no cell signal. You can send a message to your family all is good each day. Subscriptions are always a pain. I make sure I pay in August or Sept knowing I will use it for at least the 6 month hunting season.

Trimmed bullets look pretty! I used to do it and for Rem and Win brass it probably is not a bad idea their stuff can vary a lot. When I was doing a lot of work on the 6x284 and using Lapua brass a lot of steps were not necessary, even flash holes since theirs are machined. Recently I have only been using Nosler brass and when I checked the first box of stuff I bought it was very good, even the mouths come already chamfered. For my use it is worth every penny. If I was teaching someone as you are then doing doing every step is the right way. Keep up the good work!

Mountain lion was about 20 minutes but it was a young one. I suck at the bobcat stands. We found tracks around us on multiple occasions but never seen a bobcat on a stand. I think I have been to used to seeing the coyotes run around and not been good at looking for a sneaky cat crawling around. The lion was almost in my face so it couldn't be missed.

That was my thought fawn deer and antelope calls and sit for a while. The lion I shot came to a rabbit call and beat the yotes there. I think may have steered clear since there were 2 cats in that river bed.

Not the best way to dispose of anything. Just bury it without the bag would be better.

Great write up, well done! I am with Splatt on the case sorting, I don't do it anymore. After watching Shawn Carlock's videos I figured if they can keep shooting critters dead out to 1k yds his directions were sufficient. So far so good! I also rarely do meplat trimming or annealing anymore. There are good reasons to do them I just don't get to shoot enough to spend the time doing some of the very, very small things anymore. Not being critical at all you always do it right down to the last detail.

Steal!

Check the Robar site as well. This is supposed to be one of the toughest and long lasting coatings and has a lifetime warranty. https://robarguns.com/custom-firearm-finishes/np3/

I got rid of mine years ago, like staring through a knot hole.

Dang! Well done those are bruisers.

I agree with those that said save up and get 12's. I have all three and only use my 12 el's, spotter if I have to.

My 18 points is starting to seem very insignificant!

Yep, Paleo is great for clean eating but if you are real active you will be hard pressed to get enough carbs. There are a lot of sites that are Paleo-ish. Bread with sprouted grains, steel cut oats, rice, small servings of lugumes, basically carbs with a minimum of processing. You can also cycle the carbs around tour activiity level. Bulld a plan and tweek it every 30 days. Also don't stress when you blow, vacation, birthdays, etc.

Nice deer! Welcome to the site!

5 coues, 2 mulies, 3 Audad, and a bear in the last 3 years. From 250 to 560 yds and 5 different hunters. All with the NLRAB, 7mm, 168gr they seem to be working very well and shoot very accurate. For my 7mm they are the only bullet I load now and see no reason to change.