rcdinaz

I am in the same boat! No elk, no antelope, no late deer hunts ever. Now I will tell you I did draw a Sheep tag so I may have used all my luck all at once and never get drawn for anything meanignful again.

I am thinking of doing this but have to determine which gun. I am leaning towards rebarreling my 6x284 for my daughter, it is a bit too heavy in its current Douglas heavy varmint barrel configuration. Speedy. do you do all of this type of work as well?

I would love to have a Rifle with a suppressor but last time I looked at them (surefire) they were very expensive. .308 is like $2K! I am sure there are other options I did not do a lot of research just looked at the Surfire after reading an article.

Congratulations!!!! My sheep hunt is my most memorable of all and probably wont ever be topped. Shot my ram on the last day after spending 19 days out on the Yuma proving grounds. GOOD LUCK!

Do a search on "az game and fish fall leftovers" and go directly to the PDF and then it will work.

Me too! It must be busy...

My wife won't let my girlfriend ride the quads! Take the key! Also leave a spent case on the seat or visible on one of your bags. If someone takes it then they are stupid & crazy!

Just to clarify I did not say I didn't like them I have four of them 110, 120, and two 530's. One of my hunting buddies has 2 of the new 655's and the touch screen is very good. I was just giving the good and bad. One thing I also left out is that they are pretty tough, I ran over one in loose dirt thought it was lost and found it (middle of no where) a month later and it actually fired up. I get far more life out of the rechargeable battery, I get about 2 days out of it and just over a day out of the alkaline battery pack. We usually run them in the 5W mode also. As for good deals, Garmin is a customer of the company I work for and even on their vendor discount price Amazon usually can match and sometimes beat the prices. I was told by one of the employees to check Amazon before ordering off the vendor sheet.

All I shoot in mine is 168gr Berger HVLD's launched by 69gr of H1000, just under 3000 fps. I do think 4831sc is a great powder it meters so consistently due to the short kernels. However, I discovered over the last couple years that H1000 seems to be very consistent for ES and SD across all my guns which makes things a whole lot easier. I am shooting out to 1K with some pretty good results from the 7mm RM and the Dakota. I am using H1000 in my 300RUM, 7mm RM, and 7mm Dakota (180 gr VLD).

We use the Rino's and they are very nice for keeping track of people but if you are in a canyon over a mile away they behave just like any other radio or GPS and lose the signal. We have been using them for about the last 10 years since they first came out, a lot peace of mind knowing you can see others on your screen. They are a compromise not the best radio you could carry and not the best GPS, the screen is not as good as a stand alone GPS size and resolution. However, the Rino is the only option for being able to see your hunting partners on your screen.

I will take a guess that the powder die/funnel is not adjusted correctly it sounds like it is too low. The only moving parts are really the funnel to push the powder bar back and the spring (metal rod) to return the mechanism to close. There are some good videos on youtube, search dillon 550 powder measure and you can see someone else set theirs up, may help you describe to the folks at Dillon what the trouble is before you call as well. Good luck!

Great pictures! You are talking me into putting in for this as first choice going forward as it would be really convenient since I have a place in Pinetop. If I ever get drawn I will give you a call.

Is it a mechanical problem, call Dillon as suggested if it is and they will spend all day helping you if required. If it is a feeding problem with standard large caliber rifle powders I always had the same issue? I used to have to constantly tap the cylinder to keep the powder flowing. Anything larger than 4831SC would hang from time to time. With pistol loads you can really fly since the powder is not an issue.

That is wild! Is it a coi or a goldfish carp cross or something? Never seen a goldfish that big!

The Vortex looks like a great value with all the bells and whistles! I will have to check one out as well.

Almost every scope I have is a mil type reticle. If just starting it seems MOA may be a bit easier and more people seem to teach and talk in MOA now. NXS is 3.5-15, MK IV is 6-20, PST is 6-24. They all work nd are very solid, the Leupold is the lightest, the NXS the clearest at full power. Almost all scopes lose a little clarity at the edges when canked all the way up, the NXS is better but partly because it is lower power. If I didn't emotion it don't cheap out on rings and your base, plan on this for your budget.

I was up behind Roosevelt and everything was open and soaking wet with water in every canyon I walked. Should stay that way for the next couple of weeks with all the rain. I did see 3 CWT's all doe's though.

I agree with the idea that if the card does not go through you are out. No different than if your check does not clear. Once everyone know this they will use a card with a valid date and make sure the card is paid up. I really don't like the idea of a paid G&F person trying to contact hundreds of hunters who have a credit card bounce.

Kidso, I had a tiny one follow me around one year when we were archery hunting. We spooked the heard and the little one ran the wrong way so just hung out next to me for the next 5 minutes. I was not about to pick it up but I was more worried the mom would be looking for it.

Is that mange or bad genetics on the deer in #7? One of the ugliest ones I have ever seen! Great spot and setup!

That is an amazing spot!

There are a lot of choices it really depends on what you are using it for, if you have a configuration you are after (reticle, weight, MOA, MIL, focal plane, etc), and what your budget is. I think the best values (<$1K) are Vortex PST, Sightron, SWFA, Bushnell, Burris, and Weaver. Leupold, IOR, Nightforce, and Vortex Razor are in the middle ($1K-$2K) with Premier, US Optics, Schmidt, and Hensoldt the very expensive ones at the top of their class (+$2.5K). I am currently using a Nightforce NXS, Leupold MK IV E/RT, and a Vortex PST on different rifles. I will say the NXS feels the best and seems to be the best thought out of the three but it is not a huge margin from the Leupold. For the money the Vortex is a really solid value just not as refined as the other. It kills me to say it because I am not a leupold guy but my go to rifle in 7mm RM wears the Leupold as it is the best combination of light weight and function, it has a funky Horus reticle that will take it way past 1K yds without the dials if needed, although I would rather dial it in. Decide what options you need and it may narrow your choices. First focal plane, illumination, zero stop, special reticle, adjustment range, magnification range, all add to the price. One thing you want from the beginning is mil/mil or MOA/MOA matching reticle & turret adjustments unless you already spent time in the military and are comfortable with something else. If you are just starting our I would suggest Vortex or Sightron, you can find all of the options, great warranties, and very good glass. I liked the Weavers but the choices are limited. Shooting the targets way out there is a blast have fun!

Great pictures! Wow they look like a hamster when there young.

That is awesome!

I am in the same boat with others in that we read a lot of these in school so I have read in part or whole around a third of them. Some of these are great and my favorite book is on the list, some strike me as being read just to say you read them while at a cocktail party. I would add "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" to the list, a great gift for someone in or graduating from college. Far better and more useful than all the Sun Tzu books being peddled the last couple of decades.