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Used the moultries the last few years and they worked fine, a little heavy and hard to point comapred to what is out now. I have the spypoint tiny cams for this year but have not got to use them enough to comment. I really like the covert and the battery life Amanda and others are getting is pretty impressive so a couple of those may be next on my list. The good news is all of the cameras have gotten a LOT better in the last 3 years or so. How do most people set their cameras, always wondered this? 1 min, 3 shot burst, 5 min, etc. One thing I learned is that taking a bunch of shots of the same thing wasted a lot of my time sorting through pictures, memory, etc. I was so worried I would miss something but most of the animals don't move that fast and a couple of pictures of the same animal are usually enough. Curious what others do.

Cool bird, AWSOME dog!

A couple of things to consider: In a factory rifle neither caliber is ideal for heavier bullets; factory twist rate, choices available (.270), barel length among the reasons. You most likely need to spend some time on load development. Don't go buy a scope until you determine what you really want. All that said 500 yards and in should be no problem for your rifles if they already shoot well. As Antmo stated first thing I would do is Invest in the scope and put it on the rifle that shoots the best with heavier bullets 160gr-180gr in the 7mm or 140gr-150gr in the .270. If you buy a scope you really like and learn to use it you can move it to any rifle. For a tactical (dial in) configuration I would look at Leupold, Vortex, Weaver, Sightron, or Zeiss. I think these have the biggest bang for the buck with Vortex & Weavers new scopes being the price point winners. You need to decide Mil, MOA, magnification, and which reticle you are comfortable with. Life is a lot oeasier if you get a scope with a reticle and adjustment system that match Mil/Mil, MOA/MOA. Don't cheap out on the base and rings, make sure you budget for these as well and plan on spending a bit of time making absolutley sure the scope is level, test the scope to verify it is level and the adjustment are in order at the range. Next thing to do is to get a ballistics program for you smart phone, iPod, etc. I use shooter (lots of info and good service) but there are a number of good ones at different price points. Get all your load data and rifle info into the program, which will accomplish 2 things. First you will get a really good understanding of how your bullet is traveling, the second is that you will learn how your scope works for elevation and windage. This should give you a lot more confidence and help to set some standards for what you are capable of and comfortable with. Last thing I would add, as someone pointed out, you can always rebarrel one of the rifles if you decide you want something with more speed or to match a caliber that one of your buddies has done most of the work on already to save time and investment on your part. All of this sounds like a lot but if you spend one summer working it out it will pay dividends on your shooting/hunting for the rest of your life. I would guess you could work most things out on a single gun in 3-4 trips to the range if you keep good notes and do your homework. The danger is you will become like most of us an be a little obsessed after you get bitten by the long range/accuracy bug. As you arelady found out it is quite an experience when you realize you can consistently hit a target at 500 yds and beyond.

I hvae had a few requests for more details. Here is the word document where I kept my notes for reference. Sorry if it is a bit tough to follow as I wrote this for my reference not as a real tutorial. Let me know if you have questions. Amanda let me know if there are any issues with posting this or the links to other sites as an example of which products I used spcifically. IP Camera setup.doc

I am looking at what my next rifle project will be and want some feedback. I am either going to do a light 6.5mm or go big and do a .338. for te 6.5 I was looking at the 6.5x55 or the 260 rem. Only reason I have left off the 6.5x284 is I already have a 6mmx284 and getting ammo mixed up could be a potential nightmare. What 6.5 are you shooting and how do you like it? What would you have done differently?

I have a one page list for the equipment and setup but wil have to send it over email. If you PM me I will send the attachment your way.

Thanks good to know! Just about everything I have is Swaro but I will eventually break down and get a combo LRF/Bino to simplify things.

Hmmm.. that looks jut like the one I have and my iPad 3 gives an error about power requirements. I will mess with it again this weekend. Thanks!

Has anyone tested the Swaro EL range against the Leicas? Leica has them in a 15x which could be perfect but I hvae not looked through them.

Let me know if you need more details or some close up pics. The biggest issue was figuring out that you have to do a full reset of the settings on a router and remove all of the security which you don't need when your out in the middle of God's country. The security features are just one more way to trip up the camera link back to the laptop/phone. The batteries you need will be 12V, ~ 1A (mine were 1.2A) camera and router have the same pwr requirements (2 for $18) The Yagi antennas are from eBay, I used the ones inside a tube so they don't get wrecked in the field or in the truck (about $40 per) Router Linksys WRT54G (used one is arounf $30) Camera is TP-Link TL-SC3171 (I paid $90 for mine)

I use the Topo Map app and it works well because you can download a section for reference even without cell/GPS service. Other than that it is pretty basic. Which adapter are all of you using for your iPad (card reader)? As I mentioned the one I bought would not read due to "power" so I need to get one that works.

I keep kicking this around as well! I don't think I am going to do it. The 12's are a lot lighter but I have 10's as well if I don't need the extra magnification. I drag around my big spotter as well so if i want to drop weight I can just leave that beast in the truck. Now if they come out with a 12x EL Range my swaro LRF and 15's will be available for sale.

I already experimented with an card reader from eBay for my iPad trying to be cheap and wasted $5 on that. I am due for a new phone in a few months and will probably cave and go iPhone since everything else in the house has grown and apple on it. I will be testing the iPad for preseason scouting, hopefully have some pics to post from the new tiny cams.

There are already some on the market, pretty spendy though, I picked up the idea from the LRH site. All I did was make it a lot cheaper, had the router in a box to throw out before I stumbled on to the idea. In the process I learned you could also use a smartphone with a camera if you have cell service but you have to have the phone kind of close and that would be an expensive miss. This is actaully 10-15 feet away from the camera and a BAD miss would cost $100 at the most. I start at 1/10 mil error to the opposite side of the camera for a sighting shot to try and avoid destroying anything. I had too many days in the past where the spotter was only good to about 400-500yds due to mirage in the summer, I have a Swaro 80mm HD and still couldn't see the hits/misses.

Jim I answere this on my phone but I guess it did not go through. I use it on a tripod interchangebaly with my JW head so i am sure it should work. I will watch for them to go on sale on the site. Thanks!

Well they have them on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-OTG-Memory-Card-Reader-5-IN-1-Samsung-Galaxy-i9100-S2-i9220-/260978890238 My suspicion from reading a lot of forum info is that it is not a plug and play and there will be a software component required, even then it may not work. If there was an easy fix it would be all over the Android tablet forums as it seems like there are a lot of folks trying to figure this out. I pull out the card in my Android phone or camera to view. I will probably start using the new iPad as the screen is way to good to not take advantage of. The next iPhone is spposed to have a larger display which may be perfect, we will see.

Nice! Great story sneaking up on a cat!

This is what we started using last year, makes it VERY easy! You can get the little creamers that dont need to be refrigerated if you need cream with your coffee as well. Oh and they will mix with cold water if you want iced coffee.

Here is the new 7mm RM This is the 7mm Dakota built last year, although it wears a Vortex PST now

Give it a go yourself! Lot's of YouTube instruction or Brownell's and Midway have how to videos. You can always clean it back out with a dremel tool. If not Van Horn is in Mesa, or Bruno's up in N. Phx (there are a lot of others), just know a gunsmith is going to take at least week in my experience maybe longer depending on what projects they have going so ask when you give them a call.

Got it earlier this year! 7mm RM by Center Shot Rifles: Stiller Predator action, McM stock, Brux interrupted fluted barrel, jewell trigger. I put a MK IV ER/T with a Horus reticle on it. I have other customs but this one so far has proven to be outstanding, shot it out to 1K this week and was about 50% for hits in high winds.

Unicorn!

Is the slik the only one that will work? I have a small Bogen ball head that has never been used can I make that work?

The way the EB scabbards work are the best bar none I have a couple. Super solid and it keeps the gun next to your torso so it is very stable, you can get pretty good at a one handed grab to draw the rifle out as well. It is also great to have the option to unzip the pack and open it up so it holds twice as much gear or for packing meat. All that being said I now use a Kuiu pack for overnight or extended stays because it is so much lighter and fits a little better. Still use the EB's for day trips or if I expect to be on the move needing access to my rifle.

The very small rapala's klll them last year. Power bait works and panther martins usually work as well. Rapala's actually worked even better than the cow bells and ford fenders. The south side of the lake has a lot less people and we caught more fish there. Using the boat and fish finder saw more fish off the last two points on the south east side, that is where we caught most of them and all the larger fish 14"-15" range fish. My message may have been too late, sorry.