Hoss50

Great looking rifle. Good choice on the quarter bore. I love mine. I shot my cow elk last year with my 257 Weatherby and 115gr Berger HVLD's. 2 shots, and I didn't need the 2nd shot, I just wasn't sure I even hit her on the first shot. They did the job just fine. 260yrd shot on #1, 280yrd on shot 2. Both would/wear kill shots. She piled up about 20 yards from being hit on shot #2. My handloads are not pumped up so they probably aren't much higher velocity than a 25-06. I wouldn't use the 25-06 as my first choice on a bull elk hunt, but I wouldn't count it out either. Just limit ranges to something realistic.

6.5-06. Bolt face is already setup for the right size case and action length.

Hi, I am kind of in the market for an original Browning A5 in 16 gauge and wanted to find out what the real world price should be for what I am after. I am looking for something in field grade shape. Something nice, Not perfect, but not beat. I want to take it dove hunting and use it. Outdoorsman had one but it was in fair shape at best with a lot of small rust pits for $600. Cabela's has one in what I would call field shape for $1000. Are these prices in line or on the high side? They seem a little on the high side, but I thought someone here might be able to shed some light on the real world pricing. Thanks Harley

I need to practice more to be effective with the full choke. I used to do fine with it when I shot alot of shotgun sports. Not so much anymore. I used to get teased at the skeet and sporting clays range because I always called for the bird with my gun down. I always told them, how often is your gun on your cheek ready to go when the dove fly in....

2 birds with 26 shells isnt anything to brag about.

I shot to many times but I got a limit. I didn't realize for awhile I was shooting my full choke tube though. Once the mod choke came back I did better.

You need a semi float or full float 14 bolt for the back. Get a 10 bolt front if you solid axle swap it. Just as strong as a 44 and factory parts are more common and cheaper. I have my beat up 85 K5 that I am going to rehab for a hunting rig. It already has a 14 bolt rear with Detroit locker and a 10 bolt front with chromo axles and a locker too.

It has a 700R4/4l60E transmission and a 10 bolt rearend. Stranded proof is impossible. Not to mention IFS frontend. Build it so everything is in good shape and keep up good maintenance. That is the best you can do. Good tires and at minimum of 1 full size spare, tools, fluids, etc. I love old chevy's though. Do it right and it should treat you right.

Randall's at 51st & Olive if you are central Phoenix or Westside.

I shoot H1000 in my 257 weatherby, and I am working on a load with it for my 7mm Rem Mag now. I really like H1000.

I didn't used to pickup my hulls but wasn't taught to and didn't know the error in my ways. I have learned the error of my ways and now always take out more than I shoot.

I took Thursday off work and will be out at first light hoping all goes well.

If you need a spot let me know. They are out past Wickenburg but if you dont have a spot I can help.

It's a good thing I spent all my rifle month or this would have to follow me home.

There is a Fry's gas station with diesel on the same road as the Safeway, but you would have to back track if you are taking the I-17 to the I-40 and cutting up the east side of flag that way. The Safeway is probably the easiest to get access to off that route.

If you sit there with your horn blowing I bet they would let you by so.you would stop scaring all the deer away from the road.

I would love to have a 257 roberts AI as a kids rifle, and for me as I become and older man... I already don't like crazy recoil so a 257 AI would be light, sweet, and handy to carry and shoot later in. For now the 257 weatherby and 7mm Rem mag are what I am working with. Right now the 6.5x55 is the back up rifle or rifle I will carry if the ranges are shorter or the hikes are longer. I am afraid my hunting buddy is going to steal it and carry it this elk season instead of his 3006.

I have an Older Swedish Mauser sporterized by Kimber in 6.5x55 that my kids will probably start on. I like less popular chamberings though so my kids will likely not shoot alot of the mainstream calibers. I picked up a Ruger M77 in 7x57 mauser for the main purpose of it being the rifle for my second son.

Both are great. I do love my quarter bore though.

Pics?

Dang, I didn't know those Ruger 10/22 Mags were worth so much now. Crazy.

The only issue I have ever seen with HSM ammo was in my buddies .270. He had there factory loaded rounds with berger VLD's and the bullet would jamb into the lands hard. He had a Ruger American rifle and he could chamber and shoot rounds, but if he had to eject an unfired round the bullet would pull out of the case and dump the powder inside his gun, and he obviously still had the bullet jammed in the barrel. They had to knock it out with a cleaning rod. He did this twice before he ditched that box of ammo.

If you bought at Discount Tire just keep bitching to the next guy up the chain. They will make it right. Have you put your truck on a scale to confirm that 9,900lb weight is actual weight? I would be willing to bet your actual curb weight is less than that even if it is a diesel. You are probably in the 7-8K range and more of that weight will be on the front tires because of the weight of the diesel. Realistically your trailer should only add about 1,000-1,500lbs of payload to your truck because the tongue weight is the only weight the tires are supporting. The other 10,000 lbs should be supported by the trailer's tires. Make sure your tongue weight isn't to high and you most likely won't have too many issues, but E rated is the way to go on all trucks over 1/2 ton IMO. Harley

I run E's on my 3/4 ton truck. I ran D's in the past when I was running a lot of highway miles with no loads and it was fine, but now that I have the potential to tow more often I always use E rated.

I have not been down there in a few years, and I hunted high when I did. I didn't see to much up there, but the area definitely had deteriorated since I was there last about 15 years ago. I was definitely carrying extra ammo just because and I had my something with a 30rd mag around when I was at camp. 1911 in a shoulder holster with spare mags opposite. There were also 4 of us to help keep an eye on each other. We stayed in pairs at a minimum. Except the morning we dropped a guy on water and he had a pre-dawn stand off with a set.of eyes in the dark. It was a doe. He thought it might be a bear. He had my 44 mag so he was ready. Harley