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1. Fill a big game tag. Hopefully my cow elk tag for 2015. (I have never actually taken anything 100% on my own. I have 50% stake in a cow elk, but that's it sofar) 2. Repeat Above. 3. Help my son's with #1 & #2 if they choose to hunt.

any updates on this?

6.5-06 ackley for sure. I have always wanted to build a rifle in that caliber!

dang fine rifle setup. I love my 257 and have always wanted a sub-MOA version. It sucks you have to give up this nice piece because of some scum.

100 yards or less it shouldn't matter. I would look at something like a Nosler partition or some other more blunt bullet, even a round nose. Transfer as much energy as possible.

Is it a 2 3/4" chamber? Matching number barrel? Any cracking in the forearm?

Man I want this. What choke?

One of my hunting buddies in Whittman is going to do some scouting Thursday and Friday on his days off near them to see if he can dig up a few places. Thanks for the help. I am going to get see if I can get some scouting in before 2nd season. Harley

Anyone having any luck on the northwest side of Phoenix this year? My normal spots out near Wickenburg are sucking it up over the last couple years. I thought this year with as much steady water as we had we would have a good year but that isn't the case. If anyone has any recommendations it would be greatly appreciated. I love to hunt dove but I could only net 2 birds yesterday, and that wasn't from missing many opportunities. I need to change something up. I am not looking for any special spots or anything like that, maybe just an area that has been producing decent numbers so I can try and scout out some locations to look at. My area used to be pretty good normally and some years it was fantastic, but it hasn't been that great of the last 5 years or so. Opening Saturday usually tends to be ok, but after that it is pretty dismal. Harley

Weatherby Vanguard in 257 Weatherby mag. It shoots .5 MOA with 115gr. Berger VLDs.

I will send you a pm.

BILSTEIN 5100'S

I will take them. I am in Peoria.

My Choices: Dodge Ford Chevy In that order.

If that is unit 7E and you mind sharing the location of those cow elk let me know! I have a December cow tag in 7 east.

+2 for Randy's in Mesa. He has built some pretty stout diesel transmissions for my buddies Dodges in the past. He has built a bunch of my rockcrawler buddies transmission for there rockcrawlers too.

State to State on Bell Road if Bill is still running the joint.

I didn't go there to by 22lr. I went there for other stuff and looked to see if they had any. I needed to get my bird stamp and get my 3 year old out of the house for a little while to burn off some steam.

No orange for me.

They had none last night.

You have to try different powder, different bullets and weights, different seating depth, etc. My 257 weatherby did ok with 115gr nosler ballistic tips and speer sp's, but it really likes berger VLDs and hornady btsp's. It likes I'm 4831 at 61.0gr and H1000 at 67.0gr. Keep working and find what it likes. The Bergers over H1000 will group 1/2" at 100yrds. The hornady over 4831 will do 3/4" ar 100. The other bullets were lucky to do 1" at 100.

I love my series 1 vanguard in 257. 115gr Bergers shoot really well in mine. It also like hornady 117gr. Btsp. Imr4831 and h1000 are the powders of choice for mine. Harley

I always carry a sidearm no matter where I am hunting or what I am hunting. Down south I have been known to carry quite a bit of extra ammo and sometimes even a 2nd sidearm. Harley

I carry a full rifle, and a sidearm. Typically it is my 38 super in a shoulder holster with 2 mags under the other arm. I care 1 extra round for the rifle in every pocket so I have a few easy to get to rounds, but that won't clank with other rounds, and I keep a 10 rd belt carrier in my small backpack with extra rifle rounds and a 12rd pistol round carrier in there as well. If I am down south or a questionable area I might put some extra in too. Better to have an extra pound or two of ammo and not need it then not have it and need it.

Shoot it. I plan to take my 257 Weatherby with 115gr Berger's for cow elk this year. Hit them where it matters and that is what matters.