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Most gun shops will do it for free or a small fee. If not you can try The Armory in Glendale.

That is a great tag. Congrats to all of you who drew it.

Wont leupold add CDS to most of there scopes if you send them the info and money? There custom shop will even change reticles and other things if you want I believe. If not Kenton will make custom dials for alot of scopes too.

Double up ear protection and put a muzzle brake on it. Also load the gun but play the game of not putting the primer on and dont let her look. It will help her not know when or when not to expect recoil. Or a bow if that is aloud on the muzzle hunt.

Get away from the roads to get away from the other hunters. You will greatly increase you odds. Have a good set if boots, a good pack, and some glass. Use the boots and glass to fill the pack.

OTC tag or Kaibab elk tag.

October cow tag in 23.

Pretty awesome

My thoughts would be TTSX, Accubond, Berger, ELD-M or X. I have grown fond of Berger. I have personally seen 4 animals shot with them and none went far. They may not exit, but they get the job done. 115gr HVLD .257 weatherby vs cow elk @ 260 yards. It went 40 yards. 168gr HVLD 300 Win mag vs cow elk @ 350 yards. It didn't get far. 135gr Classic Hunter 6.5x55 vs mule deer @ 250 yards. It went 30 yards. 135gr Classic Hunter 6.5x55 vs mule deer @ 40 yards. DRT.

What caliber?

I have a dilemma. I understand the rail, but I dont necessarily like the look on a hunting rifle, and I have had good success with Leupold mounts, and Talley 1 PC mounts. I have 2 or 3 Howa 1500 rifles that need new mounts and rings. I have always used Leupold for the most part with great success, so I am torn. Do I put rails on these rifles which can be more convenient, but also more costly? I can seem to find a steel rail for a Howa long action either, so i dont know if I love the idea of an aluminum rail with steel rings. 2 or the 3 rifles will be getting Burris Veracity 3-15x50 scopes with 30mm tubes. The other will be a 1" tube. If that matters. They will all be hunting rifles that are 0-600 yard guns mostly. The 257 weatherby might stretch past that, but I doubt the two 6.5x55 will. Thoughts?

I spoke with EGW on the difference between there Howa LA rail and Remington rail. The difference is where the notch for the loading port lines up to match the action. The 700LA holes are the same, the notch is different.

I think 250-300 yards would be about my max comfortable range if he can hit consistently with the rifle. I killed a cow elk with 115gr from a 257 weatherby at 260 yards. Broadside double lung shot. I shot her a 2nd time quartering away because I didn't see the first round hit and she didn't react hard or run far. When I got up there I realized the first shot would have done it if I left he alone.

If he can place the shot with a good bullet at a reasonable range, yes. 100gr Nosler Partition or something like that is what I would be looking to shoot.

Vortex rings are seekins correct?

Has anyone used the Burris Tactical rings for rail systems? The seem to get great reviews for a much better price point then most picatinny rings.

These are the big things that have helped me alot in my quest to do what your are starting. Range time Boots (I bought Crispi Nevadas) Layers and good base layers Knife (Benchmade saddle mtn skinner) Pack (Badlands with inner frame) Game bags (Black Ovis Elk Bags) Tripod Late rifle can be cold as HECK! Get good boots and base layers. If you get cold/sweaty with bad base layers your life will suck. I did it on my last late rifle tag, it sucked, and it sucked the fun out of hunting quick. A good place to sleep is nice too. I have a Kodiak canvas tent which is awesome, but on a late hunt that could be pretty darn cold. Have a good heat source. I also bought a used toy hauler trailer because a good heater and a warm shower are very nice to have when you get back to camp.

I have a hit for something in 23. Probably the October cow hunt.

The sad part is we might turn it in. My buddy won a Navajo reservation Bull elk hunt and we may not be able to do both. This should be a unit 23 cow elk hunt.

Got hit...

6.5x55 has been putting in work for 120 years. It does everything a 6.5 creedmoor does, except fit in a short action. 6.5 creedmoor is just the cool new trendy thing.

Old Dodges yes. The new Aisin trans is supposed to be a beast. That is why both my older dodges have been sticks. That and I like to be in control. I know better then machines...

My order for what you need would be: 1. Dodge 3500 with Aisin Transmission 2. Ford F350 3. Chevy/GMC 3500 The new Dodge and new Ford are darn good looking trucks. The Chevy looks ok, but that stupid low hanging DEF tank is a deal breaker for me.

South bend and volair both make dual disk for 03-07 trucks. My buddy has 1 in his 03 with 5.9l. I think it sucks to drive daily but rocks for heavy towing.

If the only choices are Ford or Chevrolet. ..Ford. I drive a 2005 Dodge Cummins. I love the cummins, the dodge is just the shell it is wrapped in. I also prefer manual transmission. Whatever you do, get better shocks. Bilstien is what I have and it helped. It is still a heavy duty truck though. Harley