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    2 hours ago, Zoltar said:

    I have  2 first time   archery  hunters staying at my cabin in 22 . One was successful and tagged a nice 290 class bull. He would like to have the skull cleaned to make in to a euro mount.

    I have seen the work the young man has posted on the forum  but can not find his contact. Would like to send these guys his way. Any help would be appreciated.

     

    https://www.couesridge.com/services

    Euro elk $250.  No experience with this vendor, but they seem pretty responsive.

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    1 hour ago, Sneaker said:

    That must be why no posts, everyone is ashamed of themselves lol.

    Well could be, and it is something to chuckle about.  On a more serious note, I recall from something I read, or some conversation I had with a WM or biologist somewhere, that in reality, the animals you want to cull are the spikes.  A deer with quality genetics, will be a fork by the first hard-antlered season (about age 1 1/2 yrs.), and has potential to be a nice heavy buck upon reaching maturity.  The spikes will be a below average buck throughout their life. 

    So we should all thank the guys who are removing the genetically inferior deer!  They get to hunt and be in the outdoors, and have some tender meat in the freezer.  And someday, some of us might get to see some wallhangers in that unit.  Win - win.

     

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    3 hours ago, Big or Bust said:

    And bugs, heat, humidity, they hardly moving due to feed, hard to see when up due to growth, etc...

    Only the serious guys are out. Also, only the biggest bucks are close to finishing....

    Hard to see rattlers when pushing through the weeds and grass.  Not to mention finding a spot to sit down and glass.  No thanks.

     

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    Maybe I am missing something, but with all the talk of " . . . getting you into the depths of where you want to hunt . . ." where do you guys carry your camp? 

    Do you have a support vehicle with bedrolls, water jugs, table, chairs, cots, stove, lanterns, ice chests, food, clothing, tarps, poles, dishes, portable radio, etc.? 

    Do you go to motels? 

    Come home every night? 

    Have the RV pre-positioned?

    Curious when I seen the trailers and pickups headed to the high country with no gear in sight - only the OHV.

     

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    When I need to carry a PLB, it is the ACR SARLink.  No  subscription or fees needed, and no messing around chit-chatting via text.  If you activate it, you WILL have SAR arriving courtesy of NOAA sat. monitoring and probably USAF para-rescue, depending on location.   You would have to be pretty careless to activate it by accident, but if you did, you would need to call someone right away to hopefully get it cancelled before the  crews got airborne.  

    I have on one occasion carried a sat. phone (rental) where there was truly no cell service, but in most places I have found that I could hike up somewhere and at least send a text.

    NOAA notifies you when a battery replacement is needed (about every 5 yrs.) and will also prompt you to update with current information every 2 yrs.

    That's about it.  It is a serious rescue beacon.   Pre-owned ones are probably a good deal, since it is easy to re-register as the new user.  

     

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    That is a very cool find!  Looks like an original.  Probably sent the carbon copy, or else forgot to send it at all.  He would have been 58 yrs. old, in his writing prime, though maybe not his most energetic hunting years.  Not a big deal, as by then, he was well enough established that Outdoor Life was paying for him to go to Iran, Africa, India, the Yukon, the NWT, you name it, all first class and amenities.  

    I have been to the JOC Hunting Heritage and Education Center in Lewiston, and walked by his house (several times).  Lots of character and history there.  The info and advice in his books is still useful these many years later.  He was gifted as a writer, but he also worked at it.

    I see you are in Chandler, but the Special Collections room at the UA library has originals of many of his books.  That's where I read "Boomtown" and "Conquest" - both extremely rare and valuable books.

    Thanks for posting!

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    Rifle scabbard is sold (thanks Steve!)

    Reasonable offers welcome on other items.

    Also have "The Shotgun Book" by Jack O'Connor.  Good condition, w/ dust jacket.  $35.  These O'Connor classics are entertaining to read, and full of common-sense advice based on shooting experience that is mostly not available anymore (but still useful). They are nice to have on the bookshelf next to the shoulder mounts.

     

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    Located in Sierra Vista, w/ occasional trips to Tucson and Phx.  Once-fired bulk brass is full-length sized, deprimed, trimmed, chamfered and deburred.  .30-06 is Win.  Lake City Match .308 brass is primed w/ CCI M-34 primer.  

    Re: Bulk brass, I have about 100 pcs. W-W .30-06, and 267 pcs. Lake City .308 MATCH.

    Can send photos upon request.  Call or text 7 zero 2 three 7 eight nine 9 0 seven.

    Remington 700 new unfired takeoff barrel, .270 Win.  $75

    Lyman All American FL die set, .222 Rem.             $15

    Weaver K4 Scope CH w/ Leupold low rings, blue.       $185

    Leupold M8 4x gloss, fine CH, ANIB.                  $240

    Weaver tip-off rings, 1”, 2 pr.                      $16

    Weaver tip-off rings, 1”, see-through.                     $8

    Leupold extension rings, medium, 1” blue.            $14

    Leupold medium rings, 1”, blue.                      $14

    Lake City primed (M-34) match brass, .308 Win.       $.65 ea.

    Commercial brass w/box, once fired, .30-06. $9/box

    Commercial brass, bulk, once fired, .30-06. $.55 ea.

    Clymer throat reamer, w/T-handle, .224 cal.                $20

    Game in the Desert by JOC, slip-cased.                     $45

    Game in the Desert by JOC, publisher sealed.         $45

    Game in the Desert by JOC, VG condition.             $35

    The Art of Hunting Big Game in North America by JOC. $35

    Barnes Original bullets, .277, 150 gr., 26 ct.       $13

    Speer, Hot-Cor bullets, .308 BTSP, 180 gr., 58 ct.   $29

    Hornady, .308 BTSP, 180 gr., 72 ct.                  $36

    Hornady, .257 PSP, 87 gr., 80 ct.                    $20

    Pachmayer Presentation K-frame grips.                $27

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    Interesting that the OP is asking about a general purpose gunsmith (which used to be fairly plentiful) and did not get a single answer.  At least not that I can see, which is for a gunsmith and not DIY work.  I know folks are trying to be helpful, and I am sure he appreciates it, but not everyone wants to work on their gun or has tools, bench, etc.  The truth is, the guys who used to be able to do general gun repairs, maintenance, modifications, etc. are gone.  That's why I have almost quit buying guns.  Big headache if a used gun needs something that really requires hand-fitting or any kind of precision machining, welding, silver soldering, match up front and read sight dimensions, D&T straight and true, do quality trigger work, etc. 

    I think the $$ return is just not there, given the schooling required, business license, lease or buy a shop full of tools, lathe, milling machine, drill press, manuals, contacts in the parts and accessories business, and a big one, liability insurance.  Too bad.  Real gunsmiths used to turn out some beautiful, quality work.  Now we have everyone "building" their own rifles.  Ha.  Lots of bubba'd. work on fine, classic guns that just makes you cringe, and sticking parts together on an AR of some sort, which then never gets shot past 75 yds., and never from an unsupported field position.  Funny.

    Last guy I knew who had real ability, was fast and reasonably priced, got recruited by one or more gov't. agencies (he also knew how to work on full-auto and milspec. gear) so now he fixes stuff for who knows, FBI, DHS, CIA, no way of knowing be he's been gone from the civilian market for years.

      

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    Hey CWT amigos!  An E-mail from Cochise Gun Club/Sierra Vista Shooting Range follows.  Here is a chance to step up and run for office and help lead the local shooting range in a positive direction.  If you have some people skills, want to contribute to the community, want to help the shooting sports, and especially if you want to guide and mentor young and/or new shooters, this may be an opportunity worth checking out.    
     
     
    Well, it is that time of year again for annual Board Elections.  The person on the Nominating committee to contact is David Young at 520-366-0626 or his email at dypy358@gmail.com.
     
    The positions that are currently open:
     
    President
    Vice President
    Secretary
     
    Now, Steve Manigault has already thrown his hat in the ring for President.  Debin Mc Inroy has also thrown her hat in the ring for Secretary.
     
    Voting will be in May.
     
    Please let David Young know if you are interested in stepping up on behalf of the Club continuance.
     
    Make sure you come to the meeting on Wednesday, May 11th at 7:00 pm at the VFW in Sierra Vista.
     
    See you there,
    Debi Mc Inroy
    Secretary, Pro Tem
    Membership Chair
    602-550-1465
     
     

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    3 hours ago, loboscout said:

    Love the Applied Ballistics books and their solver. 
     

    Not sure what you mean exactly, or where you think it is basically true. There are a couple assumptions I made, so maybe that is the thing.
     

    Maybe an example would help. Anyhow, here is one that I put together. Consider a 180 VLD at 3050 fps and a 150 VLD at 3250 same caliber, .284.

    The 180 has terminal velocity high enough to kill out to 1000 and the 150 only out to 750. Drop out to 1000 is the same but only has enough velocity out to 750 to kill. Time of flight is within a few hundredths of a second.

    Wind is the separator.  Wind drift at 750 yards is 6 inches more with the 150 in a 10 mph wind. At 1000, wind drift is 15 inches more.

    That’s my opinion on why velocity is king out to 500 but after that BC starts to matter for wind and drop. 

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    I was referring to high B.C. bullets vs. standard bullets (or maybe I did not make that clear).  Your example of a 180 gr. vs. a 150 gr. demonstrates ballistic efficiency very clearly.  But a better example would be two bullets of the same caliber and weight, one a standard flat-base design, and one a streamlined high B.C. boattail.  That's where the difference would become noticeable at longer ranges.  I completely agree though, out to 500 or so yards, velocity is the main consideration.

    Curious as to criteria for required velocity to make a clean kill.  I have heard minimum K.E. of say, 1,000 ft. lbs., but generally only hear minimum velocity recommended for bullet expansion.  in the  old days, this was illustrated using a standard cup and core bullet as being adequate for something like a .300 Savage, but a controlled expanding bullet being needed for a magnum caliber.  Then Berger bullets (and some others) came along, and the claim was made that they were great performers because they just needed to get inside the hide and then would fragment, causing a massive would channel and quick kill.  If that is true, and it might be, then wouldn't it also mean you would be picking chunks of jacket and core out of your meat?  I have never understood how that is better than something like a Nosler Partition or Barnes TSX that blows through in more or less one piece but at greater diameter.

       

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