Red Rabbit

The Leica Duovids do not have a threaded hinge and come with a base and rubber strap mount, as seen in the post of the tripppler review. These work with many binos and seem stable to me. The Swaros are threaded and have a machined adapter that fits between the tubes. RR

In your pic, try that unburnt aspen grove 2/3 up Kendrick on that north side above Bull Basin RR

Swarovski (aside from the big aiming circle), then Leica 1200. I was not impresed with your dad's Leupold as the view was dark and it would not range a bale of hay at 42 yards, and the reports are that they don't range out to distances very well. Try to look up the dispersion of the laser beams for various models; when I got the Leica (before Swaro was out) it had the lowest; the lower dispersion wlii help range smaller targets on a flatter range (like antelope). Doug~RR

Casey, Elkhunter and I spent the evening from 6:30 to dark down at the meadow at Kachina Village comparing the Swaro 15x56 to the Leica 10+15 Duovids. Also had my Cabelas spotter and Jim White tripler. Binos were set on two tripods and were side by side, an inch apart. I tried resting/stacking one atop the other, but the top rested boino was too unsteady to make a valid comparison. My impression was that the Leica was sharper by just a very tiny amount, judged by looking at pine needles, license plates, dead limbs under trees from about 400-600 yards away. At dusk, the Swaro was a little brighter, but not enough to make a difference in a hunting situation that you would spot a buck 1/2 mile away across a canyon and have enough time to move and get in a shooting position. The brightness factor is probably just a couple of minutes at first/last light. The Swaros had just a very slight blueish tint. Edge to edge sharpness seemed comparable, and both showed some curvature to the field of view when a poweer line was passed from the top to the bottom of the field of view. The tripler aligned up with the center of the Swaro eyepiece better than on the Leica, as the Swaro has a smaller outside diameter of the eyepiece. The tripler would help judge a distant buck in daylight hours better than 15x binos alone, but the spotter was definitely brighter and sharper than the tripler on a bino. The tripler would save weight and space over a spotter, but if one is really needing to judge a trophy to the nearest inch, the spotter would be the better way to go. My conclusion is that the Leica Duovids would be a better way to go rather than a pair of quality 10x and Swaro 15s, if one needs to carry both powers on a hunt like coues or open country muley. This opinion is based on nearly identical sharpness, no significant loss of brightness, savings of a couple of pounds and only having to carry one pair of binos, not having to switch back and forth between two separate binos on a tripod (just turn the dial). I also liked Elkhunter's Manfrotto 770 fluid head. Doug~RR

When I was up there last August, many areas of the Warm fire were sterile, but still patchwork of green. Might scout for a spot bucks are hitting the new greens, especially aspen shoots. Too much competition for water spots. RR

Lance, A wider canoe will give more stability. The shallow-V like on mine or Mad River Canoes give a higher secondary stability when tilted some already. Flat bottomed canoes have a higher initial stability. For lots of kids, I would be inclined to get a plastic laminate canoe for banging around, like a longer, wider Old Town Camper canoe. (I can't see kids, gelcoat and rocky shorelines being compatible.) Longer canoes are also more stable than a shorter canoe. http://www.oldtowncanoe.com/canoes/anatomy...ossSection.html http://www.oldtowncanoe.com/canoes/generalFamily/ I have two canoes and use this one about once every other year. Doug

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Ditto on the Kroil. I usually mix it 1 part Kroil: 3 parts Butchs solvent. Yes, after cleaning with the ammonia based copper removers, neutralize it with oil. I believe that the problem with the ammonia based copper removers is that it reacts with absorbed water from the air and the resulting chemical can lead to pitting of the barrel.

Will sell separately: Shotgun $325 shipped or f2f in Flag. Barrel $150 shipped. RR

Price lowered to $175 shipped. RR

You'd have to imagine it... cuz you'lll be looking up at the stars from your kiester ,or seeing stars, when the bullet hits

Does it index automatically, or manually?

The 2000 fps probably has to pertain to a minimum fps to produce adequate bullet expansion. Gotta agree with Lark that a gut shot deer is still gut shot even with a 300 Mangul-em, and poor shot placement ain't overcome easily by brute foot-pounds. The recoil of a more powerful rifle will most likely lead to poorer marksmanship. Knockdown? Who was that Taylor guy? RR

Mesquites, oaks and bluebonnets, yessir, it was home for a decade. TX is a good place to be. RR

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Remington 700 BDL 22-250 Heavy Barrel Glass bedded. Round count less than 1000. 0000 steel wool taken to stock to reduce shine. Purchased new 1985. Stock is in great shape aside from scratches on toe. Barrel has bluing removed in one spot. No rust. Leupold Vari-X III 6.5-20x40 AO Gloss, fine duplex, has scrape on AO dial and ring marks (most visible on front left, see pic). R prefix- mfg 1984, Stoney point turret added. Redfield 1-piece base and rings. Shoots 1/2"-3/4" 5-shot groups. Current load is 55 V-Max moly w/36.0gr IMR 4064 Will include about 150 bullets. $775 shipped conus to FFL Doug~RR

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I had my WSM action and barrel coated with Cerakote by Fit4Duty in Kansas. Cerakote is harder and more abrasion resistant than teflon or durakote. They also offer a microslick for the iaction insides and bore that cuts down on fouling and friction. Talk with Bill or Doug. I believe they just changed the company name but it is not yet refleced on the website. http://www.fit4duty.us/ Doug~RR

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Hornady New Dimension Dies, 270 Win, full length. $20 Shipped. Doug~RR

She sure looks like she enjoyed the catching. Glad to see that there is some water and trout again at that local hole. We were catching some 16" trout there back in 92. Any monster waterdogs caught? Doug~RR

I am carying Remington 4x6 Duplex 3" load this season. It patterned best in my shotgun. I worked in NM two years ago. Doug~RR