Red Rabbit

What are the specs on your upcoming rifle? the 28N will be a nice LR antelope/coues/muley/elk gun. I picked up a Legendary Arms rifle in 28 Nosler right before my elk hunt, but it and the 30-06 came home from hunting with their virginity. Picked up Nosler brass, Redding Master Hunter dies, and some Barnes 168 LRX to try with H1000 and GM215M.

The Kimber Hunter is available in the 6.5CM and can be found for about $720

Nice sled that Santa left behind ;-)

May your hearts be filled with His Grace and your stockings with hunt permits.

Your new rig looks great. Have fun at the range before your hunt, and good luck in Mexico.

nice clean typical with some mass on the tines. What was in your mind after not seeing a buck in 4 days?

Looks like one very happy hunter

You might try the Kifaru Gun Bearer, or an Eberlestock pack with the gun sleeve.

Cabelas ad for Dec 8-14 has the Rem 700 Long range for $100 off at $639.99

Tons of laughs are in there. Thanks.

Thank you for the tip.

I like the 700rc2 for its weight but notice some play in the horizontal plate when the tension screw is loosened. If you are concerned about the size of the stud thread, there are adapters for just a few bucks. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/503797-REG/General_Brand_NPTRB_3_8_to_1_4_20_Tripod.html

Nice looking antelope with some thicker hair and snout than the AZ dinks.

A few years ago I purchased a 28ga Weatherby. Being lighter, it is nicer to carry than the 12ga Weatherby I had been using. I did not notice the hit/kill % drop with the 28 on mearns. I had determined that the Weatherby Athena threw up nicely for me, while the Red Label and Citori did not. Besides fit, it is nice to have the same type of safety on your shotguns

nice discount over new. bumpity.

Another possibility would be the 6.5-280AI. The case volume of the 280AI and the 7RSAUM are identical, so necking down Nosler 280AI brass to 6.5 should give a good long action alternative to the 6.5RSAUM or 6.5 GAP4S. I could see a minuscule volume advantage over the 6.5-06AI, but no fire forming needed.

You should like it a lot. It is very close to the 6.5 WSM.

another 15x option would be the 10+15x50mm Leica Duovids.

Numbers of the 180 hybrid @3200 vs the 195 @3000 @ 1000 yards to me aren't enough to be an advantage. Plus, that is IMHO just too dam big of a bullet for a coues. We shot a small 3x3 at 454 1/4ing to and I was impressed. Shoulder broken, heart ripped in half, lungs mush. Hard to improve on that. Did the bullet exit? If so, how was the exit wound?

Nice first buck to begin a passion

Not going to win the dink contest for sure. Huge is nice. Congrats to all.

While looking at Gunbroker for a nice Winchester Super Grade, I spied a high grade Featherweight stock with good looking wood. Temptation bit, so I now had a bare stock with no rifle to put in it. (Kinda like buying reloading dies for a chambering you do not own.) With an elk hunt in late November in Arizona Unit 9 by the Grand Canyon, and having never owned a 30-06, Gunbroker yielded a Model 70 Featherweight in 30-06. This weekend, the barreled action was glass-bedded in to the stock (something I had not done in 30 years), Leupold 4.5-14x40 B&C mounted in medium dual dovetails, and Ultra Bore Cote applied. After the bedding cures, we shall see how it likes the copper TTSX and e-tips for those condors.

great bucks again, but more importantly congrats to you and Jody on the upcoming child.

Through the years I have hunted Coues with a 280 Rem, 270 Win, 260 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, 300 WSM, 6.5 WSM and 6.5 Creedmoor. All will work but some have limitations and other seems like overkill. No H&R rifles though ;-) At the moment, the best choice in my possession may be the 6.5 WSM. With that said, I think the 26 Nosler may be my optimum choice shooting the 130 Scirocco. The 26 Nosler should push the 130 Scirocco at 3400fps which would still have 2090fps at 1000 yards for good bullet expansion. I had figured the 260 Rem and 6.5 CM would hit that 2000fps wall about 700 yards with more drop and wind drift. Turrets can handle the drop difference easily, but wind is more difficult. The Scirocco would be my bullet of choice in case there was a short range encounter, where I think a high velocity Berger VLD or Scenar may create an ugly wound channel. The Scirocco also has a higher BC than the bonded 130 Accubond, another bullet I like. Casey mentions his 28 Nosler with the 180 Berger. He and I have spoke and a Legendary Arms Works rifle chambered in 28Nosler has been added to my stable. I have run the numbers between the 28Nosler with 180 ScenarL and the 26 Nosler with 136 ScenarL (similar bullets for more apples to apples). It is real close and the 28Nosler has no flies aside from a little more recoil. I think it will make a great elk cartridge too. Chambering/bullet/BC/MuzzleVelocity/vel@800 yards/drop@800yds/energy@800yds/wind drift@800yds 28N/180Scenar/0.661/3100fps/2213fps/-110"/1957ftlb/25" 26N/136Scenar/0.545/3400fps/2277fps/-96"/1566ftlb/28" 6.5WSM/130Scirocco/0.571/3200fps/2167fps/-108"/1355ftlb/29" The 26 Nosler (or 6.5-300 Weatherby) may be close to optimum for Coues, in my opinion. But since I have a purty 6.5WSM, I will stick with what I have for now.

If weight is a concern, a SnipePod may be an option over a Harris. Since they are attached to the rifle, looks to be more handy than StoneyPoint SteadyStix or Primos TriggerStix https://kramerdesignscorp.com/V2SnipePod.html For prone, the daypack would make a good field rest., and one could get the appropriate sized bipod for sitting. I suspect sitting would be used more often in the hunting field due to obscurring grass and shrubs.