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Might be just as easy to rebarrel the 270 WSM with a faster twist to handle the longer bullets and also have a little more powder than the 6.8 Western. Why they never came out with a 1 in 8 twist 6.5 WSM is a good question. https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6.8-Western-Public-Introduction-Orig-2020-11-01.pdf

I like the blaze on the face of pup #5. Good luck with the sales.

My folks have a home in Cave Creek, Arizona, so it is always fun to catch the quail, javelina, and coyotes around the house. This Christmas Eve morning, I noticed this male Gambel on a shrub acting as the sentinel. Fortunately he stayed long enough for me to go back in the house to get the camera. Nikon D810, 200-500 @ 500mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 640. The covey for which he was sentry had about 20 birds on the side of the yard moving under the mesquite trees and through the dried weeds. Listening and watching was fun for me and my GWP. Nikon D810, 200-500 @ 500mm, f/6.7, 1/350 sec, ISO 1800 Both images are hand-held resting against a wall or railing.

I thought this thread was going to be about Bass Pro buying Sportsmans Warehouse. Good luck with the sales.

Hunt numbers and bonus point numbers are from last season 2020. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/2020-Pronghorn-and-Elk-Bonus-Point-Report-1-2-Pass-by-Hunt-Number.pdf

https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/2021-Pronghorn-and-Elk-Regulations.pdf

Do you have a favorite Christmas song to share?

https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/2021-Pronghorn-and-Elk-Regulations.pdf

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I moved to Flagstaff in '91. I recall guns, cigarettes, liquor and water dogs.

It was a Grade 3 like the 12 gauge I sold.

The 17 Mach 2 is more uber, as it is shorter than the HMR like a Creedmoor is a shorter man bun cartridge.

Ruffs in Flagstaff had a nice 20 gauge Weatherby Athena about a week ago. I do not know if it has sold.

Congrats Tessa on a nice buck with mass.

Yes Mike, there is only The One, the hallowed 6.5 Creedmoor. All the others like the 6.5x284, 6.5 WSM, 6.5 RPM, 26 Nosler, 6.5-06, 6.5 PRC, 6.5 SS, 6.5-300WBY, 6.5x55, 6.5 Grendel, 264 WM, 6.5 Rem Mag, 260 Rem, 6.5x47, 6.5 Jap, 6.5 BR, et al are mere mortals and wallow in its wake. 😉

Are you looking for 6.5 Creedmoor or 6.5 PRC ammunition?

wait for a December tag, or go to Mexico

Congrats to your son and you on a real nice buck. With that length of hike in, did you pack in a camp for the weekend?

fithunter, congrats on the success with your first bull permit

0.14" precipitation here in Flagstaff and a whopping 3" snow on the mountain

I have been told that a flashing LED light and ultrasonic sound messes with the vermin's mind and keeps them away.

Congrats on the family double

Try as many as you can to find a model that fits you. For quail, you may prefer a 20 over 12 gauge. I used a 28 and preferred it over my 12 in terms of weight and recoil.

Many of us post our hunt stories with photos in separate threads, but I thought it would be nice if we would post just our grip-n-grin photos in one place too so that we could also see them all together in one place. So post em up. Here is mine from an early rifle cow hunt.

Congrats on a very nice first Coues. I'd be taking it to a taxidermist too. The grillings look trophy grade too.