thegunsmith2506

Here is one of the 162gr Amax bullets I recovered from my cow elk this year. I was very impressed with how well the bullet held together. This bullet went through both shoulder blades and stopped under the hide. Impact velocity was around 2100fps.

Congrats! Looks like you had a great time, and got a nice cat as a bonus!

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I bought this gun 2 years ago thinking I was going to use it for a deer rifle. Instead I built a .280AI and really have no need for this gun. I don't have the box, but it is brand new and has never been shot. I would like to get $565 out of it. Might be open to trades for other guns or optics of similar value. This picture is not the actual gun, but looks just the same.

Ordered a new Firestorm from the bargain cave on Monday after Christmas. It showed up at the house on the 31st, so on the 1st we headed out in the snow to break it in. First stand about 8am was a blank. On the way to our next spot we cut a set of cat tracks, so we parked and walked in about 300yds to a draw we usually call for foxes. About the 7min mark I had a fox show up at about 60yds. He eventually left without ever getting into range. At 21min I caught a flash of red through the pines. I was thinking another fox until she hit a clearing at about 70yds. I waited until she was behind a snow drift to raise the gun and follow here all the way in. She hung up about 10yds from the call. When she turned to leave, I shot her at about 25yds. First shot was thru some brush and I had to shoot 1 more time as she was running away at about 40yds. Made for a great morning! At 14lbs she is not the biggest cat, but she is about average for what we seem to get. Our Setup Where she fell

I have called them in with lots of different rabbit and bird sounds. I think the key is getting in close before you call. I am sure others here can offer more advice. The FoxPro will help for sure.

I will take the Bergers

My .280AI likes Reloader 19 and 162gr AMAX. I need to do more load testing with different powders. Let us know what you find out.

Had a buyer back out, so back up for sale

We got rid of our Dishnet about 5 years ago. Only thing I really missed was my hunting shows. Then I found WildTv. Now we have amazon, Hulu, and WildTv.

Thanks for doing this! These are the 2014 hunt numbers. #3115 Resident with 4pts Non Resident with 1pt #3130 Resident with 4pts #3173 Resident with 4pts #3053 Resident with 4pts

I'll try once more at $525 and then if nobody wants it, I will probably just keep it. thanks for looking

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Congrats! Its always fun to call them in. What did you shoot her with?

Praying for a quick recovery

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I was really surprised at how well the Amax held up. I recovered another one that broke one shoulder joint and one shoulder blade. It looks about the same as the one I posted. This was the first time I hunted with them so I was a little concerned with how they would do.

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Here is a 162gr Amax shot out of a .280AI. Hit a cow elk at about 500yds, broke a rib going in and lodged under the skin on the off side. Made a mess of the insides.

I will be in 19a trying to fill the freezer for the coming year.

Has anybody seen them in big numbers this year? We use to catch them by the bucket full at Whitehorse, but last year we put the traps out and didn't catch any. We are headed up this weekend and wanted to cook some up one night.