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    New Mexico Outfitter Draw Set-Aside is Toast -Finally !

    Yes. I think that some guys who used to play the game with X odds are not willing to play the game at X/4 odds or whatever they turn out to be. We're all just guessing here, but I'm banking on lots of shitty outfitters going away and freeing up some of those LO tags to the open market. All in...
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    New Mexico Outfitter Draw Set-Aside is Toast -Finally !

    Maybe? We'll see. I just think that try-hard NR's that are willing to pay a few grand for a bump in odds and now can't do that will pile money in other states with better NR draw odds. Some will stick around for sure. Or they just buy a LO tag.
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    New Mexico Outfitter Draw Set-Aside is Toast -Finally !

    That math has some faulty assumptions. First, key word is DIY. DIY NR's will have more tags, period. Guided NR's will battle for less total NR, true. Also, the assumption that total NR applications will be the same is faulty IMO. Many people apply for the outfitter tags with cheap "barely legal"...
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    7 PRC and Magnum Powder

    I think you're wasting limited powder chasing mythical "nodes". You should watch some of the Hornady podcasts where they talk about what actually matters for load development. Essentially, a guy that has collected data on tens of thousands of rounds with professional lab-grade equipment doesn't...
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    Your preference with trigger lbs?

    Aftermarket trigger springs in tikkas are notorious for causing unintended discharges. Just taking the rifle off safety can cause it to fire. Back the adjustment screw out until it bottoms out and run it.
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    NM applications

    Yeah 2nd rifle. Used up all my luck for the next 10 years on this application.
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    NM applications

    Somehow I drew my 1st choice for elk, deer, antelope AND barbary sheep. Wild. Please PM me your Valle Vidal honeyholes!
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    Ladder Test for finding powder charge

    I do as well. My point was referencing 3-shot "accuracy nodes". However, 3-shot groups can also hide issues. I've had rifles that print sub-half-MOA groups, but send at least one or two flyers out of ten.
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    Safe Cleanout

    Right, but the key here is using friends and family for both. No buyer protection, but perfectly legit methods of electronic funds transfer. I've had a guy pay me with USPS money order - a little slower but works also. If you want firearms-related buyer and seller protection, I think the only...
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    Safe Cleanout

    Paypal is absolutely a no-go for firearms related transactions. Read their rules. A seller has ZERO protection against a shifty buyer if a 2A item is sold with goods and services; PayPal will simply refund the money and ban the seller's account for selling gun-related items. Buyer will get the...
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    Best Scope for 6.5 CM

    Your upper end budget is getting close to a used Maven RS1.2. Vortex like warranty with great glass and most importantly they hold zero.
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    Ladder Test for finding powder charge

    Unless you're doing 10-round+ samples size at each charge, you're kidding yourself... Obligatory post:
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    What's your rule of thumb for changing COAL?

    If going from 2.73 to 2.8 inches, I'd start at book max. But I live life on the spicy side. Safe answer is to drop one grain from max and work your way up in hot weather. Edit - I would also not be doing this without knowing where the lands are. If you are pushing the bullet into the lands then...
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    Hornady describes difference between ELD-X and ELD Match

    There's been some reports that the 180's don't behave consistently like other ELDMs. And also that newer stock ELDMs aren't as consistent as those from one year+ ago. Safest bet is to go with the new heavy TMKs. Waiting on the 7mm 185’s myself.
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    Experience with Yamaha RMAX side by side?

    Inferno maybe? But I wouldn't blame the heater necessarily. This issue is that soft cabs just don't seal well. Any good hard cab enclosure with doors cuts the wind out almost completely. Also, aftermarket heaters really only hit the front seats. I wasted a whole bunch of money buying the wrong...
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