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shortages
I'm a professional shooter and it's been tough to get components too. Good thing I have a years supply. Many of the matches the round counts have been lowered so people can continue to compete. Most of the AR shooters clear their guns and leave the round on the ground. Over the years I've picked...- mesa3gunner
- Post #14
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
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What rifle to build?
I used a 300 Win Mag for years and consider it the best choice for any game on the continent. In a hunting weight rifle it kicks a bit and will eat barrels more than a standard caliber if you shoot enough to get proficient with it. Your 6.5 should work with premium bullets. It's all about...- mesa3gunner
- Post #7
- Forum: Firearms
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From Vermont by way of Colorado and AZ
I usually hunt here in AZ (when I get tags LOL) or Colorado OTC. I go back east to visit family. I don't take hunting there seriously. I grew up in the woods of the Adirondacks and Vermont and we made a living there. My dad's family were native Americans and I learned the old ways. When the...- mesa3gunner
- Post #10
- Forum: Who am I?
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Stuck bullet after ejecting live round
To set my initial length with a bullet I will resize the neck only about 1/16 inch. Just enough to hold the bullet. Then I'll black the bullet with magic marker and seat it about 1/4 inch into the case. I then chamber it in the rifle and it will hit the rifling setting the bullet back and...- mesa3gunner
- Post #23
- Forum: Firearms
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From Vermont by way of Colorado and AZ
Bennington. My son still lives in New Hampshire. The hunting there just doesn't compare with the west though.- mesa3gunner
- Post #8
- Forum: Who am I?
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Elk .... Let's see them!!!
A few years a go I left my flashlight at a deer gut pile. Went back 10 minutes later to get it and the gut pile had been dragged off. It does get spooky at times. LOL God bless.- mesa3gunner
- Post #1,176
- Forum: Elk
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6.5 Creedmoor Rifle Suggestions
I got a Savage Long Range Hunter and then had a custom rifle built in 6.5 Creedmoor. Both were very accurate and heavy. I also got a Savage Lightweight Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor topped with a Weaver 1x3 Classic. I've shot most of my game with the little Savage Lightweight just because it's...- mesa3gunner
- Post #87
- Forum: Firearms
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Elk .... Let's see them!!!
Then there's these guys looking for your elk meat while you're packing it out. This guy walked right up to me on a hunt a few years ago.- mesa3gunner
- Post #1,174
- Forum: Elk
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Elk .... Let's see them!!!
Hard, character building experience for sure. God bless.- mesa3gunner
- Post #1,173
- Forum: Elk
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Elk .... Let's see them!!!
Thanks. I've got an OTC Colorado tag for 2nd season and will try again.- mesa3gunner
- Post #1,169
- Forum: Elk
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Elk .... Let's see them!!!
Here's one of the big bulls I've taken on public land. In a hellhole. 2 days for 2 guys to pack out up through a chute in a ribbon cliff. I was younger only 55 years old. LOL The next one I was in my early 60's. I had to pack it out myself. Cracked 3 ribs in the process. Hopefully at 68 this...- mesa3gunner
- Post #1,167
- Forum: Elk
