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We shot some iguanas in Puerto Rico last month.

My buddy and I hunted just to the east of Tucson 5-6 years ago for Coues. I think it's unit 34. The day we got there was 80, the next day was windy and 50 ish with snow that night. I think we drew the same year we put in for the November season. The December rut season use to take several years...

I open all my brakes .025" over bore on 1 piece brakes and .030" over on 2 piece brakes. I use to run brakes .020" over and had issues with accuracy from some people. Not all muzzle threads are straight to the bore. There is no added accuracy by going so tight. I use pin gauges to check the bore...

There are many smiths that can spin up a good barrel, and probably faster than Bartlein. I didn't know Krieger stopped doing installs but don't let that discourage you.

Bartlein and Krieger. Undoubtedly 2 of the best barrels made.

xphunter makes a valid point and I totally agree. Most people struggle shooting the bigger magnums well at long range and bad techniques, flinching, etc are amplified laying in the dirt in awkward shooting positions. If you feel like you struggle a bit with the recoil of your rifle then I'd look...

Jim makes some valid points about testing the accuracy of your rifle from the bench. Then you can see if you can duplicate it laying on your belly. If you can't then it's probably a shooting technique issue. He is also right about 600 and in being relatively easy compare to past that but the...

.8" at 100 is 4.8" at 600 in theory. In reality it's probably double that from a field shooting position if not larger. If the extreme spread is high you could see a good amount of vertical spread in the groups. I've seen a lot of factory ammo with extreme spreads over 60fps and some even...

I killed a deer at 813yds with a 300RUM and 180 Ballistic Tips. I wouldn't hesitate to use them on a elk but if you handload higher BC bullets like the Bergers or ELD-M'S would be my first choice. If you want a tougher bullet the Super Bulldozer II's, Hammers, or Barnes LRX would be a good...

I've used a 6.5x47L, 6.5-300wm, 7-300wm, 7STW, 300wsm, 300wm, 30-8mm Mag, 308 Baer, 338 Baer, 358STA, 375-358STA, and 416 Rem Mag on elk. I've also killed a bunch with muzzleloaders in .50 and .54 caliber. I personally like .300 magnums. The 338's and larger calibers require heavier rifles to...

I hope the Trump slump comes soon. About the only thing I will need soon is more primers and todays prices are stupid. I bought 40k in the late 90's for around 1.50/100. This 10.00/100 price is stupid. If it gets back down near pre Covid levels I'll buy 40+k more and be good for probably the...

Just buy a double rifle case. I took a 4 gun case when we went in 2001. Even though it was over 50lbs they only charged the over size fee.

There were very few action choices in the 90's for .378 Weatherby based cases. Mark V's, some old Square Bridge Mausers, and Hall custom actions were about it when I built mine.

The accuracy went to hell at around 100 rounds and it got shoved in the back of the safe 20+ years ago. I should dig it out and see what the bore looks like now that I have a couple borescopes. I was shooting WC872 ball powder in it so I wouldn't doubt there is a carbon ring somewhere. I was...

I built a 30-378 Imp with a 35 degree shoulder and a .308" neck length with minimal case taper. It shot 150's over 4000fps in a 30" barrel, 165's 3850fps, 180's 3650fps, and 210's 3500fps.

You could always do something cool and take the family to Hawaii for axis deer and pigs. Or you can do the same in Texas.

I've used it for quite a few years too. This year I used it more than normally because of the units we hunted but just having the landowner info is helpful at times. I get the 50 state version as well since I typically hunt out of state. I get it for 60 bucks through Guidefitter. It's a site for...

Good going Bill. I hope to be able to still tackle the big stuff at 78 myself.