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I am sorry if I was too blunt. Was a little crabby yesterday and was tying not to feed the trolls.

I have to vote for the rangefinder starting out. I found estimating range was the hardest when I started hunting the wide open prairie. I used my scope primarily for spotting and bought a decent rangefinder. Now that I am fairly competent in ranging by eye, I would say the binos are more...

How about you provide the reference to this hyper-velocity load? You brought it up. And maybe split the topic off to its own thread so we don't hijack the OP's topic.

I have used the 243 as a varmint/short range deer rifle. Very effective cartridge. 55 grain for small varmints, 70 to 80 grains for coyotes, 95 to 100 grains for deer. I consider it a varmint rifle that you can deer hunt with. I have a close friend that does it all with a 22-250. The deer...

I just don't like the feel of the stock and would replace it fairly quickly. Otherwise just minor concerns. The position of the safety is a little odd for my fat thumb and I'm not sold on the magazine setup. Saw more required mods for the SPS, including stock, trigger work or replacement...

I am down to the M70 Extreme Weather and the X-Bolt. They are both put together very well. I can't pick the Tikka or SPS up without planning on all of the modifications and upgrades I will make. The CDL is beautiful, but I would want to put it in a lightweight synthetic... Think the M70 will...

That is good information. I was wondering about mag length at one point. Found that the Kimber would be slightly over 3 inches while the Rem would be just short of 2.9. More length available would be better with factory barrels with long throats. Tips me towards the Kimber or Winchester...

I have seen that happen to a friend. His gunsmith had a hard time getting the feed ramp and rails just right and the cartridge shoulder would hang up. This is kind of why I want to make sure I pick up a current WSM chambered rifle as the donor. Might as well get one in 270 hoping the factory...

She may have survived some sort of pneumonia at a younger age and was left with fibrous scar tissue connection of the lungs to the body wall. Kind of sounds like what you are describing. I have seen it in a few cows that survived pneumonia as calves.

I will own a 700 CDL one of these days. I bet it will be a 30-06. But since I am leaning hard towards a synthetic stock, probably won't be for this project. 270 Bee is intriguing. Never owned a weatherby. I bet I will someday. I fell into a bunch of reloading components for the 270 WSM...

I have 3 A-Bolts and have had good luck with them. My 325 WSM is a stainless stalker with Duratouch stock. It is gonna get stripped and refinished one of these days as it started peeling. Sprayed it with clearcoat this year and stabilized it for now. I thought about the X-Bolt but just...

Do you have any pictures of the inside of the chest? Sounds like a pleural pneumonia, but I would expect her to be pretty wrung out or sick. Maybe an old case and she survived with scar tissue in the chest? Were the lungs stuck to the chest cavity at all?

In lieu of signing up for a 12 step program for rifle addicts, I think I am going to just accept the addiction and keep buying rifles. My next plan is a light weight rifle for mountain hunting. Looking to keep it around 7 pounds max. I have decided 270 WSM because I don't have anything...

Congrats! Thats a fine doe. Probably looked like a moose compared to those southern Florida deer. I grew up hunting in central and southern Ohio. Haven't been back in 25 years. Miss the woods, but don't miss using slug guns.

Another vote for the Buck 110. 21 years on mine and can't count how many times I have used it. May sharpen it one of these days...

The stock is an Apache laminated stock from Stockys. Fit almost perfect, bedded the action and opened the barrel channel up quite a bit for the heavy barrel. Next project? 270 WSM in a super-light mountain rig? Haven't decided on one for my wife yet. 7-08 or 260?

And the 25-06 is finally done. I am glad that I finally get to experience the real thing. No more 400fps shortfall on velocity! First load is about done. I tried IMR 7828 with the 110g Nosler Accubond. I am seeing 3225fps with 60.5 grains of powder and sub 0.5 MOA. Have it seated to the...

Three stories from this weekend. A gentleman, who had just purchased a Nosler rifle with a Swarovski scope, attempted to sight in yesterday. Off paper at 100 and off paper at 50. The RO suggested he bore sight the rifle on the 25 yard lane. He snapped back that it was bore sighted at the...

Thanks for the encouraging words. I am ecstatic. Love the Ballistic Tips. Use them in 7mm all the time for deer hunting and have had excellent luck with them for many years. The 8mm is tough as nails. After I pulled the buck away form the spring, I forgot to roll him over to his clean and...

Due to a catastrophic leg injury years ago and a bum knee on the other wheel, I have been increasing the intensity of my hunting over the last couple of years to see what I can take. I want to get back to the mountain hunts of my younger days. This year was a little practice hunt in the hill...