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  1. Cactus kid

    6.5 CM - 130 TMK or 147 Eldm

    This. I use 2000fps for a little room for error. Sure the 147s might have less drop, but if the bullet isn't going fast enough to expand its a moo point.
  2. Cactus kid

    Rifle Accuracy Problems

    Sounds like somebody is about to learn about the legendary vortex warranty.
  3. Cactus kid

    Chassis recommendations for Tikka T3x

    I’ll add that not all tikka chassis are available in long action. If that matters, take it into consideration.
  4. Cactus kid

    Chassis recommendations for Tikka T3x

    I’ve had a KRG whiskey 3 that I liked a lot. I could never imagine anything better. Then I got an XLR. I don’t have the KRG anymore
  5. Cactus kid

    How many hunting rifles do you have?

    I have one rifle Tikka T3, with all three bolt faces, with barrels in 308, 6.5 prc, and 300wm. More to be added.
  6. Cactus kid

    Never hunted outside of North America, recommendations for first international hunt?

    Depends on what you are looking for: The asian ibex is a HELL of an adventure and much less than 20K door to door. If you are looking to get out of your comfort zone, experience a different culture, eat some weird food, see WILD country- this is it. Azerbajain for tur is currently closed...
  7. Cactus kid

    With the ever increasing price of a North American Sheep hunt, where are the best values internationally?

    No one who has hunted Dall wonders what hunting mouflon is like. From what I understand most of Europe is a gentleman’s hunt. You might shoot 10 mouflons for the price of a dall, but you would look at none of them with reverence.
  8. Cactus kid

    6.5 PRC Load Dev - Did annealing change pressure?

    I wouldnt think it would. best answered by someone who is more knowlegeable than I. I had a similar issue when used the 156 and virgin ADG brass. I dont anneal, but after a couple firings I was getting stiff bolt lift. Eventually I switched to hornady brass and 147 eldm. I started getting...
  9. Cactus kid

    6.5 PRC Load Dev - Did annealing change pressure?

    i dont think that is a flier i think that is just in the cone of fire. Just personal experience with the 6.5 and running them very hot. Did you over anneal the brass? I know that making the brass too soft will cause pressure like warning signs. also 3100 fps with a 156 seems like you are going...
  10. Cactus kid

    Group count / number of shots before letting cool

    I doubt it’s exponential. I don’t let my barrels cool and shoot them at any rate I want. All barrels wear out eventually. Life is to short to baby barrels.
  11. Cactus kid

    The 6UM

    What are you planning on doing with the hide? Shoulder mount?
  12. Cactus kid

    7PRC -Prone to Pressure Signs and Carbon Ring Buildup?

  13. Cactus kid

    7PRC -Prone to Pressure Signs and Carbon Ring Buildup?

    "At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled." Everything okay at home @Megalodon ?
  14. Cactus kid

    Sheep mount ideas

    like this? Grant at Wild Reflections there in Alaska did this. I got to see it when I dropped off my ram and thought it was a very unique mount. (I did a classic shoulder mount that turned out fantastic)...
  15. Cactus kid

    My August 2024 Dall Dream Hunt

    THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS!!!!! Huge congratulations- great story! That photo of you with “something in your eyes” says it all.
  16. Cactus kid

    Triathlon/Marathon/Endurance Sports Thread

    Any clydesdales on here? Ive never done a marathon, only a handful of halves. Most of my "endurance" training has been for hunts. At my lightest, with 14-20 hours a week of cardio and no weight training i weigh 210lbs. A mountain biking injury I acquired six weeks ago forced me off the trails...
  17. Cactus kid

    West Texas Switchlug

    have you drop tested it? I dont know if it is a problem with the WTO system, but I know that the mausingfeild quick change system did not hold zero with side impacts.
  18. Cactus kid

    The greatest cheap gun you've ever owned?

    Savage 110 tactical in 308. Sure, the firing pin doesn’t always discharge a primer, but when it does all the bullets tend to end up in the same hole. And it will hold zero.
  19. Cactus kid

    With the ever increasing price of a North American Sheep hunt, where are the best values internationally?

    @DavidMark i have used Neal and Brownlee for hunts in Kyrgyzstan, Alaska, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, US, future trips to Mozambique and BC, and fishing trips to Canada. There are huge benefits to using a full time booking agent over booking direct with an outfitter, especially on foreign...
  20. Cactus kid

    With the ever increasing price of a North American Sheep hunt, where are the best values internationally?

    That tent sure looks familiar😂

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