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  1. Hoosker Doo

    August haul road caribou hunt 2023

    That's awesome! Do you have some pics? Also did you take them with bows or rifles?
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    How many rounds do you pack in with you on a hunt?

    Most of the time, a few will do. But those of you saying 3 or 5 must have never been on a hunt where a "hit" elk (low, high, liver, etc) stands up after dropping on the first shot and heads for the timber. Shooting with limited windows of opportunity at a wounded animal might take a miss or two...
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    Wyo Gen Archery - Are you shooting?

    I'd have to ask my friend to show me his official score sheet, but I can use a tape and a ladder to get you my best measurements.
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    Wyo Gen Archery - Are you shooting?

    I'm going to backtrack a little bit from my previous response. If a bull elk is a trophy to you, and you want to fill a tag, don't pass up a 5 point in a general area. If you have a passel of 5 points and this is the year you're going for youall time best and don't mind eating a tag, by all...
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    Wyo Gen Archery - Are you shooting?

    He didn't say top 5% of WY bulls. He said top 5% of elk harvested. These are any elk units for the most part and we locals like to shoot elk and fill the freezer. I do know a guy who shoots a 300"+ bull every year in general units, but he know where multiple of them are before the season ever...
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    Wrestling a Grizz to the death

    I hate to rain in this parade of insightful tips and tricks for surviving a bear attack with some true stories from family that they've shared with me ... but... my aunt's brother-in-law was on a hunt in Alaska and got attacked by a bear. He had .44 in a chest rig but didn't have time to get it...
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    Spike Elk

    In my experience it you find some cows there will typically be a spike or two with them. Occasionally you'll find them on their own. I've shot two spikes where they were the only elk/first elk I'd seen and no other elk nearby. Spotted them, shot them, and packed them out without seeing another...
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    What is your household hunting budget?

    I relate to this. However, I happen to live in a western state and for $250ish dollars my wife and I can each get a deer license, a couple elk licenses, and antelope licenses pretty much every year. Throw in a bear license if you need to hit the hills in the spring for ~$30. It's a little more...
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    Patagonia now selling venison

    Yeah. I was talking about this just the other day. It's too bad eating horse is so taboo in our culture. I would be willing to help our ecosystem and save some of the BLM budget by filling a depredation tag for wild horse here in Wyoming. I wouldn't want to have to pack it out on my back, that's...
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    Varget for 6.5 CM?

    I have a IMR 4350 load that I did my best to match factory rounds with. 41.4 grains of IMR 4350 gave me an average that matches the box stuff through my chronograph at 2685 fps
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    Well, during recovery I was able get another batch of reloads going, and today I managed to get out for an hour or so to tune up my zero. After wasting several rounds learning that you shouldn't attach a bipod to a Ruger No. 1, I shot 2 more groups with some adjustment in between to get dead on...
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    WTS 6.5 Creed brass once fired

    PM'd you
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    I shot at that range for fun, but am working to get everything tuned in out to 600 before hunting season, and then keep shots under 500 on game. Maybe post season, I can work on extending my range after I work out all the bugs. Wow. Your Revic data was halfway between what Hornady and AE...
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    No further progress yet. I'm in the process of reloading some more because I was starting to run low on rounds, and I read the vasectomy thread on here too much, so I'm out of commission for a couple days haha. I'll get a true 100 yard zero, and see if I can get ahold of another chronograph...
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    I've wondered. I had a 6.5 CM that I shot through a friends prochrono with an average of 2710 fps. Then I bought my magnetospeed and it gave me 2635 with the same load. I automatically assumed the magnetospeed was more precise because I struggled to get readings from the pro. Now I'm wondering.
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    Great information! It's great to see someone else's process and how to improve my own. Appreciate it.
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    Thanks! It is a red flag which is the main reason I decided to post here. I am not dissatisfied with my results, I just know something might not be quite right. - I sight in by shooting at that range (I can probably dial that in a little better) - I measured bore height with a caliper, center...
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    Thanks
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    Thanks for the responses. Here's a little clarification on my zero. Another disclaimer - 3 shot groups only repeated a couple times. My zero is at the top of the bull, but touching it. Playing with the app, I wanted to automatically assume that's a 150 yd zero, so I put up a target at 150 yards...
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    Big discrepancy between chrono MV and real world shooting. Why?

    I'm a long time hunter, but short time long range shooter (which will be plain to see, I'm sure). I worked up a load for my 7mm Rem Mag topped with a Trijicon Credo HX 2.5-15x42 using 162 gr ELD-X. With my Magnetospeed Sporter, I got an average muzzle velocity of 3033 fps, which seems right on...

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