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    What to know about a 20" 6.5 PRC

    I sold my Cooper Open Country long range, and wanted to get someting a little lighter. Couldn't find anything in my LOP. Ended up with another Cooper Open Country, this one with the small mag...it likes the same loads as the rifle it replaced. So I'm back with the 1/8 twist.
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    colorado cow moose

    I drew with 3X1. Went guided in the middle of the drought outside of Paonia. Saw one at 1100 yards. And that was as close as I was able to get as she was on top of the mountain, and I wasn't. If you are as old as I am, you're going to need someone to help get the animal out, they make an elk...
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    Driving thru CO with a Head

    Brothers in Craig, the processor, took one of the pages of my license. They then did a list of all the cuts of the meat, as Colorado wants at the very minimum both hams, both shoulders and the back strap. Game Warden checked that I had the venison. They also had a bunch of paperwork I really...
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    Driving thru CO with a Head

    Several years ago, I was returning from an instate guided hunt in Colorado. I had the bull professionally processed, and the rack was in the bed. I was stopped outside the Eisenhower tunnel. There were two CPW chase vehicles. They used lights and siren. Game Warden went through everything...
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    Who here hunts with AICS mags in a bolt action

    I have a Cooper Raptor in 6.5 CM, using 5 round steel AICS mags. While it didn't come out, I somehow activated the mag release while carrying it on my back and could feel the mag come loose. Magpul mags for some reason won't chamber a round in the gun.
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    How will 75% Tag Allocation Affect Preference Points in CO?

    Well, then you're really going to like what is coming down the pike if Mr. 81 million votes is reelected along with his party's state legislatures.
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    How will 75% Tag Allocation Affect Preference Points in CO?

    I mentioned this on another forum. The only reason to introduce an apex predator into a pristine environment is to reduce or eliminate hunting. This goes hand in hand with Colorado's overt gun control. It's a two-pronged approach and they are winning in all the blue states. California...
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    What to know about a 20" 6.5 PRC

    I noticed that the Proof Research Tundra rifle in 6.5 PRC, and GA Precision's 6.5 PRC rifles have a 1/7.5 twist. What is this giving me that I'm not getting in a 1/8 twist 6.5 PRC?
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    Meopta vs Swarovski Warranty

    I own a bino, spotter and scope from Meopta, and multiple scopes, and a EL from Swaroviski. I've never had to use either's customer service. I remain convinced that the best optics come from Europe.
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    6.5 PRC action question- LA or SA

    I don't disagree with anything you said. But finding a consistent factory load that likes the bullet/barrel combo, being reasonably priced, and having it available in a big box store and an LGS for the life of the barrel is the rub. Especially during these times. I was dismayed when I purchased...
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    6.5 PRC action question- LA or SA

    If you handload you'll want the long action so you can seat the bullet for the best accuracy in your particular rifle. If you don't handload, and have no plans to do so, I'd go with the short action. My Cooper came with the long action and I do handload. It beats the half-inch accuracy at 100...
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    Cooper M52 won’t extract snap caps

    I emailed them on an unrelated matter earlier this year looking for a spare breech plug and they indicated that each rifle was unique. If I wanted a spare, the MZ would have to be sent in, and they'd have to make one custom to that rifle. That said, if your rifle shoots to your expectations and...
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    Best binoculars around 1k?

    That's actually great advice. You can buy Alpha glass on ebay from a dealer who took it in trade from some birdwatcher who wants the latest and greatest. And Camera Land has some 10/32 Lecias HD's for 950 bucks. New.
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    Cooper M52 won’t extract snap caps

    I don't use snap caps. But I own three Coopers. It's my understanding that Arkansas Cooper is up and running. Send them an email.
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    Best binoculars around 1k?

    I have a Meopta spotter, an Optkia 6 scope, and a Cabelas HD bino that was made by Meopta. All of them were reasonably priced and better quality than they should have been. I own two Swarovski Z6i's, and a Lecia Magnus rifle scope, and a first-gen Swaro EL. I am convinced that the best glass...
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    Swarovski DS

    Colorado regs state that if there is a computer chip in your scope it is considered a smart rifle and is illegal.
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    Bor Lock 270 grain loads

    I was also able to get a handful of Federal 209 shotgun primers on Gunbroker. Of course, it cost just this side of a kidney. I had heard it was one of the primers recommended for BH209.
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    Bor Lock 270 grain loads

    I was kind of hoping the Bor Locks had more consistency in the various rifles. I've almost got enough of them to hold the Alamo....I guess I'd better look at Thor and NE. I'm also surprised that BH209 doesn't have the following I thought it did. Is it the powder itself, or the insulting price...
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    Bor Lock 270 grain loads

    All Schells had were Bor Locks. If the Bor Locks don't work for me, I'll try Thor, and if that doesn't work out, No Excuses. The new Hornday 340 grain load looks like a soft bullet to me, suitable for long-range expansion, but I don't know if it will go through an elk shoulders at say 150 yards...
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    Accessing Landlocked BLM / Public land by air with paramotor para-glider ??

    Your right. I retract this incorrect statement.

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