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  1. MarkOrtiz

    Northern Nevada Chukar / Huns (Elkoish)

    pretty much like everyone else has said, I see them close to water most of the time.
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    WTS T/C Triumph .50 cal ML “Bone Collector”

    Is the barrel tapped for a front sight?
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    7mm-08 Rem success on big game

    Yeah I was surprised with the numbers. We had a low of 2730 and high of 2780 and lots in between. My daughter shot her mule deer last year with this load and we noticed that. Full pass through, but lots of bloodshot meat and tore up the sliver of shoulder she caught with it. I'm pretty much...
  4. MarkOrtiz

    340 boredriverd

    Hornady 340gr .50cal ELD-X Bore Driver A quick search came up with this. Other posts on modernmuzzleloader talk about how they might be a little soft for close shots.
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    7mm-08 Rem success on big game

    Took my (13 year old) son out one last time to make sure he was ready for his mule deer hunt that starts Saturday. Hornady custom lite 120 sst reduced recoil loads. Barely any recoil at all. 2750 fps average sighted in at 250 yards with 20" barrel. Basically good to hold dead on from 0-300...
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    Rebarrel to fast twist 270 Win or go 6.8 Western?

    You are obviously set on ft lbs as a deciding factor. The 6.8 will shoot heavier bullets faster and give you more ft lbs. I would buy a new rifle and keep the 270 how it is for sentimental reasons.
  7. MarkOrtiz

    Silver State Nelson Bighorn Tag

    Another hit the dirt. They say it was 171 5/8”. Good luck out there!
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    Open sights

    I guess according to this it would be in between 6 o'clock and center of mass for me. I set it to hit right above the front post. I guess it changes at distance and what size target you are using also. I'm sure everyone gets the point.
  9. MarkOrtiz

    October mule deer

    Good posts here. My son's hunt in NV is Oct 5-Nov 5. My daughter had the same hunt last year. It was 2.5-3 weeks of no bucks besides little guys on private, then bam Oct 29 6-10 bucks a day. She got hers on Nov 3rd. We have some other high country e-scouted and plan to hit that the first...
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    Open sights

    I decided to shoot mine with the old "pumpkin on a post" saying. I set point of impact just above where the front fiber optic sight was set. That way it was not covering up where I was trying hit. I was able to reliably shoot to 200 yards this way and it worked fine on my elk hunt. I was...
  11. MarkOrtiz

    Help me choose a caliber

    I'm looking between 7PRC and 280ai right now.
  12. MarkOrtiz

    280 ai or 7mm prc.

    With the current manufacturer support for 7mm PRC now that it is on the market, How does this decision look now?
  13. MarkOrtiz

    Muzzleloader Noobie Questions

    I borrowed a TC Encore for my hunt last year and left it loaded for 4 days, but its dry here in NV. I bought a TC Omega and have been getting it ready for my personal gun. Check out the modern muzzleloader forums. They have a really good classifieds section.
  14. MarkOrtiz

    What caliber would you start a hunter with?

    My kids both started off with 7mm-08 Hornady custom lite 120 grain sst which have worked great for Mule deer and hardly recoil at all. My daughter has gone to 140 accubond now. 165 eld-x are available if they every want to go that high. I think the 7mm-08 is something that can really grow...
  15. MarkOrtiz

    Bear down

    That's awesome! I plan to get my son and daughter on a CA bear pretty soon here.
  16. MarkOrtiz

    Nv his/hers

    Congrats to the wife and you. My wife and I did the same last year here in NV. They are definitely fun to hunt!
  17. MarkOrtiz

    Thumb Release?

    I bought a Spot Hogg Whipper snapper on ebay for $65 just to see if I liked a thumb release. I love it and it shrunk my groups. They are about $100 new. There is one in the archery classifieds for $70 right now too.
  18. MarkOrtiz

    Sold Remington 700 Long Range 7mm PRC

    how did it shoot? Have any grouping targets?
  19. MarkOrtiz

    Rifle Case for Flying

    we went with something similar to this when we flew to Texas last year. We put the ammo and gun together in the case and everything was pretty easy with Southwest. Cabelas long gun case
  20. MarkOrtiz

    First Western Rifle

    I'm looking at the same thing, but the cartridges I am looking at are 6.5 PRC, 7 PRC, and 280ai. Less recoil and all will take anything out to 500 no problem. I really like the 280ai, but the selection of rifles has taken a back seat to 7mm PRC. I think 6.5 PRC would do everything I need, but...

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