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  1. MarkOrtiz

    Help me fit this .308 in my stable

    Yeah my 270 shoots the Barnes 129 lrx at 3170-3180. I’ve got Federal 150s, Federal 180s, Sierra 165s, Black Hills 168 match, and Remington 180s. I guess I’ll see what it likes and just shoot it. I’m sure it will be useful with those heavier bullets at some point. Thanks guys
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    Help me fit this .308 in my stable

    Ok, so I have always thought of .308 as kind of boring. My wife and I use a .270 win for deer and pronghorn. My kids both shoot 7mm-08. I have wanted something a little bigger for elk and am looking at a 7mm PRC (4-500 yard everything gun). Now my wife just inherited a Browning x-bolt...
  3. MarkOrtiz

    WTS Vortex Razor 11-33x50 Angled

    Will it stay on the tripod while in the case?
  4. MarkOrtiz

    Definitive Freezer Size Thread

    We went to the store and found plastic tubs that fit in the freezer. Deep tubs down the bottom with shallow tubs on top. Everything is organized and easier to find.
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    Your Favorite Ground Venison Jerky Recipe?

    Ground Venison Jerky Base 2 lbs venison + 20 % fat 3t Garlic powder 2t Onion powder 3t Salt 3t Pepper Teriyaki Base + 2/3 cup teriyaki glaze Sweet and Spicy Base + 1 cup brown sugar 2t ground red pepper. Mix this together and put into the jerky cannon. Put directly on the smoker grills...
  6. MarkOrtiz

    Muzzleloader Hunting Success Thread

    I was super impressed with it. 230 yards and it went through the first shoulder (no bone), ribs, obliterated the lungs, and still shattered the offside shoulder bone. I couldn’t ask for more.
  7. MarkOrtiz

    Muzzleloader Hunting Success Thread

    I was shooting a T/C Encore with 95 grains by volume/76 by weight 209 and a Barnes 290 tmz.
  8. MarkOrtiz

    Muzzleloader Hunting Success Thread

    My first Bull, and first hunt with a Muzzleloader. This was a fun, hard, and rewarding hunt. Day 1 we found lots of elk, finally found a big bull, and made a stalk. He had 30 cows bedded around him and 2 other bulls on the side of the mountain. We made it to 250 yards before the wind shifted and...
  9. MarkOrtiz

    New muzzleloader that won’t break the bank

    Knights are great, but I don't like the .52 because it limits you to finding certain bullets or sabots. I have decided to stick with .50 for the western states and use an Optima V2 where western ignition is needed and am playing around with an T/C Omega for where 209 are allowed to be used.
  10. MarkOrtiz

    7mm-08 vs 7mm RM reduced loads and recoil for kids.

    Both of my kids are small/light for their age. I moved both of them at 12 up to a 7mm-08 with 120 grain reduced recoil loads. They both handled that just fine. My daughter at 15 just got her first mule deer and says she could probably go to the 140 grain full power loads. My son at 12 says with...
  11. MarkOrtiz

    2023 Best Elk Hunt Photo, sponsored by Kifaru

    I’ve seen many beautiful NV sunrises and sunsets this year, but this is one of the most memorable. My NV muzzleloader bull.
  12. MarkOrtiz

    Big Bucks, Chicken Guts, & Ear Plugs with Travis & Robby

    Thanks you! I was trying to find time to get back and re-listen to the episode. That is exactly what I was looking for.
  13. MarkOrtiz

    Big Bucks, Chicken Guts, & Ear Plugs with Travis & Robby

    Thanks, I’ll just listen through the episode again tomorrow. It sounds like a cool product.
  14. MarkOrtiz

    Big Bucks, Chicken Guts, & Ear Plugs with Travis & Robby

    What was the tipi you were using? I just listened to the episode and wanted to look up the 9 person one.
  15. MarkOrtiz

    Utah Muzzleloader Proposed Changes

    After jumping into muzzleloader hunting this year in Nevada, I don't mind the no scopes rule. Most of the people I know here in NV wait 12-14 years for a bull elk tag. I was on that route and switched to muzzleloader because the draw odds were so much better. I was able to pull a bull elk tag...
  16. MarkOrtiz

    Rokslide 2023 Youth Photo Contest sponsored by Western Edge Gear

    My daughters first mule deer.
  17. MarkOrtiz

    NV mule deer trophy tag and BH 209

    Did you get one yet? The rut is just starting.
  18. MarkOrtiz

    Thoughts on the TC Encore?

    I used a borrowed Encore this year for my bull elk. I used BH209 and Barnes 290 TMZ bullets. 4" high at 100 was dead on at 200. I shot my bull at 190 and again at 230. The shot at 190 was quartering towards and went in just in front of the shoulder and out right before the rear leg. The...
  19. MarkOrtiz

    2023 OFFICIAL ELK MEAT POLE THREAD

    My first Bull, and first hunt with a Muzzleloader. This was a fun, hard, and rewarding hunt. Day 1 we found lots of elk, finally found a big bull, and made a stalk. He had 30 cows bedded around him and 2 other bulls on the side of the mountain. We made it to 250 yards before the wind shifted and...
  20. MarkOrtiz

    BH209 pricing

    I paid $78 in Nevada in the spring. Sighted in my rifle, practiced a few times over the summer, practiced a few more times before my hunt, hunted and still have 1/4 of a bottle. It seems to last at 95 grains by volume per shot. Seems cheaper that buying preloaded rifle ammo for how much I...

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