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  1. J

    Building a Custom Rifle

    What's lightweight mean? Lone Peak Fuzion with alpine cut would be a solid pick and seems like Altus has it in stock in long action with magnum bolt. I know titanium sounds cool but titanium actions tend to not feel as nice during bolt manipulation as steel actions do. If that matters to you...
  2. J

    Need a good, solid spotting tripod

    I also have a TFCT-34L and same. Obviously another perk is being able to shoot from it with almost prone-level stability. Both my father and I shot antelope at 360 yards from fully standing positions (no option to go lower) this year and I shot a coues at 380 from the sitting position last year.
  3. J

    Can we legalize suppressors now?

    I was under the odd impression that "moderators" was the term for ones that suppress the shot but not below 140db.
  4. J

    Maven, Leupold, Trijicon, NF

    That's just a fact for both image quality and eyebox. Scopes tend to have "sweet spots" in their magnification range where image quality, field of view, minimal mirage, depth of field in regards to parallax, etc is the best. As an example, the sweet spot on a NF ATACR 7-35 is around 12-18 power...
  5. J

    Maven, Leupold, Trijicon, NF

    No, that's not it at all. When you shoot, your gun moves from recoil. For larger cartridges it moves more and in less stable positions (non-prone) it moves more as well. In order for you to be able to see where your bullet goes, you need to be on a low enough power that the animal is still in...
  6. J

    Maven, Leupold, Trijicon, NF

    To some extent, yes. But not because PRS shooters use magnification above 20 for matches. Agreed but any scope commonly used in PRS has the image quality to find game animals with. And likely better image quality than almost any hunting scope outside of a Minox ZP5 or high end Swarovski, though...
  7. J

    First Hunt Aoudad

    I can't really speak to "worth it" but the Sako S20 seems to have good feedback and people like it. As far as the cartridge it's up to you but I don't really see an advantage of those ones over a 6.5CM when it comes to getting practice and ammo availability.
  8. J

    First Hunt Aoudad

    What rifles, if any, do you already have? If none, this is a basic concept below. - Tikka of some flavor in 6.5CM - Harris HBRMS 9-13" bipod with Pod-Loc: https://www.shortactionprecision.com/collections/harris-bipods/products/harris-brms-9-13-swivel-bipod?variant=997670475 - UM Tikka scope...
  9. J

    Questions for Form and other "small caliber for big game" folks

    Think I missed the larger post about this but not even every 500 rounds or whatever for copper buildup?
  10. J

    cool range card holder for rifle

    My janky-ass workaround at the moment is a Wiebad Armboard on my stock below the adjustable cheek. I put "Sun and Shadow" 3x5" DOPE cards in it and color code the wind when needed. Worked pretty well so far this season except I dislike how the straps on the bottom screw with rear bag...
  11. J

    Kelbly actions

    You're kind of right but it's a little more complicated. This is a post from Defiance on 75 degree bolts dropping into 90 degree actions. Essentially it's a combo of using extra available lug space as well as part of the lug being over the ramp, not uncovered entirely. So it's theoretically not...
  12. J

    Tikka "Rokslide Special", let's see 'em

    What is that thing attached to your seat that holds the rifles upright?
  13. J

    10x50 for coues

    I did just fine using my EL 10x50s on a tripod for my last coues hunt.
  14. J

    Which action to buy

    An Impact NBK is only 3oz lighter than a regular LP Fuzion with full rail if I'm reading the specs right. Benefit to Impact actions is less wait time than LP and you have the choice of using a 75 degree bolt if you ever want to.
  15. J

    $3K what 7mm PRC are you buying?

    Seekins as long as your budget allows for a good scope on it. If money needs to be taken away from the rifle to get a better scope (up to like the $2,000 mark or so) I would do it in a heartbeat and not look back.
  16. J

    Who's a serious Coues deer hunters

    I'm definitely new to coues hunting so probably not in the "serious" category yet especially since they're a destination hunt for me since I don't live in coues country. I've only done one AZ rifle coues hunt last year but loved it enough I'm going back in 2025 and plan to do more past that. I...
  17. J

    Geissele Super 700 Equivalent?

    They said it was too costly for them to manufacture I think. So I guess they redesigned it to lower costs. Remains to be seen how the redesign will do.
  18. J

    Which action to buy

    For NRLH is it just too much of a pain to grab a lighter barrel/stock for your existing Fuzion?
  19. J

    Geissele Super 700 Equivalent?

    Hate to bump an old thread but still no news on this, right? I wonder if they'll wait until SHOT Show to announce at this point.
  20. J

    Which action to buy

    I'm not going to get into "better" since that's subjective. I will go to bat for the fact R700 customs give you more options and versatility though, as they should. Choice of bolt throw. 60, 70, 75, and 90 degree options. Some companies like Defiance or Impact you can buy a 75 degree bolt for...

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