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  1. J

    Your .264 140gr eldm bc?

    You should be adjusting the quantity you have the least confidence in. If you're measuring muzzle speed with a single shot and a Chrony F1, or not measuring it at all, then yeah, the muzzle speed value is suspect and should be trued if the solution diverges from DOPE. But if you're calculating...
  2. J

    Barrel contour nrl

    Good advice. They also don’t include a rifle sling in the weight, in addition to the magazine.
  3. J

    Barrel contour nrl

    Sure, why not? Build for balance, and try to get the balance point in front of the mag well.
  4. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    He's right. In academic science, research must meet a rather high threshold of integrity before being accepted into any sort of credible peer-reviewed journal for publication. It's not an attack on anyone, but simply a critical look at the results being reported. An eye of criticism is a very...
  5. J

    Sierra Tipped GameKing Performance

    My hunting partners and I have killed a bunch of WT, MD, elk, PH, etc., with the 147 ELDM from 6.5 CMs, and we get moderate wound channels and usually get exits. Not sure it's much softer than the 130 TGK, based on your reported results versus what we've seen.
  6. J

    Using pressure instead of altitude

    Look for the app "Barometer" in the app store. It works well and reads gauge/station pressure.
  7. J

    Using pressure instead of altitude

    Yes. Altitude is just a roundabout way to calculate the pressure, which is one of the variables that determines air density, which is the end-goal quantity of interest when it comes to atmospheric influence in aerodynamics.
  8. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    That’s not what I’ve seen, and I live and hunt in the west. LR rifles in the hands of hunters have been around for a couple of decades, without the drastic consequences you claim. You’re way underplaying the difficultly of actually killing animals from 800 yards away versus stalking closer and...
  9. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    As we’ve discussed, it depends somewhat on the species, geography, and target animal criteria, but in general, for most game, it’s much harder to find the target animal than to kill it. Exceptions apply. BUT, if LR rifles are such a lethal showstopper, then what you described should not be...
  10. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    You’re confusing finding with stalking. Even after finding the target animal (still the hardest part of the hunt, by far), both hunters are faced with a significant challenge before making the kill. In the scenario you mentioned, both the hunter shooting a rifle from 800+ yards and the one...
  11. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    I think he was promoting preserving the RIGHT to hunt animals as each of us sees fit, within the limits of the law, rather than advocating to infringe on another hunter's rights in order to bolster our own.
  12. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    Not really. As we've all said repeatedly, killing is the easy part. Finding the animal is the hard part. Making the easy part slightly harder isn't going to have a significant impact; making the hard part harder is. As I said in a previous post, maybe it's time to go back to boot leather, topo...
  13. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    Negative. It's saying that RS is representative of the subset of hunters that tends to spend more money to travel and hunt out-of-state/province than the average hunter. It is not saying that the blame rests solely with RS members.
  14. J

    Improving accuracy

    I guess you shouldn't use barrels, either, since they eventually wear out? ;) When it comes to scopes, they are certainly not all created equal. As I said before, start with robust gear and then get to practicing/training.
  15. J

    Improving accuracy

    Disagree about scopes and holdover. The #1 reason for poor results is a lack of practice/training. Start with robust gear and practice. And use a chambering/rifle that is comfortable to practice (a lot) with. Either use that 6.5 CM or get a good .223 (like a Tikka Lite with 8" twist). BTW, a...
  16. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    Yessir, I am. In the scenario you mentioned, a hybrid system based on tech limitations might make sense. In the case of OTC Alberta ram tags, rather than using tech to limit OTC success rates in such a hybrid scenario, I'd be more inclined to use animal restrictions. Our current OTC ram tags in...
  17. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    As has been mentioned, the downside to making hunters less effective at making a clean kill, is the increase in wounding, resulting in similar numbers of animals ultimately dying (just less cleanly), undermining the goal of increasing animal numbers and opportunities. I'm all for increasing the...
  18. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    Most hunters don't spend thousands of dollars travelling to other states or provinces. The RS crowd is not representative of the average hunter. I didn't say that hunters are only interested in the meat, but that is generally the primary motivator for most hunters I've interacted with. The...
  19. J

    Wyoming long range hunting debate

    Not at all. The logic is that the primary objective of hunting is to make a kill and harvest an animal. The experience is important, of course, but ultimately, the end goal is to make a kill. Otherwise, we would carry a camera instead of a rifle or bow, and we wouldn't call it hunting. Many...
  20. J

    Matchking X

    It can matter more than you might think.

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