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  1. jjohnsonElknewbie

    .25 Cal (Quarter Bore) / Big Game Success - 25 Creed, 25-284, 25-06, 25 PRC, 25 SAUM

    It only took me 2 years of rabbit-holing to decide to go with it. I know I irritated some guys on here with my constant string of questions, and I appreciate all of their feedback and patience. A few of the reasons I went this route are below: Uses a standard bolt which I already had Easily...
  2. jjohnsonElknewbie

    .25 Cal (Quarter Bore) / Big Game Success - 25 Creed, 25-284, 25-06, 25 PRC, 25 SAUM

    My 22" Mcgowen #3 with 5/8-24 threads is on the way to UM for 25-284 chambering, receiver threading, and spinning on to my action. I will be mailing barreled action and dummy round to UM this week. With 134 ELDM boattail seated at case/neck junction, COL is 3.176". I will be listing my...
  3. jjohnsonElknewbie

    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    ...never said I didn't know how to use one...
  4. jjohnsonElknewbie

    The Shoot2hunt Podcast

    @Formidilosus maybe a stupid question, but are the faster times on the PMR30 solely due to reduced recoil impulse or does it have a remarkable trigger, etc...? Same question for the Staccato...
  5. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Wyoming over run with Elk

    Better than letting them die of old age in WY. LOL!
  6. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Wyoming over run with Elk

    These ranchers could also sign up and advertise on Land Trust.
  7. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Wyoming over run with Elk

    There is precedent in the whitetail hunting world for "earn a buck" programs, and this would simply be a "earn a bull" version, requiring hunters kill a cow first.
  8. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Wyoming over run with Elk

    Capture them and start re-populating the Bob.
  9. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Sabbatical Ideas

    Costa Rica. Spend half the time in Puerto Viejo and the other half in Samara. In the former you get immersed into the rain forest and Carribean vibe and the latter you get Pacific coast and Latin Amerincan vibe. Took our girls to PV the first time when they were 4 and 6 for 10 days and rented...
  10. jjohnsonElknewbie

    WTS Tikka DNZ Game Reaper 1" Medium and Leupold VX Freedom Tri-MOA reticle Scope

    Selling lightly used 1" DNZ Game Reaper one-piece mount and rings for Tikka T3x. Model number 20550. Also seling Leupold VX Freedom 3-9x40 with Tri-MOA reticle. Scope DOES NOT have CDS dial, but is compatible. Mount and scope have light handling marks from field use, but no deep ring marks...
  11. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Fort Collins vs Southern WY

    On the wind piece, I just remembered heading west across 80 a few years back and hitting 85mph winds just east of Cheyenne. They were so strong the constant pounding on my fiberglass bed cover backed a screw out of the latch and we almost lost the whole thing. Fortunately we were able to pull...
  12. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Calling all ranchers: Economical solar water pump?

    Hey guys, I'm investigating drilling a well for my .25 acre pond and hooking up a solar well pump to keep it full. It never goes completely dry, but it gets shallow enough every season to freeze to the bottom. As a result, efforts to stock and keep fish have failed. As a result, I'd...
  13. jjohnsonElknewbie

    What did you do in the reloading room today?

    I agree and I did the Sharpie test on a dummy round before pressure testing and there were no land marks on the bullet. In my .25-06, I was able to clearly find the lands when seating some 134s for dummy rounds, and they're easy to spot.
  14. jjohnsonElknewbie

    Pants help

    I took advice from folks on the cheap stuff that works page and went shopping at Walmart with my daughter for some pants. We got her a couple pairs of the Wrangler outoodor pants and they were extremely comfortable and have worn remarkably well through a couple Western elk hunts and many days of...
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