Recent content by Plinker147

For every AI cartridge one can go find a factory option that duplicates or has increased velocity. I think that’s a big reason they didn’t get standardized. I have 280 AI and really like it for heavies bullets. But 40 degrees has a few issues with donuts and easy to crush a case. I haven’t...

Yes 250 Berger’s absolutely kills hard. Shot bears, elk, deer with them. They are excellent choice. 250 accubonds were a great bullet as well.

That’s good to hear, did you go all the way to the cabin?

Nice Ram!! The truth with Aoudad meat is the flavor is similar to desert mule deer to me. They are good if you grind them into burger or sausage. They are tuff like boot leather to try to eat as a steak.

You don't need it for 600yds. You really won't need it unless you plan on shooting 1K. CDS dial work but you need to go shoot and confirm at the drops at distance BEFORE you send the dial in to get made. Most just send in ballistics and get it made, that can bring up issues when you get to...

The Tahr were in a game park in Mt Taylor area in the 60’s. Tahr escaped and there WAS a small population of them in MtTaylor. I have friends that have killed some over the years but haven’t heard of any sighting or killing since the above article. I doubt there are any left

Old forester is one of my main stays, love the prohibition but it’s a 1 glass sipper, it’s smooth but packs a punch

Most important is bullet selection. penetration is key with pistols since they are under powered when compared to a rifle. Next is a gun you can get out fast and hit what you're aiming at. The cartridge you choose matters less than all of these. I will say I would stay away from hollow point...

Yes both will work. People have been killing elk with 270 Winchester‘s with 130 to 150 grain bullet for the last 30 or 40 years and that’s never been an issue. Put the bullet where it supposed to go and you’ll be just fine. We’ve killed lots of elk with 6.5 MM’s

Stocky’s CF stock are good, I have one. It required a small bit of inletting to get it to fit correctly. Outside of that it's a solid stock for the price. Comforting shooting and has been durable. If you set it next to a manors you can easily see why it cheaper. Just not as nice of finish...

Custom because you can build it exactly the way you want. With factory you generally have to pick the model that’s closest to what you want. You can build a nice custom for about 3k if you do prefits and put it together yourself

Why? they work perfect as is and yes you would affect BC. Just load the 156 and watch critters drop.

Excellent advice of real world differences. 150fps or 150 yards difference dont mean much in a hunting situation. Unless you obsessed with killing critters at 1k plus the velocity losses from short barrels is meaningless. As for bullets they will both work fine. It’s just a matter if you...

Tree stand a work great, but sitting all day is waste of time. Rarely will elk move in heat of day. Hunt morning and evenings. Yes you can use trail cameras in NM you just can’t use the ones cell cams that send real time pictures. Handicapped but you can still climb trees ???

No brainer, 7 PRC. It’s was designed for just what you’re talking about. It’s a 7SAUM with a touch more powder capacity. It’s designed for heavy for caliber bullets, high BC bullets. And it got huge factory support so it’s gonna be around. 7 Saum would be my second choice