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<blockquote data-quote="Dave King" data-source="post: 52553" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>What have I done in the past and what do I do now!</p><p></p><p>Things I no longer do the night before the hunt:</p><p></p><p> I DO NOT check the scope rings tight. (I "believe" they are tight because I check them when cleaning the rifle. Once the rifle is broken in the scope rings seem to stay at the proper torque. If I check them and they move, it's a no-go on the long range hunt until I verify zero.)</p><p></p><p> I DO NOT check the action screws tight. (Same reasoning as the scope rings.)</p><p></p><p> I DO NOT clean the rifle. (I shoot a fouled bore.)</p><p></p><p> I DO NOT use a new batch (LOT) of ammo (hand loads). (It only takes one shot and I always have a few rounds available.)</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Things I still do the night before the hunt.</p><p></p><p> I check (verify) the scope zeroed. I have a little white label inside the rear lens cap with a handy little drawing of the micrometer position of the Leupold elevation turret. "0" on the top and 2 ticks right and 1 tick left showing (Looks like a 3 legged road kill cat).</p><p></p><p> I check the scope lenses clean.</p><p></p><p> I place the correct ammo near the rifle.</p><p></p><p> I ensure the rifle has the bolt installed (no I've never forgotten the bolt but I've been with folks that have.)</p><p></p><p> I check the bipod tight and the leg screws tight. The leg screws on the Harris bipod work their way loose, I usually peen them a bit to prevent this.</p><p></p><p> I check out my spare rifle and perform all verification on that rifle also. (Better safe than sorry.)</p><p></p><p> I verify my binos, rangefinder, GPS, data book, knife, license, matches, line and proper ammo stowed in my hunting kit. (It's a Camo'ed verion of the Navy Unit-1 medical kit.) My sand sock hangs on my hunting kit belt, attached via carabiner. </p><p></p><p> </p><p> Before I load the rifle I remove the bolt and check the bore clear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave King, post: 52553, member: 3"] What have I done in the past and what do I do now! Things I no longer do the night before the hunt: I DO NOT check the scope rings tight. (I "believe" they are tight because I check them when cleaning the rifle. Once the rifle is broken in the scope rings seem to stay at the proper torque. If I check them and they move, it's a no-go on the long range hunt until I verify zero.) I DO NOT check the action screws tight. (Same reasoning as the scope rings.) I DO NOT clean the rifle. (I shoot a fouled bore.) I DO NOT use a new batch (LOT) of ammo (hand loads). (It only takes one shot and I always have a few rounds available.) Things I still do the night before the hunt. I check (verify) the scope zeroed. I have a little white label inside the rear lens cap with a handy little drawing of the micrometer position of the Leupold elevation turret. "0" on the top and 2 ticks right and 1 tick left showing (Looks like a 3 legged road kill cat). I check the scope lenses clean. I place the correct ammo near the rifle. I ensure the rifle has the bolt installed (no I've never forgotten the bolt but I've been with folks that have.) I check the bipod tight and the leg screws tight. The leg screws on the Harris bipod work their way loose, I usually peen them a bit to prevent this. I check out my spare rifle and perform all verification on that rifle also. (Better safe than sorry.) I verify my binos, rangefinder, GPS, data book, knife, license, matches, line and proper ammo stowed in my hunting kit. (It's a Camo'ed verion of the Navy Unit-1 medical kit.) My sand sock hangs on my hunting kit belt, attached via carabiner. Before I load the rifle I remove the bolt and check the bore clear. [/QUOTE]
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