Recent content by vthokee

where at in New Mexico?

Discovered this thread doing a google search. I have a Cow tag waiting on me for this unit when I get home from deployment. Its ranch only. I got the tag from Brushy Canyon Ranch Raton outfitters. Looking forward to just getting to chase elk this year. Didn't think I was going to be able to...

Guys I really appreciate the responses this thread has received. I haven't been on since I posted it. I ended up going with a Zeiss Conquest I found on my cross country rip home.

I was lucky enough to go to a store that let me take them outside in look in natural light. I didn't look at any other Zeiss scopes. I did however look through the owners trijicon scope and it was amazing just not in my budget.

I am looking at putting a Vortex Viper scope on my new Tikka T3 7mm. I looked at several scopes over the last few days. I looked at the Leupold VX2&3's, Zeiss Terra and then the Vortex Viper HS line. Out of all of the ones I looked at the Vortex Vipers were the best glass I looked through in...

Drew a first rifle unit 37 mule deer

Thanks for the comments guys. We are trying to figure out were everyone wants to put in for and go from there.

I have been here in NM for going on two years. I am looking to do my first elk hunt with a rifle this year. I am usually a 100% bow hunter but want to take out my rifle and get one under my belt first. I am looking at units 51,52 and 53 this year. I have a friend from work who is applying as...

I was going to give it a real good cleaning and then try and break the barrel in a 1 shot clean a few times then do a 3 shot clean a few times and then a 5 shot group. I will have a Burris Fullfield ii 3x9x40 scope on it for now. I'm going to try it out and see how I like it. If it don't perform...

any suggestions on breaking in the barrel? I was going to try a couple different federal loads and a load I saw by HSM with the Barnes VLD bullet 185gr.

This is my first post on this forum but I have been reading things posted from time to time. I just purchased a Tikka T3 300 wsm and have been looking at different factory loads and different hand loads people have put together for the 300wsm. I will be using the rifle for elk, mule deer and...