30 miles north of Cody they are everywhere. Last fall my buddy and his wife were hunting and they each went up one side of a stream. The Grizz popped out of the brush 40 feet in front of her. She screamed bear and lucky for her it turned a ran. The year before on opening day his buddy saw four...
I use a Whidden for a .250 AI and it worked great. It takes a few cases to get the hang of it. There are a couple of youtube videos that are worth watching. Whidden says to oversize .010 then resize to fit your chamber. Works great.
I have both and I find the Leupold easier to use. The NF parallex drives me crazy and the reticle is to fine for hunting for me. Go to a shop where you can look outside at distance and that will help your choice.
Beautiful shop but I think you’re going to need more bench space. I like sitting at a desk to do powder and bullet seating. Standing gets old fast. Beautiful work.
Awesome hunts and great story. I spent two weeks elk hunting in NW Wyoming with my XP in .284 win. Saw plenty of elk but 50+ degrees kept them to high up on the mountains. Maybe next year.