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    Rebarrel Rem 700 ss with .540 bolt face

    I’m sure there are several threads on this. But with that being said here I go. I have a Remington 700 ss chambered in 7mm Rum. With a Zeiss HD5 5-25x50. I’m wanting to rebarrel it with a Proof Research Carbon barrel in 28”. With 7 Rum brass being harder and harder to find, the question I...
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    First BULL Elk!

    Well I finally got a bull, Second season in northern Colorado. He's not a monster but he's my first, and it wasn't a long shot either only 280 yards. I put two Berger 185 VLDs behind his shoulder and he dropped in his tracks. Sure wish he would have ran a few yards, he died on the edge of a 40'...
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    Lets see them deer rifles!

    Remington 700 in 300 wsm, 3005 fps 185 burger vld hand load. A Brux 26" barrel. Zeiss Conquest 5-25x50 all put together but Shurley Brothers Custom Rifles. Pictures attached are its first Kill, a 175" south Texas Whitetail at 450 yards. Not a very long shot. The following picture is a 3 round...
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    Colorado Unit 4? Help

    Woohooo, I drew a buck tag for second season, so I will be Heading to unit 4 with two tags in my pocket this fall. Since I have never shot an elk or a muley I don't know which one I want to focus on first/ the hardest. (FYI I've killed 60+ Texas whitetail, everything from does, cull bucks and...
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    Colorado Unit 4? Help

    Thank you for the pointers, I did put in for a buck tag burning one point in doing so. Not sure what my odds are. We changed our dates to second season due to scheduling issues. Does anyone know the date that Co draw results come out?
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    Colorado Unit 4? Help

    I'm looking into Unit 4 in CO, for 3rd rifle. We will be on horseback and willing to put the miles in. I know there are a lot of bulls killed in this unit according to the CPW. And potentially a zoo with hunters. In third season, should I still be hunting the eastern Mountain or north into the...
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    New Guy

    IM heading to Wyoming this year, unit 81!
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    Wyoming NR elk results

    Going to Unit 81, anybody ever been there?
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