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I just returned from a hunt in Chama, NM. Early snowfall had pushed the elk lower on the mountain but as soon as the snow melted they moved back up the mountain.

I just returned from my hunt with Fishtail Ranch. I shot a 5 x 6 bull on Wed. morning. I have nothing but postive comments about my experience. when we arrived Sunday there was nearly 24" of snow on the mountain which was unusual. By Monday the temps. were climbing back up to the 60's. This...

Jakebrake, I will be hunting with Fishtail from Oct. 10-14, 2nd week rifle. I never hunted with them but Lee Weiss, the owner, seems very knowledgable. PM me after I get back and I will let you know what I think. Chris

I originally wanted to use the 225gr GMX and had bought 200 count of 225 gr SST 2nds for load work up. Then, Horn. screwed me and discontinued the 225 GMX. With having 2 young kids in the house I am switching over to "unleaded" to limit the risk to the kids. I did get some load info from...

The 185 GMX bullets will be going out to dealers in August. I had to buy 4 boxes of factory Superformance at $45 a box to prepare for my elk hunt in Oct. The factory ammo is shooting MOA out of my Savage. I still need to shoot it at 300+ yards to verify the lines on the scope.

I am waiting for my new 338 win mag to be shipped from Savage. I am planning to load some with the 225 gr SST for practice and then switch over to the Hornady GMX bullet. In my 30-06 the SSt and GMX are interchangable. POI was the same. I think the Hornady manual tends to be on the conservative...

"Enter Me In The Swarovski/Cameraland Contest".

"Enter Me In The US Optics Spotting Scope Contest".

What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? PA What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 30-06 -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition? NO If so, which brand and load do you use...

The new models (centerfeed)can be converted if I remember correctly. The old (staggered feed) models cannot. Check out Savageshooters.com! They have all the answers to your questions concerning Savages. Fred from SSS also posts there.

I just got around to joining this site. I have been reading the boards for a few months since I would eventually like to build a long range rifle. I used to frequent the NAHC forum but didn't like the changes they made. Lately I have been splitting my time between Accurate Reloading, Savage...