Maggie’s What's Your View II

[THEIS]

Rookie numbers...
I can get my heart rate at 160ish at 60rpm lol
The program is called the valley.
It feels much more like the summit.

R

Hi,

LOL..my HR wouldn't hit 160 if I was having sex with entire Victoria Secrets crew. It just does not engage lol.
My pulse is so low in normal state that I take breathing medication to better convert oxygen so my system stays good. haha

Sincerely,
Theis

 

[Nodakplowboy]

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What Ruger is that, a Predator or the Ranch? I'm thinking either would make a good permanent addition to the farm arsenal.

 

[Rthur]

Hi,

LOL..my HR wouldn't hit 160 if I was having sex with entire Victoria Secrets crew. It just does not engage lol.
My pulse is so low in normal state that I take breathing medication to better convert oxygen so my system stays good. haha

Sincerely,
Theis

You been a slacker on your smoking, drinking habits.
I engaged both like a viking for better than 25 years.
Paying the price now when the mountains call.
In my youth my resting was mid 50s.

R

 

[Dirty D]

Sadly that’s not back. We have 750 miles to go today to get home. Waiting now to get the spare replaced plus one backup tire.

Also, last night one lug was so tight that I broke one of my ratchets...View attachment 6970413

Damn! Shit like that is why I keep a 2’ breaker bar and socket in the truck. I also have a cheater bar.

 

[Dirty D]

winter is tough in AZ. ?

 

[Mike 556]

winter is tough in AZ. ?

Yea, it's pretty rough here in PA. :-( On a higher note, just got a call, our range is plowed, so I'll be shooting tomorrow !

 

[Barneybdb]

Y'all got till about mid February to get rid of that snow crap, planning on heading Northish from Nevada about then....

 

[Threadcutter308]

Y'all got till about mid February to get rid of that snow crap, planning on heading Northish from Nevada about then....

Ohhhh............Mid February ? You’re not serious, are you ?

Hell, wintertime is just getting into full swing then, particularly in the Sierra. Early to mid April and you might be able to catch a break......if you’re really lucky.

 

[Barneybdb]

We had originally planned for August just gone, then Pam's mum got sick. Then she tells me we are taking the family to Disney and Vegas for the first two weeks of our trip and that is the only timing that suits. I was hoping to get in some fishing and shooting....

 

[Threadcutter308]

Disney/Anaheim and Vegas should be really good then. Small crowds, cool weather, best time to travel.

 

[Barneybdb]

Agreed, but probably not the best for the rest of it.

 

[Niles Coyote]

What Ruger is that, a Predator or the Ranch? I'm thinking either would make a good permanent addition to the farm arsenal.

That is a Ruger american ranch in 450 bushmaster. Works pretty well and complies with southern michigan's limited rifle zone regulations for a straight walled cartridge.

 

[bullseye13]

Good luck to everyone that's headed out hunting today. Post pics

 

[Niles Coyote]

0800 this morning, first blood on the ruger.

 

[IowaPlinker]

That is a Ruger american ranch in 450 bushmaster. Works pretty well and complies with southern michigan's limited rifle zone regulations for a straight walled cartridge.

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Nice1 What distance are those groups?

 

[aac_shooter]

Nice and cool this morning in South Texas.

 

[Geno C.]

My friend Paula first deer? I’m kind of proud to say that her husband said it was my help with her shooting that gave her the confidence to finally go hunting with him.

 

[IowaPlinker]

View attachment 6971858My friend Paula first deer? I’m kind of proud to say that her husband said it was my help with her shooting that gave her the confidence to finally go hunting with him.

Nice Effie deer!

 

[powdahound76]

Nice job! There is a joy in helping shooters improve. You should be proud of that.

Gotta give us details on her rifle, load, and how shot. Shooting nerds here sir.

Im just a putz myself and every once in a while I can give a tip or two that helps someone improve.
Most often something I read here, tried, and it helped me improve.

 

[Geno C.]

She shoots a RPR in 6 creed and used factory Hornady hunter ammo. Gen2 pst. Used a game changer bag on the window of her blind. Haven’t heard that distance yet.

I invented the 2 of them to join Jamie and I to shoot a little group shooting match last winter and put her behind my bench gun. She shot 1 1/2” group at 420yrds. She was hooked on what was possible after that. She’s sub moa with the RPR and factory ammo.

 

[Niles Coyote]

Nice1 What distance are those groups?

That was at 100 yards, top group was my zero while aiming at the upper diamond point. Close enough for a scope with 1 moa adjustments.

 

[Geno C.]

Paula is sharing a blind with the land owners wife. She just got hers too?

 

[bullseye13]

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Paula is sharing a blind with the land owners wife. She just got hers too?

Wow. They are having an awesome season. Nice pictures too. Looks like you guys escaped the snow. We just got enough to make the ground white here.

 

[Geno C.]

I don’t hunt by them. Wished I did!! That place is loaded with big bucks. The girls’ blind is straight behind these guys

 

[powdahound76]

Nice deer for both of them! Always fun to celebrate a successful hunt.

I never shot a midwest buck. How do they taste?
My buddies western NE whitetail buck was a bit gamey last year
Another buddy shot a mtn mulie here in CO during tut a few years ago that was aweful. His dog wouldnt eat it!

 

[Geno C.]

These deer all eat corn and soybeans. They taste about as good a any whitetail I’ve ever eaten.

I agree, some of the western stuff doesn’t taste the greatest

 

[powdahound76]

The does out here are darn good.

I also have never shot a deer thats been running or ran after shot for more than a few steps.

Im too cheap to pay out of state fees to go back to IA and chase a big buck.
Most of my buddies who own property cant shoot well enough to get em at range, so I could have my pick! Their farms are good with water and lots of corn and beans to eat as well.
They just need to allow necked cartridges again. Only straight wall rifle right now . Guess thats an excuse for a Marlin guide gun in 45-70 but thats a lot of gun for a whitetail..... ?

 

[Niles Coyote]

I agree with Geno, they taste great eating corn and beans. My western mulie's eat sage. Because of that I usually blend in some beef burger and it tastes and cooks better.

 

[Geno C.]

Set the 45-70 to shoot a 30cal bullet in a sabot ?

 

[Geno C.]

Father in law’s Ravin busted a string... there can’t be 40 bolts through it. He’s oretty bummed out

 

[Niles Coyote]

450 bushmaster works well. I built a 22" custom a few years back with a m24/m40 contour barrel and have taken it to 500 at the range... it's still hitting with more velocity and energy than a 45acp has at the muzzle. The down side is wind. Much past 350 and you really need to be on top of your wind game. But I'd have full confidence using it on deer to around 300-350. This ruger I'm using this year is a bit slower, by about 250fps, 200 yards was as far as I shot it at the range but that was because I was running low on ammo of the same lot#

 

[Niles Coyote]

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Father in law’s Ravin busted a string... there can’t be 40 bolts through it. He’s oretty bummed out

I'd be too, is that common?

 

[Geno C.]

My buddy is a service guy for them and said it’s fairly common after 300 shots. Not 35-40

 

[Niles Coyote]

Wow, learned something new today.

 

[Geno C.]

Yeah? You’d think for damn near 2 grand those things would last

 

[RNWRKNP]

winter is tough in AZ. ?

Isn’t it though??? Although I wasn’t laughing in August?

 

[Dirty D]

Isn’t it though??? Although I wasn’t laughing in August?

If it wasn't for the AZ summer the snowbirds would never go the fuck away.

 

[Spblademaker]

Up in Maine for a few.

 

[RNWRKNP]

If it wasn't for the AZ summer the snowbirds would never go the fuck away.

??? Brother, I heard that with my bad ear?

 

[bullseye13]

It was fairly slow today. Only seen 8 deer total. 2 small bucks. Hopefully tomorrow's a better day.

 

[Mike 556]

To hell with the snow!

 

[Tucker301]

Saw this little guy around 9 AM and some turkeys this afternoon. A giant doe at last light. All from the kitchen stand.

 

[aac_shooter]

Giving the coyotes and bobcats hell with the 224 Valkyrie.

 

[tnichols]

To hell with the snow!
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Are you supposed to staple targets to the outhouse? ?

 

[Tucker301]

Giving the coyotes and bobcats hell with the 224 Valkyrie.
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Your kitty is WAY bigger than the one I killed the other day! Did you weigh it?

 

[Veer_G]

Are you supposed to staple targets to the outhouse? ?

Well, if you miss entirely everybody knows for sure that you can't hit shit.

 

[JBPilot]

Giving the coyotes and bobcats hell with the 224 Valkyrie.
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How do you like the 224? I’m considering building one of those and wonder what someone thinks about it for varmint hunting.

 

[aac_shooter]

Your kitty is WAY bigger than the one I killed the other day! Did you weigh it?

I left my damn scale at the house. I think he is about 26-28. I have killed a bunch of them and this is a healthy one.

 

[aac_shooter]

How do you like the 224? I’m considering building one of those and wonder what someone thinks about it for varmint hunting.

I am shooting the 88 grain and it is not bad on fur. I am going to hand load the 55 nosler ballistic tip and should be able to get 3400 out of it. Then it will be a fur destroyer.

 

[powdahound76]

Bullseye
Didnt anyone ever tell you that you cant hit or kill anything with a Remington or a Leupold and certainly not in combo?.......

Except more deer than any other combo in the US quite possibly.
Killed all my critters with factory rigs, Rem, Savage (gasp), and Tikka. And all with Leupolds now that I think of it. ?

Good luck out there fellas.