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Just curious, how much wind we’re you playing in?View attachment 7056868
Range day today. Frustrating trying to zero a rifle in the wind. Spent the rest of the morning trying to kick off the rust.View attachment 7056943
Horizontal spread from the wind at 200yds. Shooting Bergara 6.5CM HMR with Hornady 140gr Eldm.
It ranged from calm to 30mph. It would shift from a quartering to full value, back and forth too. When I zero rifles out there I alway try to get up next to the embankment to try to keep the wind at bay, but usually the wind will shift and make it fairly irrelevant. Perfect conditions are rare out there.Just curious, how much wind we’re you playing in?
I figured it had to be a lot to see that kind of wind drift at 200 with a 6.5It ranged from calm to 30mph. It would shift from a quartering to full value, back and forth too. When I zero rifles out there I alway try to get up next to the embankment to try to keep the wind at bay, but usually the wind will shift and make it fairly irrelevant. Perfect conditions are rare out there.
View attachment 7057602View attachment 7057603View attachment 7057604View attachment 7057605View attachment 7057606Trailer service day on the new ride. Bearings have probably never been repacked and the brakes most likely never serviced since it was new... I drove this thing 1500 miles! No brakes and shit bearings. All new backing plates and bearings are in order. Blasted the drums and just waiting on a couple pieces to put it back together.
It was sunny and 70 today. Shop door wide open!! They’re talking a foot of snow by Friday though??
Well shit no multi season elk for me this year. 5 point and no draw. Try again next year.
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Sorry Buddy. Didn't even put in this year. I've got 12 points and use to put in for NOTHING but the Margaret Unit and try to draw with the masses and those of us that went through the Master Hunter Program. Two separate chances, and still no love. Use to be some incredible Boone and Crocket animals up that way. Still is, just not like 15-20 yrs ago I'm afraid. Plus the tribe has been subsistence hunting the hell outta HUGE BULLS for years in the Loowit, which borders the Margaret.
And I would think, a huge bull wouldn’t be the best for eating. Feel bad for those poor tribe fellas ?
Over the counter bull elk tags are about the only good thing left in CO. I have a hard time predicting my schedule for October and November before April first so i do that and leftover tags most years.Well shit no multi season elk for me this year. 5 point and no draw. Try again next y
They're "suppose" to be subsistence Hunters. Ya can't eat Bone, but they knock'm down like Bowling Pins. Lot's of Burger in Old Bulls. ?
I hunted up there a couple years ago and hardly seen a critter. I bought one of the weyco permits and came in from the Winston creek side. Drove all over and hiked the Margaret and toutle seen very little. Elk hunting around here is piss poor anymore.Sorry Buddy. Didn't even put in this year. I've got 12 points and use to put in for NOTHING but the Margaret Unit and try to draw with the masses and those of us that went through the Master Hunter Program. Two separate chances, and still no love. Use to be some incredible Boone and Crocket animals up that way. Still is, just not like 15-20 yrs ago I'm afraid. Plus the tribe has been subsistence hunting the hell outta HUGE BULLS for years in the Loowit, which borders the Margaret.
I miss small pond fishin. Growing up in IA we had about 12 we would ride our bikes to. And more we would get rides to.
Plus small creeks catching chubs on corn to use as catfish bait. Would also sell them for $0.25 to my grandads neighbor.
Darn good memories you just made flash up!
Beautiful Tucker. Crappie are delicious!Got home early afternoon with most noble of intentions of completing some to-do list items, but that pond, the sunshine, and damned perfect 70 degrees just seemed to sweep me off into another direction.
Can't work on it all the time. Have to take moment now and then.
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Year 2 hybrids are looking good.
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And how's this for a surprise?
My neighbor put some crappie in there last year, but this was the first sign they survived.
Two casts right off the dock - 2 slabs.
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And I would think, a huge bull wouldn’t be the best for eating. Feel bad for those poor tribe fellas ?
Farm ponds rock. Fishing in the summer, pond hockey in the winter. My dad would drop me at the pond when I was really little to skate while he did cattle chores at 3 different farms. He would pick me up when he was done. By then it was beyond dark, my feet were froze, and it was off to home for hot chow. Loved it.
Normally I just drive an ice pick right in the bottom. 2 smacks with hammer and GTG.Well, time for that first "real" oil change after the break-in oil change.
Pop a hole in the side of the filter with a 3/8 drill bit and let that drain down before spinning it off - helps a lot.
13 nasty quarts out, 13 quarts of fresh Rotella T6 back in!
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Saw a 351W in a bronco go 36k with factory oil/filter seemed like no harm no foul. Came in for a recall and when I looked down it had factory painted filter. was 2 1/2 quarts low.6.7?
Normally I just drive an ice pick right in the bottom. 2 smacks with hammer and GTG.
How many miles? local dealer (my old employer) just had a 2017 traded in with 28k, still had factory filter on it.
I was actually just responding to @AIAW mine takes 14 quarts for some odd reason
Oh I am a Ford fan. I was just passing along a couple I have seen. I see diesels (7.3 mostly) go 30k plus with no apparent damage. Those 2 I posted were most I had seen on factory oil and filter.I was actually just responding to @AIAW mine takes 14 quarts for some odd reason