Plus 1 for ditching the bipod. I keep giving them a try and am done dealing with them. They are only good in a handful of situations IMHO. Practice using your pack and walking sticks and be done.
Also highly recommend some good thin tipped tweezers for tick removal. Do thorough checks at least...
I just tried out the Strongfleece 220 and the Axis gloves on a Kodiak Mountain Goat hunt and they both performed poorly. My hands froze in them and my hands rarely get cold. I ended up wearing my unlined leather gloves the majority of the time which kept my hands warm. I also used my old pair of...
Just put the 3-15x50 Razor LHT on my Ridgeline. It’s not too bad so far and will be testing it further on a mountain goat hunt on Kodiak in a couple weeks.
I like the reticle and the clarity is pretty good except it has the typical Vortex blackness at 15x. It’s no NF but then it’s have the cost...
I’ve tried H1000, Retumbo and Magnum for the 143 eldx so far. H1000 gave me the best velocity with decent accuracy at right around 3k, but Retumbo gave very good accuracy and consistent single digit SD at a lower velocity of 2925. I have some 140 Elite Hunters loaded with H1000 that I have not...
Good thread on terminal results with the 147 if you have not seen it already.
https://www.longrangeonly.com/forum/threads/hornady-147-eld-m-terminal-performanc-field-reports.6011/
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Right on. Thanks for the feedback! Will for sure be interesting how they perform on hogs.
I have a fair supply of 143x, but the local stores have a pile of the A Tips.
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I’ve started my barrel break in today with 143 ELDX and will be doing load development with H-1000, Retumbo and Magnum to begin with.
Understanding that my velocities and pressures will change as I get more rounds down the tube, it is still a good opportunity to start gathering data.
I will...