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    Cold Bore Shots, POI Shifts, and Canted Scopes

    Hi Everyone, Im trying to better educate myself on long range shooting, not necessarily to take game at further distances but to just become a better overall shooter. I read through most of the recent threads on cold bore shots and based on what ive read it seems the consensus is that cold bore...
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    Seekins Element .308 Lead Free Ammo Options

    I posted this in the general forum but probably should have posted it here instead so I am reposting it in this thread. Let me know if thats against the rules, in which case my bad. Anyone have any experience with lead free .308 through a Seekings Havak Element? Just ordered the rifle and...
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    Seekins Havak Element .308 Lead Free

    Anyone have any experience with lead free .308 through a Seekings Havak Element? Just ordered the rifle and trying to find the right off the shelf ammo to shoot through it for now. This is for California Deer/Bear hunting so it has to be lead free. Looking for off the shelf for now. Going to...
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    New Ultralight Rifle Build ideas

    Hi Everyone, I know theres about 1,000 Ultralight rifle build threads out there and i've read through many of them but I thought I'd try to get some peoples direct opinions on what to do. I am looking to build an ultralight rifle for mountain hunting this year and i've got a few ideas, and...
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    Ballistic Calculators Discrepancies?

    For some weird reason, the ballistic calculators im using all seem to have a kind of decent discrepancy on their calculations. For pre-tense, im shooting a federal power-shok copper .308 150gr out of a 24" 1:10R twist remington 700. I am using 3 Ballistic Calculators, MD Ballistics (Mobile)...
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    To Spotting Scope or Not to Spotting Scope?

    I always seem to see conflicting views on here about carrying a spotting scope, especially when packing in for a trip. Since Im going on a rifle elk hunt this October in CO I figured I'd start a discussion about why or why not bring the spotting scope. Personally I am for bringing one in and...
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    .22LR Snakeshot for Grouse

    Alright bear with me on this one guys. I had a thought and Im wondering what you all think. Try not to bash me. Would it be unethical or any way wrong to carry a cheap .22LR Revolver loaded with Snakeshot to hunt Grouse while Elk hunting in CO? I have a small game tag and last year I ran into a...
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    GMU 62 Road Situation

    Has anyone been to GMU 62 lately or last season? I pulled a 1st Rifle tag for out there this year and im curios how the road situation is up there. Would hate to get there and not be able to get to my Plan A spot due to the roads being iffy. Is Divide Rd still drivable? What about some of those...
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    New Elk Hunter Advice GMU 6

    First off I’d like to apologize because I know this topic has probably been posted a thousand times but... I recently pulled a first rifle elk tag for zones 6,16,17,161, and 171. From what I've seen a lot of the land in this area is private land. This is my first time hunting elk and my first...
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