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The usual. 1 General Deer (I use this for Muleys) 1 Any Whitetail tag 1 Speed Goat tag (My father also put in, so he will be flying out to hunt with the boys and I) 1 General Elk 1 Reduced Cow/Calf for Area 10 (I don't live near the Snowy Range, but my friends do, and we do elk camp two weeks a year there out of tradition). I may buy a turkey tag soon, and as usual, preference points for moose and sheep.

I want to replace my heavy/useless (as far as mounting options go) DPMS FF handguard with a system I can mount a sling adapter, bipod, and maybe NV on in the future. This is going on a Classic 20, with a low profile gas block. The Troy is tempting, because they come from the factory in FDE (not a show stopper since I can cerakote the handguard). I like the SS Series from Midwest Industries (plus the price), and have seen them mounted on DPMS rifles, but they are only listed for Armalite on their website. I do not want a FF Rail (quad rail), but for the right price, especially in FDE, I could be swayed. I would like to stay under $250. What am I missing here? Are there any boutique manufacturers I have not heard of?

Everyone that has ever served has "Hollywood" pictures where they cheese it up for the cameras. Let's see them. I was pissed because I had just done another Land Nav course in preparation for PLDC. Interesting note, my effective Date of Rank for Sergeant is 9-11-2001....my ceremony was delayed a few days.

Kind eyes, a guitar player, a bird dog lover....what is there not to like? Hahahaha! Glad to meet you, kind of, Magwa. Those look good on your wall.

I shoot long range competitively, I am a Freemason, I am an avid outdoorsman (hunting, trapping, camping, fishing, etc.), I am also a cowboy for my in-law's ranch when I am not Coal Mining. I also like railroad stuff...I spent 3 years as a Conductor/Engineer for the Union Pacific after I got out of the Army.

The cheapest scope I would go with for "tactical" applications is an SWFA Super Sniper. I have one in 10x, and they are known as the standard in beginner's tactical scopes. After that I would go Weaver Tactical Series or Vortex, then up toNIghtforce, S&B, USO, Hensholdt. You do get what you pay for. There is a reason the better $300 tactical scope is fixed power.

Nice..where did you get the moose? I still have about 5 years of preference points before I can get a tag. My grandfather-in-law has a 61" bull he took in Alaska in 2005. Beautiful animals.

They wouldn't let me bring home thigh bones or teeth, so I have to stick with antlers and horns on the wall to justify my manhood. ;)

Sage advice. Hahahah! I will not go hunting without one. I want a wolf rug sooooooooo bad. They have been spotted throughout the state, so I may happen across one.

As will I...I am mulling over whether to get a wolf tag or not.

Oh, no...no offense taken at all, I was just expressing my point of view. I grew up on wild game, and it is a treat to put one in a freezer...especially an elk (almost a half beef) or a tasty whitetail. We just have different goals, and I have been a meat hunter before, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. However, having married into a cattle family, I do not really "need" the meat anymore, and really enjoy the pursuit of trophy animals. I also prefer not to eat the coyotes, prairie dogs, porcupines or any of that others stuff we shoot. Here's to a wonderful 2013 season for all of us. ;D

Yes, they seem to be great people on the phone. I will check that out today, and the action is not binding since I took JB and polished the contact area. The G2S.

I use "Shooter", and although not free, my opinion is that it is the best for any phone. You can also use your Kestrel as an input on certain devices with this app, and you can get down to the nit-picky stuff like Coriolis Effect, Bramoetric Pressure (automatically derived from your GPS location, or entered manually). Really good app.

Thanks! I will post a full report once it is functioning 100%. I can feel it breaking in, so I believe the buffer wheel will do it.

Farewell brother, you were a giant among men, and lived a life that would make most men tremble. Prayers out to his family and friends.

Thanks! I care about horns and antlers as much as the meat. The skill involved with killing a mature trophy animal far surpasses shooting the first spike or doe you come across. I love meat, and will shoot does/cows or immature bucks/bulls if the season is coming to a close, but the boys and I love looking at our wall and remembering the hunt. :D

My two sons and I filled our Muley, Whitetail, Speed Goat, and Elk tags this year (we usually fill them all every year...I have a schedule that allows for quite a bit of time in the woods). Although I have bigger antlers on the wall, here are the two I am most proud of. My oldest help me spot and stalk the elk, and my youngest (4 years old) glassed the antelope and crawled into a shooting position with me. I love it! [img width=810 height=607]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu240/Skg_Mre_Lght/20121001_0657591_zps339a8a24.jpg [img width=810 height=607]http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu240/Skg_Mre_Lght/20121001_085439_zps8caaeaec.jpg I am so glad they are as excited about hunting as I have been my whole life.

I just purchased a barely used LR308 classic that had 40 rounds down the tube. I put a Vortex Viper PST EBR1 MRAD on it, and a Geissele trigger. It came with the chrome bolt carrier. The wepaon worked great with the stock DPMS trigger group in it. However, after I installed the Geissele, the bolt had a great bit of resistance and woul not release forward unless you beat the buttstock on the ground, or barely squeezed the trigger...then it would snap closed like it should. I called Geissele, and they were baffled. They had never heard of a problem like this before, and it did not make mechanical sense (which I was in agreement with them on that) that it would release with a trigger pull. They were more than happy to take care of me, and asked that I ate least send the trigger back, and they preferred the lower so they could install and test it. Top notch guys and gals there. I ended up putting some JB Bore paste on the bottom of the bolt carrier where it engages the hammer and worked it a bit. I got it to "wear in" and function correctly. I believe that I may use a buffer wheel and a little more JB and take a minute bit of material off. What I think is happening is that the chrome bolt carrier group is a little out of spec and putting pressure on the hammer. I re-contacted Geissele about my discovery, and they were happy to hear it. BTW, the Geissele feels as good as my Timneys on my bolt guns. I highly recommend them for the AR platform. <thumbsup>

Thanks everyone! That Mountain Lion was killed on a ranch neighboring my in-law's ranch, without dogs (if you can imagine that!)

Greetings, everyone. I fell in love with the Stoner system while serving mother Army on various continents starting in 1998. Anyway, I have just purchased my first 308 AR, put a Vortex Viper on it, a Geissele trigger and cannot wait to put more antlers and horns on my wall with it. Although I am a standing member at other websites, I have found them wanting as far as non-5.56mm AR information is concerned. I am not new to the game, and love long range competitions, but this is my first self-shucker in anythign other thatn 5.56mm. Thanks! I look forward to being a member of the board.