Saw some cool rifles up there. I think having so many years to obsess over it leads to that. My favorite was a full custom 6.5 CM in a McMillan, about the same profile as my Bartlein #3 but with a Lilja, custom Remington-pattern action, forget which one, and a big Nightforce SHV. He liked my build (the fauX) a lot too; we could've traded and both been happy.

Also saw (and heard) the usual rifle stupidity. Guys taking "500 yard!" shots... with no rangefinder. Rifles with wack-ass scopes on them mounted all weird. Etc.

THe fishing up there is awesome. Native redbands, small rivers... my kind of fishing. Caught several in this range. [Linked Image]

I unfortunately broke my old Berkeley Cherrywood rod some years ago... but I've been using that same Garcia 308 reel since the 70's, though I did have to procure another one for parts scavenging.

Last edited by Jeff_O; 08/17/17.
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