Decided very late last December that 2020 was gonna hunt with a factory rifle and factory ammo. First time in at least 20+ years.

Went thru a bunch of 'em at the gun counter and settled on a CA Mesa in 6.5 Creed. Scooped up a bunch of boxes of ammo in different weights and headed out the door.

Settled on the 95 gr. V-MAX that Hornady offers for the little critters, the 143 gr. ELD-X in both Hornady and Black Hills dress for everything up through Elk, and if I draw Moose I'll switch to the 140 gr. AFrame that Swift loads.

2021? I'll handload for the Mesa, then a year on probably move it on down the road....


It's you and the bullet, and all the rest is secondary.