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I will try to make it out on Saturday. I could definitely use some R&R + I've been promising my daughter I'd take her camping & shooting. The weather looks like it will be nice as well.

On a more serious note: The downtown building in Dallas where my brother lives, was the one in the news that was surrounded by protesters yesterday. He and his young son heard the shots as the terrorists-protestors opened fire on the police. Both he and his son were shook-up, but they are ok.

Good news that your brother and his young son are ok.

Thanks Ken, it was a scary situation for them and a bad day for Dallas and the Nation.

Tonight the building across the street from him was evacuated due to a bomb threat.

Good grief!

Ken is a real pal, High Noon!!! I love him like a brother!!




And I'm glad your brother and nephew are ok!!!

Thanks Bob, y'all definitely look like a couple of characters!

Just got dialed in for the deer opener (Aug 1) tonite. 57.5 gr IMR 3031 200 TTSX zeroed @ 150 yds. On target for warmest year on record. Big fatties in the alpine. Wish me luck.

Luck.

Good luck MuskegMan. Post some photos of the hunt.

Ahhhhh good times!

Some more pics of the 2014 Armijio Springs rondy.

Bob & I.



Bob telling stories.


Me shooting a Merkel .470 NE with heavy loads.



My wife shooting the .470 NE but with light loads.



My daughter just after shooting the .470 NE with light loads.



Me shooting the .470 NE with light loads.

A few pics from the 2015 Armijio Springs rondy.



Blue and I shooting.


Watching a shooting match.

Ken: Great photos. My daughter and I will try to be there. She asked is she could shoot the .470 NE, but she's only 6!

Don't think the .470 will be there this year,as the owner is working.

She could shoot my .460.

I explained the concept of recoil to her and how powerful the .470 is and she changed her mind. I'll bring a .22 for her.

Good luck. What kind of speed are you getting with IMR 3031? I'm hoping to put one of those same bullets, with IMR 8208 into a grizzly this fall.

57.o gave 2,825. This was an older can (lincoln log sticks) of 3031. Newer stuff (reformulated sticks) gives 2,750 at 57.5 gr.

Nosler 7 and Brian Pearce's testing (HL 289) with XBR 8028 shows great speeds - 2,900 fps in a 22" barrel for Pearce.

I was a die hard heavy-for-caliber Nosler guy, but think the 200 TTSX will dig a lot deeper.

210 ttsx in 338-06 at similar speed, broke the tip of the shoulder ball, severed the spine, broke the off side shoulder and was barely caught by the hide on the offside of a mature bull moose for me, at around 125ish yards.

Oh yeah, weight of bullet.... 210. and some fractional change... Only thing I didn't' find, tip of the bullet....

ATTN. AZZHATS (You know who you are)

Here boys is the "mythical" 35 Whelen Imp on a 1948 Commercial FN, Jaeger Trigger, Douglas premium bbl, beautiful blue and a better than average piece of wood.

Cost to my door ? Far, far less than a bead blasted, tupperware stocked Remjunk 700.

LMAO !