Only shot one animal with a Barnes, a TSX out of a 257 Weatherby. No recovered bullet, exit hole was the size of my fist.
Perfect performance in my book.
Looking for a box of 168 TSX bullets, 30 caliber. Not desperate, just working up a load for a 300 saum.
Let my know if you’ve got some you don’t want. Thanks.
Got a X-bolt that’s never been fired. Won a AB3 at a RMEF banquet this spring. Had to hustle to find dies and brass.
Through together about 15 rounds with some 150 Hornadys that I had laying around for break in. Then loaded 5 “average” loads with 180 partitions. I was impressed with this little...
Personally, I couldn’t/wouldn’t live without a truck. I have 2. A UTV would be nice, if we could drive on county roads. We can drive them in town, but still have to get there. Not saying we don’t run the roads, but don’t get caught.
I haul too much stuff to mess with a trailer every time.
Guess...
Should be around 35’ at the base of the dam out about 60’. Got 6 big white oak root wads in the bottom for structure.
There’s about 250 acres that will feed it. My woods to the west is the filter strip. That’s about 450’ of timber.
Getting the DNR fish biologist out here in the next couple weeks...
It’s surprising that Illinois doesn’t require permits and engineering studies, but they don’t.
Water well was permitted along with geothermal wells. Plumbing had to be inspected. That was it.
Pretty easy to build in this area.
They spent a lot it time and fuel compacting the clay. If it does blow out, they fix it. Water will go 75 yards across a field into a creek. Pressure at the bottom will be less than 15 psi. It’s the pressure from what’s backed up.
Story behind it is, the wife has wanted a pool or pond since we built. Not messing with another pool so decided on a pond.
We figured it would be 1-2 acres, looking more like 3+ acres.
Excavator said it was the tallest pond dam he’d ever built.
Sets behind the house so you can’t tell it’s back...
My 2014 F250 with a 6.7 got 16.2 to Wyoming and back pulling a small trailer. 12k winch up front and 2” leveling kit dropped it from 18 mpg. This is a bone stock motor. Guess I need to be pretty happy with it.
Gets 13-14 with a 40’ 5th wheel.