I know these have become like hens' teeth, so I thought someone here might benefit, since it's more of a Howa crowd.
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I feel like I'm just about to follow in your footsteps. I've always liked Barnes for monos, but the way people extol the performance of Hammers, and the very visible effort that Steve puts into making a quality product and being available for questions/input has got me close to pulling the...
As my moniker suggests, I have a 444 Marlin, the 444SS micro-groove JM model. I got it as a Christmas gift to hunt elk in thick timber, but have only shot one mule deer doe with it. I also shot my first deer with a Winchester 88 in .243, which has been handed down to me from my dad, so that I...
I second the opinion of using at least an HS-T, HS-LR, or PST if you're sticking with Vortex. Those have physical zero stops on the turrets. The Diamondback tactical doesn't have a zero stop, and if you accidentally spin the turret while walking, getting in/out of the truck or gun case, you...
That would be perfect for the CDS with zero lock, but on the regular CDS dials (like the ones that come on the Howa Randy Newberg editions) don't have that feature, that I'm aware of. For that reason, I won't own anything less than something like the CDS ZL or the Vortex HS LR with shims for...
Congrats to you both on some great deer with mass and character! Glad the sled worked out for you, too. My only experience with a sled was a bust--it didn't work out so well along sage and dirt; ended up just plowing a furrow into the ground, and burned a hole through it. Ended up picking up...
I was fortunate that it didn't spin my windage dial. I took it out to the range on Monday, dialed for 300yds, and BOOM, SMACK! Got the replacement cap in the mail today, and stuck a piece of electrical tape over it just to make sure. Hoping to see an elk on Friday.