Equipment Upgrade for 23'-24' Season??

Originally Posted By: hm1996Shot HP rifle competition for over 25 years. One of the most common mistakes made by many came in the form of trying to "buy" success.
I've shot Benchrest for 35 years, & remember a time when another shooter had more money than skills, and many times would go the match winner to try and buy their gun, & did more than once.
 
Originally Posted By: alfOriginally Posted By: hm1996Shot HP rifle competition for over 25 years. One of the most common mistakes made by many came in the form of trying to "buy" success.
I've shot Benchrest for 35 years, & remember a time when another shooter had more money than skills, and many times would go the match winner to try and buy their gun, & did more than once.

I bet they soon found out it wasn't the gun.
 
Originally Posted By: DoubleUpOriginally Posted By: alfOriginally Posted By: hm1996Shot HP rifle competition for over 25 years. One of the most common mistakes made by many came in the form of trying to "buy" success.
I've shot Benchrest for 35 years, & remember a time when another shooter had more money than skills, and many times would go the match winner to try and buy their gun, & did more than once.

I bet they soon found out it wasn't the gun.

LOL
 
I plan on leaving the misses behind this year and have contact with vitals every shot. That will be a change from last year.
 
Originally Posted By: weekenderI plan on leaving the misses behind this year and have contact with vitals every shot. That will be a change from last year.

She might not like being left behind.
 
I am in the process of selling my current rig (Bushmaster Predator and Hogster) to my cousin so will have an opportunity to upgrade to a different rifle and thermal style. Have the rifle already but haven’t figured out which thermal to buy. Am leaning towards the Thermion or comparable style.
 
I upgraded to a Super Yoter on my AR10 6.5CM night calling rig from a Super Hogster. I put the Hogster on one of my other ARs (.223) and am thinking of using that as my bait site set-up rather than the 6.5 CM. I should probably just sell the Hogster though, guess we'll see....
 
At this stage, my equipment is pretty well set. Did add one of JTPinTX's Bois de Arc calls hoping to get it out for a test run before too long.

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Well, still trying to tweak the BAR groups a bit, but it's hanging in around 1.25 moa 5 shot groups. Guess that would be considered an upgrade. Hoping to convince a retired gunsmith friend of mine to take a look at the trigger.....pretty sure a decent trigger would squeeze that last 1/4 moa out of it.
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Regards,
hm
 

Traded trucks

New X-Caliber carbon 6x47 Lapua barrel

New Leupold VX-5 3-15x44 for the carbon gun

New 6 Hagar barrel coming from D-Tech tomorrow

New Vortex rangefinding binoculars

New thermal on the horizon.....


 
The last few years I have been using a Thermion XQ50 as my primary thermal and my "backup" AGM TS35-384 Varmint LRF as my scanner. Works fine out calling, but then when I am shooting the AGM on my 300 HAMR for pigs it leaves me with no scanner, because that Thermion dang sure isn't a handheld scanner, lol.

So I've been putting money back, trying to make quite a few calls to sell, and before this fall going to add a dedicated handheld scanner to the mix. Plan on getting a 640 variant of some type. Still researching exactly what. Maybe the AGM Sidewinder TM35-640? IDK.
 

I currently have two thermal rifle scopes, but added an AGM thermal monocular to the list this year. Also added an ATN digital 4k Pro in 5-20x. Worked up a load of Barnes 85 gr. TSX for the 6mm Remington for hog use. Everything is working fine so far.
 
jtpintx idontknow how much you wanting to spend but nuget night vision has a helion2 xp50 pro 2.5-20 on sale for 2,999.97 kino talked me into buying one no regrets really nice scanner
 
Bought a ruger mark IV 22lr. Then of course needed a cool red dot and a 200 dollar light ☝️

Looking at a helmet rig…

Always looking at building new bolt guns but thank goodness havent started one lately.

Looking at upgrading my clothing and boots all the time for night calling, I like being warm and comfortable… funny because I wear ratty old camo for all of my other hunting but have too
Of the line gear to wear coyote hunting. Oh well, priorities, and the deer and turkeys and bears don’t mind
 
I have some extremely accurate rounds for my .204 Ruger with both 35 grain and 40 grain Bergers. I'm thinking about putting the Thermion 2 on it for the season and giving the .223 a rest. I've not used the .204 for a few seasons at night. Otherwise I just hope to get more time afield. Life, illness, and death have gotten in the way the last couple of seasons. This getting old is over rated but it beats the alternative.
 
Originally Posted By: duckjtpintx idontknow how much you wanting to spend but nuget night vision has a helion2 xp50 pro 2.5-20 on sale for 2,999.97 kino talked me into buying one no regrets really nice scanner

duck thanks for the heads up, and the info. I'm not quite there on money yet, still saving up. Hopefully there will be some good deals out there when it comes time.
 
I've reverted back to the .243 after losing 8 of 79 last year with .223 AR. Built an AR10 in .243 and upgraded my Tripod setups. I'm happy with my current Pulsar optics and scanners. I also committed to changing my methods somewhat and will not be offering landowners to accompany me as shooters. I don't count the ones they shoot and kill( or miss). I will simply let them run a second scanner if they insist on coming. Too many bad experiences of them not listening when it's time to shoot that have cost me several dogs and skirting edge of dangerous. I personally work best alone and want to break 100 this year. I feel these improvements alone will make 100 a realistic and achievable goal this year.
 
Because I hunt places with known distances and like to call them close, thinking about a Rico Micro RH25 with helmet mounting dovetail and ADM mount for a helmet/clip-on/standalone combo.
 
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