KahrMan

I use an Excel spreadsheet. I probably don't update it as often as I should but I do a thorough updating a couple of times a year. With dropbox I can access it from anywhere with my phone. That works best for me.

A glock 48 but in 10mm would be awesome.

Hoping for a quick recovery!

Cut up my first elk hindquarter. Starting in the upper right and going counter wise we start with some nice steaks from the top sirloin, a small sirloin roast, some thin steaks from the bottom sirloin (will be pounded out and made into chicken fried steak), shank, fajita strips from the bottom sirloin, two large roasts and the eye of round.

Coltforum.com The guys there are very willing to help. You will need several very good quality pictures of all areas of the gun. That is the best way to determine value.

Do not repair the box unless it is just falling apart. If the gun is as flawless as you say then keep the box the way it is. It will matter to a Colt collector. They would much rather have an unmolested torn box than a taped up one. Nice commander!

I used to sell that when I worked at TSC for cows that had worms.

The state does not care what the item is that is sold, just the total sales. I file sales tax reports every month. All the state cares about is the total amount of sales. That determines what they are owed in tax. Even the one time I was audited, the auditor didn't care what we sold or who we sold it to just that the total of my invoices in my system equaled what I reported to the state. Because of the way Gunbroker is set up to operate, although a little convoluted, it is probably the most efficient way for them to collect the tax.

My first deer rifle was a Savage 110 in 30-06. One of the most accurate Guns I have owned. Got it for Christmas in 1984.

Cutting up an elk take a lot more time than a whitetail. lol Got the front half done. Still have the two hind quarters to finish up.

Yes. Just outside of Pie Town, New Mexico

I was hunting with my Montana X2 in .300 Win Mag.

That is exactly what i did. I love having piles of guns but decided to sell a bunch and buy some hunts. The experience and memories are what I was after.

Not just with the Music City chapter. All the different chapters have their auction online. The sika deer hunt I went on a few months ago I got from the Anchorage AK chapter of SCI banquet. There are definitely some good deals if you look for them.

I was very pleased with the operation. I bought my hunt from a SCI fundraising auction and paid less than list price.

They ran a nice operation. Lots of land with some really big bulls. You are not staying at the Ritz Carlton but they are comfortable bunk houses and they feed you real well. the guides work hard to put you on the elk.

I booked a 3 day cow elk hunt with Black Mountain Outfitters Inc., https://www.bmohunts.com They have around 500,000 leased acres to hunt on. There were about 25 hunters in camp for the weekend with the majority doing cow hunts. They had a combination of bunk houses and campers to put all the hunters up in. It is a scheduled 3 day hunt. We really lucked out on the weather. Lows were in the mid teens to highs in the low 40's. Great hunting weather. The previous weekend the lows were around zero with several inches of snow. The first couple of pics are of the property, bunk houses and lodge area where we would meet and eat. Saturday morning was the first day of the hunt. We left the lodge about 5:15 and made it to where we were going to hunt just before sunrise, about 6:40. The guide left me at the truck and he hiked up on a knob to glass some flats. As soon as started glassing he waved at me to hurry and get up there. He spotted a bull and about 10 cows about 1.5 miles away. He said they will feed in this direction and lets get a move on and try to cut them off. The guide is young and in shape. I am just the opposite. We took off at a fast pace always trying to keep a line of scrub bushes between us and where the elk were. It about killed me trying to keep up with him. He would stop every so often and let me catch up. We finally get as far as we can with the cover. We had covered a little over a mile. I was sucking air, my lungs were burning, my knees were burning, snot was running my face but it was all that good kind of hurt. The video says the first shot was about 700 yards. We doubled checked it and the last bush we could shoot from was 600 yards. I tried to get my breathing under control but rushed my first shot and it was low. My second shot was also a little low. I hit her right where the legs meet the shoulder. I was a couple of inches low and forward of where I wanted to hit. The shot broke both of her front legs. I was sick. I hate making bad shots. She was not going anywhere so I was able to get closer and put a finishing shot through her neck. We got her gutted and then the real work began. We were supposed to have a third guy with us but he decided to go with another group. So the guide and I had to get this 400lb elk into the back of his truck by ourselves. As you can see from the pic I got a little bloody. I was exhausted after loading the elk. Being exhausted never felt so good though. Since I knew I was probably going to be bringing meat back I drove to the lodge. It is in Pie Town, NM which is a 20 hour drive. I left Thursday about 6 pm and drove straight through. I got there Friday afternoon. Met the other hunters and guides then we all had dinner. Went to bed and got up at 4 am Saturday morning. We had breakfast and then headed out to hunt. I killed the elk by about 7:30. We got back to lodge and got the elk skinned and quartered and put in cooler. I took a shower, packed my things, grabbed some lunch and was back on the road by 1:30. Got home this morning about 10. TL:DR - Drove 42 hours round trip for a 2 hour hunt and loved every minute of it.

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That is a great rake. Very symmetrical. It would make a great European mount.

Well said David.

Mike and I had some good times hanging out with Bill at Eastside Gun Shop. He will be missed.

Damnit!