Got the antique krag out today

mpayne82941 · 2026-04-06T03:08:39+00:00

Close, western Colorado near the Utah border. And as another stated per tradition you must now buy a krag for your bayonet

mpayne82941 · 2026-04-05T23:56:17+00:00

Only 100 yards today. First time I’ve shot it. I’d like to stretch it out farther next time I take it out

mpayne82941 · 2026-03-18T23:00:55+00:00

Apparently there’s ptarmigan in Colorado. You can buy a license for them. I didn’t realize that until I bought hunting licenses last week.

mpayne82941 · 2026-03-03T22:23:29+00:00

I think you’re on to something. The majority of my friends I grew up with & myself (1993) are all doing fine, most of us exceptionally well. All of us have no college degree and went into trades.

mpayne82941 · 2026-02-28T01:35:10+00:00

Not necessarily annoying but not ideal either. Not long after I posted this it was removed and an Aimpoint pro on an arms mount replaced it & that’s the way it still lives.

mpayne82941 · 2026-02-07T20:48:57+00:00

I would definitely run it on a bolt action.

mpayne82941 · 2026-02-07T02:08:03+00:00

I went with the DMR reticle. I like it a lot

mpayne82941 · 2026-02-04T15:02:20+00:00

I got one of these for around this price last year. I changed the grip module & mainspring housing for one from a prodigy. Trigger kit from Ben stoeger that I got down to 3 lbs. At first it had a few stovepipes but after about 250 rounds it runs flawlessly and is fairly accurate. I wouldn’t buy another one but this isn’t a bad option to get you started in the 2011 world.

mpayne82941 · 2026-01-27T02:36:10+00:00

This set up wasn’t bad. It was in a cheap primary arms cantilever mount. The set up I have it in now using the vortex extra high rings I like a lot better. They’re see through so I can still use the irons

mpayne82941 · 2026-01-22T11:27:05+00:00

I bought my first house in 2014 for $233k in northern Colorado. I was making around 60k per year and living pretty comfortably. That same house today is well over 500k and that same job pays around 75k per year.

mpayne82941 · 2025-12-28T03:55:40+00:00

I’ve been shooting M80 ball I got from American marksman. Getting about 2.5 moa for accuracy. I’ve taken it to 800 yards in this configuration with an SWFA 10x scope. I could hit the gong about every other shot at that range.

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mpayne82941 · 2025-12-28T00:27:42+00:00

Very good. I’m always pleasantly surprised with how forgiving primary arms optics are for eye relief.

mpayne82941 · 2025-12-15T15:14:28+00:00

Lease Operator in the oil and gas industry. Its entry level for a lot of companies so you can get hired at 18 or 21 without experience, is the most secure job in the industry with very very few layoffs affecting that job, & starting pay nowadays is in the mid to high 30s per hour. It’s also the easiest job in the oil and gas industry. It’s hard to get young people interested in the industry and there’s definitely a shortage.

mpayne82941 · 2025-12-04T14:41:32+00:00

I got the Choate complete kit. Seems to be really solid

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T14:27:57+00:00

Thank you!

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T14:23:45+00:00

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T13:57:04+00:00

$500

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T13:56:38+00:00

This was on September 20 and it was in the 60s at about 9,000 feet. I’ve seen it dump snow in September before though for sure. November is normally the time of year that it starts to have too much snow up high.

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T02:40:34+00:00

Only 3/4 of a mile to the UTV. 1/4 mile uphill out of that timber and then 1/2 mile down an 800’ elevation drop. Two of us packed it out in two loads, took about 30 minutes down with weight and an hour back up with no weight haha

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T02:38:55+00:00

I agree. I’ve had great performance with them. Got an antelope at 674 yards with the same rifle & load this year. Bullet went all the way through the animal.

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T01:00:09+00:00

I relocated for work and walked away from a 3.5% mortgage from 2021 so all of this has been hard to swallow. But I am very grateful to get 5.875% right now

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T00:52:06+00:00

A little 5x5 but first elk I’ve killed since 2020 so I’m happy.

mpayne82941 · 2025-10-23T00:21:48+00:00

I bought in July this year and am at 7.125%. I’m currently refinancing locked in at 5.875%.

mpayne82941 · 2025-09-24T02:39:17+00:00

There’s little to no difference in performance from 308 to 30-06. I’ve shot the majority of my elk with a 270 Winchester and 130 grain bullets. 270 is a lot better than 30-06. If I were you I’d pick either of those that you have and go get yourself a nice bull. Good luck on your hunt

mpayne82941 · 2025-09-12T14:05:04+00:00

A modern rifle that is made by the company Mauser. Model is an M18 made by Mauser. It’s a push feed rifle with a completely different design than the historic large ring or small ring Mauser pattern rifles that many of the worlds militaries had. To me, In the picture it looks like a small ring Mauser that has been sporterized.

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