What Others Say About D&L Sports™, Inc.

Dave,
Whatever unicorn farting rainbows you rode when you came up with this sight, thank that magical bastard for me! I am blown away with the sight picture produced, the no snag and ruggedness of your friggin sight! Also adds another level of response… 7 rounds don´t do it ya got a helluva blunt force compliance instrument…haha! Thanks again for the sight, just awesome!
Warmest brother,

SLR Review

I received my Shadow Sand SLR carbine for approximately 10 months ago. My initial impression was that it looked extremely rugged and well-built. Then I handled it… I found it to be not only extremely rugged and well-built, but also found that everything was "where it belonged." Because of the location of the controls and the fact that the gun was fitted to my length of pull, I did not have to move or shift my firing grip to operate the safety/bolt release or the magazine release. The trigger was crisp. The charging handle on the left side of the receiver is perfect; it too allowed for manipulation of the gun while maintaining my firing grip.

I have shot numerous self-loading rifle systems countless times with 1000s upon 1000s of rounds over the years. The first time I took this one to the range I was impressed and truly amazed. The combination of the fit, balance, trigger pull, crispness, the round (7.62x39 Hornady 123g SST), and the optic allowed for accurate shots with very rapid follow up shots. I have run more than 1000 rounds through it from point blank to 200 yards. I opted for the Leupold 1.5x4 scope with fire dot illuminated reticle. Low mount makes for a "flatter" shooter further out. The carbine/scope set up are zeroed at 50 yards.

The magazines feed without any issues whatsoever. The rock-and-lock speed reloads are lightning fast and with both the tactical reloads and the rock-and-locks, seating the magazine with this platform is positive and easily accomplished.

I use a two point sling - attached to outboard side of the rear of the stock (right side for right handed shooter). I attached it with boot lace wraps on the rear stock and the handguard. This makes for a quiet setup that cannot unscrew and it weighs less than push button sling hangers, zero. For me this set up combines safety and utility.

My Ultralight Neopod bipod facilitates rock solid prone shooting. With the custom mount it is easy to attach and detach and it weighs barely more than 2 and a half ounces.

I outfitted my carbine with a SureFire M300 Mini Scout Light with a tail cap switch. The weight of the carbine is such that it is very comfortable to employ. Going through simulations, the gun is easy to manipulate and the SureFire completely lights up the room!

Overall, I don't think I could be happier with a carbine than I am with this 7.62x39 SLR. It is rugged, I have yet to have a malfunction or stoppage, it is well balanced, extremely accurate, easy to operate, and really fun to shoot!

Dear Dave
I now have the 340PD in my possession.
I love the sights!
I love the grips!
I love the action!
You are a master, my friend!
Thanks so much, my friend.

Dave,
If I had it all to do over again I would definitely use your fixed 1911 sight design.. They are robust quality sights that will allow the operator to use them in many ways that Novak's will not. It's just my opinion...... Anyway, had I not had the sights that are presently on the pistol that you built for me...I would have opted for yours no doubt. I believe yours are the very best fixed sights available today...bar none! ...... it only costs a little more to get the very best and it is worth the expense in the long-run....... I know you to be the very best Custom Builder of Heirloom Quality Guns presently in business and when it comes to guns that you can bet your life on I trust your judgement, knowledge, expertise, quality and reliability over anyone that I know. Not trying to blow smoke up your skirt...I believe it to be a fact and here it is in print. That's my word. I do appreciate the pistol that you built for me and it works every time...good looking too.

Dave,
I just shot the D&L AR-30 semi auto at 100 yards. 3/8 inch groups. It shoots great. If I miss it’s all the shooter fault… not the rifle… as always
Thanks

Sent: July 08, 2014
Subject: Tactical Weapons
Dave,
This is great gear, it is needed and, as always, you're years ahead of the others. It was your vision on training, shooting, and equipping that saved many lives in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Great concept, keep working it, this should be the way we do it in the future.

HI Dave,
My D&L Pro Model 1911 now has about 35,000 rounds through it, and it is running great ! It is my go - to gun.
Thank you

Dave,
The testfire of your Pro Model went awesome. Couldn't be happier. I brought another friend along who was really impressed as well. 300 rounds through the gun, flawless as I expected. You made a work of art.

Dave,
To try to put words into words our experience of shooting your .45 Pro model is a tough task. Steve, Ben- a Marine - & I had a great time poking .45 caliber holes in the paper targets. I have never held a better made pistol. It is so smooth and tight. Thank you, thank you, thank you for such an enjoyable weapon. Working with you has been a TRUE pleasure!!!!

HI Dave,
This is too much!!! You are way to generous!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the way cool apparel, and you included many extras, plus additional magazines!!! Doing business with you is such a delight. Thank you and a sincere & heartfelt, Ooo-Rahh to you Dave. You are the best!!

HI Dave,
The 45 pro Model is still running awesome. I really wish I had another one. Thanks Dave, You are the man!

Dave,
I just finished a 2 day training class using the 1911 you built me. 800 rounds with only oil for maintenance. My instructor said I had the first 1911 he'd seen come through his class with zero problems.
Thanks for your craftsmanship and the high quality tool you built for me.

DL,
My D&L carbine now has in excess of 20,000 rounds through it.
Overall impressions:
The D&L Piston carbine has had in excess of 20,000 rounds of ammunition of various makes and loadings fired through it. I do not recall a single instance where the rifle failed to operate as related to the gun's function. The gun has only been used with D&L custom magazines. The weight and balance of the gun is superb and is rock solid under firing conditions given the machined fixed stock. In all of this use, not a single screw, pin, or part has come loose / failed in any way. The after market / non-D&L manufacture trigger group has exhibited reset problems and is to be replaced by USGI parts tuned to DL's specifications. All in all the rifle inspires confidence and confidence is what accurate and effective marksmanship is all about! No better AR platform on the market today!

Dave,
Got the precision AR rifle, looks outstanding.....110 rds through it so far no failures of any kind....100 yard group shooting....all were touching during zeroing. Hitting 14" plate at 840yd no problem in 0-12mph mixed wind! Head shots at 552yd in 5-10mph wind today, again pretty easy 8 out of 10 hits.

Dave,
I have used your mags for the last three and a half years and they have served me well. I have fired approximately 10,000 rounds using your magazines without a malfunction.....I have several other big name magazines, but they just don't measure up to the reliability and durability of your magazines.....Yes, they are a little expensive, but well worth it....Thank you for the support, and continue to make this great 1911 magazine.

Dave,
Put rounds through the Custom AR today with new scope and rifle worked perfectly out to range limit of 700 yds (34F, rain, 5-12mph -wind). Head shots on steel was getting boringly easy, need to find longer range! Also put 300 rounds through the custom pistol doing some static and moving drills, ran like a champ, very accurate. Cold/wet but damn good day at the range with DL gear!
Thanks,

Awesome customer service Dave! Will keep ya posted. Thanks again!

Dave,
I just wanted to let you know that I got out this morning ( minus 4 temp and 4" of snow but only 10 mph wind) and shot the G21. I really like the safety. I've been dry firing and it's just perfect. Everyone I've shown it to likes it also. I posted a review and pics on the Gunsite Alumni list. I told them if they mentioned my name you'd charge them 10% MORE <GG>. I sure enjoyed our visit and thank you again for the safety.

Mr. Lauck
I have been impressed with your works of art since I first saw your 1911. Whenever anyone asks me about "Grail Guns", yours are at the top of my list.

Dave,
The DL Custom AR rifle shoots unbelievable. I been using black hills 77gr and IMI 77gr and all my shots touch each other at 100 and 200 yards. The IMI 77gr I had a 1/2 inch group on the bi-pod at 200yrds. I´m hoping to shoot at 800, 900 and 1000 on Thursday long range practice day at Ben Avery in a couple of weeks. Thanks for all your hard work and a great rifle.

There is no shortage of inferior feed devices. You should trash poor quality magazines if you intend to bet you life on the 1911 pistol. Dave Lauck of DLS inc offers a professional grade magazine in both 7 and 8 round capacity. They are worth betting your life on.

Dave,
I appreciate your honesty and great customer service more than you can imagine. This is how I treat my customers.

Dave,
The Marco Polo sheep I got last month was another unbelievable shot, 580 yards. That's my 42ND one shot kill in 38 countries. The Ibex was at 540. The most unbelievable shot was last year in the Caucus mountains of Russia. The two guides tied their leather belts together and tied the belt rope on to mine and I laid out over a rock ledge and shot it at 480 yards straight down beneath and back under the ledge. They yanked me back so hard it hurt my neck. It took them half the next day to get to the bottom of the gully and retrieved the trophy. When are you going to have another rifle shooting contest? At 79 I will take anyone on. Your custom D&L rifle has become a legend among the very large group shooters I am associated with. The gun is a perfect fit. I now have the perfect gun.

Sir,
I'm a former LEO now working as a private detail... I spent some time in US training on various weapon systems and tactics
I'm a big fan of custom 1911's... Unfortunately, here in Italy, the best we can find are just hi end factory guns, like Les Baer, Wilson, Ed Brown and Night Hawk... Sold at really unfair prices, from 5500€ to 7000€...
Being a 1911 platform lover, I must admit that your tecnical solutions are brilliant, making the 1911 again a reliable modern combat weapon... ...I had the opportunity to shoot one of your Professional Model 1911s for a period.......I've seen all other pistols stop working for various reasons, your Professional never failed... Nothing can compare with them........I'd really like to own one...

Dave,
Yea, though I walk in the valley of lions I fear no evil as my DL 45 comforts me.

Dave,
First, you are the man! Some of best work I have ever seen, ever. Inspiring!
Regards,

Dave,
I did a quick zero on the custom AR. .68" five round group at 195 yards. I think I could have shank that group a little, but I was more interested in shooting ice covered steel targets. I shot 60 rounds at steel at 600 yards. Only two misses under foggy conditions. No malfunctions at all. The custom pistol also ran like a champ. Very happy with it.

Dave,
My AR is a lot slimmer now with your handguard, feels and looks allot better! The Glock you customized for me is awesome, naturally points on target now and the slide cuts are perfect.
Thanks for everything Dave

Hi Dave,
I’ve used your 45 acp magazine in three 1911’s using both lead and FMJ bullets.....So far the magazine has functioned flawlessly..... The magazine seats easily even when loaded with 8 rounds.

Dave,
This is my latest hunt with my custom D&L rifle. The MP is a little over 60 inches and Ibex is 47 and the largest taken in years.

Dave,
I am in Istanbul on my way to another Marco Polo hunt and my 36TH one shot kill with the finest lightwieght hunting rifle ever built, a Dave Lauck custom. My final target shot in the field a few days ago at 600 yards was a neat 3 or 4 inch group. See you soon!

Dave,
The AR-15s are a work of art. I picked up your CQB and purchased your precision AR-15. They very impressive AR-15s..... They are perfect..... I got your AR magazines, they look great. Thanks for works of art.

Over the past 16 years I have owned and shot 5 Lauck custom handguns and was convinced I was shooting the best 45ACP out there. Then I sent one of my 5 inch guns back 6 months ago for a make over. Dave worked his magic and it is a good thing I knew the serial number as I would not have recognized the gun when it came back. It shot even better. Now for sure I had the best 45 ACP around.
Well I was wrong!!! I had decided I really did ultimately want a DL Sports Signature Grade Professional Model. All my other guns were made on Colt or similar 1911 base guns. My new Professional Model is a concept that Dave and I worked on to make it a fairly fancy shooter, or what the Texas Rangers would refer to as a bar b q gun. Frame is color case hardened, slide blued and aged and yellowed ivory grips. Wow!!!
This is not only a hell of a bar b q gun but the finest pistol by a long shot I have ever held. The ivory grips are the way to go. Speaking of shooting, nice 21/2- 3 inch groups off hand at 25yds (I am not a bullseye shooter), hitting a silhouette at 100 is cake, but most impressive were the double taps at 7 yds that were not only delivered quickly but were consistently 1-2 inches apart.
This was going to be a bit of a safe queen for me, but after the range session I would be crazy not to carry this on a daily basis.
Thanks, Dave!

I've written recently about utility ARs, most of which retail at 1k to 1.5k. I like plain-vanilla rifles, designed for serious Operators for serious use, and recommend them to most of my students. So long as they are operator-grade, and the manufacturer provides good customer service, I'm fine with most. I thus I have scant interest in tight, frail, temperamental, hobby-grade rifles, designed to appeal strictly to contest-shooters who are interested in seeing their names on the top of the leader-board, and in little else. I use the terms, "serious rifle" and "Operator-Grade" to describe the former.

Several premium manufacturers, most of whom I know personally, and for whom I have a great deal of personal and professional respect, offer premium-grade rifles, intended for serious use by sophisticated Operators who appreciate critical refinements, and are willing to pay for them.

Among the top of this List is Dave Lauck. Dave is a design geniuses, and is devoted to providing bona-fide Operators with guns that feature every genuine advantage currently known. I have copies of Dave's wares, and they are second to none, but they are expensive!

Dave's DLS/CQB is an extraordinarily solid car-gun. Short, slick, light, fast. It fairly defines a fighting rifle. Every sharp corner and edge is rounded-off, and the entire unit is treated with a high-tech finish that provides superior protection from the elements. Trigger is wonderful. It's a pleasure to carry and use. I carried and shot my copy all last week at an Urban Rifle Course here in CO, and I, along with everyone else who used it, loved it!

My copy is equipped with Leupold's Prismatic, zero-magnification, optic. Not much bigger than an Aimpoint T1, Leopuld's version features an AUG-style "doughnut of death," which has some real advantages. Works like a red-dot, and has a battery-module for low-light, but features an etched-glass reticle that is always there, even when batteries fail. I've learned to like it!

I'm proud to count Dave, and many others, among my friends, and I appreciate him tolerating me and patiently contributing to my continuing education.

When you're willing to pay for premium features on a superb fighting rifle, they are the ones to see!

Hi Dave:
Just wanted to let you know that the pistol is incredible. I put 100 rounds through it when I picked it up. My shooting partner shot it and really likes it too.

Dave,
Got the gun today and filled out all the paperwork, it looks fantastic and feels really great in my hand. The sights are particularly nice, your design is really good. Everyone there was ooohhing and aaahhing over the gun, I had to pry it back from them to store in the safe for the 10 day waiting period. Thanks also for the shirt and other items, I really appreciate it. Cannot wait to shoot the 1911, if it performs 1/10 as good as it looks its going to be amazing!

Subject: Re: Yuma Six Gun
Got the gun. It it is awesome. It drew a crowd at the shop and the manager and gunsmith were particularly impressed!

Mr. Lauck
Today, I was able to qualify with the .45 you worked on and making it more performance and duty efficient. I was able to shoot a fifty round course that was initiated at 50 yards with a five round string. The rest of the qualifications consisted of shooting from 15 yards to 5 yards with tactical reloads, on the move shooting, one hand strong and weak shooting. The weather conditions were extremely hot with a temperature of approximately 95 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit and a heat index of well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I did not encounter a single malfunction or issue with this pistol. I am extremely satisfied with the performance of this 45 and I highly recommend your product to anyone that takes their personal safety whether on duty, off duty or the civilian that wants the best for their home, and family safety. Oh by the way I, came three rounds short of firing a perfect score. Not bad for shooting this gun out of the box for the first time. This will be my primary duty pistol as of today.

Dave:
Believe it or not, I have changed jobs again at my department, and am running our Drug Task Force. I also have recently been authorized to carry something other than our issue Sig P229. I´ll let you guess what I chose. The first 1911 I bought from you several years ago is still running along like the first day I got it, and I´ve received the “stinkeye” from some of my contemporaries for carrying it. Oh well, too bad, so sad. The full size still shoots like the first day I obtained it, and it also speaks volumes when some of our “customers” see it. I “cleaned” our off duty course this morning, twice with the Officer´s Model. No malfunctions at all, no surprise there. The Officer´s Model was also coveted by some at the range, and all offers for sale or trade were naturally turned down in a most profane manner. I cannot express the feeling of security I have having two of these outstanding pistols. I cannot say the same for the Sig. Go figure.

P.S.: Congratulations on receiving the prestigious Gunsmith of the Year award. You deserve it. Also, you should move here. There are not enough fully qualified 1911 gunsmiths in the area. Please consider it. Really.

GOAT AND SHEEP HUNTING IN IRELAND

I have always heard that as you are dying, your life races before your eyes and with that thought in mind, I decided that my final showing would be exciting and of high adventure. I have always lived my life from one adventure to another.
—DIAL DUNKIN

As usual, I start at the back of new magazines and slowly thumb through the ads looking for good deals on hunts. When I saw Dennis Campbell and the big goat, I thought it was some kind of Ibex. I couldn't get to the phone and call David Moore at Celtic Field Sports fast enough to get the details and find out about the critter in the picture with Dennis. Well, here's the story: the animal is a Bilberry goat and is only found in Ireland. It is believed to be related to the Pashmina, Maltese or Cashmere goats and most likely came with the Huguenots from France 400 years ago. They are definitely a species of their own and considered feral and a nuisance to sheepherders. Nevertheless, they are an outstanding trophy with enormous horns and a beautiful shaggy coat and as I mentioned above, can only be found in Ireland.

After a few minutes of conversation with Dave, I booked the hunt and told him to give me a day to check with my hunting partner, Don Jacklin, who would most likely join me on the hunt. I first met Don and shared a hunt with him on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East. Since then, we have been on a number of hunts together. Don is a couple years younger than I am and I always like to have him along to look after me. I immediately got him on the phone and told him about the hunt and suddenly things slowed down a bit. Don explained that he was getting ready for surgery on a damaged ligament in his shoulder, brought on by a golfing accident. I reminded him that I had always said golf was a dangerous sport. After consulting with his Doctor, it was decided that he would be able to go afield on a mountain hunt the later part of October. David Moore said that it would be a good time to go because it was the end of rutting season and the beginning of cooler temperatures. He didn't mention that it was also Ireland’s "drippy” season.

The dates for the hunt were set back to the later part of October and we departed on the 20th (2011). I arrived in Dublin one hour ahead of Don and learned that the papers for my gun were not going to be available until four days later, on Monday. We were met at the airport by Dave’s sister, Bernadette, who drove us to her brother’s very nice lodge, Broomfield, about an hour's drive from the airport. From the very beginning, Don had elected to use the lodge’s gun and the next day collected two sheep. I preferred to wait until the papers for my gun were available, so my wife and I checked out all the local antique stores. My refusal to use their gun and my reply to their continued suggestion to do so was that it would be like going to a dance with your best and prettiest girl and then not dancing with her. My rifle and scope that I have worked on and lived with for so long is a part of me, and I am not going hunting without it and that's that! The Bilberry goats that were the main target and reason for the hunt are located four hours to the northwest of David's lodge, near Killarney. With the delay of getting the permit, we decided to return to Dublin for the weekend and spent Saturday and Sunday hunting through more antique stores. Don and his wife, Dorothy, like antique shopping as much as Esperanza and I do, so it was time well spent. On Monday morning, one of David's men arrived with the gun papers. It was our intention to pick up my gun from the airport police station where it was being held and head straight to the goat hunting area. Retrieving the gun was no problem...until we drove out of the airport right into the middle of Ireland’s worst flood in 100 years. A few miles out of town we were stuck bumper-to-bumper and our car died right in the middle of the highway. Now, that part of the trip gets a little damp. Ireland’s worst flood in a hundred years and we spent four hours on the side of the road waiting to be rescued. Fortunately, the filling station where we landed had WiFi and food. Because of the long delay, we elected to stay at Broomfield and depart early the next morning.

During the night, Don decided to collect another sheep and did so the next morning. Our departure was delayed a few hours so we arrived at our next destination, Kenmare, a few miles from Killarney, the headquarters for the goat hunt, later in the afternoon. There we met up with our guide, Davey, and his hunting guide partner, Patrick, and settled into a very comfortable B&B that Davey and his wife, Carmen, owned. It was decided to check my gun to make sure the possible rough treatment of the case had not jarred the scope and the necessity to re-sight it. I knew that nothing was wrong with the scope, having traveled around the world a number of times with it secured in the best gun case made, Tuffy. In all the years I have traveled with my gun securely fitted in the Tuffy case, I have never had to re-sight my scope. I have always thought that sighting-in was just a ruse by the guide to see how well the hunter can shoot.

I agreed to the outing just because there wasn't anything else to do for the rest of the evening other than to have a rum and coke and eat a few Fritos. As I knew the scope was fine, proven with a dead-center shot at 100-yards. As we drove back toward the lodge and the rum and coke, Davey said that he knew a field where a group of Sitka deer hung out and suggested that some fresh deer meat would be nice. A short drive down a “ribbon road”—the name I dubbed the two strips of concrete with grass in between that are laced all over the country—ended on a knoll above a beautiful pumpkin-colored field. There was just enough light to see the dark form of a dozen or so deer that were up to their bellies in the pastel-colored grass. We hurriedly positioned ourselves on the knoll that was topped with a smooth tabletop rock and nothing to shoot from, so I just sat down on the tabletop rock and with my Leica Geovid binoculars, zeroed in on the largest animal in the herd. I activated the range finder and got a 368-yard reading. Just for the sake of it, I pulled from by belt holster my newest gadget, the new Leupold RX-1000/TBR rangefinder; it read 367-yards, close enough. I turned the dial of the scope elevation turret to 350 plus one click. With the gun on my knee I found the deer but was having a little problem holding steady enough to feel comfortable with the shot. I asked Davey to stand behind me with his leg pressed against my back. That pressure steadied my sitting position and I was able to hold the crosshairs right on the deer's shoulder. The 200GR Nosler Accubond bullet that Larry at Superior Ammunition loads specially for my gun did its job.

We spent the next couple days driving on the “ribbon roads” over, around and through mountains every bit as rough and rugged as any I had hunted in the Far East— not as high but just as rough, if not rougher. The weather was against us and we finally ran out of time. Don had some important meetings coming up and had to honor his departure on the 28th, so off we went, back to Dublin where we had left the girls with credit cards. As we drove out of town, I called my office and had my secretary check to see if I could get another return date so I could have a couple more days of hunting. She was back to me in less than five minutes. I called back to Davey and told him to head towards us and pick up my gun case…no use hauling it back to Dublin. With that out of the way, we came up with a new plan to return to the hunt aboard a train from Dublin to Killarney, which sounded like a great idea. We got Don and Dorothy off the next morning and then Esperanza and I caught the 9 a.m. train. It was her first train ride and we both got a kick out of it.

High above the valley, we were scoping the pasture below when Patrick said “Bingo!” There he was, the Bilberry goat that we had been looking for, with a small band of his friends and the horns were big. There were two large, very rocky hills both over 2,000 feet high sticking up from the valley floor. One was barren and the other partly covered with trees and sheer rock facings. We decided that the goats would probably head for the hill with the trees, so it was decided that Patrick would walk from our present position down into the valley and work his way up the hill without the trees and try to watch where the goats would head. The landowner instructed us on how to get down into the valley and around to the other side. He was going to stay on the high ground and assist Patrick in keeping up with the goats’ movement. I had brought four Motorola radios for just such an occasion. Dave and I drove the car a mile or so further into the canyon then down a rather steep embankment, still on the “ribbon road.” On the other side of the canyon, we parked and hurriedly walked back towards the action. We hadn't gone more than 100-yards when we ran into an eight-foot high hog wire fence. There was no way to get under it. Well, no bother for me as I had spent my youth not in pool halls but climbing over similar fences on the south end of the famous King Ranch. I am sure that the statute of limitations has run its course since those great days when I spent in my youth poaching on the famous ranch that many hunters never returned from, as the old timers tell the stories. At 76, I handled that fence pretty good and heard Dave telling others the next day how I scaled it.

Through a dense grove of trees and over a creek we are now facing both hills and a sea of grass that covered the floor of the valley for a half-mile. We located Patrick on a rock ledge high on the hill, his binoculars glued to his face. A brief radio message let him know where we were. He located us and waved and said, “Come on, I know where he is.” Now the hard part of the hunt was just about to begin. The relatively level, pretty green field of grass was an unforeseen booby trap. The grass was waist-high and setting in a bog, if your foot slips off the root system of the grass, your boot sinks into six-inches of glue-like mud and is damn hard to pull out. I was not prepared for this delightful walk and it took quite a while to reach the hill. Finally I was sitting on the rock ledge beside Patrick. He immediately began instructing me on the location of the goat that was hiding in a patch of thick brush on a ledge straight across on the other hill from where we were sitting. The opening was the size of a large washtub and I could make out the white side of its shaggy coat and the black stripe running from his leg up over his back. The horns were not visible, so I took the word of my trusted guide that this was the same one we had seen from the road and set up for the shot.

My newest range finder, the Leupold RX-1000/TBR, was having difficulty zeroing in on the target because of a light, intermittent rain. The wind would pick up and cause vertical streaks made by the rain to angle out as much as 20-degrees. The streaks would stop for a minute or so then start up again, followed by an increase in the wind and the angling of the streaks. I finally got a good reading and set the elevation turret at 350. The boulder I was behind wasn't high enough for me to rest the gun on and elevate in a straight line to the target. I was shuffling around trying to get a solid, elevated rest for the gun by placing it on my back pack but it still wasn't high enough. Then Davey came to the rescue with a four-inch-thick slab of moss he had pulled from another rock. This on the boulder and my Eberiestock backpack on top of the moss and now I was right on the money with a straight aiming-plane, dead on the target. I adjusted the perplex turret and sharpened the target image. I was right on him and saw for the first time the tip end of his horn as he moved his head. I was all set and watching the streaks made by the rain. They were slowing down to a straight, vertical descent. I took a deep breath, let out part of it and thought to myself, as I always do, before pulling the trigger, “This one’s for you, Buford,” the gentleman that took me in when I was in high school that taught me to shoot and coached me through winning the Texas State Junior Smallbore Championship. I didn't have to look and see if I got him. When the firing pin hit the cap, the crosshairs were dead-on the spot I was aiming at and I knew it was my 17th one- shot kill. Both guides were slapping me on the back and offering their congratulations. It took them an hour to climb the hill and retrieve the trophy. The 200GR Nosler Accubond had once again done its job.

Back at the lodge, Davey got a call from a local landowner about a sheep that had killed one of his prize breeding rams and invited us to hunt and get rid of it for him. It turned out to be what is called the Connemara Blackface, descendants of the Central Asia Argali. They are feral and because of interbreeding with domestic sheep, are actually considered vermin. We set out and found him. The next morning, we collected another sheep, the Stone sheep, which has recently been approved as a species toward the Grand Slam Award. This particular sheep had a double horn on one side, caused from an injury to the head. All in all, it was a nice, inexpensive hunt—and you can even take your golf clubs and wife along!

SIDEBAR
My gun is a 300 Remington Ultra Magnum RUM on a Remington 700 action with a custom Hart stainless steel barrel with a 1:10 twist built by David Lauck of D & L Sports™, Inc. David was just named American Pistolsmith of the Year for 2012 by the American Pistolsmiths Guild. A few years ago, he won the first Excellence in Craft Award by the American Gunsmithing Association. The scope is a Leupold Mark 4, 4.5-14-40mmLR/Target with Warne scope mounts. The mounts are just a little too high and the comb on the stock just didn't get my face high enough to see straight into the scope, so I added a Beartooth Comb Raiser that now allows me to shoot without raising my face to look straight into the scope. The Leopold scope with the custom elevation turret was calibrated and engraved with the yardage settings out to 500-yards, with computer- originated settings using the ballistic coefficient information provided by Superior Ammunition, but they weren't close to being accurate. So, I wrapped a neatly cut quarter-inch band of tape and installed it on the turret over the engraved yardage settings. Then, using my new Kenco Outdoors tripod that I have replaced my conventional portable shooting bench with (the Kenco is a lot easier to carry around), I sighted in the gun at 100- to 500-yards and marked the tape in place of the factory-engraved settings with the accurate aiming points that I had personally made. The marks were made with a fine-tip ballpoint pen, and then covered with a coat of clear nailpolish to keep the marks from being smudged or wiped-off. I just don't believe in computer developed ballistic settings, and with 17 one-shot kills, I feel quite comfortable with my system.