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spike spent a night sleeping in my suitcase when the boys were out looking for poachers.

@Brian, no offense taken at all. i also have relatively firm opinions regarding bullets. the interlock bullets are too soft for buffalo (my opinion ), the DGX BONDED are a decent bullet. are there better, yep. can you actually find them and buy them.....maybe. A frames are great bullets...

looks like Juan holding up spike!

i agree and disagree. the interlock bullet is for the most part too soft/fragile for cape buffalo. a DGX bonded bullet would likely do a good job. (i would want a 400gr bullet) a 45/70 is a little light for cape buffalo, but so is the 9.3x62 or 9.3x74. if i WAS going to use a 45/70, i think...

i have no doubt that they would do a fantastic job. on both bears and moose.

ruger mark II actions are CRF.

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that information is solid gold! not sure about the pad in inches plus two for a squared bear, your thoughts?

well, i have owned and used rem 700 rifles and have gradually migrated to using CRF rifles. here are the issues that i personally had with rem 700's: 1. my first centerfire, rem 700 ADL, 7mm mag. i shot a 3 point blacktail, as it ran off, i worked the bolt but it was hung up,(it WAS a...

dang, traffic is going to suck on that day!!

hey scott, can you dm me that article? i suspect that i would find some useful info in it. thanks!!

i have used north fork bullets for a while now and have been impressed with their consistent performance. i use 300 gr ss out of my 375 ruger at 2450 fps (tried to duplicate factory load) 20" barrel. have shot 4 or 5 brown bears (backup shooting) any bullet recovered could be used in an ad for...

yeah, and it would kill elephant or cape buffalo just as well as a blued gun too.

@Wildwillalaska, a fine purchase!! i have a 450-400 and have shot a buffalo, and 2 moose with it. great round. i am in homer now, going to head back to anchorage on monday. you bought a great rifle that will kill ANY african game, so never apologize for it! north fork and cutting edge...

black bear, you are correct. brown bear, more is better!