Recent content by 318AE

About time….

I’m a native Austinite. I lived in Taiwan for a few years and traveled to Singapore often. My SIL is from the UK. I may be able to help but it looks like you may have me on ignore.

Really nice bear with a really nice coat. I hope it brings back fond memories every time you see it.

Sigh. Yes. I know you represent a sponsor and but are not a sponsor yourself. What I did not know when I read your OP was that you had already made your decision. You bought a Heym. I sincerely hope you are happy with it for years to come. I would have be so nice to simply get a range...

This is all very well said and not specific to Rigby (as I’m sure you know). Whether the action be by Mayfair or others, all the names we are familiar with brought in actions. The original German guild guns were made in a similar method to the outworkers in Birmingham.

The previous posts about silencer use are spot on. Especially in Europe, and likely gaining ground in the US with recent regulatory changes. With that in mind, introducing it in popular European calibers (which may include the 308) may make the most sense, followed by (as mentioned before) the...

Exactly - that is one great big old cat!

Congratulations. It sure is rewarding when you see an effort like that through to successful completion. You may no longer view any rifle in any caliber “obsolete”.

In my opinion, its just a really sad day for AH. The OP isn’t a hunt report, range report, first hand experience owning both rifles, or much in the way of original content. It’s a largely a repost of AI. As is the case with AI in its current level of maturity, it’s very sensitive to prompt...

I’m going to go off on a limb and guess that Rigby, and sponsor here, is not going to author a post doing a side by side compare of Derian Koekemoer Safaris against another RSA safari outfit that is not even a sponsor. I think they’re just too classy for that.

I recently had smooth transactions selling to the gentlemen below. It was great getting to know members here a little better. @gearguywb @migrabill @eswan68587 @cash_tx @LRich

Blake Wilhelmi has an excellent, well earned reputation. The future is in good hands with PHs like Blake.

Likely Mike Fell…

The reduction in wild places we have left to hunt is likely pretty well correlated to the reduction in dark skies. Indirectly, dark skies is one more thing hunting is helping conserve.

Africa is a big place of course. I’ve particularly enjoyed this in central Namibia, away from Windhoek. Good transparency and seeing. The bortle maps support this as well. If you’re an astronomer in the northern hemisphere, it’s a real treat to see the southern skies. Seeing the southern...