Recent content by Atticus

Pelican 1750. I cut the foam myself with a havalon —very easy—for my model 70 300 H&H and Husky 9.3x62. Scopes with Talley QD rings will go in carry on.

They’re big but not hard to kill. I used my 30-06 on a 50” bull that dressed at 850# back in ‘03 and it was no problem. Proper placement of a good quality bullet and you’re good. I hunted again this past fall but didn’t find one I wanted to take. A guy in camp dropped his bull with a 308 using a...

Cold and snowy here in New England. Perfect time to clean up the FN. I stripped off the old varnish, steamed out some dents, cleaned out the checkering lightly sanded to 400 grit and then 7 coats of Timberluxe, 24 hours apart. Cleaned, polished and reblue on the steel plate Added a...

They leave the tubing up year round and only pull the taps, retapping each tree every season.

I tap the trees in my neighborhood and around my house. The neighbors like the look on the street and so do I. I put out 35 buckets this year and usually make about 3 gallons for family, friends and neighbors. Fun offseason hobby.

I’m still pretty new to reloading—a cheap table and organizer from a consignment shop works well. Powder and components are in bins by caliber in a locked cabinet with ammunition next to the safe.

Thanks for the comments everyone. The ammo it came with is Hornady superformance, 117 SST. It shot a 1MOA group when I gave it a quick shakedown—I’m sure I’ll do better when it’s not 25 degrees and windy. I was disappointed with the 2750fps+- (25 shot average) I was getting—the box lists 2940...

My safe was in need of something in the quarter bore department and, due to my affinity for classic cartridges, started looking for a 257 Roberts. I found a good deal on this FN commercial Mauser, complete with RCBS dies, Lyman 57 peep, Leupold rings/bases, some brass and 5 boxes of ammo for a...

I have one I bought from EuroOptic last year and love it. I’ve never used the Garmin unit so can’t compare but very pleased with the rangecraft.

Beautiful double! Very nice wood and looks like intercepting sears too. I’m no collector —everything in my safe gets used, but I’ve always thought that refinishing a vintage British double doesn’t hurt the value since they were often serviced (at least) after the shooting season. American...

I’ve been following this thread as I’m looking to add a quarter bore to the safe. Lots of good info here as usual. I see that Weatherby just announced the 25 RPM. Several offerings all over 3000fps with a fast twist.

I put Talleys on my FN built Husqvarna 640, 9.3x62–they’re terrific. As noted levers on the right side.

While hunting Hyena on a cattle ranch near Etosha NP in 2015. There were lots of lions around on that hunt but I never saw one. Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since my last trip—need to remedy that very soon

My 640 was a lucky find after looking for a CRF 9.3x62 for a while. I didn't want a project gun but was not expecting to find a custom Husky (built by Kent Bowerly) for under $1K. Custom English walnut stock, Timney trigger, checkered bolt knob, Els and co sling. I had Matt Roberts add a...

“All I wanted to do was get back to Africa. We had not left it, yet, but when I would wake in the night I would lie, listening, homesick for it already."--- Ernest Hemingway, Green Hills of Africa