Recent content by Badboymelvin

You're a good man, Bob, and we really need to head out again... But I don't have a .338 anymore... but, just but, I just might be picking up something soon, mate... keep your eyes peeled! ;) Russ

C’mon Bob, l know the Whelen is your baby, but you seriously wouldn’t recommend the 35 Whelen over a .338WM to a new or inexperienced shooter wanting to hunt big game, would you? Components, rifles and factory ammo are all more plentiful for the .338 as compared to the Whelen. Remember, not...

I get supply and demand, but I feel Winchester made a mistake by dropping the .458WM and .375H&H from their line. These 2 cartridges are still popular as far as bigger cartridges go... Sure, it was nothing special, but it was the cheapest available (in my neck of the woods, anyway), and it was...

Looks great. (y) NEVER worry about what people think, mate; you've worked hard for that rifle, you bought it because you earned it, and now YOU do whatever YOU want to do to it. AND, if someone doesn't like it and it upsets them... well, that just makes it all the sweeter... It looks great...

After all that effort I would've just posted it anyway! :ROFLMAO: Russ

The .338WM is just an awesome cartridge, and choosing it is never a mistake for hunting big game. Russ

Recently I've been thinking that I wouldn't mind using a 8x57 in the field... It probably doesn't do anything a .30-06 doesn't do, but that's not a bad thing either... Russ

I have had the privileged opportunity to see and hold that M70, and I can attest it is an absolutely stunning rifle... Russ

That was fantastic. I really enjoyed reading that; congratulations on a great hunt. (y) And I have to admit, I always love reading about the .458 still taking care of business... Russ

I'm not really sure I fully get threads like this... people just seem to like drama... (n) I have no dog in this fight, and I don't have any opinion on Mark Sullivan one way or the other, but everyone knows how he goes about things. I live in Australia and haven't even hunted in Africa yet...

That's a very good point...

Just a quick mention, also not far from me is the Bertram Brass/bullet factory. These guys are super helpful in obtaining brass/projectiles that are otherwise hard to find, and they are extremely well priced. They sell no-frills, non-bonded softpoint projectiles that are great for deer or for...

The Woodleigh factory is only about an hour and a half to two hours away from where I live. I'm always happy to try and help people out if they are having trouble finding what they're looking for... Gotta look after each other... (y) Russ

I was always critical of the fact that when you buy a CZ (I've owned 2 in .458WM), they needed some work, but Farmboy, the custom rifle builder from NT Firearms Gove, said in reality, a lot of rifles need 'tweaking', and once done, the CZ is better than most. I always liked the set trigger; it...

I would just stick with the .45WM. I’ve owned 5 of them (hoping to be 6 real soon) and have never had a problem achieving the promised velocity with any of them. I have personally achieved 2100fps with the 550gn Woodleigh, 2150fps with the 500gn Woodleigh, 2150fps with the 480gn Woodleigh and...