Recent content by Bill_D

I just looked on gunbroker “H and R 410” there are about 20 options for beautiful single shot ones for $200-350 buy it now and ones with no bids… could easily pick up

Most Elk on Western public land are extremely pressured and despite putting in your best hunting efforts, even the best hunter is likely going to get only a small window of seeing a bull in the early morning of last bit of light. And were we hunt in Colorado this is almost always (80 percent of...

What would this rifle cost if you ordered it new?

Are you sure it weighs 8 pounds 11 oz? seems a lot un scoped with a carbon fiber barrel???

I shoot Barnes 175 LRX out of my 300 wsm at 3100 and out of my 30-06 at 2850. In my option the LRX is preforms a little more like a partition as it’s little softer and opens up more/faster followed by complete penetration and you get a better BC (30 caliber 175 is .508 bc). I have shot elk...

Left to right: Remington 700, post64 m70 push feed, m70 CRF, Ruger M77 Hawkeye

M77 Hawkeye all the way they are a trimmer better handling rifles and much better extractor.

If you have any kids or grandkids please save this for them, these older lever actions (of dad or grampas) are treasured by future generations!!

I could do $1000….?

Yes I have used 3 sets of Leupold rings on Ruger m77s, I think they are better quality than the factory ones, the base screws can be hard to turn on at first but they will go. Like the factory ones I would really recommend lapping the hell out of them intell the scope slides smoothly back and...

Congratulations beautiful hunt and story!! I did the this hunt with Divan Safaris in 24 and can confirm this experience, would 100 percent recommend as well!

Public land Elk, I believe more than people realize, is so much more of a challenge/reward not because of the elks wild and majesticness but because they have sooooo….. much human pressure on them during hunting season. Ultimately, you are hunting an animal being pressed into the verge of...

Would love to see this as well!

Yes it was the factory Hawkeye stock! Reshaped

Here are some pics of my left hand m77 build by RJ Renner last year.