Recent content by Dukeisok

Agreed I had a patient who blew up a Browning A-bolt in 270 by firing a 308 down it, but wouldn’t think it would be possible to chamber a 270 in a 243. The gun did what it was supposed to do and directed the gas away from him. He was uninjured but the gun did not fare so well. I only know my...

My latest model 70 Safari came with no threads tapped in the holes on the receiver. Better than a previous model 70 super grade in 270 where the holes were placed so crooked I couldn’t get it on paper at 25 yards with a Leupold scope. Both went back. They fixed the Safari. They replaced the...

I bought a Savage impulse in 300 win mag. Their straight pull rifle. Worst Rifle Ever. Terribly nose heavy (more than a Ruger Safari magnum in 416), very rough action, once broken in it would fire out of battery. I sent it back and they replaced it then I sent it down the road. I’ll never buy a...

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I have for sale a nice Ruger Safari Magnum in 416 Rigby. It has rings attached of unknown provenance (Ruger factory 1in rings?). It has been fired a few times and works flawlessly. I bought it for a planned safari that, due to recent health changes, may never come. I note no problems and would...

My daughter loved Eva Shockey's Taking Aim. At that age, my son absolutely devoured anything by Peter Hathaway Capstick, but Last Horizons was a series of shorter stories that held my reluctant readers attention

My grandfather was always a Stihl man, and for no other reason, that's what I bought. For my large saw I run a ms661 with a 25 inch bar because there is no kill like overkill. I have an echo cs-271t that I use for limbing and whatnot. That said, I've become disabled from arthritis and don't...

I will say that, while I hate my 338, and I have mostly classic cartridges invented generations before I was thought about, I actually really like the 6.5 creedmoor on its capabilities. I have taught all of my kids to shoot on it, and it has accounted for more deer in our house than all other...

Frankly, I hate my 338 win mag. It may just be the rifle (BAR safari mark ii) or the fit, but I"d much rather spend the day shooting my 375 h&h or my 416 or even 450 rigby. The 338 just hits wrong, it's uncomfortable, and if I run the muzzle break, obnoxious.

I have the same with firearms I bought a new model 70 super grade where the threaded holes for the scope bases were so far out of square that a leupold scope didn't have enough windage to get on paper. Winchester just replaced that gun. Another model 70 safari in 375 h&h came with one hole...

There are Aesthetics and there is practicality, it doesn't bother me but suppressors make a huge difference for my kids and their enjoyment of hunting. As is the general theme my preference remains for blued and wood but I thread the barrels on most rifles I have as it helps my kids get into...

My other problem is that I find it very difficult to alter synthetic stocks to fit me. For shotguns I require a 15 and 7/8 length of pull. I can get by with shorter on a rifle but really need to be able to add a spacer and a butt pad. That's hard on most synthetic guns

I agree with the assessment of the aesthetic however there is no better way to introduce a young particularly noise-sensitive girl to the sport. She could not hunt without a suppressor and I support her in that.

The same reason modern US cars have ridiculously high warranty return rates. I think Cory Doctorow refers to it as "enshitification". Our world is becoming more disposable, at enormous economic and environmental cost. Consumerism has driven costs down but in exchange, we get the junk we as a...

Anatomically I've never understood the concept of the No Man's land, I'm a surgeon so always think in terms of human anatomy but there's no way you could go between the lungs and the spine in a human. The largest blood vessels in the body are right in front of the spine through most of the lung...