Recent content by Hooked Now

With scope or no?

She'll do great! I'm just certain of it. I also had a hip done at a relatively young age as she did, but for a different reason. If she's done knees already then the hard part is done. I hope everyone involved has a nice, uneventful surgery. Send us the good news when she's out and back on...

Did I read that correctly on the Sako? $1300 shipped for the rifle and ten boxes of ammo?

Good luck with sale.

Loads of great advice here on reducing an ambitious taxidermy plan, taking pics, etc. My new piece of advice would to slow down. My first trip was 2024. PG, just like you, so I had a "list". In thinking about the trip in the rearview, I think the PH was really hustling hard to get me to...

Agreed with all. Particularly if you are reloading on a new rifle you can go through a good number of rounds trying to figure out what works. Hard to like trying Swifts if they are $100 a box and you have to hope you can get them once a year. Barnes seems to have a very good reputation and...

I travel a decent amount for work and was fairly predictably sick a few years ago. I started taking the Airborne tablets last year a couple of weeks before safari as I was sure I'd get sick on the trip. They have worked like a charm and I've kept taking them since. I'm sick a lot less now and...

Grafs has them in stock right now. I dont know if A-frames are still scarce in that caliber but thought I'd pass the good word.

Your AI overlords have failed you again. Roll Hoosiers or whatever a Hoosier does.

It is kind of a forgettable round but in a really nice way. Like a cute girl you knew in high school that ticked a lot of boxes but you never really asked out. It's mild recoil, plenty of power for medium sized game, and an easy gun to introduce people to hunting with. It lacks the resounding...

It looks like Hendershot's can neck up a 300 Dakota and make you ammo. Headstamp won't match. Quality Cartridge has made it before. Maybe a very polite "would you please" email to them could get you on a list if they do a small run. Raven Rocks also seems to often have less common brass...

I'll provide a vote for 180gr trophy bonded tips. I took all of my PG in RSA last year and they performed really well. Nice thing about a .300WM is no matter what bullet you send it is carrying a lot of energy with it.

Ugh. Sorry. I bought a CZ 550 for my first .375 H&H and have been happy so far. A little bit of work and tweaks and some help from Tim at Matrix on the bolt. Another member here posted a very helpful set of instructions on how to do some basic work smoothing things out. That plus cycling...

Not mine, but this one on GB is a good price for a CZ 550 today. Ticks a lot of boxes. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1138217968

I understand your quandary. Frankly, I'd like to be the one to rescue you from this predicament. Lend a machete to your philosophical thicket. Buy the Taylor. Its beautiful on a great action and it is a super cool cartridge (if you reload). If you dont reload you should send me a note so I...