Recent content by JG26Irish_2

My 1st exposure to Elk was from a client named Jim. I met him at his business in KY but he was from Wyoming and hunted Elk and Mulies every year near Sheridan where he still had a ranch/farm. He told me that he only used the 264wm in his model 70 Winchester and had done so for over 20yrs...

Here is a longish answer but the short version is that I have had good results with big slow bullets and with smaller fast bullets but that in my limited experience, big fast bullets are better than the other two options by a small margin. If 30cal at 2800fps is good, 33cal at 2800fps is likely...

Well said Sir. While quality bullets have made it possible to kill large animals with mouse guns assuming one waits for a good shot, those quality bullets only make the big boomers also more effective than they were 60 or more years ago. I am thinking mainly of the TSX, the AccuBond, the Swift...

My use of the term "lugged" may or may not be accurate. Who knows if she carried it on foot, dragged it or lugged no further than the vehicle? That level of detail is not included nor was is really relevant to my point. It is easy to nit pick wording if we are so inclined. I never claimed my...

Respect your comments Sir. I did not serve with the female and I am much older so was not in any of the middle east deployments. All I can confirm for certain is that she served three tours and was with 101st for that entire time and was assigned as a SAW gunner at least some of that time. If...

Thank you for the input and comments. Well stated comments as well as good experiences from your Alaskan hunts. Even though I enjoy obsessing about ideal bullets and calibers for different game animals, in reality a good hunter can kill most game with any decent hunting rifle as long as he/she...

Wow this one hit a nerve. I only poked fun at the man-bun hunter in the video because that was who posted a video that I did not fundamentally agree with and by poking fun hoped to generate some friendly debate, lol. Some of my younger friends and professional colleagues wear man-buns and only...

Apologies to our Gen-X hunters out there if I step on your toes. I enjoy reading and watching videos about other hunters thoughts on best cartridges for various hunting applications. This morning I watched one that made me wonder WTF is going on with today's hunters? The hunter was about...

I just watched a video talking about the newest product from Winchester for our hunting pleasure. Before I delve into it, let me please first say that I am not an "Influencer" or a big fan of Winchester's more recent past Supreme ammo offerings. In my limited experience it is one of the few...

Do not be afraid to purchase a used Mauser custom or old Winchester model 70 in 7x57. Used Husqvarna Swedish Mausers are dirt cheap and are some of the most accurate hunting rifles money can buy. That cartridge is not a bbl burner and most hunting rifles do not get shot enough to erode the...

Think of it as an investment. Instead of gold or silver, you just invest in Walnut, Steel and Brass. They tend to hold their value better than gold over the long haul.

Lovely rifle in a perfect classic caliber -- I want one.

And that is why I like the 338 so much. I am sure there are many others that hammer just as well but I have not tried any of them yet. You should post us a pic. Sounds like a nice piece.

I own and shoot and hunt with a lot of rifles and do not really have a true one gun solution. More like this is my favorite of the moment. It is my Sako 85 in 338 Win Mag. This is the same rifle that I used to drop a Nilgai in its tracks in East Texas last winter. It is topped with a 1-8x...

I have always liked the full stocked Euro style Stuzen or Mannlicher style rifles. But, have never owned one. I know from target match shooting that more often than not a fully floated bbl is going to deliver thew best overall precision since it does not alter the harmonics of the bbl in use...