Recent content by JPbowhunter

@R eight are you doing this with your bull?

I’ve written a response a few times and it ends up an essay. To summarise, for me it’s simply that I can’t afford to do the type of hunt I know I want and I’m hesitant to do anything less than that because I’ve done so before and it’s left me with a hollow feeling. I’d love to hunt a large...

For me, if a rifle is to nice to use I won’t have it. Looking at hunting buffalo next year (in Aus) and tossing up what two rifles to take. Rigby 9.3 is a given, probably the Lee speed 303 for pigs.

I’ve been seriously tempted by a Mannlicher schoenauer Gk lately, I hear nothing but good things. I’d like to have QR rings for it so the kids can shoot too but that seems like a task and a half to find.

As a knife collector I’ve shipped or received maybe 30 to 40 knives from or to the states. So far I’ve never had one lost, although one did take 3 months to turn up. My suggestion is always to call it something other than knife e.g. “woodworking tools”, “gardening tools” or “forestry tools”...

Hell West and Crooked by Tom Cole, an underrated classic.

Show me someone who hasn’t muffed a shot and I’ll show you a liar. Shit happens, glad everyone was ok.

Looks like an incredible adventure, well done guys.

Great stuff mate, roe bucks are high on my list of hunts. I chased them when I visited the UK with my wife nearly a decade ago. I had one day to myself and I tossed up between visiting Rigby or going hunting, decided on the latter. Ended up raining most of the day and when it stopped the wind...

It's great to get the different perspectives and there was/is certainly no loaded nature to this thread. I'm genuinely interested to hear about people's own experiences.

I don't think there are any mistakes. I've had guns I bought, hated and lost money on e.g. Sauer 202 Classix XT. Guns I loved and sold and lost money e.g. Sako Bavarian 85 in 300WM, Pedersoli rocky mountain hawken .54. As Phillip said, it's all part of the journey. I thought owning a Rigby...

I regret asking, now I'm just jealous! What a beautiful piece and so good to see her still getting used.