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As long as the bore is in good shape, they're one of the most accurate military rifles ever made. I have several M96's and M38's in my collection.

Ruger M77 MkII, stainless steel with laminate stock, caliber 338 Winchester Magnum. Excellent overall condition with minor handling marks. The barrel is threaded and comes with a screw on muzzle break. $1,200.00 shipped to your FFL.

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I've debated going with an inertia gun before, but the gas just seem to be more dependable with a wide range of loads. As far as the old recoil operated A5, I have the one my father bought new around 1962, but I've never been a big fan of them. They were about the only dependable automatic when...

He's also accept pay from some gun companies, so he's opinions aren't always the most honest.

I've never killed a true big black bear, but I have killed a number of them. Bigger is generally always better, but I'd feel perfectly armed with the 6.5 and a proper bullet. We're talking shooting one from a stand over bait, not facing a charging bear. I've killed several black bears with...

A friend of mine came up with the idea of using a vice to lock his rifle into for zeroing purposes. Luckily I talked him out of it after explaining that all the recoil would be absorbed by the wood and likely end up breaking his stock.

That load has to have some serious recoil.

RCBS full length reloading dies for the 375 flanged magnum. $175.00 shipped.

The Ultradot red dots will hold up to 44 magnum recoil and above easily. I had a them on a couple of my handguns. The Burris Fastfire and Vortex holo sights also have good reputations.

As my cousin/hunting buddy likes to say "In a couple years he'd have been a nice deer". :) Just kidding, that's a buck I'd be proud of.

I haven't read it yet, but was told the latest Guns and Ammo review wasn't stellar. They don't right bad things about advertisers, but the accuracy wasn't great and the trigger pull poundage didn't sound impressive.

I have zero practical need for a 375, but reading this post makes me want one.

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