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    Practicing with a small bore

    I think I misspoke about my intentions in the original post. I enjoy shooting my 458 and would plan to continue shooting it. I currently shoot 4-5 rounds of 458 TBBC daily off sticks at 100 yards. I’m usually getting a 2-3 inch group. I would like to shoot more, but the expense limits...
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    Practicing with a small bore

    My thought would be to shoot the 458 in addition to the 30-06 every range session. My question is would I benefit from shooting a rifle that is basically the same as my 458 except a smaller caliber as opposed to just practicing basic fundamentals off of sticks with my 22 or 7.62x39. I...
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    Practicing with a small bore

    I’ve bought my first large bore rifle, a Belgian browning 458 win mag. I love shooting it and practice several times a week off of viper flex sticks. My problem is I don’t reload and I’m going to go bankrupt shooting factory loads. I was considering buying a Belgian browning 30-06 to...
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    Have you found bullets get softer as they age?

    You can get a pill for that now days
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    From TN!

    Welcome from Manchester,TN
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    Tennesseans Gun Range Advice

    I’m in Manchester. You’re welcome to come shoot at my place
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    Barrel twist rates

    What is the best twist rate for heavy for caliber bullets in medium and large bore calibers? From what I’ve seen, most dangerous game rifles have a 1 in 12 up to 1 in 16 inch twist rate. Wouldn’t a faster rate help stabilize a heavier bullet better?
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    Trader Keith

    I ordered swivels, a sling, and a culling belt last week and they arrived yesterday
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    Hunters/Fishers View of Climate Change Poll 2/2

    Depends on exactly how you define climate change. All the briar patches where I grew up chasing rabbits have been cleared and turned into housing developments. Looks like human encroachment is having a devastating effect on the game in Africa outside the parks and hunting concessions...
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    Ticks in the US and Lyme disease

    Frontline doesn’t have any repellancy and also requires the tick to bite the pet and then it dies. Takes nearly 24 hours for frontline to kill a tick where the isoxalazines only take a few hours. There are no really effective commercial made products for dogs that repel ticks. Seresto...
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    Ticks in the US and Lyme disease

    These tick borne diseases are no joke. We have a lot of ticks moving to new locations in the US plus new ticks that have spread from other countries. These foreign ticks are bringing in diseases that we didn’t previously have. There’s a new tick called the Asian longhorn tick that carries...
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    AfricaHunting Repository of Skills

    If anyone ever has a question about a sick dog or cat, I’m your man. If you have a sick cow or goat then I can probably muddle thru. If it has feathers or you put a saddle on it, seek help elsewhere.
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    Who wears shorts on Safari?

    It was usually 65-70 degrees around 2 pm. I never got hot, but would usually lose the long John’s when we came in for lunch.
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    Current Production Weatherby DGR Opinion

    It seems that the excess velocity of the 378 weatherby is too hot when using a 300 grain bullet. What about when using a 350 grain bonded bullet like the northfork semi spritzer?
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    Who wears shorts on Safari?

    In the conservative farming community that I grew up in men wear pants and only little boys wear short pants. It was a little weird to me to see all the South Africans wearing shorts in the dead of their winter. It was 20 degrees Fahrenheit in the mornings and they had on shorts with a thick...
 
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