Recent content by NickyMaz

From one Airman to another; congratulations on a very well-earned retirement and thank you for serving our great country!

I'm not well-versed in Zimbabwean politics but it looks like the rise of Emmerson Mnangagwa is just re-arranging the deck chairs, nothing will change, just a new gang of corrupt cronies to reap the windfall.

Ok, I'm going to keep the Tikka 30-06 (sorry guys) and I can use it with 180 grain bullets for elk-size game. I think a Pachmyr recoil pad will probably help my recoil management. Considering just going for .375 H&H for larger game. I can use it for moose/bear and it will be nice practice for...

Thank you for everyone's response. At this point I'm leaning away from the Whelen for several reasons; availability of both rifles & ammo (I don't handload), ballistics past 300 yards (I'm not a 'long range' hunter but I want the option to at least get out to 400 yards). I'm going to keep my...

Thank you for the info, I'm leaning away from the Whelen at this point for several reasons.

I just looked it up and the Tikka is 6.6 pounds stock, so probably 7.5 with scope. Thank you for the advice.

Thanks for the suggestions. Here's an idea, the Ruger Guide Gun with muzzle break, any idea how much that softens the recoil? http://www.ruger.com/products/guideGun/specSheets/47117.html

Greetings, I am thinking about my next rifle. I currently have a .30-06 Tikka T3 and I just got a Kimber in 6.5 Creedmore. The Kimber is a sweet little rifle and I can't wait to take it out to the range. My thinking is to use the 6.5 for deer size game, but I want a rifle for larger creatures...

They would rather pay people to shoot animals than have hunters pay to shoot them.

I was going to say I noticed far less outrage over this that 'that' lion. Isn't it odd how that can be? Apparently it's much more outrageous for a hunter to pay tens of thousands of dollars to legally kill a lion than for a gang of poachers to kill a captive rhino in a zoo for the sole purpose...

I was not a Trump supporter to begin with but I am very glad we have him, he will do great. I am very happy we have James Mattis as secretary of defense, he is a great leader and will do a fantastic job. I look forward to seeing what Trump will do to advance the 2nd Amendment and the rights of...

Question, what gun makers even make rifles in .35 Whelen today?

Thanks everyone for providing your input, I appreciate it. I think the 7mm will serve me well as be 'intermediate' rifle for medium to larger plains game and north american elk/caribou etc. My hope is to hunt in South African and Namibia some day as well as the western US/Canada so having the...

Of course a .375 is on my list! Useful not only for African GD but for Alaskan brown bear or moose.

Does that include larger PG like kudu, eland, zebra?