Recent content by odonata

I can always make more money if I miss having it. I can't make a great gun deal reappear. Generally, my favored solution to any gun choice dilemma has been to buy both. I would rather angst over storage & budget problems once than have head-slapping regret for years. Congratulations on a...

After one day with 144 voters casting 229 votes, here's the current tally: Looks like the 7mm Backcountry lost a vote because at one point it had 3 votes. The top 3 remain unchanged. I find it interesting that the "Other" category has more votes than the three choices below it combined. The...

@JG26Irish_2, Thanks for the detailed reply. That was an interesting & informative read. (y)

I don't think posting this increased his street cred much based on the level of mockery from the column on the right.

I love falling blocks (I own eight). I have seen some really nice Model 10's out there. I've even bid on a couple (but never won). I have one small personal complaint that may apply to only me: Sometimes Model 10 rifles have a butt pad that's too big. I don't like big butts! :D Whenever I see...

Thanks for the encouragement! My earlier comment about not ever considering taking a very long shot is an estimation & extrapolation taken from how small & consistent my groupings are at the shorter 200-yard range. It's good enough to consistently drop deer every season with minimal tracking...

This would have been a fairly accurate description of my way of thinking when I posted the original question. But I'm always open to other viewpoints since the whole point of asking the question in the first place was to eliminate some of my ignorance & misconceptions by hearing from more...

In a post on another thread I made a comment about how some shooters tend to favor the lightest, lowest-recoil round they can find that works well when everything goes right. I prefer a round that still works well when a lot of things go wrong. I have no problem with someone who advocates a...

I don't have a comprehensive photo as nice as @Beck's but in the spirit of the post, I'll share the one below since it was readily available. As a right-hander who shoots left most of the time, I'm a big fan of ambidextrous falling blocks. So here is a photo of one of my safes with a Winchester...

Since Wikipedia describes it as "an approximately 7mm bullet" (i.e. .287), I'll take it. Thanks for sharing!

A thread like this will usually get the enthusiastic fans to respond. It's always nice to hear contrary opinions as well. It gives me a reason to pause & consider. As a big fan of the 30 caliber (I own more of those than any other caliber), I agree that it's a great choice. But it does appear...

I have more 30-06, 303 British & 300 HAM'R rifles than any other category. I'm a big fan & they're excellent choices for the hunting I've been doing. But when taking a step back & evaluating what I've acquired, it was just a little surprising to realize how many left-handed options I had in the...

By giving responders up to three choices, I felt like there would be some "doubt" as to what the absolute best choice that matched my stated criteria would be. There is always the possibility that a popular choice like the 7x57 might be a lot of people's 2nd or 3rd choice. If I could have...

At this point, 93 voters have cast 150 votes. Zero of those votes have gone for the 7mm WSM (a round I included out of personnel self-interest because LH Winchester 70's will occasionally pop up). But obviously I got the poll wrong since 9 votes went to the "Other" category. Makes me wonder what...

In my mind, some cartridges just go well with certain types of rifles. The 7x57 with a CRF Mauser action and a wooden stock is one of them. Unfortunately for me, left-handed CRF rifles are usually limited to Ruger M77's. Long-action LH Winchester 70's are getting rarer & starting to cost a...