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Just one more: An Interarms Mark X in 30-06 with double set triggers.

It's hiding in the Classified section: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/cartridge-collection-exchange.104366/

There's a CZ 550 in 308 Win on GunBroker with a set trigger if that's of any interest. There's plenty of CZ 550's and Ruger M77's in 6.5x55. There's push feed Winchester 70's in 30-06. Sako AV's in 30-06 show up on a regular basis too. The double or forward set trigger is the requirement that...

Since "smaller" is a relative term, is there a particular caliber or short list of chamberings you're interested in?

A few years back during the height of the pandemic, ammunition was almost impossible to find especially for certain chamberings that aren't all that common anyway. At that time, NECG got in a large shipment of RWS ammo that had some items I was looking for. Later when their inventory started to...

I had done some limited research on the 9.3x64 out of curiosity but it seemed that it was approaching the upper size limit for a bullet that would feed well in a standard action. There were caveats mentioned that certain rifles needed gunsmith work done in order for it to feed properly and that...

If African plains game & elk are on the menu, then in addition to some of the excellent suggestions mentioned so far, I would include the 9.3x62 as a possible chambering to consider. Since no one had nominated it yet, I felt like it deserved a vote. I'm really fond of my 9.3x74r. As a...

I'm a fan of "what if?" type questions so I'll play along. It's always fun to not only reconsider my past choices but to see other people's responses as well. When starting off with my original purchases, I was faced with a couple of limitations. First I was a right-hander who prefers to shoot...

It appears that the left-handed Ruger 35 Whelen & 9.3x62 Alaskan Bush Rifles are now listed on Lipsey's site. So I assume us southpaws who are interested can order one now.

The Rainbow River. My daughter had just gotten her PhD from the University of Florida so we went freshwater kayaking not too far from Gainesville before heading down past Key West to the Dry Tortugas to do some camping & sea kayaking. You can tell this river's source is a spring! Another...

I have a state-run game & fish shooting range near my home that is really nice but is visited by a lot of shooters, has a range safety office & a lot of rules & restrictions. If I want to do my own thing & have a lot more freedom, then I head out into a national forest & find a remote...

I tend to wear shirts by Patagonia, North Face, Columbia & Magellan a lot. The closer it feels to cotton (even though they all have synthetics in them), the better. I wear hooded Capilene long sleeve sun shirts when I'm out in the blazing sun for extended periods of time Dripping buckets in...

When contemplating a challenging problem, I usually approach it something like this: 1. What is the list of worst-case scenarios that might occur? 2. What is the probability of these bad outcomes actually materializing? 3. Do I have the resources or wherewithal to mitigate the fallout if the...

We don’t do pub crawls. We do “crank ‘n crawls”. It’s all part of a healthy lifestyle where we ride our bikes downtown & swill craft beer (i.e. carbo load) so we’ll have enough energy to cycle back home. We tell ourselves we’re doing it for the exercise. ;)

I have three 6x fixed scopes & like them all. Whenever I'm hunting, I don't want to be adjusting my scope by turning knobs. I prefer to have it set for an appropriate magnification & leave it alone. For the moderate hunting ranges I shoot at, this is easy to do. I shoot a lot of single-shot...