Recent content by Rafiki

Picked it up today. It feels like a stalking rifle, quick and nimble, but it still tips the scale at 9lbs. The balance must be different. I like it a lot as you can tell by my shitty-ass grin. Next stop, Tanzania.

All I can say is that a "true:" Red Dot does not have any magnification at all and either does the Leupold VX-6 HD. I have an AI point H30 on my 500 and it is quite similar.

Probably because being generous with someone else's money isn't being generous at all.

Yes, after my hunt.

Rats, dinged before I even got it. The stock maker said he was getting it ready for shipping and somehow got a dent in it. Bummer.

Take it off when hunting.

Plus there's always spots bars and TV; better seats anyway.

Work has value and not all work has the same value. Somewhere along the way the government, be it state or federal but mostly state, has decided that wage controls are a good thing. Entry level jobs are exactly that, entry level. Politicians ''love to say things like "you can't feed a family of...

Yes, when I get back from Tanzania

I appears as if I'll have this rifle back in time for my October buffalo hunt. It's not checkered yet, and won't be for October but, it it holds together when testing loads, I'll be good to go..

I have a huge troublesome walnut I'd love to give to someone to turn into something useful; unfortunately it is in Minnesota.

The 375 H&H is famously one of the most flexible rounds made, in my opinion you should forgo the Red Dot for something equally flexible; and on that rifle also traditional. There are a few options that cover that but my choice was a Leupold VX-6HD 1-6x24 Firedot. On the low power end it is a...

You may want to consider expanding over solids for buffalo

I may be finally getting "The Beast back", at least I got word that the 'smith is reassembling it this weekend; more wait and see, the usual timeframe. In anticipation I loaded up a ladder of 20, 500 Sharps so I won't be wasting any time once it arrives. 4 rungs starting at 80.6gr and ending at...

Attributed to several people but the quote is absolutely true: "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." We are now $40T in debt and growing exponentially with...