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Not sure I need four for my hunting needs in Canada. 6.5 CM for all the little stuff. .308 for almost everything else .375 to take... -
Rick HOlbert reacted to Hunter-Habib's post in the thread What four calibres would you choose with
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12 gauge .22 Long Rifle 7x57mm Mauser .375 Holland & Holland Magnum These are coincidentally the four calibers of long arms which I... -
.22LR - small game, plinking, training My centerfire choices all rely on appropriate bullet selection at sane hunting distances. 7x57 -...
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Rick HOlbert reacted to SETH RINGER's post in the thread What four calibres would you choose with Love.
I'D MOVE TO QUEENSLAND! ;)
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I am from the great state of Queensland in Australia where there are no limits on rifles or calibres . I’ve got 22 rifles ranging from...
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My Holland & Holland .275 H&H Magnum, serial number 179, was built in 1922 and wears a 25-inch barrel, a nice example of this caliber by...
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One of my favorite cartridges is the 338-06. I thank him for legitimizing it from a wildcat.
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Rick HOlbert reacted to C.W. Richter's post in the thread Col. Arthur B. Alphin (A-Sq) - RIP! with
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My apologies if someone posted this earlier. ('Did try a Search but it was taking forever!) Anyone who knows about Art Alphin knows he... -
Rick HOlbert replied to the thread Hello from Louisiana.Flipper, I learned how to make gumbo from my mom and grandmother. Praire cajun cooking is so different from creole New Orleans gumbo...
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@Bob Nelson 35Whelen Yes the coffee is an acquired taste, it's coffee and chicory which can be polarizing if you not used to it. I grew...
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@BradR504 Mate one sip of that fiendish stuff they tried to pass of as coffee and I had to run around licking my arse to get the taste...
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@Flipper Dude We had a great host in @Rick HOlbert who knows the city well. We saw different parts and it still didn't enthuse me...
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Rick HOlbert reacted to Nosler guy's post in the thread Sample of what the 358 Win can handle with Like.
Hey Bob - pretty much what we are seeing outta the .35 cal accubonds - text book killers. Wholeheartedly agree with your comments. I'm...
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Rick HOlbert reacted to Daryl S's post in the thread Sample of what the 358 Win can handle with Like.
Don't discount the .356 Winchester, even though the bl. is only 20" long. I loaded for my bro when he was guiding moose hunters. The...
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Rick HOlbert reacted to Jack Stevens's post in the thread Sample of what the 358 Win can handle with Love.
That sentiment has been expressed more broadly several times by Rifle & Handloader magazine writer Jon Barness regarding the...
