Somehow, I missed this story when originally posted. Glad I finally found it. Major, your story-telling is top notch. Wish you could write them all up and get them published. If you ever do, please let me know. I'll definitely buy an autographed copy. Thanks for all you do to keep the old days...
400-600 fps drop in velocity???
Where did you get that info?
From a standard 24" barrel, velocity decreases about 20-25 fps for each 1" shorter barrel. Hence, a 6" shorter barrel length yields a decrease in velocity of 120-150 fps. This has been chronographed many times.
The Hog Hunter in...
Fausti makes a line of o/u double rifles as well as a line of sxs rifles. A very fine Italian firearms maker with a great reputation. The rifles are surprisingly affordable.
April 19th, 1775 - the start of the American Revolution.
British troops marched on Lexington & Concord to try to confiscate the guns people had in those towns. Gun confiscation was to start there and spread throughout the colonies.
It didn't quite go as planned.
Because it has gotten significantly worse with the latest coordinated efforts of the Islamists. It is one thing to have isolated unorganized terror attacks, but quite another when Islamist terror groups join together into regiment sized units with coordinated command & control capabilities and...
The root cause is Islamist expansion throughout all parts of Africa. Islamist doctrine is that anyone not a "believer" is not fully human. Infidels can be dealt with in any manner an Islamist desires: murder, rape, torture, enslavement - anything goes. Look what ISIS did in Iraq and Syria. This...
It all depends on what level of recoil you are comfortable with. I can shoot my Savage Hog Hunter in .338 Fed all day at the range and enjoy it. My Winchester Model 70 in .338 WinMag beats me up after 10 shots if I don't load it down to .338 Federal levels... and if I am gonna do that, why not...
A great adventure from your youth! Would definitely enjoy reading more. Can you give us the link to the website or place that is selling the English translation of your book? Take care!
Fausti has 2 lines of over/under rifles. Very well made & beautiful, in various calibers.
http://www.faustiusa.com/products.php?cat=2&cat2=21
http://www.faustiusa.com/products.php?cat=1&cat2=7
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