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Nice Dave - you've reminded me that I have two Dragonflys - a FRN serated and a Stainless plain Edge - that I'll have to dig out and give a run. Thanks. (y) Today I rolled with a Buck Strider. A bit chunky for some days, but certainily a hefty, solid, no nonsense piece.

I like my little Chapuis in 9.3x74R and the Merkel 140 in .450/400 3" (.400 Jeffery). The 140 served well in the very capable hands of @264 before coming to me. It's accounted for buffalo and pigs here and is very mild to shoot. I also find the .416 Rigby very pleasant to shoot, recoil only...

What a mission. ;-( Good luck with it all.

@Rez Exelon You may have already tried this - but sometimes removing the expander from the resizing die may fix the insufficient neck tension.

@steve white 1. In the top of the 'Post reply' window, click on the image icon: 2. A new small window will appear: 3. Click on the 'Upload image' icon at top of this small window - it is the in tray with an up arrow icon. 4. Select the image on your computer.

I also replaced the original alloy recoil lug with a steel one on my T3. The T3X comes with the steel one. My T3 Superlite in .270W carries and shoots well.

Mini Griptilian is the KOTD here.

Nice Evan. Couldn't Ted find any old scales - had to make do with scales from Pleistocene era :ROFLMAO:

One and a half is probably a more accurate estimate :ROFLMAO:

Welcome Paul. Look forward to hearing about the July adventure.

Probably too early to say it's now my favourite - but headed that way. Outstanding legibility, much appreciated by my ageing eyes, and a clean, understated aesthetic. Hasn't hunted yet, hopefully soon to be rectiified.

^ The 'Configure' tool for Big Game rifles on Rigby's website currently lists only the 24" 'Lightweight" barrel. Formerly the 22" stepped profile was listed, from memory, it was an option on the Single Square Bridge variant. It may still be available for the asking? I have found the Big Game...

Carrying the Spyderco Efficient today. I'm partial to a partially serrated blade.

I was given a nice addition to my little library (and growing backlog of pending reading) this week. The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games, and Pastimes, was a collection published by Seeley, Service & Co. in London, beginning in the late 1920s, and named for Lord Lonsdale, one of editors of...

Hey Bob - I reckon some of his more fancy blanks are actually pretty good value. Obviously the real cost is in the craftsmanship of turning a blank into a stock. I hear you on the need for patience! He's a real character and it mind boggling to see the range of blanks he has. Pity about...