Recent content by USMA84DAB

Guess you better DM me on that one - no idea what you are talking about.

I just got off the phone with Eric Shellhorn. He has some measure of responsibility over client service at Ruger. Full and fair disclosure - he is USMA class of '81 and only hazed me a little bit. (I am an underclassman, graduating in 1984.) The call went great. HOW WE GOT HERE I wrote an...

My 9.3x62 shoots 3.25" low at 25 yards. One cannot make any elevation adjustments with the iron sights, only windage from the rear sight. Ruger will only send you a "replacement" front sight blade that is the same height as they come out of the factory - or risk having the rifle stolen or...

I use the 270gr SPRP for deer in MO. On my safari in RSA, I shot 270gr TSX because I wanted a tougher bullet for tougher critters. I had one "failure" on my giraffe bull - the TSX went through the heart and stopped an inch out of the heart on the far side. One petal of the projo broke off in the...

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I will take these, please!

Interested in seeing how these fare...

Those non-M1917s were way before I got there! I remember Art describing his first cartridge development efforts and I think he used M70s like you said. I didn't know he had ever sold any though.

It is an A-Square Hannibal chambered in .416 Rigby. Nothing else needs to be said. The rifle world knows that Art built all Hannibals on M1917 actions. You don't need to say it is a "Big Game Rifle" - that is derived from the chambering. Also, "Big Game" in the US means deer or elk, bear...

Not a correct interpretation. Art used m1917s for the great majority of his manufacturing. I built a left handed .495 A-Square rifle, so I had to use a Sako action. That was a Caeser model. The right handed big bore rifles were Hannibals. Varmint rifles were Genghis Khans. Small bore...

I noticed a couple of things: The fore end tip is not "normal" - most stocks received an ebony tip. Also, the shape of the tip is not what was normally produced. Or perhaps it WAS done this way at the factory, but before my limited time (9 months) there (circa 1996). I did not see any bolt...

Safari Dave - that is what we did yesterday - a phone call - Horned Frog DM'ed me and the tidbits he shared matched some that Andrew shared.

The scammer that used my ID stole a shit ton of money from a board member here. Sorry you have hurt feelings over my being cautious.

Horned Frog - you gave me something that authenticated him - thanks for your help!

Would you guys be so kind as to message me here on the board with the state of residence for Andrew62? In NOV I discovered a scammer using my identity here on the AH board to sell a Swarovski to someone. In an effort to not send money to such a person, I messaged Andrew62 and he called me...