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Wes350 replied to the thread Ordered New/Old Gibbs 505.In theory, getting a custom armorer to do it is well within the realm of possibility. And by 'custom armorer' I literally mean a guy... -
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Wes350 reacted to Brian Rothhammer's post in the thread Mannlicher Schönauer 'Prewar' M1900, M1903, M1905, M1908, M1910, M1924, 'M1925' or 'High Velocity' with
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She's a beauty! I presume you've read the posts and articles on this thread. Other valuable info can be found elsewhere on this 'site... -
Wes350 replied to the thread who are the top 5 double rifle gunsmiths in North America.It is an interesting phenomena. Places like Leige and Ferlach turn out new young double gun makers yearly, let alone the ones turned...
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No one need tell you, dear reader, about the impeccable reputation – well earned, I might add – of the .416 Rigby. For over a century...
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Haha...I added another two to the stable this past week (an unfired pre-Super Blackhawk three-screw unconverted 6.5" 44 mag and a Heym...
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Wes350 replied to the thread .460 Weatherby barrel length.It's well known that anything more than 22" in a stopping caliber will impede your ability to get in and out of a vehicle, and cause you...
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Wes350 replied to the thread .425WR - Thoughts.It's a shame that WR has not gotten rid of the rebated rim on the .425 on the new rifles they build. The rebated rim has always been...
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Wes350 reacted to dogcat1's post in the thread The ultimate Elk Cartridge? - Does a Man-Bun make you more sensitive to recoil? with Like.
Shoot what you can shoot well. However, a .243 or 6.5 Creed on elk is a bit light unless you are within 100 yards and have a heart/lung...
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Wes350 reacted to Rimbaud's post in the thread The ultimate Elk Cartridge? - Does a Man-Bun make you more sensitive to recoil? with Like.
You are 100% correct. I stand corrected, but perhaps we can make a carve out as there is only one Dude and he reigns supreme. All others...
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Wes350 replied to the thread The ultimate Elk Cartridge? - Does a Man-Bun make you more sensitive to recoil?.When my Dad first took me deer hunting as a teenager, we went to the sporting goods store and he bought me a .30-06. (Browning a-bolt...
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Wes350 reacted to Wiley64's post in the thread The ultimate Elk Cartridge? - Does a Man-Bun make you more sensitive to recoil? with Like.
There will always be a cohort of people using less than ideal cartridges for the game intended. The good news is these things work...
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Wes350 reacted to Philip Glass's post in the thread The ultimate Elk Cartridge? - Does a Man-Bun make you more sensitive to recoil? with Like.
This conversation is on fire with the younger western hunter groups. They are promoting 6mm and .22 Creed for virtually all NA game...
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Wes350 replied to the thread What caliber would you bring back from the dead?.Only because the Rigby was originally loaded at much lower pressures than current Whelen loadings. It’s like saying that the .416 Rem...
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So Blaser used plastic material, within the many moving parts and pieces of their product which, they expected to withstand repeated use...