Recent content by Wildwillalaska

I'm going to throw another vote out for Tikka. My youngest daughter has several guns that I had purchased for her as a very little kiddo in hopes of her hunting with me. The one that made the most sense was a 22" threaded barrel Barrett Fieldcraft, but later learning the pads are glued on and...

I mean, if specifically looking for a Heym 450, and don’t mind an 89b with fantastic wood in unfired condition, this doesn’t seem to miss the mark….at least worth considering. https://www.africahunting.com/threads/heym-89b-450-3-1-4.96431/#post-1480956

Such a stunning rifle in an awesome cartridge, deserving of loving but hard use. Sure hope to see this sold quickly as well, and for top dollar to benefit your friends family. The quicker the better so I can quit lusting for this rifle. Wish we saw more and more Heym 450’s around here...

For me, and not my notion, gun makers for years and years have built dangerous game rifles to proper weights for the cartridges they were designed for, the heavier the recoil the heavier the gun. Then it comes down to what you are comfortable shooting accurately (without fear of recoil) and can...

Offer an awesome deal that includes personal, hand delivery to Kenai, Alaska…total first in almost 20 years of living up here. How could I say no??? Travel safe and see you tomorrow. Cheers, Will

Starting to warm a little to this little 450/400. Really expected it to feel neglected once my 470 arrived, but since it needed some additional attention from JJ, decided to show the 450/400 a little attention today since I had to run out to the range to test a few rounds through my daughter’s...

Right on. Thank y’all for the kind words and sharing your routines. I figured this would prove true, but hate to assume and better to just ask. The little 450/400 is still very, very stiff, but is smooth and mating together well I think.

Reading through all the varied opinions in the trending thread about whether we are cleaning our rifles to death, just highlighted how ignorant I am as to the of the special needs and proper care of doubles. This was further highlighted when I finally got to go out and shoot my new-to-me Heym...

If I only owned one rifle, it would be a 338wm. So am biased, but am also a huge fan of a 300hh.

I want to chase a Zim ele and so badly, with this outfit to boot. So would say Im jealous, but doesn’t even begin to adequately describe. Such an amazing and fast-paced adventure so far. Thank you for sharing excited to continue reading how it unfolds.

We should encourage any and all of the membership who run into this to reach out to Talley. Would hope if enough of us request a mount that would clamp to their QR bases is the answer. Something where one could QR their scope mounted in Talley’s rings and slap on a RMR with a couple quick...

Excellent gents. Happy hear they arrived safely. Hope they serve you all very well. Cheers, Will

Both weights sound intriguing. Still learning my way around my new-to-me 505, so can’t yet say which of the two weights I’d prefer.

Ok…now I have to ask where’s you get the handy-dandy load density illustrations? Is this a quick load thing or??? I’ve never messed with quick load, but consider it more and more. I’m in aged brain overload with the doubles and 505 simultaneously, which had me thinking about it, but honestly...

Gents, to each of you, thank you. I like the idea of avoiding a filler if possible, but it’s simply a learning curve thing. Idea of using backing rod is simple enough and sounds like I’ll have to sort it anyway for a couple Heym doubles I’m going to play with this winter and decide which one...