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    Show Us Your Hunting Knife

    My Pheasant Hunting Knife, a pocket folder. Build by my good friend, Greg Lightfoot, custom knife maker in Canada. The Captain.
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    Problem uploading photos

    HI Brickburn, Yes I did test, I uploaded 6 photos to 1 post. It works, Its just a pain, Copy the picture, then export it into Jpeg, then reduce the megapixel size. I can post pics now. Thanks. The Captain
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    Show Us Your Highland Stalker

    I have a Rigby leather silent sling, but do prefer the option of quick disconnect, going back in the gun safe or the shooting bench with sand bags. So I am now testing brass bushings for the sling swivels. Its fun using a 5000 Lbs lathe to make a 5 grain part. I added the blueprint for those...
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    Problem uploading photos

    Hi Brickburn, Thanks, I will reduce the pic size and try again.
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    Show Us Your Highland Stalker

    Hi Degoins, Did you modify them? It was easy with a mill and then some cold blue, but I would not want to do it by hand with a file or grinder. I used Talley bases # 252709TS and rings # M400004 Matte
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    Problem uploading photos

    H Hello Brickburn, I am new here and having the similar issues as well, the new Iphone uses the HEIC format, I got 1 of those to upload, but no more. I switched a few to Jpeg but could only upload 1 as well?? Any thoughts. Thanks, The Captain
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    Show Us Your Highland Stalker

    Part 2, Pics
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    Show Us Your Highland Stalker

    Mine is in .275 Rigby. With a Z8i, 1.7-13.3x42 I went with the Talley mounts and rings. I ordered both part numbers from Talley to try, and prefer the Signature Series, it looks better to me, However I had to mill a small relief on the rear base for the bolt to open and close. Might have been...
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    New Member from Alberta, Canada

    Hi Sue, Thanks, and Welcome to you too. Your welcome thread is going to keep you busy for a while, so I will reply here. Very neat to hear about your book, I will look it up. I used to fly into Anchorage now and then on the CX 747 freighters. What does your husband fly? Captain
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    New Member from Alberta, Canada

    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, see you in the forums. Captain
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    New Member from Alberta, Canada

    Hello everyone, Althought I have just joined, I have been reading the forums for a quite a while, lots of great content, and helpful members. (Should have joined sooner) My background started at age 7, 22lr, and shotgun shooting. Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, Bird hunting came a bit later, all...
 
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