Recent content by Ygg

Ok, I was graciously helped along by gents in this forum to buy my first 375. In the end I decided upon a 375 Ruger Hawkeye African for reasons I detailed elsewhere. Finally today I got a chance to go shoot it and I admit to a bit of trepidation when I pulled the trigger because I was...

Thank you Sir, I certainly hope so. Whatever happens I intend to enjoy it as much as possible. It all about the journey.

Oops . You're a right that was a typo. Hope nobody took my advice. If I ever post any load data please ignore it for your own safety.

As for the Ruger I dismantled it today completely except for the firing pin assembly. I just removed that from the bolt. I used a barrel cleaning paste to gently 'hone' the barrel. Really more of a good interior surface cleaning. The safety mechanism was coated with light lapping compound...

Well heck, he sounds like he knows a lot more than me. Racing requires a whole different skill set on top of just cruiseing around and swimming. I work M-F but weekends I get some time. Sometimes.

Certainly no pro. I've owned a 26 Chriscraft and a 28 Morgan out Island in the past. Traded the Out Island for a son and and dad duties 13 yes ago. She's in Texas now. Used to tramp around lake Erie a bit when I was single. Spent5 days on a delivery crew bringing a boat from Bermuda to New...

Thank you Sir, My plan right now is to learn to shoot it well with the irons to about 50 yrds then get a scope with QD rings and go from there. The rifle is a personal statement of intent for myself and gods of 'help Mikey go hunting'. Right now and for the foreseeable future my dutys make...

Thank you Sir. I am happy with it but the real test will be shooting it. Yes, the m77's seem to be a bit rough around the edges. I have 2 and they both have those sharp feed lips on the mag. First order of business will be to smooth it out a bit. The ammo I got turned out to be the Hornady...

So true. Laughing at me or laughing with me either way its Ok by me. As long as its fun. If you were here Sir I would buy you a beer, ( as a belated St. Paddy's Day offering ;)), and wish you well.

The gun came in today. All in all it looks and feels nice to me. I do want to do some work on the bolt and receiver though as it scratches the the brass a bit. The feed lips seem to be sharp and need some polishing I think. Here are some pictures. You can see how bright those sights are as I...