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  1. elkocountygun

    Just Completed My Set of Safari Rifles

    can you share what caliber you use most in Africa?
  2. elkocountygun

    Just Completed My Set of Safari Rifles

    excellent caliber choices. i had a .257 roberts 30+ years ago for black tail deer, and smaller varmints but never tried the .257 WBY...how accurate is your rifle at say + - 400 yards?
  3. elkocountygun

    Just Completed My Set of Safari Rifles

    nice. is the Leupold gold ring on you .375 h&h mag? very nice collection. hope to see and read more about performance on hunt or at range
  4. elkocountygun

    Any Appetite for a New <$10K Double?

    very nice, thx for photo.
  5. elkocountygun

    Any Appetite for a New <$10K Double?

    great points... i used same logic in late 1980s and early 90s with the .300 win mag. i loved and miss my German made Roy Weatherby mark 5, but ammo was not available at any cost most small town and x roads hardware-everything store where i hunted out west.
  6. elkocountygun

    Ghunt8 AKA Todd Reed is a scammer!

    is posting the paper with date, time, user, in the photo still relevant? any benefit?
  7. elkocountygun

    Ghunt8 AKA Todd Reed is a scammer!

    agree. i was a chainman on crews in 1980s, and early 1990s also grade setter / checker... nothin like fells naphtha for poison oak and sumac
  8. elkocountygun

    Ghunt8 AKA Todd Reed is a scammer!

    my feeling exactly..no threat, you are simply stating the obvious. my line i used when i was few decades younger..."nothin on this earth i can't track, trail, or tree...nothin... now I'm lucky to track down my cheaters...and when wife says there on top of your head, i feel obligated to tell 1...
  9. elkocountygun

    Ghunt8 AKA Todd Reed is a scammer!

    hard to fake i believe and agree...
  10. elkocountygun

    Ghunt8 AKA Todd Reed is a scammer!

    thx for this info. has he any comment or rebuttal?
  11. elkocountygun

    375 Ruger to 375 H&H

    hi, thx in advance for any info. i have owned the .375 H7H mag., love this caliber since 1980s and fired .375 ruger mag. seemed adequate. like to know from reloader , shooter and overall perspective of owner. what is your view? i was shooting 250 grain bullet and drop at 400 yards / i...
  12. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    Montana Rifle Company’s Professional Hunter is built around a double square bridge magnum version of the Model 1999. is the store that has this rifle, west of the Missouri river?
  13. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    had similar type response on gun this week... my opinion so not trying to offend anyone here. seems since the infusion of bass pro intelligence. i call it counter intelligence. i truly believe anti gun guys gals. like i witnessed on west coast. work at some bass pro / cabelas and think...
  14. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    strange but true...i get that same look when asking same type questions. thx
  15. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    hi, does this sound accurate and reasonable? thx in advance. Arisaka Type 99 was a bolt-action rifle used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was adopted in 1939 and was designed to be a shorter and lighter version of the earlier Type 38 rifle, with a more powerful 7.7mm...
  16. elkocountygun

    Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

    interesting. 9.3x62 i have some reading to do re., this cartridge. thx
  17. elkocountygun

    A Nasty Cape Buffalo Charge!

    ha ha. now that is breaking down some basic physics. i am too old, too fat, and too slow to outrun at least one other. so best i hunt with a PH like man in this video.
  18. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    i was sure it was 14+ and i am on the 6' end of scale. i like the ogre post joke i read on here a ways back. thx for info.
  19. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    very good. info and great pictures help explain much. very nice DG double. thx for the help. there is very good info in this thread, post and on this website. amazing volume of solid information. thank you all
  20. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    good info and thx. helps much
  21. elkocountygun

    Mercury recoil reducers, do they work?

    i am learning about this type of recoil reduction. any other reasons you removed this?
  22. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    good point, possibly to be used in brush where 1 may have to move fast in a difficult situation like charge...just offer my thoughts
  23. elkocountygun

    Which Double Rifle Caliber is worth the investment in 2023?

    agree. having confidence. mentally. a hunter removing any doubt. so he is confident that his rifle, ammo, and skills will get job done is critical in my honest opinion IMHO
  24. elkocountygun

    Caliber recommendations

    thx. i will look over the Ruger Hawkeye Hunter , seen them but never shot any caliber. .300 Winchester Magnum is a top choice for me...more available and affordable than my old .300 Weatherby Magnum. https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/101551137
  25. elkocountygun

    A Nasty Cape Buffalo Charge!

    Professional Hunter Craig Middleton of Kilombero North Safaris in Tanzania, my hat is off sir. excellent training, skill, and reaction
  26. elkocountygun

    A Nasty Cape Buffalo Charge!

    great shot. your faster than me, haha... understand the urge to run...my question has always been, where are boys / anyone running too that bull, bear, hog, gator, or whatever, can't get to? thx
  27. elkocountygun

    25-06 Rem in Africa

    good point. R Rourke "Use Enough Gun," a book on hunting big game. one of my favorites. you and I agree
  28. elkocountygun

    25-06 Rem in Africa

    great point. thx 25-06 rem and .300 win. mag. and a .357 mag or .45 LC on my hip (i have stated for 40 + years) in lower 48 states, is all I NEED. provided well made, sturdy, rugged, accurate, good ammo, primo optic, dependable, patient shooter, well tuned, and you practice shooting your...
  29. elkocountygun

    Which Double Rifle Caliber is worth the investment in 2023?

    the 450 express, .450 Nitro Express your caliber right? now .577 Nitro Express what in your opinion is gained from smaller to larger.. i get the larger diameter and probably more powder and hopefully more terminal energy. what is it specifically that you like and want from this jump? if you...
  30. elkocountygun

    Enter the Minefield of Double Rifles from Baikal

    extra barrels, yes good idea and practical... i have read and heard about other rifles that can be swapped out for larger caliber
  31. elkocountygun

    Enter the Minefield of Double Rifles from Baikal

    nice technical (action bull screw) info thx for that
  32. elkocountygun

    Enter the Minefield of Double Rifles from Baikal

    nice rifle. what is your opinion overall plz?
  33. elkocountygun

    Hello from Russia!

    you and me both, bruin there seems like it would be a challenge. worthwhile challenge
  34. elkocountygun

    Caliber recommendations

    agree 100% i have shot and hunted with .257 Roberts. .270 Winchester. 270 Weatherby mag. 25-06 Remington. .243 Winchester. .223 Remington. 25-06 Remington was the most accurate out to 400 meters / little farther in yards. a tack driver since back in late 1980s. but requires shot placement...
  35. elkocountygun

    Caliber recommendations

    i know this to be true statement...and accurate within 100 meters
  36. elkocountygun

    Which Double Rifle Caliber is worth the investment in 2023?

    now that is commitment. good for you
  37. elkocountygun

    Baikal double 45-70

    sir, did you sell this rifle? thx
  38. elkocountygun

    Baikal double 45-70

    that is exactly what i am thinking. thx
  39. elkocountygun

    Baikal MR/MP-221 45-70

    can I get your overall opinion of your rifle like this 1 for sale. I am considering this type for my first double rifle if you can? also is 45-70 caliber considered in your opinion? thx for any info
  40. elkocountygun

    Baikal MR/MP-221 45-70

    can I get your overall opinion of your rifle like this 1 for sale. I am considering this type for my first double rifle if you can? also is 45-70 caliber considered in your opinion? thx for any info...
  41. elkocountygun

    Baikal MR/MP-221 45-70

    did you sell this rifle?
  42. elkocountygun

    Caliber recommendations

    25-06 great caliber... for me in western states has been extremely accurate. with patience i have been able to get many 1 shot kills on deer , antelope, hogs, and varmints
  43. elkocountygun

    Caliber recommendations

    i would think hard to pass customs with any can / suppressor
  44. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    rimless from your info., to help me understand extraction "potential" probelms. see picture of 45-70 government cartridge. is what i understand correct? opposed to next picture standard belted magnums i have used for 45+ - years. see picture below what i understand is the extractor can fail...
  45. elkocountygun

    Newly Acquired Jeffery .333 Nitro Express

    that's ruff... not tryin to speak other than from my experience... with my ex-wife and family just like that you speak of... politicians don't seem so slimy
  46. elkocountygun

    Good Gun Deals This Week

    correct, the bolt guns worth having are CRF I understand to be controlled round feed. like the old win. mod. 70. the separate actions on a double rifle, for what I have read, make more reliable for DG. I just need to get more data on caliber best for me. correct I'm average working man on...
 
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