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Sheesh. Wish Id seen this yesterday. I would own a 416 550 today. but it was missing the front sight and I was leery of climbing that curve. Did I mention? Sheesh.

What you’re hearing about SXS double trigger shotguns is good advice. I would encourage you to work up to some heavy loads over time. Just dont give yourself a flinch with a gun that hurts your hand or face. I use trigger guard bumpers on everything. I’m a fair game shot. One reason is that...

Krieghoff offers (offered?) a rear set trigger for the Classic Big 5. Anyone experienced it?

Am told, as it seems I was way too young to now recall, that I once owned, manfully helmed and commanded, a cardboard box. Don’t know what came in it, or how I got title, but it seems this paragon of containers was an able stand-in for Apollos, Poseidons, Mustangs, P-38s, Citroen DSs. Toyota...

Fom a pro-hunting and wildlife conservation nonprofit.: “Shooting sports in the UK release 5,000-6,000 tonnes of lead ammunition into the environment every year. Some 2,040 tonnes of this ammunition is released into the rural environment. There are no precise estimates of exactly where this...

I just looked, and it took me about 5 seconds to find a (2.5”) 12ga Purdey for a grand. Hm Dang I’m a sucker for old side-bys.

Now, rifles? I lack the knowledge. Is there a variable of internal ballistics differentiating projectiles containg lead as opposed to all copper or whatever? Muzzle velocity, projectile mass, BC being equal, isnt the POI identical to the nanometer?

Talkin’ shotguns right? I have been keeping an eye on the British and Spanish shotgun makers since about 2000. Ordered a couple Eibar guns, bought another what three vintage Spanish guns in UK. This topic has been on my radar for a while. I’ve talked to BASC, other experts, the gunsmith and...

1. Spain 2. Spain 3. España After that it’s just details. The hard part may be finding the open chokes you want for upland. Subgauges are hot at the moment so for that kinda scratch you may have to stick to 12ga. Or maybe the little-loved redheaded stepchild the 16. Great gauge, crap ammo...

Mitch, what you say of course is true. Seems to me there’s a place for these sights, not yet having had a chance to try one. Look: The rib, the bead or beads, the barrels themselves, if we shoot effectively we are of course target focused, but it is an impossibility that we are unaware of the...

Not getting any juice here, so I called Williams. The tech tells me it’s all about binocular shooting as in with both eyes open. The distance from eye to sight is mainly set by the individual’s eyesight and preferences, But generally, the further the sight, the easier it is to shoot with...

I certainly hope my straightforward, concise and strictly factual account doesnt qualify as vitriol. One thing I didn’t mention is that it was my wife doing this for me. Let’s just say that there was considerable consternation. That alone…

Bumpetty bump. Still looking for insight here. Seeing sight placements all over the map. Way back. Out a bit. Halfway out. Way the hell forward. Why?

It’s been years but I had him redo a Dakota 76. It was a nightmare. Not a peep for months at a time, completely unresponsive, uncommunicative. We thought we were losing the rifle and any money. I was looking at taking him to court. After way way way too much of that, I got a gorgeous rifle...

Last words: Go with gringo captains. In my admittedly limited experience, the Fooking Guatemalans just dont fooking get it, but they think they do and are arrogant about it. Dunning-Kruger with a vengeance. And I can call em Fooking Guatemalans cause I am one. Antigua rocks! Allow massive...

Pick your time carefully. Sails have historically peaked Jan/Feb. There are dead times too. I was just there and it wasnt good. Wonder if that has anything to do with the what 5km longline we saw with a baited hook every M. Plus the inshore nets, legal, plus the ilegal ones at the inlets. I...

Yeah, make sure that chapstick is a high SPF. Neglected that yesterday tuna fishing. Paying the price today.

And here’s another, reflex just back of the bead.

One thing I noticed is everyone has the red dot mounted at dramatically different distances. Again, what’s the optical theory here?

Took me long enough. So. Why? Helps? Hurts? In the rifle scenario that is. Happy to hear from shotgunners as well of course.

Oopsie! Thats more than three isnt it? ‍♂️

6.5x54MS out of a 1903 carbine .303Brit out of SXS SLE .404J out of a bolt 16ga out of an SXS SLE And naturally 12ga!

Listen, you Balkan rug peddler. . . . . .my role of the great hunter, as you put it, is my own business. It has nothing to do with you. It's a sacred subject. Much like the sex life of my mother. It's something you'll refrain from talking about or even thinking about. It's way too...

This is the slow boat .470. Thoughts?

And uh, nice shootin’!

Did that require machining? Handsome beast. Grade/upgrades? I have one coming. On a slow boat apparently.

“Issues” with Krieghoff? Just did a quick scrub and found little. Please expand.

Glad I asked. All very illuminating. I’m thinking it’s been debated thoroughly and then some so I dont want to open up the can of worms of cost/benefit of reloading. Pretty sure that I at least cannot improve on modern factory ammo and its pricing, given that I would be tooling up from...

I’ve noticed some clays shots mounting reflex or maybe holographic sights. The optics are placed a solid 2/3 of the barrel length or more out on the rib. Any idea why? Could this placement work/help on rifles especially DG?

My question is how you keep yourself from going postal on all the lowballer dipsticks and wannabe scammers.

No luck. Don’t ship this way.

NOVA

Sorry it took so long for me to answer. You got buried. So you’re out there past Cumberland? You a grouse guy? And…looks like Ive missed the boat on choice on batch 2. But the last stuff should be good for practice so I’ll take it if you still have it. You know 15-mile on the Pa side, just...

Looking good. Thank you! Emailed already.

Hello all. Badly need some .470 NE dummy rounds/snap caps. Turns out they are more scarce than the dodo. German Ebay has ‘em, but the seller wisely limits his market by refusing to ship to US or UK where I have people who would sort me out. Ideas? Cheers!

Well, I missed a whitetail from 5’ away, I was shaking that hard. No. 4 Mk 1. First ever shot on a deer, well in my 30’s. I have a Sarasqueta (impressive build quality) sxs sidelock in .303, have taken it up the mountain for whitetail, only had one opportunity but the buck was in thick brush...

Are you in the mid-atlantic? Hendershot’s are maybe two hours from me, Been there a bunch, used to hunt PA nearby. Am interested in the ammo, can’t hurt to save a buck on freight.

Right now the plan is to ask my outfitter or PH to get it for me. Thanks for the sensible advice!

Thanks for all the good info!

The cal is .470. As tempting as it is to get some .470 at $10 a pop, sounds like I’m taking too big a risk at least cash risk. I wanted it for practice not hunting.

Good info thanks!

My bad. Need to get into the habit of checking first.

I like to take small stuff for staff/trackers. Suggestions?

Is there a way to age a can lacking paper labelling or stampings showing year of production? How old would an intact can have to be before you became reluctant to use those cartridges?

Anyone found a good, simple, way to buy and recieve things from african companies that dont ship to USA? Talking safari leather here.

Picked up a Krieghoff Classic. And a barrel set from another rifle. Krieghoff tells me it should be straightforward to mate them up. Anyone done it? Observations, experiences? Cost? Krieghoff offers a see-through rear sight for the Classic. Anyone have it? Used it? Impressions?

Very nice thanks!

I second that query. Old guy issues. Incipient cataracts, floaters, degraded focal range. Shooting handguns with holographics vs irons is night and day. What’s your experience w rifles especially big doubles?