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I recently bought a .375 Ruger but the brass is MIA. I CAN find .416 Ruger brass. I would think just reducing the neck using a .375 Ruger die would be sufficient? I really don't want to have to mess with the shoulder with new brass. Any issues the MANY reloading experts here see with this? Right...

What would be a fair price for new Hornady 50ct. box of brass? I don't have a rifle (yet) in that cartridge, but I've found some brass.

Headed out tomorrow morning 50 miles east of here. A guy I used to work with has some acreage to hunt on. Been going there for the last 22+ years. He said with all of the rain we’ve had, he’s never seen so many wild sunflowers. I really just want to see that more than even the dove hunting. I...

I purchased this Barnes ammo from Bass Pro a couple of months ago. When I took it to the range last Thursday, I was surprised to see they were using Starline brass and then the speckling on the cases. I know it doesn't affect anything but I don't recall seeing that on brand new factory ammo...

I was reading today where geologists believe they have found a 300 mile long asteroid strike under Australia, specifically under New South Wales that occurred some 450 million years ago and wiped out 85% of the species living on Earth. If found to be correct, this would be the largest asteroid...

For my father in laws 80th birthday, we went to Flaming Gorge. He caught a 32” Lake Trout (biggest fish he ever caught) and my son in law caught a 41”. I caught two 26” ones and my father in laws buddy caught a couple of 24” trout. Kinda rainy and cool much of the time but we had a great time.

So, I rescued these from a school I used to work at about six years ago. They were emptying out a storage closet and we’re going to throw them away. I’ve had them stored in a box and they’re in remarkable shape. Mixed month editions from 1934 through 1946. The war year photos and commercials to...

I was reading some articles last night about the proprietary floating bolt head designed by Savage in 1958. I had bought a Savage 110 (my first Savage) about eight months ago in .25-06 and recently a 110 in .308. I knew about the floating bolt head, but thought it was just for changing from a...

OMG! ANOTHER new cartridge. A necked up and blown out .30-30 case. And how is this different than the .350 Legend? It NEVER ends! Makes me want to go out and buy a Creedmoor! LOL

In the middle '70s, I bought this Colt Trooper new on sale because it had a nickel finish and I guess back then nobody cared for that finish. I wasn't 21 yet, so my dad (now deceased) actually purchased it and I gave him the money to buy it. I soon had a local gunsmith parkerize the gun as I...

The Noslers are 67% off @0.35/bullet. Factory overrun, not blems. You probably couldn't find Chinese lead bullets for that price. LOL The Sierras are 39% off @0.26/bullet. ALMOST, prices of yore! FREE shipping! Your welcome!

I was just on their website and I couldn't find ANY of the above? Twilight zone?

For many years, we field dressed big game the old fashioned way. Slit the skin on the belly from the neck to the groin and down to the paunch and then "roll" out the stomach and cut around the penis/vulva and hope you didn't get a hole in the stomach and/or feces/urine on the meat. Leave the...

I have always carried a pair of older Bushnell (mid '70s made by Bushnell) 7x35 binocs for hunting elk, deer and pronghorn here, mainly DIY public land hunting. They are quite clear and enough magnification for the distances I have hunted. For my first African PG hunt this past June, I bought a...

Getting ready to watch the Colorado Avalanche take it to the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight and win the Stanley Cup!

I was cleaning my A Bolt today and removed the bolt without pulling the trigger first. After cleaning, I attempted to install the bolt and it wouldn’t go in because it was cocked. With no owner’s manual available (I bought it used) and after messing with it for thirty minutes, I saw a hole on...

So, I ordered two boxes of Hornady Outfitter .338WM ammo from Optics Planet back in February for $87/box. First, the delivery time was 14-24 days. A week later, I received an email stating they were on backorder with no time set for delivery. I just checked the order today. The NEW order was for...

So, my wife wants to see Miranda Lambert in concert in Las Vegas in September. Get this, the round trip airfare quoted on Southwest is $538 from Colorado Springs to Vegas! It was $99 not too long ago. Outrageous! I'm not feeling to bad now for the cost of my airfare to RSA.

It's 10F here, minus 5F wind chill, and I'm grilling chicken on the barbee. Yahoo!

Hunted pheasants this morning with my father in law and his buddy at a game preserve about an hour east of my home. My father in law has three German Shorthairs, but only two are in the photo which his buddy took. Not really my thing to hunt at a preserve, but with limited time constraints, it...

FYI. They have this in stock for $78.00. I think it's overpriced, but after browsing MANY ammo sites and in todays ammo shortage environment, it IS a fair deal. I bought three boxes. I haven't seen Barnes for sale in a while for under $90-100/box in this cartridge.

This thread is all about nothing, really, unless your bringing eggs, milk and/or a Marlin 336 .30-30 or Schwinn bicycle with you on your hunting trip. But, I find it interesting to see what we, our parents or grandparents paid for things back in the day, compared to relative prices now. This is...

I stumbled across this. Looks like an interesting wildcat based on the .404 Jeffrey?

This is just me being my facetious self, but never having been to Texas except through the airport, I was curious as to the “lay of the land”, so to speak. We’re heading out to Port Aransas Saturday from Colorado Springs pulling our fifth wheel. My wife wants to go here because of the beach and...

So, I have a Whitworth .375 with express sights manufactured 5/88. I’ve recently acquired a Whitworth .458WM manufactured 5/85. The barrels are the same contour and length (24”). They have the same scrolling of caliber on the barrel. The proof marks look similar, except the WM has a “N” at the...

My brother in law sent me this photo of a mountain lion taken by an acquaintance of his on his family’s ranch here in Colorado. It’s the largest mountain lion I’ve ever seen ?

Would anyone know what intended cartridge would be made by cutting down a .416 Remington Magnum case down to 2.76"? There's a seller on GB that bought these from an estate sale and I am really curious as to what cartridge they could have been cut down for? Maybe the guy that cut the cases was...

Well, I didn’t think it would/could happen, but the USPS has “lost” my Certified Mail letter containing a USPS MO for some ammo I purchased from another member here. I/they (since it’s certified and in their computerized delivery system) mailed it on 4-8-21. I had told the seller no hurry on...

I just saw this on GB this morning. I don’t know anything about doubles, but I enjoy reading/learning about them. The seller seems to have added a number of addendums to this ad due to buyers’ questions.

I didn’t know Barnes ever made these?

If you turn your binoculars upside down, they are now a magnifying glass. Works well. That's it.

My preferred action type in a shotgun is a gas operated semi auto. The main reason is reduced recoil when shooting heavier loads and/or several boxes of shells at a time. My first was a 12ga Remington 1100 (2.75” chamber) in the early ‘70s. I bought a Remington Lightweight 1100 20ga for dove and...

I was looking through my 1971 Sierra reloading manual this evening and found loading data for the 6.5 x .300 Weatherby. I thought this was one of the latest and greatest "new" 6.5s? Apparently not really new?

I’ve seen some crazy asking prices for reloading stuff lately, but these two items actually sold last night on GB. I contacted the seller of the dies after they sold. He was amazed too and told me he just wanted $30 for the dies?

This is mainly a quasi survey for U.S. hunters, but how many CRF actioned rifles have you seen while hunting? In thirty plus years of hunting in Colorado and Wyoming, I've seen one (unless the Ruger M77 counts as semi?) after observing and talking to many, many other hunters. Just interesting.

Difference in receiver quality/strength for a build or in a used rifle? Thanks!

Never having been on a Safari to Africa, what is the best/common practice to pay for it? I’m not privy on how to “wire” funds internationally although I’ve sent funds domestically through Western Union. And once you’re there, cash, Travelers Checks, for expenses, hotels, food, tips, etc...

I have 1” scopes on all of my rifles for the hunting I’ve done in North America forever. I’ve read here a lot where 30mm tubes are recommended? Are they worth the extra weight and/or better for lower powered scopes? I’m asking because I have a .375 and .416 I’m wanting to put scopes on. Thanks!

Just wondering who the Colorado members here who might want to get together for a shooting day? I’m a member of the Frontier Sportsmans’ Club (It’s on line) east of Colorado Springs and can take a couple of guests when I shoot. PM me.

I have read here and have seen videos of Jack Russell terriers used for finding game in Africa. Whatever happened to the Rhodesian Ridgeback breed? I thought they were originally used to hunt lion in Africa? Now and again, I see them here as pets in the U.S., but have never heard of them...

Does anyone know what the “HA” model is? Never seen one before?

This is probably a stupid question, but I’m real adept at asking these? I recently purchased a Ruger in .454 Casull and notice the cartridge uses a small RIFLE primer. I have a couple thousand Federal AR Match small rifle primers. Will these work? Thanks!

Not knowing anything about this subject, I Googled it. Basically, the information I found was the lapping was used to increase accuracy and/or help renew rusted/pitted barrel rifling in older military rifles? What would be the advantage of “lapping” a large bore hunting rifle with good rifling...

Remember the Remington saboted bullet cartridges? Turn your ‘06 or .308 into a .223 caliber with a .22 caliber bullet encased in a nylon .30 caliber sabot so one could fire it out of a .30 caliber rifle? Wonder if it would work say firing a .416 bullet out of a .458? It’s cold here, about to...

I took my recently acquired CZ 550 rechambered from WM to the Lott cartridge to the range today. When cycling cartridges through the action from the magazine, sometimes the Lott cartridge rims aren’t captured fully into the bolt face before the cartridge enters the chamber. The cartridge then...

I have some nickel plated once fired .375 h and h and .458WM brass cases I’ve thought about reloading. But I’ve never reloaded the nickel plated cases before so if anyone has any suggestions on reloading them I would greatly appreciate it? Thanks!

This is for all of the “Wizards in Oz” who customize their Enfields in many different cartridges and produce fantastic shooting rifles! I saw this for sale on Gun Broker here in the U.S. this evening.

Where could I find a good crossbolt wrench for removing and/or tightening the stock crossbolts on my CZ and Interarms Whitworth rifles? Thanks!

Talley, Warne or something else? Fixed or QD? Low, medium or high? 1” or 30mm? I don’t have a scope yet, but looking for expert opinions on the mounting variables. Thanks!

They’re here! Well they have been here, just confirmed now.