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  1. Challer

    Back in the Blaser R8 Family

    When I am up close, I usually transition to my Blaser Red Dot which works great. Getting close I use the .75x6 Z8i. The .75 setting really helps up close and you can generally keep both eyes open.
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    Boeing Aircraft

    Grasshopper - You have no idea my background or who I've worked for. My experience is much more than a casual observer. I never compared Boeing and Airbus. I did quote an article. The 1250 lost Max orders comes from Boeing as does the shift from MAX to other variants. Your gripe is not with...
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    Boeing Aircraft

    Cognitive Dissonance on display. I know why you want Boeing to be okay. I wish they were. I wish we hadn't exported all of our heavy manufacturing overseas effectively funding our enemies. Majority of our foundries and forges and shipyards are gone. But what I wish isn't what is. In fact Boeing...
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    Beretta BRX1

    R8s can be had 5K or less with a bit of patience. And the rifle cost is nearly immaterial if you regularly hunt in Africa or other dangerous game.
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    Beretta BRX1

    I believe Merkel and Sauer both made/make switch barrels and many doubles do the same
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    Boeing Aircraft

    So you read minds now? I fly up front about 4 flights a week. I know what we talk about. I’ve got 3M miles on both United and American, each. And no US pilot solved the problem in the simulator. Despite being given more altitude and less speed to begin with. The ones that stuck to the manual...
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    Boeing Aircraft

    I was on eight flights in the past ten days. Pilots, FAs and all of up front were openly discussing our various boycotts of Boeing hardware other than 757/767/747. Boeing was once great. I remember “Boeing or I’m not going.” The Boeing system that caused the crashes was improperly designed...
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    Boeing Aircraft

    All true but this CEO is the guy who made the changes that resulted in this mess
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    Beretta BRX1

    Beretta has no plans for a broad range of calibers - .22 - 505J like the R8. No return to zero scope. No short action. A very different use case
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    What camo pattern

    Came just isn't needed for most hunting. I don't own any but the wife's shopping bag is camo. It doesn't work for that either
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    Any gin drinkers here?

    Good to keep it local. I think VA has a few hundred distilleries at this point and Copper Fox is one of the best. And we make nearly all Apple Jack and Apple brandy here. I discovered that Danish gin is some of the best. But rarely sold in the US. I used to bring two or three bottles home every...
  12. Challer

    Old German rifle

    It’s a wonderful rifle. Worth a restock to fit you perfectly
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    Safari Travel Tip - Air Tags

    Here’s a tip. You don’t need to be on WiFi to use Find Me. Second, once you’ve boarded the plane, use Find Me to check if your bags are on or near the plane. On a recent trip, I lost my parking ticket and had no idea where I’d left my car. Upon landing, the AirTag in the car led me directly to...
  14. Challer

    300wm rifle scope

    Z8i, 2-16
  15. Challer

    Trophy Room Build after 45 years of hunting

    And what will you name your museum of natural history?
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    Passport Renewal...

    I used to travel so much that my first three passports had to triple pages before they expired. Now no-one seems to stamp the passport anymore, at least in the EU. I also strange for the passport card. It's a great second ID when you need one. And seems to work more places than not.
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    Opinion about Blaser Scopes

    I have a couple Gen 1. Good scopes for sure but I prefer Z8i.
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    Stainless PP regularly sell for over $100K these days. It's unbelievable.
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    At least we’re safe here. No, wait, we have mm, inches and grains. But always grams for bullets.
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    I didn't say all, I said most. Old oil is certainly old. Everything Ag I've done has been metric. Planes are metric, electrical is nearly all metric. Medtech is metric, and most of your car. It's a trivial point I was making for conversation on a Sunday. "In the U.S., the SI system is used...
  21. Challer

    Hello from Southern Virginia!

    Hello from Richmond
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    So now let's talk watch bands for all those watches. RubberB are the Swiss standard in very very tough bands. I've used them on my GMT and Apple Watch for years without any issues. Expensive but worth it for security. You will want top quality pins to go along with them. Extremely comfortable...
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    Technically we've been metric for 200 years... In fact, most industry is metric now or else we wouldn't have much international trade. But much isn't and consumers just aren't and don't understand the impact of being unique has on competitiveness.
  24. Challer

    How Much do You Shoot Your Big Bore?

    Anyone use a laser trainer with dry fire?
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    Boeing Aircraft

    Are you seriously equating the two? A random non-life threatinging failed hydraulics is very different from a plane that continues to have predictable fatal consequences because of known and unaddressed systemic problems. And in case you didn't know, Boeing is refusing to cooperate with NTSB...
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    Blaser R8 Owner in USA

    Ina addition to what’s been presented, consider these: - carry a spare bolt and trigger group and you can fix nearly any problem in the unlikely event something breaks - the Blaser return to zero scope mount is awesome. Even better with rail mount scopes. I regularly switch between scope, red...
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    One gun or two? On safari

    Or get an R8 and just bring a spare trigger group and bolt…
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    Boeing Aircraft

    Doubleplay, what do you feel is fair compensation? Nothing? A $400 voucher? Fact is that Boeing's 737 Max is killing people due to negligence on Boeings part. In the case of the first two crashes, it was determined they never did end-to-end test of the software to save money. ETE testing is a...
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    Two comments for this thread. First, a large percentage of everyone you know who doesn't hunt Africa, thinks you are something of a snob, to a degree a Rolex could never accomplish. To most people it just has a rich guy killing endangered species for sport look. And to the average Rem 700 deer...
  30. Challer

    Any point in a 'small' double rifle?

    K will make you a Classic with 470/375/06 or 300 WM/ 20 or 12G barrels all on the same receiver. It's big ticket but works well.
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    Any point in a 'small' double rifle?

    Yes. I also have 20G/.22H barrel. Most fun in a gun I have. A classic barn gun critter git’r
  32. Challer

    Any point in a 'small' double rifle?

    I have the Blaser BBF with both 9.3 and 06 barrel sets. It’s great fun for stalking but not driven game. Extremely light, compact, a pleasure. Still the R8 gets the nod most of the time
  33. Challer

    Wanted L1A1 Wood Furniture & Magazines

    Liberty and gun parts corp both have stocks, in stock
  34. Challer

    thats why I dont like doubles (have one)

    Blaser made a double R8…. Just for the undecided!
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    Truck - what do you drive, and why?

    Have the GMC Yukon Denali. Best diesel in the business. And do buy diesel. No ethanol, more stable, no county by county and seasonal variations. And much more efficient. Then there’s the torque.
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    Is Blaser Trying To Price Themselves Out Of The American Market???

    When Blaser threads your barrel in the US, they install open sights for free if you ask. Most of my R8 barrels are threaded and have open sights.
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    thats why I dont like doubles (have one)

    I’m having visions of IPSC class for DG hunters!
  38. Challer

    For Sale Blaser R8 Klavinius

    It reminds me of Calamity ware which my wife collects.
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    Is Blaser Trying To Price Themselves Out Of The American Market???

    The secret takeaway is that if you get into the R8 cult, and find you want to sell components or just get out later, there’s plenty of willing cult members to buy your stuff. I’ve bought and sold lots of R8 kit until I settled into my current setup.
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    Is Blaser Trying To Price Themselves Out Of The American Market???

    It’s not the cost of the gun initially that gets me. Wanna spare plastic magazine? $300. Scope mounts $600. Same for all the other stuff - if you can even find them. Then again many of us here use the Z8i which feels like the same overpricing.
  41. Challer

    Annealing 375 H&H Brass

    Brass is non-intuitively different from steel. Brass is best annealed by heating then a water quench. For steel that would increase hardness. For tightest groups and most consistent result get an induction annealer like ANP machine
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    9.3x62mm vs. .375 H&H Mag

    I feel you’ve taken that out of context. Let’s remember a century ago we bumbled around with the 9.3 using century old guns, bullets and powder. And it worked well. Then the Brits decided to ban “military” rifles and cartridges. Now move today with modern guns and powder and bullets and both...
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    Blaser stock choice

    The thumb hole Success style feels odd unless you switch the bolt to the opposite side of the grip hand. So, right hand right hand feels all wrong. right hand left hand works. I went all conventional stocks for my 3 R8s
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    Politics

    Since the beginning of time. Politicians are motivated simply by power
  45. Challer

    Choke preference

    Only you, your gun, your loads and a pattern board can inform what’s working for you. There are classic texts like Oberfell and Thompson, and Sporting Shotgun Performance which address the statistical nature of patterns. Fortunately there is software now that can analyze the pattern board to...
  46. Challer

    Anybody know of any Blaser R8 magazine belt holder?

    I carry a spare magazine/trigger group. Never had to use it. But cannot imagine changing out only the mag insert in the field for a reload.
  47. Challer

    Blaser R8 - Why do African PH’s and Alaskan Bear Guides Choose Not To Use Blaser R8’s?

    First of all, an R8 need not cost even half of that. One of my two came in at $2500. PH' have very defined needs generally. Certainly stopping capabilities. And must comply with the local market and laws, which (other than suppressors) appear to be must stricter than the US. Hunters to Africa...
 
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