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I will swim against the current here. I spend as little time as possible at the rifle range. First, I don't enjoy shooting paper. Boring, time consuming, and hard on my hearing and wallet. Too much time at the range can also develop a flinch, especially shooting my thumper 404. I know I can...

One piece of gear I didn't bring but wished I had = doxycycline antibiotic for tick bite fever.

Last time I checked Boyd's actually charges more for unfinished stocks. I would strip the lacquer from this stock, send it off for hand checkering, and then finish it in oil. Good buy for $350.

The 30-06 barreled military Czech vz.24 action I bought online auction to build into 404J was messed up almost to the point of no return. The previous owner welded on the scope relief bolt handle crooked and warped the back end of bolt. Then he force threaded a bolt shroud on it from...

He's a crack shot. :D

Try Schaff Piano Supply in Illinois. They list key retopping stuff in their online catalog. I'll warn you the catalog did not open well on my phone. I suggest calling them. Formerly I was a piano technician and still have some old ivory key tops though not sure what I'll ever do with them...

Yeah, I'm curious why it has to be a party of three to six.

Hobo stopped being politically correct term a long time ago. Now we can't even call them homeless any longer. How about " ... quicker than an unhoused on an ounce of meth."

A lot of Canadian travelers in need of assistance right now. I always book my safaris at the end of August but had to hold off this year to sort out health issue. Good thing or I'd be eating airline tickets like thousands of other Canadians this week.

Kudu in the Eastern Cape mountains. They are essentially free range even behind game fences. Very wary and difficult country. I have three on the wall and the prettiest is not the longest. Only 44.5" and I'm fine with that. I don't live in Buckingham Palace.

Yep, I didn't need to experience leopard "hunting" to know it's not for me. Same with bear baiting. It needs to be done but I'm not going to do it. Though I hunt geese over decoys it does try my patience some days. Fortunately, the fields I hunt have wooded sloughs and ditches nearby so the...

I shot thirteen elk and seven moose with this 30-06 Springfield 03-A3 wearing Weaver 3x and 180 gr bullets. Did the job. The elk were killed in grizzly country but I always felt safe with 30-06. Like all big game, some moose are fantastic eating, some are okay, and some are terrible. A lot...

Communist propaganda!

I never cared for Skull Hooker. Many of our clients like them but stick out too far for my liking. My impala and springbuck are mounted with a window sash handle cut in half. The skulls hang touching against the wall. It works well for them because those skulls don't need to be tipped...

Muzzle jump on 6.5 PRC?

I understand king snakes can be ornery buggers but leave them be because they hunt rattlers.

Prairie rattlers are supposed to be one of the least venomous of the NA venomous snakes. My Lab Pearl was bit on the front leg one moonlit November night in Montana as we walked out after a day hunting pheasants. I could actually see my breath. She was next to me when it must have happened...

Welcome from NW Ontario.

I have done okay on US ebay. Bought another barrel for my Springfield during the pandemic for a hundred bucks which is about the right price. Bought two sets of Winchester Express iron sights for $100 average, both like new. No complaints on that price. New Timney triggers for Springfield and...

No stocking birds on that refuge. The woman managing it thinks she can turn the pages back to Lewis & Clark days. She hates "invasive" pheasants and Russian olive ... that feeds and shades everything from coyotes to moose.

I'll fudge it as a triple because there was only a momentary lapse before the last pair was airborne and all were in the same spot. Also, thinking back, I'm sure I had removed my glove before shooting the first two. Plenty of time and I can't shoot anything with gloves on, especially...

Dave, he posted those photos at the start of the thread. Are you not able to see them? The first photo is of another Ruger he's selling so forget that one. The other photos of gun without checkering are the vz.24.

I'll have to agree. The dog days memories are the most valued trophies for me too. This one probably tops the list. While it is never terribly special for me to fill a honker bag limit of five in as many shots with a triple thrown in, shooting a pheasant triple is very difficult. First, it...

Brno vz.24 is as good as it gets for 98 Mauser clone action. And the caliber is excellent for pretty much everything. I have seen vz.24 actions alone in military configuration go for $300-$400. It still has military bottom metal in excellent condition which says something about amount of use...

If you run out of elevation on your scope, you now know what to do. File some metal off the top of the receiver rear sight dovetail for the military peep. Springfield scope bases are anchored to that dovetail bridge. I suspect manufacturers during the war were not very particular about...

Great. Okay, do you know what scope safety he went with?

All you can do is post the video to YouTube and then put a link to it here. I did it only once to prove to a certain snobby skeptic on here that my "clunky homemade" Mauser 404 did cycle perfectly. Did the gunsmith set it up for scope? Does the video show him cycling it? I gotta say, that was...

He's made his choice and the gun is done already. 375 H&H on Springfield action. Looking forward to photos.

Have your gunsmith check that military rear sight bridge. Install a one-piece CCOP USA scope base or Weaver two piece bases. Then he should put on a scope and try to bore sight it. My military bridge was machined too high and I ran out of elevation adjustment on scopes. I shimmed up the...

Interesting. Three pins in the stock instead of crossbolts. Do the pins have expanded heads? The barrel is a different looking setup. Is it all one piece or is the flat top chamber section separate? I see someone cut off the knurled knob on the striker. I cut mine off too because I changed...

The East Indian truckers here just cut a hole in the floor and let it fly. Bikers learn to avoid tailgating Canadian 18-wheelers.

So what caliber did you settle on? Choose 98 Mauser or 1903 Springfield? I have both. In my opinion the Springfield is smoother.

I suggest you at least clean up the stock. Refinishing is a relatively easy project even if you've never done it before. Many on here can guide you through it. You can make that stock look like it just came out of the box. The work you put into it would certainly help the price. That is a...

Mine are almost exclusively skulls or cap mounts. I have one shoulder wall pedestal mount of a respectable mule deer that my daughter did for her taxidermy business showroom. I have tanned capes for kudu, black wildebeest, and nyala in storage but I think only the one kudu cape will be...

Refinishing that stock would not be difficult. Consider trying some touch up cold bluing on the muzzle. You might be able to do something with it. I refinished the stock on my Springfield at least twice since restocking it in 1981. And last year I refinished a well used Mauser stock bought...

It's my understanding those Turkish Mausers were cobbled together from factory seconds and many were modified after arriving in Turkey. They do have a pretty crest on the receiver though. Apparently they are the least desirable of the military Mausers. If yours is still military configuration...

I also like the naked look but many skulls need to be tipped to best show the trophy. I have my own way of mounting each according to best angle.

That box lable is worth framing.

My first safari was a package of five plains game animals. I had all but the kudu by second day. Then an unexpected opportunity came up to cull an exceptional cow buffalo. It took some persuasion but I finally agreed. Turned out to be quite an exciting hunt. The herd bull gave us some...

I worry more about my dogs not making it home from our annual hunting trip to Montana. Three years ago little French Britt almost didn't survive the trip to Minneapolis for emergency surgery. Figured if it came to the worst I'd just curl her up in her bed in back like she was asleep and make a...

I will use a fine tip permanent Sharpie to number the skulls. Splash on a bit of satin Diamond Varathane first if concerned about Sharpie bleeding. I'm still in the process of writing recollections. I use WordPerfect word processor because it incorporates images better than Word or MS...

Put me in the ignorant crowd. "Reliability" must be weighed against affordability. Am I going to buy a new Beamer sports car or a used SUV when they both get me from point A to point B? I have looked through expensive European scopes in the stores and also looked at their price tags. If...

If it saves someone else's life, the hospital could keep me on life support for a month. My family is smart enough to figure that out.

Dad and I discussed this one day back in the eighties. "Son, you've got a lot of education. Tell me what you've learned about the Bhuddists. Do you think there's anything to that reincarnation stuff?" Don't know for sure. Why? "Well, my life hasn't been perfect. I'm worried I might come back...

Removing the military barrel can be a chore. Find a gunsmith who knows how to do this. Often requires rebating the receiver just a bit where the barrel attaches. Some barrel makers do not thread or ream their stuff, leaving it to the gunsmith to do that (and assume responsibility/liability)...

Interesting. Again, a 180 gr boat tail 308 cal bullet will by necessity be longer than a 180 gr flat base bullet. The different center of gravity may have something to do with the boat tail's propensity to wander off track after impact.

Doesn't turn my crank ... at all.

My left handed 12 year-old grandson just started shooting skeet with me. The first day I determined he was right eye dominant. So he shoots my Citori right handed ... and he shoots lights out already! Fourth time at the range and his eighth round was twenty.

I'll step over that dog shit.

Raising the stock comb enough for scope to clear the Mauser flag safety will undoubtedly change felt recoil ... for the worse. Scope will need to be raised significantly. You will also have to reach underneath the scope with thumb and forefinger to disengage flag from full safe and pull it all...