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Once upon a time I used to butcher, so have an affinity for sharp knives and for maintaining them myself. Usually turned my nose up at sharpening contraptions. One of these Chef's Choice showed up as gift from her parents, and I'm actually really surprised with how well it works. This and an...

The demographics will change this outlook considerably. One of the reasons I had always been hesitant to jump into Rolex is because of how prevalent they are with kids these days, as well as my late thirties contemporaries: The first thing any nearly minted Finance or...

Not impossible, you just have to be invited to buy one: Requires a minimum spend on Hermes products before you reach the required tier. Ferrari is another company known for playing games.

Agreed: And to be expected with the extra fps behind it. My Leverevolution experience is limited to sending the 325 downrange out of a 6lb double, and the extra recoil on that was a big 'thanks, but no thanks'. Easy way to become content with minute-of-saucer!

I've never seen any practical reason to get into any of the Leverevolutions: The 405gr, even in the trapdoor load, is more than adequate for just about all North American game at the appropriate range - and certainly more than enough for Ohio whitetails. It's also readily available with a...

Let's clear the air here: Are you advocating that there is a legitimate case to be made for deliberately gut shooting animals, as the tone of this post implies?

I am looking for something to standardise my 30-06 rifles on, and was going to go with the 220gr Core-Lokts which do seem to be available here in Canada. I know in past posts you've been an advocate of the 220 CLs (but also that they were hard to track down), so I'm curious, did you make the...

Appreciated Tom. That's a work of art. Beautiful!

Hey Phil, Not sure if you found what you were looking for, but check Westley Richards if you haven't already: I was browsing the ammunition wallets a few weeks ago and found them modestly priced (relative to what I would have expected from WR).

One would think African game are Kevlar skinned and ceramic plated by the tone of some of these responses. 45-70, even in the 405gr trapdoor loads and without getting into any of the special snowflake hot loads, would be more than adequate for any African game short of elephant in the right...

Hi Tom - reviving this post after a couple of years, but I'd love to see some more pictures of that rifle if you ever have the time. Haven't seen anything like it. Gorgeous.

It popped up in my feed, so I embraced it as well. something-something standing on the shoulders of necro-posting giants.. I forget how the old saying goes.

Echoing this a little bit, even when it comes to a country, rules can be quite diverse. Having caught a little flak here and there in social settings for an interest in hunting and Africa in particular, I like the example of Sandhill Cranes. Those in North America might be familiar with them...

Avoiding killing ourselves off is very much the point: We're desperately trying not to be part of the 99%, and don't want to be the first of the 99% to do it on account of our own actions, rather than being drawn the short end of the evolutionary stick or subject to a cataclysmic volanic...

I ended up with a pair of K2.5s on my rifles for the same reasons @Ontario Hunter, "old school" big steel tube, but makes it pretty bomb proof. As an aside, if you ever do have any issues or the seals decide to give up the ghost after 50 years, a pair of the former Weaver employees bought out...

@Hunter-Habib Understood! Appreciate you sharing what you did, and mentioning Mr. Rann's experiences as well. +1 on @mark-hunter, it will be an interesting watch if the video pops up. Thanks!

Appreciate in particular the photo here. An interesting find that should put to rest the most egregious of the claims that suggest he just tended bar, etc. I for one have never had any particular doubts when it comes to Capstick, mostly because when it comes to things like his account of having...

Thank you. In line with what I'd expect from having looked at a chart, but can't save my self from the compulsion to ask!

How much higher did the 255s shoot over the 286, if you recall? Was considering a 250gr Lapua Naturalis over the 286gr, but it's irons and not sure what sort of difference I might expect with the lighter load from 9.3

Might have missed it earlier, but what was the size and topography of the hunting area?

Might end up being an absolute bastard to shoot at your intended load, but have to agree, it's a fine looking rifle for the rest of time!

Echoing this sentiment: I've shot my father's 18.5" Marlin 30-30, and similarly I'd shoot the 405gr 45-70 out of that Baikal, lightweight and all, all day long if I had to choose between the two of them. Perhaps the 24" barrel is massive game changer, but on the face of it really does seem to...

Popping by to note that I picked up a brace of Punch London Club Maduros, and was pleased enough to order a box, as well as pay full freight from a local place for a third that I enjoyed this afternoon in the interim. Typically more of a pipe smoker and prefer my lighter aromatics (not a...

I have a Baikal double that clocks in about that. Recoil with a standard 405 at ~1600 and a 525 Postell at ~1300 was just fine. 325gr Hornady at ~2000 is decidedly unpleasant to shoot. I would think a 405 at 2000+ is going to be a handful. ... though perhaps not unbearable if you're already...

Lower velocity, lower recoil, and easier to shoot with high sectional density bullets. US cartridge development worshipped at the altar of velocity. European cartridges went with heavier, high sectional density bullets. I'm not a fan of sharp recoil and I definitely know which side I...

That's impressive: I have a couple pairs of Vibram soled Timberland Alpine Heritage boots that have been my regulars for yard work and hunting for over a decade now, and they resisted the thorns from a sizable honey locust I tangled with (and then eventually took an axe to) over the years...

The idea that the rifle would be unsafe is perhaps a little specious, given that there are probably more 9.3x62s built on the small ring Mauser action than any other rifle action. But that said I can't see why you'd bother with the project. Dozens upon dozens of factory sporter and commercial...

"I'm the guy that does his job. You must be the other guy" - Dignam, The Departed "Get busy living, or get busy dying" - Shawshank Redemption And for whatever reason, Marlowe's line from The Big Sleep makes me crack a smile everytime I see it, even though I know it's coming: "How do you...

I mean they also said we shouldn't be wearing two different fibres of cloth and we should be busy stoning adulterers in our free time. Forget biblical mores, let's just manage the bears in accordance with science and established wildlife management principles, if we could? Once upon a time my...

I work in the Controllership office of a government Ministry. I would love to see their finances: How on earth can an organization that gets so much fundraising and donation support throughout the United States possibly manage to find themselves bankrupt? This stinks of all those charities in...

Honestly, it's the 9.3x57 and it isn't particularly close: The rifles (Husqvarna sporters are abundant, available for a song) are gorgeous, and it's so easy and mild to shoot, and can do just about anything. There isn't a whole heck of a lot the 9.3x57 can't do, or I wouldn't trust it to do...

6.5x54 6.5x55 x 4 7x57 x 1 9.3x57 x 3 9.3x62 x 2 45-70 x 1 The more the merrier. Especially when you find something you like. I would say that life is much too short to quibble about "too many" of the things we enjoy, particularly when it comes to something that isn't (relatively, generally)...

Might be the same in those loads, but the real difference is in factory ammunition: The 9.3x62 is moving at ~2300, not 2600. And it's typically throwing the 286gr or 275gr solid, not a 250gr; and based on the velocity, I'm not sure that the .35 Whelen has the same reputation for being easy to...

... given that Zastava M70's are a dime a dozen, why would you not just sell the 8x57 and buy a new M70 in 7x57? Less than $500 USD for a new one.

@Dirtdart Same offer applies

I'm in Canada actually. RWS / Geco is pretty readily available (at least, via the internet) here, if a little expensive. It's 3x the price of the PPU 6.5x54 we also have floating around. I'm going to order some RWS and some fresh PPU tomorrow, and then I'll be able to measure and compare. If...

As far as I am aware the PPU 156gr are frequently shot out of MS rifles (though admittedly, as far as I can recall reading it is concerning the military rifles, but the magazine is the same so should hold true) so this may point to a feed issue with your rifle if they won't cycle properly at...

@rookhawk For just round nose bullets you should have ample choice for a good hunting bullet: Lapua Megas, Norma Alaska, Oryx, and Vulcan all in the neighbourhood. For factory cartridges, RWS T-Mantel is around in 6.5x54 in a 159gr, which I'd probably consider a better bullet than the Prvi 156...

An awful lot of exposed lead up top? Geco, S&B, and Woodleighs all seem to have that extra lead exposed (I'd also say Norma Alaska, but the Alaska doesn't have any cannelure on it). Echoing Wyatt, maybe factory second Woodleighs? Or maybe Nosler (both have that really 'tight' cannelure, from...

I was mistaken - it's actually C-17: The original Firearms Act. Kim Campbell and the PC's doing, and the first round of 'prohibition by name' and OICs in 1991. C-68 came later, with more of the same. And as far as the slippery slope argument, I'm afraid I don't buy into it: All political...

I feel like for about a ten year period I couldn't pick up a Sports Afield or a hunting magazine without being inudated with articles about .338 WM, and how it was the choice of Alaskan guides, etc, etc, etc... Seems to have waned in the last few years (or perhaps I'm just immune to it now)...

They're being a little selective with the facts of the matter: The OICs are just adding additional firearms to already existing legislation that has been in place in its current form since 1991, and the move is extraordinarily popular including a significant percentage of the population that...

Because the hunting regulations stipulate that you must have your PAL and provide it when requested if you're hunting with a firearm. In Ontario: If you are in possession of a gun for the purpose of hunting in Ontario, you are required to carry proof of your firearms accreditation under the...

Check the Lapua Naturalis as well: 250gr. https://www.lapua.com/bullets/naturalis/

Adding to that fun, there are a considerable number of factory sporterized Carcanos in 6.5x54MS here in Canada, available in various states of condition and typically with the double set triggers that are so frequently associated with the MS rifles.

I have read similar complaints of the old timers bemoaning that they can't get any guys in to put in ten days at moose and bear camp, and how other guys only come in for three or four days of the deer hunt. While I get some of the sentiment (who wants to spend all day on the phone at the hunt...

Thought I had caught you with my earlier comment, but was actually someone quoting you. Count me in as part of the crowd that thinks it is beneficial: Instead of fidgeting away for an hour when settling in, a quick nap. Everything around is likely going to be spooked by the sound of me...

I've often wondered if I shouldn't deliberately try to catch a power nap. Seems to work well for the Canada lynx: They stalk into an area and the various creatures of the forest squawk, call, and alert each other of its presence. So they do what cats do - curl up into a ball and catch some...

Welcome aboard Adam. And consider me impressed with taking the leap of faith that is international travel and a hunt in the midst of the pandemic and the precautions. Would you mind sharing some details about your rifle when you get a moment?

No offense taken! But thank you - appreciate the sentiment.