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this is a primary concern of mine. WHO is currently running the government? certainly not joe biden. he was elected, but has likely had little input in the last couple years. it would seem to me that a vote for biden is a vote for.....who exactly?

welcome aboard

you are exactly right. here is the problem, shooting at a 500+yard bear, it is going to run after the first shot, who knows ANYONE that can hit a running bear at 500+ yards? NOBODY!! i too guide brown bears, the 200 yard rule is a good one. i know a guy that lost a bear (a legit 10' bear)...

welcome aboard from a fellow alaskan! (anchorage) and as said before, you have landed on the right african hunting site

don't use the lapua; a 3006 with 180+ gr bullet is a better choice. the 375 ruger with 250 gr GMX bullets are a good choice as well, i have shot moose and caribou with that bullet and it worked great.

the food at the rocking G is.....outstanding!!

try trail boss for low pressure loads. the manufacture makes recommendations on its use but it fills a lot of the case and makes for slow bullet speeds. re: weighing the rifle, mercury recoil reducers are available, i just put a round bar of lead (1 lb) in the butt of my 458 win to get the...

I'm betting a remington 700 synthetic. not many guns are made that light.

that is pretty much the problem, a 9-10# rifle would be much more fun to shoot.

welcome from anchorage! just got back from namibia, was hunting with velo dog who i am sure will jump in here at some point. you will have a grand time!!

i did not lose the animal the bullet just came apart. hey, if someone wants to shoot cape buffalo with a crappy bullet, or a moose, eland, etc. thats on them. only costs you the trophy fee, oh yeah, and a sick or wounded animal. sorry so late on the reply, been hunting in Namibia.

that is a great setup for ANY hunt!!

in this case, i did not lose the animal and was able to see what happened to the bullet. the fragmented bullet on such a small animal told me (assuming the bullet would repeat its performance) that on a moose, the bullet would have fragmented too much to penetrate a moose properly (or caribou...

I generally agree with this thought. I don't agree with this thought. when a bullet sheds its jacket, there are a couple things happening, one the bullet is getting lighter (and depending on how many pieces of it, a lot lighter) two, the pieces are likely to divert from their original...

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