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I like that. Well stated, especially that last sentence. That puts into words for me how I generally feel about hunting as well. Thank you

Not trying to step into (or start) a shitstorm but I think I'm picking up the vibe that generally folks here are against hunting primates. Am I correct? I wouldn't be interested in hunting them just as I'm not interested in hunting most things I wouldn't eat. And I'm not against trophy...

Doooooooood.... Don't get me started. And they carry extra beard oil to lube their bolt.

This is my new favorite thread

Prayers indeed

Appreciate the OP making us aware of this. I certainly wasn't aware. TSA is a racket right in front of our faces. They force you to go through the impossibly stupid and painful process and then sell you a pass program to allow you to avoid it.... as long as you pay the subscription.

I'm trying to picture how a one armed person operates the bolt. Super quirky example. Thx for sharing

Not to derail but I've thought about having some made from hippo when I get one. Would love to see some Africa born leather cowboy boots

Under 80F Above that feet get too hot. Ariats. Round toe, walking heel.

love it. My earliest shooting out on the farm central KS were learning on SAO 1911's and BHP's. Think around 7 years old i was plunking with a BHP. The hi power is still my favorite. Elegant, ergonomic, it just goes where you think you want to aim it. My dream pistol is a DA/SA bhp with a...

Glad you brought up NF. I've never played with NF but on another forum with "rocks that slide" there's a guy that does reviews who supposedly tests glass professionally. I.e., drop, throw, heat, cold, and runs them through the ranges of the adjustments with some sort of means to measure their...

i'm a razor fan but i have a few leupolds too. I run a razor 1-6 gen2e with the BDC illuminated reticle on an FAL and it's phenomenal at 1x and takes a helluva beating when i put it on the 375h&h. no issues. For non-hunting, it's my absolute favorite even when compared to acogs, elcans, and...

Ya ya maybe. These days I take any govt "reports" as a Twinkie with a fish hook in it. I think tiktok and your "reports" were a convenient way to setup a precedent that we won't like where it leads

Will you be very pleased when they come after the NYT, fox news, or the wall street journal? I mean surely the govt will do something like this just this once. Never again right?

Plz post pics of Oldsmobile

I'm interested to see what the more lefty of us have as a view on Haley. I have a good amount of bias against foreign entanglements and the size to which our military industrial monster has grown to. Especially after my military time and my friends that are dead or maimed and in the end...

My bad. I DID cherry pick just a part of it and kinda ran with it. Still... i think the common POV we share is that government (perhaps just Federal but in my opinion... ANY) involvement corrupts the institution of education generally.

sorry to cherry pick just that bit of your post but it jumped off the page to me. The government needs to get the hell out of the education system. Period. The Dept of Edu should cease to exist and all strings and attachments and industries connected with it. We've become a system of money...

also - let's not forget: 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot." -- Steven Wright

Love it. I'm an engineering nerd. Pretty comfortable with tweed jacket/elbow patches/pony tails type pPhD's going into the finer bits of thermomechanical fatigue, material science, and fracture mechanics investigations in aerospace and power gen toys that spin with fancy metals. I also jumped...

Holy cow (see what I did there?) My shoulder cringes looking at some of those beefy cartridges. You could almost run some DU rounds to put down some tanks.

Run the numbers of $/oz in weight loss and you'll have your answer

It's a really elegantly designed weapon. The only thing I'd want is to drop about a pound in weight. Unlikely to make that work in the action without material changes that may not survive as wear surfaces as long as the current option though. I put a carbon stock on mine and didn't really...

Very similar to varget. I use both for 308, 300wm, and 375h&h

That is hilarious and I fully agree.

Ya, I don't have a PH per say. (sounds like having a primary care physician :D) I spoke to one guy on Whatsapp that I'm planning to book with for summer 2025 for cape buffalo and he said 270 or 300 would be fine. Like most things I've read here, he also likes the A-frames. I'm not hung up...

since we're trending that way... i'm currently leaning toward the 270 TSX vs the 300 for DG. From what I've researched, even at odd angles, the 270 has gone completely through a cape buffalo, has a little extra velocity, and a bit even if negligible recoil reduction. I just like the idea of...

well, you had good advice JimP. I guess I've become conditioned by modern companies to abandon all hope of decent communications. They actually answered the phone. I was under the impression the tip helped expansion but he told me it's really for improvement of BC. And for 375, I'm very...

Tipped TSX. I don't see options above 250 grains but the TSX goes up to 350. I really prefer the TTSX for a little extra help opening but I can't find any available even on the Barnes website. Is it because the bullet is too long with the plastic tip to fit the cartridge chamber limits?

not bad at all.

Texas sporting arms

I might go chop another inch or 2 later but right now, I'm pleased with the overall form, length, and symmetry

You nailed 2 of the 4 reasons I consider. #'s 3 & 4 are temp sensitivity and then range of function. Range of function is kinda subjective but if you look at load chart ranges, you can see "ranges" as you progress across caliber size and bullet mass. It's probably able to be charted and...

Update. I went to see Tip and he "turned it" (I know ... That's just bad) in one day and made a cap from part of the cut off barrel. Excellent work. I cut off 3.5" to a 22" barrel length. With the ultra 7, the whole thing gains 3.5" over factory length. Balance is perfect. Got out to the...

I'm typically a function over fashion type of guy but that suppressor looks like an alien space gun or a sex toy Maybe one of those neoprene tacticool wraps would be appropriate.

they appear to be almost in my backyard. I have a visit planned in the near future. Thanks for the heads up.

It's intuitively obvious that this system is more flexible, modular, and robust than foam. I was on the cusp of buying a Pelican 1700. Now I just need to decide pelican or magpul outer case but I'm certainly going with the internal magpul system of blocks.

intriguing. thx for posting

An update on the TBAC magnus for 375. As of yesterday, they are 4 weeks out from publishing data on dB & recoil reduction. Orders taken already are expected to ship this month but ongoing orders have an expected 4-5month lead time. I'm going to risk it and wait to see how the numbers turn...

sounds like an amazing and memorable hunt. Congrats!

I put diesel in my motorcycle once in my early 20's when I wasn't paying attention. Stuff happens. Like said above... Just get a failsafe procedure into place. Enjoy the blaser. They're really great. At least you didn't suck diesel into your mouth to siphon it out at freezing temps...

Oban 14 Nuff said

Love it. Would never have thought of that. Thx for sharing.

What do you think is driving the demand for cans?

Daisy - thx for that. That's a good "2 cartridge" step down in recoil. Pretty impressive

my ultra 7 got released just a couple weeks ago. I bought it in late September of last year. So approximately 5-ish months. I'll heed your warning as regards scarcity MDwest. Just as soon as I wait until the LAST FREAKING POSSIBLE day to give our lovely IRS way too much money to spend on...

I'm very much looking forward to feedback on these 375 cal cans. My finger is on the button on a couple options. TB Magnus at the top of the list

Dear hunting mob: I'd like to continue my thread and request some questions, conversation starters, or esoteric insights anyone may have on the book "death in the tall grass" for the book review meeting later this week. Boolit keychain concept is working great. Excellent suggestion. Bottles...

if I was a psychologist, I'd perform a whole study just on this thread. Glad i never seriously got the watch bug but it's fascinating hearing the different points of view. I had a nice titanium self-winding something or other back in the 90's that cost too much. One of my pilots talked me...

Good: no dope sheet. Just range and dial appropriately to the distance if setup correctly Bad: setup only for a specific cartridge. You'll have to know where zero is and count drop clicks manually per a dope sheet if you switch ammo Kinda good: if you choose different cartridges that have...