Recent content by Doug Hamilton

It's a folding yard stick. And yes I am.

And about half of those are running for public office.

I have had a Whitworth in .458 for over 40 years. I have used my t yo take two buffalo in Zimbabwe, 39 years apart. I love the rifle, and if I can get back to Africa again, it's going with me. I.will.never sell it. Take yours to Africa. You'll be happy that you did.

Is that the one by Mick Dundee? Just joking. Sorry I couldn't help myself. I'll get your book on Amazon. Doug

That was my thinking as well. I don't think it would have hurt the rifle much, but the bullet probably went somewhere it wasn't intended. Not exactly competition accuracy. Kids, don't try this at home!

Welcome to AH. We have some fun here. Wow! Your book sounds like it could be riveting! Is it available in the US? Doug

Sure, but there are other rounds that fit the riles better.

.30 Carbine, .222 Rem, neither one was good for much that isn't a better fit by other calibers.

I hadn't heard of that one but I'll bet it works just fine. Of course, I haven't hunted with a lever action since I bought my first .30-06 more than 50 years ago.

Right! Ballistic Tips are great Coyotes bullets, but are not designed for deer at .25-06 velocity. Nosler does make great big game bullets. I have used Partitions and AccuBonds to good effect. Varmint or match bullets (Ballistic Tips) are a poor choice for deer sized animals.

As my dad taught me, just keep a small piece of white paper with you. Open the lever, insert the paper into.the breach, and look down the.muzzle. if you can't get enough sunlight, shine a flashlight on it. That will.light up your bore just fine. Uh, be sure you take the paper out before you...

Noooo! Say it ain't so!

True, but I'm not going to travel to Kenya to shoot a few birds when I can do that in countries where I can hunt bigger game. For me, Africa is about the adventure of hunting animals bigger than birds.

So what are they?

Now if he had said that all that damage was done with your 8 bore, I might believe it. ;-).