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What are you favorite leather balms, preservatives, cures to bring back truly damaged leather, or well maintain what you spent good money on? Two caveats: smell must not get me in trouble with wife (outdoor only recommendations still accepted) AND it would be great if selections did not run off...

Having trouble finding a way to get one of these to the good old USA. Anybody have one they would part with OR can get one imported?

I have for some years been a fan of Permalin, though it is another glossy finish. It is also clear, not tinted. For a more subtle glow, I have warmed up somewhat to TimberLuxe finish. When I asked a gunmaker in Ferlach what he used to finish a stock, he just replied "Oel," seeming to suddenly...

I have heard Cape buffalo called Nyati, and Black Death Elephants called Tembo, or Jumbo Leopard called Chui, though not descriptive enough for me given the claws... I propose the hyaena be called "The Undertaker" since that's what they were for the Kikuyu tribe. Do you like it? What name would...

I bought an older Beretta 401 because A. It looked to have a $1500 marbled wood upgrade, and B. It had luxus engraving all over the action. In short, it was pretty. Shortly afterward I had Beretta in Dallas install a thingy at the receiver junction to give it a bit of cast and maybe lower the...

Someone gave me a real moment of pause the other day. We were discussing the outrageous conduct of the owner of a local shooting range. He gets on almost everyone's nerves, and if it can be believed, when I once got the DSC young professionals group to agree to paint and fix up his buildings...

Glad to see more primers on the shelves--even happier when they are on sale. Sometimes what is on sale is new to me, and not something I might have chosen if not to save a buck. I used to go without rather than use something other than bench rest primers. But here's the thing..... I'M NOT SURE...

I would not go back to life without certain things I have come to love and depend on. 1. Air compressor--and the resultant various nail guns (I know a carpenter who hasn't swung an actual hammer in 20 yrs.), and of course, all things pneumatic. 2. Pressure washer--don't know what took me so...

I have three options on where to store POWDERS, primers, and loaded ammo: 1. in the garage--unheated, but seldom below freezing, but hot in summer, 2. my shop---a/c in summer sometimes, but cold in winter, 3. inside the house, always climate controlled, space is limited. For loaded ammo--does it...

Just purchased a new, take-off barrel for my Tikka T3x to have as a spare. I could just as easily have changed calibers. Cost was $100 plus shipping. Unknown Munitions was the site I used. Precision Defense Industries offers take-off barrels as well (I THINK they want $150), where a person buys...

I have more cheek piece arms than not, but it wasn't always that way. My Greener SXS didn't have one and was the sweetest shooting shotgun I ever owned. Neither did my only double rifle. I am a person who needs cast off in a stock. Might a cheek piece compromise actual cast off precisely at the...

People who shoot a LOT talk about barrel life and barrels as consumables. But a barrel on a Rigby Highland Stalker is not a high volume, consumable barrel UNLESS you are prepared to remove and replace the iron sights and barrel band sling attachment and re-blue a new barrel which might also need...

Without chasing rabbits concerning regimens, we all do our best to properly clean and lubricate our weapons, with a view to enhancing barrel longevity and performance. Old products still line the shelves, new products are always coming out. Special needs, such as long term carry/reliability of...

I must have a wild hair or something. Would trade as new Arno Bernard 3 1/4" with warthog tusk handle and sheath for Puma Ben (hopefully with sheath) The Puma prices run no more than + $25 where I look. PM if interested. Can't call the model name of the Arno at the moment.

I don't know how I managed it, but all of my break action guns have extractors vs. ejectors. Due to the influence of the teachings of Robert Churchill, plus anticipating a double rifle some day, which ejector system has proven to be the most robust? Which one is the easiest to work on, keep...

My problem is getting crosshairs aligned vertically. I do every rifle the same, and they are all wrong in EXACTLY the same manner, no matter how hard I try. When I am setting the crosshairs, tweaking them and tightening sequentially, etc. I think at the time, "I've got it just right"....but...

If our sport is to flourish, we need to guide young people into the shooting sports. But in most cases, they are not able to kit out with Swarovski Z6, or anything really high end. I remember saving up for my first deer rifle, only to almost give way to despair when the dealer said I should...

It all started with inspecting a 100yr old K31 Swiss rifle, kept in an armory until bundled and sold. Wear to the stock apparent, but the bore and rifling absolutely pristine, and little wear to the throats. Reverse engineering how it came down to us after so many years in pristine order...

We all have to test our gear. We sometimes reload to squeeze the best out of a rifle. We look everywhere for the weak link in our arsenal...except in the mirror. What do you look for to alert you that YOU are the problem, not the rifle? And if that cannot be ascertained, do you even have a...

And by stray dog, I mean a gun with known problems that have to be addressed, but you decide for reasons either sentimental or practical/functional to adopt and restore them. For example, I have rescued two Mannlicher Schoenauer "bubba'd up" rifles that I basically bought to restore out of...

I would VERY much like to add a full length rifle insert to one barrel of my drilling. Here's what I need to know: 1. Can a shotgun over rifle drilling handle the pressure of an insert in the 7x57--8x57 range without shooting loose? (double under lugs with greener cross bolt) 2. Where can I...

This will be my first. Is there a choice that is sub moa off the shelf, or are we talking about rebarreling, etc. What A/R cartridge is potent way out there?

Please post pictures of your carved wooden gunstocks and engraved rifles or shotguns. All types of engraving welcomed (though I personally admire good game scene engraving) I could personally use a good dose of eye candy! (also regret not being able to post my own photos--will try to get help...

Many of us have enjoyed the stories told around hunt campfires all over Africa. Which ones would you care to share...we'll all just sit around our own campfire here and hear things from the "sublime to the ridiculous." May be true or just told as such.... On my first safari, the PH Bruce Watson...

A new trend on Ebay and on certain online gun sale sites seems to be to vastly inflate prices on used equipment! I am seeing even old steel -tubed Habicht scopes advertised for 8-900 dollars, or more. These are scopes that 2 years ago were far less on Ebay. Compare the current prices to the...

Can't help but think, what should be on my list of to-do's before hunting season starts up. What have you gotten done/still have to do before things get too busy? Reloading, gear repairs, thoughtful acquisitions, readying vehicles? My wife wants me to do the impossible--get immaculately...

The trouble with clip on scopes for drillings, or for the mile-high scope mounts on older mauser rifles is that the cheek weld is lost. What are the very best methods to temporarily raise the comb, in your opinion? In the case of the drilling, it has to be removable so that the shotgun sighting...

Sadly, for me the answer is no. I have 8x56 Zeiss fl as well as 15x56 Nobilem porro prism, and even my Zeiss Victory HT 3-12x56 is no match. I wonder if anything is a match for those binoculars. Is it just because there are two tubes vs the one for any rifle scope? The only scope glass I have...

I am often obsessed with the acquisition of quality gear. Particularly in optics, but other things as well. When it comes to binoculars and rifle scopes, I want representatives of the very best performers available. But if I'm honest, the very top 1% is getting out of reach (read, $3000 rifle...

In Zimbabwe, I liked Schwepp's Lemon In Durban, it was a Rock Shandy All over Texas, iced tea (Lousianne the best) In Dallas, Health-Ade Passion Fruit-Tangerine Kombucha Anywhere on earth--an ice cold Coca Cola What are you having?

Perusing Ebay ads on optics and came across two offers that were shockingly low: 1. Swarovski F15 Pro 1.5-8x50 IRZ3 riflescope, new, $205 2. Leupold Mark 4 6-24x60 MI--$127.30, new 3. Leupold 1.5-5x20--68.40 new How do they get Ebay to publish these kinds of scams? What is the most laughable...

Once in a while I run into something that really gives me my money's worth. Here are a few.... Champion Vapor Cotton tee shirts--holy cow, I can wear these for years on end and the neck look like new, unlike a Guy Harvey tee whose neck stretches out to double the size in three washings. They...

Our family reunion fell on the 250th army anniversary and I coincidentally received my grandfather's WWI tunic. It is canvas with a Nehru style collar. There are two chevron stripes in green, one on each sleeve, and an additional red stripe on the left sleeve. Below the left epaulette is a green...

Well, in honor of Father's Day, I will begin the Father's Day jokes.... A dung beetle walks into a bar in Zambia and asks, "Pardon me, Is this stool taken?"

Today's announcement of 244 arrested in an FBI child trafficking sting is great news, but....would you believe one of the perps is the son in law of our music minister. And has been a sexual felon since 2002. I find it hard to believe someone in the family did not know of his activity. I...

Why would I consider a fixation on AH a problem, since I devour every days' entries to the exclusion of Facebook, chores, and hobbies--even working out? It takes so long to get through 4-5 daily pages of Politics, and all the rest, that fishing time is getting compromised, hand loading...

Tell us about the hunters you have known who have exhibited the most pure hunting ability. I mean the ones who don't need to be taken hunting, or really need a PH except for new country/or legal requirement. Folks with exceptional instincts, a high "hunting IQ"...those that teach you how to be...

Warning: this may provoke a response from Bob Nelson... Friend loses buck of a lifetime in Montana: Last week a friend passed up 7 bucks waiting for the monster seen on cameras. At last light, he appeared, but was surrounded by does. The only shot was a high chest shot, passing over the back...

Game is not always easy to cook well. Chef and author Hank Shaw has written three GREAT cookbooks that I cannot recommend highly enough...Buck, Buck Moose/ Duck Duck Goose/ Pheasant, quail, cottontail. While not in that company, I have recently found yet another easy way to serve venison that...

How many of you have used HECS clothing as an aid to stalking game? In your opinion, is it effective for the reasons HECS gear claims? Can you share with us hunt stories in which it is patently obvious that this clothing system gave you an edge in not being detected by game? In other words, is...

How do you clean things that cannot just be thrown in the washer. I'm talking about the armpits of tartan lined waxed cotton jackets, the lining of leather jackets, etc. Things that would be either a pain to send to just any cleaners, or in the case of heavily waxed garments, I don't want to...

Was reading an old article (no. 6 of 2008) in African Hunter wherein Brian Marsh described passing a termite mound which had an old buffalo cow asleep on the other side. She immediately gave charge. She only had to A. get up, B. take about five steps to reach her antagonists, C. give a swipe of...

Since the price points vary from $750 to $1100, what are the important differences in the T3X models? What do you get for the extra money. Most of all, is the $750 black version as ACCURATE as the higher priced ones. Is a bedding job required for best results or best left alone? Pros/cons of...

Since the price points vary from $750 to $1100, what are the important differences in the T3X models? What do you get for the extra money. Most of all, is the $750 black version as ACCURATE as the higher priced ones. Pros/cons of the T3X lite model. Feel free to give me the good the bad and the...

This could involve range, speed, surprise, danger, or even the difficulty seeing kudu in the thick spekboom brush of the eastern cape. You tell us what you had to deal with or overcome. Hopefully we can all learn something and up the skills in our hunting toolbox.

Internet sources say that Franz Albrecht shoots either a Sauer 202, or a Merkel Helix--two different platforms for sure. I have only seen him running turn bolt rifles in the Boar Fever videos. Looking at the need for speed from the turn bolt type, what is it that makes the 202 superior? If it...

I didn't click onto a thread about a company that helps with online scams involving bitcoin, etc. Supposed to be real experts---and that is just what our church needs! Can someone find that link for me? I cannot find it just scrolling down News, or Latest threads. Help.

Anyone have any fishing tips for the Myrtle Beach area, mainly salt water? Will be there in a few days...

I hope to God Trump has trained up for this and doesn't just wing it and wander. Too much at stake.

Well, it's not the END of the world, but since I have had a Cabela's credit card for nigh on 25 years, I thought they could trust me. My card was denied three times today for online book purchases. I called and was told that I am 85 cents in arrears. Yes, there was 85 cents left unpaid on a late...