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Just pondering....if you take a 375 H&H and feed it 350 gr bear claws or Stewart High Performers, would the additional width of the bear claws wound channel, driven by the additional mass of the 350 grain (380 in the case of the Stewart?) duplicate the wound channel and momentum of a 450/400??

OK, so I spent a wasted half hour at Academy attempting to buy Long Johns. When I called them that, the female employee looked like I had said something borderline inappropriate. I shifted to "insulated underwear." Then she looked perplexed why anyone would want to insulate underwear shorts. I...

Well, I don't always have the best sales resistance, and some things just call to me to take them home...this time it was an Arno Bernard Wildebeast knife with warthog grips. Probably the fanciest knife I own now. Can't wait to run it through its paces. Anything overcome your sales resistance?

Wide topic, I know. Strangely, at our house a must-have is QUALITY tamales--not easy to find these days! You almost have to find an individual maker which also means you don't tell anyone where you get them, as they almost certainly are limited in how many orders they will take. Found a great...

How many instances can we list of things leftists DO and get away with doing without being prosecuted, that they accuse the right of doing and PROCEED with prosecuting? It appears to me we have two sets of rules! Feel free to reverse the order: what are dems always accusing the right of doing...

How about those Rangers?!!

We are perplexed: my brother stuck an arrow in a feral pig while deer hunting, so did not come down from the tree stand for a while (still waiting on deer). When we tracked the blood trail we came upon the pig laying under pine trees on the usual bed of pine needles--so no observable tracks...

I once hauled a gutted deer inside a Nissan Pathfinder. Would you believe the fleas that abandoned the still cooling deer attacked me with a vengeance and infested the vehicle for a while? Later, I added a hitch haul, but found that if I didn't wrap the deer first in a tarp, it was heavily...

Well, many in the US and Europe seem to be getting into retro mods--thus making quirky troublesome classics into reliable daily drivers. Not trying to give Kevin Peacock apoplexy by picking on Land Rovers exclusively, but has anyone LS swapped a vehicle in order to improve reliability? There are...

Bought a fire safe years ago, but it was too small considering recent purchases. Going to get a bigger one. Will a fire safe really keep the metallurgy of guns in usable condition in the event of house fire, or would I be as well off with the regular safes?

For me, the lost gun deal was in the 80's. I was in Billy Hodges emporium in Dallas and was shown a double rifle in 465 cal. for $5000 out the door. An engraved Manton, I recall with near perfect case color and condition. And it wasn't the only deal, since Kynoch had discontinued ammo and owners...

Not trying to stir interest in ridiculously long range sniping/potential wounding, but who are the consistent best longer range shots under general field conditions? Are there places where such proficiency is just a necessary part of getting the game? Certain species come to mind. Certain...

In what may be the first of several installments: "Who are the best shots?" it occurs to me that there must be several categories. I propose the first category be "WHO ARE THE BEST AT RUNNING SHOTS WITH A RIFLE." Although Americans once called themselves "a nation of riflemen" I just wonder if...

I am appealing to this august group, perveyors and possessors of all things quality and bespoke....I can't find a proper ALL LEATHER dress belt. The world is filled with abominations made of man-made materials, filled with foam, and bulged, cracked and torn in no time flat. And these are being...

Was watching an outdoor channel last night when McWhorter Arms showed off a new muzzle loader design and demonstrated a 500 yard hit. Anyone fire one of these, yet? What a game changer! 45 caliber X, something, S for the model?....

Nothing is more beautiful than the shimmering iridescence of a trophy fish (and sometimes its dying colors). Nothing is more disappointing than an unnatural "paint by the numbers" PAINTED over fish mount. When will someone set a higher bar--with an airbrush, or SOMETHING?

Rays Sporting Goods in Dallas is getting out of reloading sales, but...there were 6 boxes of 100 ct. 25 cal Hornady fmj bullets for $10 each. Also 416 cal 300 gr X bullets with cannelure for $40. If your blind hog needs that acorn, that's where you can find it... PS--tho I might like to keep it...

Was in Ray's Hardware Sporting Goods today (Dallas Tx) and got to try out the new Trijicon Oasis Skeet IR. There were only 25 of these released to the civilian market as I was made to understand! Ray's got two of them, ONE IS ALL THAT'S LEFT. These latest generation thermal optics are better...

I watch with interest the left-handed rifles for sale with one sad caveat--my left handed brother has trained himself lifelong (even in the Marine Corp as a marksman) to cycle a bolt from the right side. Even he doesn't shop for left handed actions. I wonder how many people, growing up amidst a...

Rookhawks' good deals thread prompts me to ask, "what are the requirements to bid at a european aucition, then pay for a winning bid, then ship to the US?" Certain sites say that they are not responsible for bidders not having XYZ permit, etc. We have guidelines for travel with firearms--maybe...

In addition to the usual double under-lugs which keep a break action tight, there is often a third bite/fastener on guns. I have read that most Greener cross bolts do not actually make contact. I do not in fact see wear marking indicating that mine do. Have also heard that dolls heads are of...

I read of handspannung in ads on guns.de or other germanic advertisements, but cannot seem to google what is meant by the term. It is obviously touted as an advantage. Can anyone enlighten me?

If it were not for AH recommendations (RedLeg and others) I would never have known about the fantastic Kramer horsehide holster I am presently enjoying. It is hard to describe just why it fits so well sitting, standing, drawing, reholstering--but that is the whole point...YOU GUYS knew it was...

DSC convention--wouldn't miss it! This year I got to take a first look at the inside workings of the Blaser R8--the one you guys are always raving about. I must say, it is new out of the box thinking with that collet type lockup+shoulder which is the functional locking lug arrangement. Just as...

I am so deep in a metroplex that I feel like I have to travel about an hour in any direction (or more) to get off concrete and into the woods! How are prospects for you?

Given a former thread claiming tungsten shot passes through geese, ducks, etc. could we extrapolate that increased performance to tungsten buckshot? If no 9 tungsten is passing through birds, would tungsten buckshot end the debate about penetration/effectiveness on wounded leopards? It would not...

OK, here is the post to let it all hang out--in the proud tradition of the old Texas Liars Contest. "Back in the 2011 drought Lake Ray Hubbard got so low the old roadbed from the golf course to Hwy 66 appeared above water again. Folks actually set up lawn chairs fishing from it. One fellow with...

Well, we've all told them--what is your favorite tall tale? I propose two divisions--this first one is for tales that are actually TRUE. I'll start with a mild one....my brother had run out of 12 ga ammo, he thought, while we were pheasant hunting, and I was shooting a 16. He came up with one...

Dave Petzel once wrote "I decided that if I wanted to have a look at something, I wanted to have a GOOD look..." and bought what was then the outrageously priced Zeiss 15x60 BG/AT binocular. He then said that "When you use these, you can literally FEEL the heat of envy." I guess some kit still...

Things are just getting harder for me as I get older, especially if I have to do them alone. Example: lift a deer onto the tailgate--the tailgates on the new Tundras and other gigantic trucks are about a mile high, not senior friendly. Man is it hard to get that deer even started up there. I...

I have eaten about everything from cane rat in West Africa, to milk curdled with fresh cow urine in Southern Sudan with the occasional dash of fu-fu, in the west, and sadza in the southern camps of Africa. Stateside, I was tempted to try bobcat the other day, but didn't--would it be good/safe (I...

As one who has not yet started hunting whitetails this year--waiting for the rut to kick in before polluting the area with my scent/travel patterns, who among you schedules safari with moon phases in mind (possible leopard strategies), seasons, burning/not burned over, etc? Anyone willing to...

When I read the posts by Prof Mawla, and others in Bangladesh/India and Asia, I get much more anecdotal accounting of dealing with man-eaters than I seem to hear recounted in accounts of today's Africa. Is that just because we are not hearing from the PH/professionals who have to ultimately deal...

A PH once told me, "if a hunter says they NEVER miss, they're lying--we all miss." Now, who is willing to bare their souls and tell us how they missed game and what they can/we all should learn about specific situations? I hate to admit it, but I once hit too far back on a running Buffalo, and...

Happened once when I went to a birding place that carried Zeiss Night Owls--the heavy, lead glass victories couple decades ago. I was trying them out, planning to buy, but then picked up Nikon SE porro prism binos that beat them in resolution! Now I think my Zeiss 8x56 fl edge them out, plus...

We all try to make good choices when selecting our rifles, but are there some choices that a PH would rather we NOT have made? Certainly concerning DG, but also recommendations that minimize wounded/lost plains game as well. A poor choice could not only cause unnecessary suffering to the prey...

How many of you use Col. Jeff Cooper's WEAVER STANCE? comments...

Attempted bidding on two different scopes on evilbay resulted in a "problem with bid" notice indicating that the optics in question were restricted due to: "ITAR 22CFR, parts 120-130, and EAR 15 CFR parts 730-774" Does anyone know what this all means or what to do about it? These were both...

I don't know why I try to fill every rifle niche in my arsenal, yet at the same time only own one pistol--a measly 380 Keltech! I really ought to remedy that, since I am far more likely to get charged by a felon than a Cape buffalo in the grand scheme of things. Well...I don't want to piddle...

Since some of the best big game hunting training takes place on squirrels, and since there are some seriously avid pursuers, what in your opinion is the cream of the crop on optics? (please, no "anything is good enough for squirrel hunting" entries...

My vote goes to Robert F Jones next...

What quotations by (the late) Her Majesty do you wish to have remembered? Here goes--"I hope that the Lord Jesus may come again while I am still living, so that I may lay my crown at His feet."

While I wouldn't take for the performance of my only Zeiss HT scope, I appreciate that new less expensive scopes may have incorporated features which even expensive scopes of days gone by did not include, including for example broad band multi coatings. What are your favorite performance best...

In studying XXL provided load data for 375 H&H, 30'06, 7x57 I was astounded to find several powders that regularly gave pressure readings 8-10 thousand LESS psi than all others listed. Rel 23 (stellar), Vit N555, Accurate 3100, Lovex S071, H Hybrid 100v were regularly listed at 35K psi- 39K psi...

In trying to solve a double-grouping problem with my Sako Safari in 375, I read over and over that the solution just might be to relieve the area in front, to the sides, and below the recoil lug. One blogger wrote "and ESPECIALLY UNDER the lug." Advise for other rifles sometimes mentioned...

I was tempted to start this journey down memory lane with the recollection of a charging wounded Cape buffalo, since that is a fairly rare encounter, or the first time a wall of buffalo kept jostling up to face my hunting party, moving up three times along with my heartrate. Instead, I want to...

Well, I tried to place an order and finally got Gerard on the phone. They are not replacing older machinery and have just about sold out existing stock of bullets. If you are a fan of these, better act quick. There are NO 375 dia. left and only 2 boxes of 284/7mm left at 130 gr. for example...

Hornady bullet failures have been discussed at length on AfricaHunting. I stumbled onto a site which may be of interest in that debate. Terminal Ballistics Research site is devoted to serious study of what makes for efficient killing of game animals. The founder has participated in the taking of...