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A 30-06 double is probably not nearly as rare as you might think, although many of them are likely o/u doubles.

First question to ask may be whether the double has a scope. Many do not. If it doesn’t, a lot of this isn’t terribly important, as I doubt many of us are that accurate with irons past 100, regardless of regulation. If it does have a scope, sighting it in for a precise shot at range with one...

Completely agree. The client gets the first (which is hopefully last) shot. If it doesn’t work that way, its all hands on deck to get the buffalo down safely for the team involved.

Cool gun and sounds like you got a great deal. Congratulations. This is not a magnum Mauser or an Oberndorf action people refer to as a commercial Mauser. The cut out where the stripper clip slot would be is most likely to accommodate the cartridge length, as opposed to making a cut out in...

“One does not hunt in order to kill, on the contrary, one kills to have hunted” - Ortega y Gasset

I think it’s your bear, but not your taxidermist for your next hunt. Sorry it didn’t turn about better for you - I’m glad you have the photos and the memories.

I enjoy hunting the species others have mentioned; buffalo, mule deer and quail, generally due to the experience the hunts for those species most often provide. The one not mentioned yet that I really appreciate is bushbuck. They are sly and secretive and often found in riverine thickets and...

These were made in Japan, right? Smooth actions for sure.

There was a magazine article some time back that tested all sorts of cartridges for efficiency. As I recall, the 35 Whelen Ackley Improved proved to have the greatest muzzle energy for the least amount of powder in their test. I’m in the “so what” camp as well. Most of us here spend a fair...

I feel the same way Red Leg (and suspect many here do). Some of my rifles will hopefully be my evening companions till the end. I have to ask though, when you have your favorite single malt and worn, oily rag on a cold, quiet evening, do you reach for your R8 or S2?

Mdwest summarized it very well. You may even want to offer less than $6,500. If you later decide to sell it, the next will be asking exactly the same questions you are. While the whole dremel tool thing was a debacle, I’ve never heard of one failing to go bang when you pull the trigger. My...

Mdwest summarized it very well. You may even want to offer less than $6,500. If you later decide to sell it, the next will be asking exactly the questions you are.

It’s a mature ram for sure. Ground check him. They’ve become a pest in Texas.

Frankly, wait for a nicer one. It’s restocked and was likely in poor condition before being heavily reworked. The rework doesn’t appear to be done very well.

+1 on keeping it authentic - those tears really show the age and character of the animal.