Recent content by C.W. Richter

*it looked good before i hit "post reply" lol. i was going to post yesterday's message in the humour post on here "You need to wait 137 seconds before replying..." Today I couldn't even get on this a.m. Something about the energy being used at a new rare earth metals facility?? lol :p

LOVE IMR 4350, but NOT in such a big case and there are many other better options these days (even diff. IMR powders, but RL has proven the king in the biggest of cases!) Bullet Wt. (gr) Powder Type Charge (gr) Muzzle Vel. (fps) K.E. (ft-lbs) Pressure Barrel Length (in)...

Do you take any statins? Most of us have decreased hearing due to our passions, especially 1/2 century ago passions when hardly anyone donned any protective gear. Swimming competitively from 5-20, loud/old/open station tractors from 5-50, shooting a hot-handloaded 300 WM and tuning racing open...

Does anyone make quality slings out of elephant, hippo, buff or giraffe etc. hides?? Those might be nice, and tough!

The A-Sq rifles (and some other customs of the day) used the Pachmayr-style setup. I found it difficult to get parts (and always felt as if this design was going to cause the rifle to drop oneday-'never did), but Millet and Lyman for a time made Q/D studs (w/ spring/ball locks) that fit "upside...

i do the very same thing until about Feb 2 every year. lol Maybe he's friends with Doc & Marty?

I'll chime back in after my friends (and kids similar age) return on Fri eve. One place to go is perhaps the greatest natural history museum in the world (stocked by people we've read about)! About a 1/2 hr bus/car ride or 45 min by train, as "L" Airport is considerably west of London (they...

It'll do. The 6.5-284 is one of the original 264 wildcat magnums (couple hundred fps less than the 6.5 WSM, RSAUM, etc. but a much better choice than the needmore.) I used mine to great effect on all PG but wildebeest, zebra, eland and giraffe (in which cases I upgraded to .338 or .375. I did...

Silent Spring (1962) Author brought pollution caused by myriad sources to the forefront, and then she mysteriously checked out soon thereafter....Her work was the forefront of environmental policy in the US and abroad (which she gave her life for.)

I myself really love Marula Syrup! ;)

probably, but they're probably bigger as the viscosity is even higher/lower flow rate (typ. conifer sap). The plastic ones for syrup are cheap. there are youtube videos on everything discussed above! i've cleaned up turpentine factories...it's not the turp (or the boiled veg oil into...

Very cool. I used to help neighbors as a kid (there are just too many Big producers-farm/commercial operations nearby that I don't waste any time on it as there's always work and then maintenance and land work to be done.) They also produce many other variants, including Hickory and Black...

Those are likely Ruger M77 rings, specific to the gun (and Seller didn't want to lose them.) 'Same way mine came long ago. Rugers are known for extremely heavy triggers, but the spring kit helps! 'Have scored a bunch of nice ones under the same circumstances at their Library's all over the...

I don't see too many references to PHs, African Hunters, and/or Safari Guides (not outfitters) in any of the responses above, so how is mine any different, yet still providing pertinent information? I'm pointing in the right direction (did he not say 3-5 years out? It might be Trumpwannaland by...

*it's actually quite easy to charge via USB using certain cellphones w/ the proper charging (not just data) cord or a widely-available long duration power source. I use 'em to charge my phone when out hunting in extreme cold. This is a solar-powered model that'd work well in Africa (people use...