Recent content by jbylake

Do you still have it? I'm interested. Thanks, J.

I just think it's different with each child. Both of my kids thought skinning rabbits was pretty grotesque from a very young age. I didn't push them, and neither of them grew up to embrace hunting anyway. I've gutted/skinned everything from upland game, small game, large game, I have no idea...

Milan, I'm a bit confused. Is the 1X4 you still have the glossy finish, or the matte black finish? If it's the matte or "satin" finish, I'll take it. Thanks, Jim

I have a .375 Interarms Whitworth Express and I'm looking to buy an original stock (wood) for it. Maybe a take off? I bought the rifle which is in incredibly good shape, as in I don't think the owner cared too much for shooting it. However, the stock was changed out for a composite stock, and...

First kill with much supervision. Usually 12 or 13. I was 13. I still take my deer in to the butcher for ageing, cutting and packing. but field dressing and caping/skinning should be done immediately, especially in warmer climates and should get the meat cooled inside and out asap. ,I would...

.Great way to look at it. However .375 is costing me between $80 and 100 USD plus shipping online now Just bought some Hornady DGX Bonded last night for $79 plus shipping last night.

Yes, price wise they are very reasonable, but at this time, pretty much impossible to get one., at least around here or anywhere in the U.S. I did find a couple of medium and big bore rifles at a shop in Montana, I think it was, but they were "in store" purchases only. That was my first...

I'm in the same boat....when it comes to doubles, I have to "live vicariously" through others. I could buy a Porsche or two for that kind of money, if I had that kind of money to spend on rifles.o_O

Sweet gun, but I've ran into these "rabbits" before, and you're just kidding yourself even if you had a double in one of the .40+ calibers. You may feel safe behind that rifle, but that's an illusion. There have been thousands of "rabbit related deaths" in my home state, with these particular...

I was looking at a .416 Ruger for some future hunts. I searched high and low for days on the 'net and couldn't find hardly anything in that range of cartridges that was in stock. I did find some med - .375 to the .416 range, but they were in the 8 to 10K range. More than I could justify for a...

I just purchased a .375 for a couple of hunts that are on the planner, but still over a year away. A hunt in Grizzly country, where the bears hunt back, and for a Buffalo hunt in SA. Really, unless it's a round that destroys a lot of meat, I've never felt over gunned while hunting. I once...

Very enjoyable reading!

Ha..ha.. I live in Boone County. I'm trying to recover from a couple of medical problems, so this year's out of the question, but I'm certainly shooting for 2023. Thanks for the welcome. Jim

Hello to owners and members. Thanks you for allowing me to join me. I'm planning for a hunt in S. Africa in about a year, so I will try to soak up as much knowledge as I can. I've been to Africa, but only during my time in the U.S. Military, so there was no possible way to hunt while I was...