Recent content by Jim Golden

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    Pump Rifle

    I have a Winchester Model 1897 made in 1899 pump 12 gauge. I don't have a pump rifle. I do have a Springfield M1A National Match with a Leupold 3x9-50 on it. I've dropped two deer in two seconds with it. I love my M14! Best of luck to you 760 guys....I have an old 782 autoloader but never...
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    What rifle do you totally trust on dangerous game and what rifle do you mistrust on Dangerous game

    I really like the Model 70. I have four of them....two with curly maple stocks that are just gorgeous. Just took a nice buck with my favorite of them all....a .264 Winchester with the curly maple. They don't run far from the .264. I hand load also. Makes these "oddball" calibers fun :)
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    Cape Buffalo Hunt-Bring or Rent a rifle?

    I posted on here earlier several years ago...I built my own .375 Weatherby from scratch...and want to take it to Africa. Enfield Model 1917 action with an A-Square stock. I have a .460 Weatherby being built, also on a M1917 action, with another A-Square stock (they are ugly as Sin but really...
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    Cape Buffalo Hunt-Bring or Rent a rifle?

    F yeah! Man, that is Beautiful!
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    What rifle do you totally trust on dangerous game and what rifle do you mistrust on Dangerous game

    I like your posts. You look to speak of experience. I built my own rifle, on an Enfield Model 1917 action, with a 30" Douglas barrel, in .375 Weatherby. It's a neat cartridge that can also shoot .375 H&H's out of the chamber. I handload, and my loads are 2889 ft/s with a 300 grain bullet...
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    Cape Buffalo Hunt-Bring or Rent a rifle?

    I should add that my KY flintlock I built when I was 13 has a 42" barrel....so this one is the shorty :)
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    Cape Buffalo Hunt-Bring or Rent a rifle?

    No Typo. She's got a 30" tube! I was going to go 29", but the guy at Douglas laughed and said "We can go to thirty, so you might as well!" So that's what she is. With the big ugly A-Square stock, the longer barrel actually looks about right :)
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    Cape Buffalo Hunt-Bring or Rent a rifle?

    I spent nearly $7K, over 10 years, building my rifle. I couldn't even fathom "renting" one. My super custom .375 Weatherby clocks in at 2889 ft/s on the chrono with a 300gr. That's knocking on the .378's door. Built her on a Model 1917 Enfield action with a 30" Douglas barrel and an A-Square...
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    Remington 700 as a safari rifle anyone?

    I have one of those, IvW, and used it to zap a Russian Razorback Boar hog of 230lbs....which seems like nothing for a .375 but is tough for a .270..... My dad gave it to me and I'll never sell it, but I'm taking my full custom M1917 .375 Wby to Africa.
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    Hoyt Buffalo Recurve Hunting Bow

    Hawkeye used one of these in "The Avengers" :)
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    45/70 lever action with a Hornady Interlock for Cape Buffalo

    I load that bullet in my Marlin 1895 Cowboy .45-70 with 26" octagon barrel. I get about 1850 ft/s with it. Completely devastated a white tail deer with it. But even that load is so hot it will sometimes kick the lever open, so it's probably too hot. How does a .45-70 loaded up hot like this...
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    458 Win vs 460 Weatherby

    Limbsaver and KickEez both make pads big enough for the Coil-Chek if you need a new one.
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    458 Win vs 460 Weatherby

    Is that an A-Square Hannibal? Looks like a Model 1917 action, pistol grip is sharp like a Coil-Chek, and the butt looks kind of big. I'm building a .460 right now that will be a Hannibal clone. Got a Coil-Chek stock from MPI stocks and have a 16 ounce and 12 ounce mercury recoil reducer in...
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    Thieving POS

    That's terrible. I just got scammed out of $5k by a guy who was supposed to be a hot tub/swim spa technician. I did some work on mine and got into a scrape where I just needed help. Found this guy online. He comes out, goes over it all with me, actually did find a lot of stuff wrong with it...
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    The .300 H&H

    My dad has a really old .300 H&H. I believe it is a Model 721 Remington. I'm not sure the year of manufacture. I guess before the Model 700 came out. He sold it to his buddy before I was born in the mid 60's and told him "When you're done with it, I want to buy it back." Well he bought it...
 
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