Recent content by mdwest

I concur... lots of reasons... on both sides of all aisles involved.. We can blame Trudeau.. we can blame Trump.. we can blame Macron.. we can blame Tony Blair.. we can blame Merkel.. we can blame the EU.. or NATO.. or Russia.. or China.. or anyone/everyone we can possibly come up with.. the...

Sad... but there's truth in that statement... 9/11 brought the US closer together as a nation than Ive ever seen it (prior or after) in my lifetime... and for a period of time brought the US and its allies closer on almost all fronts (military, economic, culture, etc).. Its pretty amazing...

I hadnt thought about it from that perspective.. but I would imagine that is absolutely correct.. doubles made/make a whole lot of sense from a security/safety perspective when dealing with DG... but... they are also precision instruments that cant effectively be fixed in the field if...

FWIW we've been going kinetic with narco's fairly regularly for the better part of the last 40+ years... the only thing that has changed recently is the US is now releasing the information to the public.. which has caused Maduro to have to respond publicly.. There are more boats, mini subs...

you dont think Al Queda was a national interest to the rest of the coalition nations? You really believe that the US was the only country attacked by Al Queda, the only country that Al Queda had targets planned for, in the future, etc? Surely youre not that poorly informed... or perhaps you...

For me personally, I agree... That said, money is a relative term... The difference in purchasing a $15K rifle vs a $15K hunt matters to me... I really shouldnt do both in a single calendar year even if I can.. while it wouldnt put me in the poor house, $30K is a substantial amount of money to...

Ive been using a "camp rifle" this week.. its a BRNO 602.. Its a nice rifle.. but, I have to admit that adjusting to the reversed safety and the flat trigger with the "glock" like insert (set trigger) has been a little tough to get used to.. as long as I do my part, the rifle will certainly do...

Started the day in the classroom discussing tracks and tracking, then headed out the door early before it got too warm to look at live tracks and try to apply the information provided earlier… it was nice to get out on the property and see animals and the terrain for a few hours while trying to...

He was on quite the roll tonight without the influence of beer… I can only imagine the trouble the three of us could find ourselves in over a 750ml of good gin :D

I sold my 45-70 a few years ago… but the 300gr federal powershok was my go-to load for it. It was very affordable and super easy to find pretty much anywhere in NA… and it was an absolute hammer on every pig I ever shot with it (pigs were the only game animals I ever hunted with mine…IIRC the...

All shot very well.. rifles are all over the map… I’m just using a “camp rifle”.. BRNO 602 in 308… there’s also a blaser, a Rigby, a beautifully executed custom 98 Mauser, and Tika that were on the range today… calibers were 7x57, 308, 243, 8mm Mauser, and and 9.3x62…. Some brought additional...

Range days are always fun… we started the day shooting and practicing the qualification course which doesn’t involve a lot of rounds, but is a bit challenging. Students are required to put 3 rounds into approximately a 4” circle at 100 meters from the sticks (not all that difficult) in one...

I think it largely depends on intent.. If the intention is to have a dedicated DG rifle, and $10k is the target price, I’d find a Chapuis double or perhaps an Army-Navy in good condition, etc.. If the intention is to have a rifle capable of DG, but versatile enough to readily be used for other...

What I find most entertaining is… If all of the people so outraged by Kimmels show being cancelled had actually given enough of a shit about Kimmel to watch his show… it wouldn’t have ever been cancelled.. Late night television has seen an 80% decline since 2015.. In 2016 Kimmel was averaging...

Another day down.. We started the morning with SCI and Rowland Ward measuring classes and then moved into a couple of blocks on birds that addressed everything from game birds, protected species, and special protected species, and their habits, habitats, etc and their relationships to other...