Recent content by Roland Robinson

Update: A Leupold VX-5HD 2-10x42mm doesn’t work at all with medium QR rings on a Win 70 .375 H&H. The objective bell lands directly on the express sight. So…now I’m thinking of putting that scope on a different rifle and back to the drawing board for the Dangerous game PLUS opportunistic...

Nailed it.

I’m waiting for the inevitable comment asking what the minimum caliber and bullet weight for Dire Wolf is.

I don’t cite the headline with any particular enthusiasm. I tend to view CRISPR as opening a Pandora’s box. Put aside my reservations around technocrats playing God, the laws of unintended consequences are at play here. And as we are already learning, the Chinese are harvesting genetic data...

Look it up on X, Time Magazine, YouTube or today’s. Joe Rogan. From the Dallas-based biotech company: “We’re Colossal Biosciences, the de-extinction company responsible for bringing back the first animals from extinction. Our dire wolf pups, Romulus and Remus, were born on October 1, 2024...

I just found the pull down menu on Leupold. It calls for medium rings. Don’t trust AI!

I need to mount a Leupold VX5 2-10x42 (thank you Mark Biggerstaff) on a Win 70 .375 H&H. The rifle came with Leupold two piece QR bases so I figured I’d take the path of least resistance and order Leupold QR rings. Using AI to crunch the numbers, the recommendation was for 30mm HIGH rings...

This is too bad. What type of man isn’t into knives? Or would be so quick to translate an inherited keepsake into cash? All over the Western world some version of this has gotten us to where we are. “I’m not into Grandpa’s farm/woodshop/arc welder/hunting camp/sailboat/book collection etc.”...

Around and around and I think I’m currently trending towards the non-illuminated Swaro Z6 1.7-10x42 Who wants to weigh in?

Would it be difficult to mount on a magnum action?

Thank you for the suggestions. I’m happy to have the opinion that 1x6 is ample. I’ve never dialed a scope all the way up in the Northeast where shots are 180 yards MAX and my eyes are still sharp.

My relationship to optics is shall we say dated. I haven’t gotten out of the 1970s. All my deer hunting has been with a 4X Leupold, a 2x7 Redfield Widefield, or a mid-60s 3x9 Prominar. The Buffalo/Sable/Eland hunt is coming up next year and I need an optic for the .375 H&H. The PH is...

I’m embarrassed to say I have FOUR holsters from El Paso Saddlery. I was curious about their webbing. Perhaps I’ll stick with leather.

Does anyone own a web cartridge belt from El Paso Saddlery? How is durability and cartridge retention? https://epsaddlery.com/product/9-web-belts-rifle-shotgun-or-combination-belt/

I’ve got another one. Filson seems to have discontinued their Feather Cloth shirts. The quality had already deteriorated but that was the last remaining classic cotton field shirt I know of with box-pleated pockets that button. Somebody help me find an option for a decent cotton shirt in...