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    Which Calibre Should Be Consigned to the Grave

    Honestly, I think many fairly newer cartridges maybe so confined... All of the Remington Etronx cartridges were dead on arrival several years ago. - Practically, all of the WSSM's - Practically, all of the RUM's Just speculation... .22 Creedmoor .22 ARC .25 Creedmoor 6mm Creedmoor 6.8...
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    Which Calibre Should Be Consigned to the Grave

    IMO, the .300 Weatherby is the best .30 caliber cartridge ever devised! (When you collect a bunch of eccentrics, what should you expect?) I just bought a .340 Weatherby. (I already had a .338 Winchester) IMO, the .340 Weatherby is the best coastal brown bear and polar bear cartridge ever...
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    Oh, Evil Day

    If H-H is mediocre, then I'm not even a jester in this circus. I'm the guy who changes the oil in the clown go-carts, at best!
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    Vintage Remington 870 Wingmaster mfg. 1981 in Pristine 99% condition!

    Wingmasters are really a large step above regular 870's. Not in terms of reliability, but just fit, finish, quality and smoothness.
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    Vintage Remington 870 Wingmaster mfg. 1981 in Pristine 99% condition!

    I probably have too many shotguns as it is (I have an 12 gauge 870 Magnum Express with screw in choke tubes), so I don't really have room for this one, but that's a super deal.
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    Vintage Remington 870 Wingmaster mfg. 1981 in Pristine 99% condition!

    That's a really good deal on what is IMO, the best pump shotgun. (I've never owned a Winchester Model 12, so I may not know) My father no longer hunts (he's about to be 89), and had a Model 870 Wingmaster 20 gauge with a modified choke. I have a nephew who has just taken a job as a Project...
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    What I "should have bought"/What I "shouldn't have sold"

    Oh, if I could only have some of my old vehicles back, that I sold... 1972 Corvette Convertible with hardtop - $5K 1972 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 - $2K 1974 Toyota Landcruiser FJ55 - $2K 1968 Land Rover Series IIA - $1K 1972 Land Rover Series III - $5K 1983 Jeep Scrambler - $3K
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    What I "should have bought"/What I "shouldn't have sold"

    Funny, when I has in high school I bought a Marlin 1894 in .44 Magnum for less than $200. I didn't keep it very long and traded it for something. Just a couple of weeks ago, I gave $1,000 for another one! I've never suffered from gun "buyer's remorse." I've been hit with "seller's remorse"...
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    Duck hunting shotgun question...

    I don't think camo/all black makes a difference. I shoot a camo Benelli SBE 2 when waterfowl hunting. I also shoot an all black A400 (but I don't take it duck hunting, for any particular reason.) I read the earlier post about the disadvantages of an A400 when hunting in harsh conditions...
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    The ideal number of cartridges to carry while hunting

    IMO, carry as much ammo as reasonably possible. I would never hunt with an M60, but if that is your idea of African hunting, then blast away.
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    Safari Rifle Market-Have we reached the point of no return on cost?

    IMO, tangible items (rifles, ammo, reloading components, gold, silver, blocks of lead) are probably always a better investment than US dollars.
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    Reload Room clean out- Blowout Prices!

    Please repost what us currently available.
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    The ideal number of cartridges to carry while hunting

    Always err on the side of "too many."
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    The ideal number of cartridges to carry while hunting

    If you set out on a 20 mile walk in one day, there's no telling what you might encounter along the way. (If your in "unfenced Africa," I would err on the side of "too many.") 20+ year's ago, two friends of a friend found themselves in an all-might battle with revolutionizes in Mozambique...
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    The ideal number of cartridges to carry while hunting

    I carry a round in every "loop" that I have on my clothing, plus one in my left shirt pocket. My normal beltloop scabbard holds 6. My shirt holds 4 and my jacket holds 10. If I'm using the DR, I carry the rifle with a expanding round in the right barrel and a solid in the left barrel. My...
 
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