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Do you know where your .240 Weatherby was manufactured?

I have a .338 and a .340 WBY. Both would be fine on PG. However, I think a .30/06 would be just as good, with the right bullets. I know I've said this several times before, but asked 6 PH's around a campfire one night "What cartridge would you prefer your clients bring for plains game...

I guess the question should have been something like "Besides a .22 rimfire, what do you think is the most useful rifle for a 25 year old woman?"

I think she could be persuaded to hunt, if she found the right guy. I doubt that she would have any interest in competition, but you never know.

My daughter isn't a hunter. She's not an "anti-hunter," just a non-hunter. She owns a handgun (S&W 380 EZ) and she can shoot very well. She's only 5'2", so needs to get shoulder fired firearms that fit, but at a price point that is not excessive. "Santa" gave her a Pointer Acius O/U 20...

I'm a first year Gen X'er and my business partner is a "Boomer." We just avoid politics, because many "boomers" where either Viet Nam vets or "hippies" in the 60's. He didn't go to Viet Nam. Luckily, my son and I are mostly aligned on politics, although he is not quite as "conservative"...

I prefer a Swiss Army knife for EDC, but have a few multitools. I have an original Leatherman, a Leatherman Wave, and a Gerber Multi-Plier. If I were going to get another it, would be a Victorinox Swiss Tool Spirit X. I've messed around with one quite a bit and really like the quality.

My Gen Z son bought 1,000 primers last week... And these new cartridges they love so much won't be around in 20 years, so they will either have to, or use that that 6mm ARC rifle as a tomato stake. (unless their too lazy to grow tomatoes!)

Front to back, unless I am purposefully using a different bullet in the left barrel.

If they are both built in the same factory in GERMANY, I would go for the Mauser. A Rigby built in Germany????

My favorite multitool is a Victorinox Swiss Tool X. But, I would rather have a Victorinox Champion knife & and big, strong tactical folder. I have pliers in every vehicle that I drive, so I don't need to carry an extra pair of pliers.

My "grand niece" found my Benchmade Adamas today. Life is back on track!

My taxidermy philosophy is to do Euro mounts on everything except for my best specimen of a particular species, unless there's a great story to tell. I have a shoulder mount of very unimpressive 6-point White-tailed deer. The reason I had a shoulder mount done was that he was completely...

Rowland Ward is the "gold standard" and takes into account greatest overall spread and "tip to tip" spread. https://rowlandward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Rowland-Ward-Method-12-a-Cape.pdf SCI does too, but it is much easier to "make the book," with SCI methodology...