Recent content by VertigoBE

What a joke. Every single one of the proponents of larger than .375, explicitly stated that the most important factor is putting the bullet where it needs to go, and if someone is uncomfortable with something larger than a .375, he or she should stick to the .375. It is a very capable round...

So basically all the points @One Day… was making.

I would also add one more factor: We go hunting to have fun, not necessarily to be the most efficient about it. If that means you are willing to “schlepp around” a heavy big-bore, provided you can actually use it effectively, it is just as valid a reason. I have not yet done proper DG hunting...

Please do point me to those “instances” and “people getting together to talk about my condescending behaviour”. I must not have gotten the invite?

I have a theory, that someone just went into retirement and now has a whole lot of the “Old man yelling at clouds” going on. (Or whatever the saying is)

I think it would be wise not to be too sure of a persons acumen in big game hunting on this forum. @One Day... has done his fair share of DG hunting…

To your point, here are my shots with a .416Rigby at 100m, apart from shot low that I pulled, the other three can be covered by a large coin. (Shot from stable stocks) Why would I want to trade down. In fact, if my .500NE would be scoped, I would still be comfortable shooting that distance...

1.2MUSD for a pole, restraints, a dirt backstop and a .223 bullet?

Seems like there IS a difference between men and women! :D

I do not understand why so many of you are still engaging with @Big_Easy and ilk. He has been on my ignore list for a while now. Zealots and ideologues, especially uncultured and uneducated ones, bore me.

Waidmannsheil! I love seeing people taking their wood and blued traditional double rifles out for hunting in this age of carbon, plastic and alloys. Well done sir!

Actually I think the Z6i is dis-discontinued, or brought back. Listed for 2000€

@SStomcat , looks like you have made up your mind about changing from your initial 1-6x24 choices to a 1.5-8x42 (or similar). Very good choice. It is what I would have recommended as well. I don’t know if you have made up your mind about exact brand and model, but do keep an eye out for second...

To be fair, the insults thrown by the likes of Churchill, that show great intellect, are hardly comparable to some bumpkin calling people names.

Don’t you think there is something seriously wrong with a society, when its people can be made to pay the sweat of their brow for the ruling establishment, die in the wars of the ruling establishment yet cannot even utter words of disdain and insult, without the threat of jail? Standards are...