Recent content by VertigoBE

Waidmannsheil ! What an adventure, thanks for sharing and keep on writing !

Congratulations to her. You should be very proud.

My sincere condolences to his wife and family.

My condolences to his wife and family, he will be missed.

My condolences to his wife and family.

What the hell is going on in Poland???? I did not have a EU run coup d’état against Poland in my predictions for the year!

Where are you getting this data from? I just asked Claude to make the comparison, and it gave for homicide: - Texas 5.88/100000 in 2024 (7.2 in 2023) - Belgium 1.38/100000 in 2023 - France 1.3/100000 in 2023 Maybe we are using different definitions?

I’d be honoured to spend an evening around a campfire in Africa, with this group of knowledgeable gentlemen.

Good luck with your search @Certus ! I think we will be seeing an increasing amount of people coming from the “developed Western world” to the USA…

Following with a lot of interest. Especially as non-lead alternatives for (old) double rifles often come with their own problems.

I've been mulling around in my head these discussions on the announcement of the public execution of the Fort Hood shooter (or any inmate on death row, for that matter. Pedophiles, mass killers, etc.) I can follow the logic of @Red Leg and @Ontario Hunter , that making a public spectacle out of...

Why not use a captive bolt gun, like for cattle? Those criminals acted like animals during their lives. Why not give them the same treatment as animals, in death.

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...