Recent content by WAB

Personally I have no use for SCI’s record book or awards program. I believe that they create the wrong incentives in hunting. For me the quality of the hunt and the age of the animal harvested are what matters. My trophies take me back to those hunts. What anyone else thinks of them is...

That book sits on my coffee table. An absolute wealth of information.

If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t land ownership a requirement to vote in most States in the US when it was founded?

I don’t feed trolls. I participate in this forum to share knowledge gained from life experience and learn from others who do the same. You do neither. You are a waste of everyone’s time.

This is exactly what happened to me only the ongoing flight was to Zambia. By the time my ammo got to Lusaka and then on a supply flight to our camp the hunt was pretty much over. I’ve tried to mitigate this risk on subsequent trips by extending my layover in Johannesburg.

It has happened to me once.

You may as well give it up. He’s scared of your question because it points out the fallacy of his beliefs.

Beautiful!

By the way, I obviously disagree with the notion that it is garish to mix case hardening and engraving. That flies in the face of well over a hundred years of bespoke gun making.

I sent the bits off to my friend in England for engraving. LeRoy Barry at Canyon Creek handled the rest of the metalwork and restocking. It’s as fine a rifle as I’ve seen and it shoots as good as it looks.

Custom M70. Engraving by WV Wild, one of the best in the British trade.

I think this is a good decision Dave. You were priced below the gun’s value in current condition, and it has good upside in restoration. If you are looking to have the stock bent and a pad installed, I would seriously consider JJ Perodeau.

This story speaks well of the culture that young man is working in.

On a different tack, I’ve supplied vast quantities of JP-4 and JP-8 to the military and have been responsible for fueling Air Force One twice. On one of the occasions my lab supervisor was quite upset that secret service was armed in the refinery while they witnessed the testing, lockdown and...

I’ve been peripherally involved on the fuel side many decades ago. This may have changed, but at that time the fuel supplier also provided disposal service for expired fuel. Not huge contracts from an energy industry POV, but worthwhile.