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Rance Safaris

Sorry I didn't notice the age of this thread Here in Alaska it is common to use 00 buck and slugs alternating for bear defense, slugs are certainly more deadly but I have never heard of poor penetration by buckshot. Usually it is quoted as overpenetrating for home defense use however when used...

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Swift A frames in 225gr are excellent for 338wm. Barnes 225gr I am not a fan of at all, A guest at our camp this year shot up a caribou with them, final shot which I witnessed from no more than 12 yards penetrated no more than 3 inches into the animals neck without hitting the spine. Recovered...

just FYI, here in the USA the Sako lists for about 1.5x of the Model 70 so you may have more "bargaining" room. Also I think the Sako is not true CRF and has many small cheap parts including the safety. The Winchester has a far superior design for CRF and the safety. I carried a Sako Deluxe...

The new Model 70 hands down. I bought one in .375 2 months ago and it is excellent. It leaves nothing on the table and the new trigger is the best I have ever see. Mine is wood stocked and I paid $1200 US for it. It shoots so good out of the box that you do not need the extra magazine capacity.

Personally I would not use one, I don't like the magazine or the action. A couple of years ago my buddy was cleaning his with the bolt out and fired it, took him hours to get it recocked.

I just shopped for a new 375 and bought the new USA made Model 70 Express, this is just a perfect rifle. It has everything I needed and wanted except a grip cap which can be remedied. Weight is somewhere around 9lbs which is perfect, action is excellent, just as good as my old Sako plus CRF. The...

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