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I understand what you are saying about having to reengineer the 1917. Would it be as hard with a Mauser in .300 H&H?

I would probably go with JES out of Oregon. They did a good job on my 9.3x62.

I have an Enfield 1917 in .308 Norma Magnum. I am also looking at a .300 H&H Mag up for auction. Which would be the better candidate for reboring to .375 H&H? Or would it be better to leave both as they are and just buy a rifle already in .375 H&H? I should note I'm in the process of building...

I resemble this at times.

Welcome "officially" to AH. You need to tell us more about your two hunts!

I have driven that road just outside of High Point (North Carolina) in real life.

Congratulation!

I heard the story on that one directly from Dave. He said it turned into a long, long day.

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Has anyone had their mounts done in the US but just had the back skins tanned in South Africa? Is that even feasible (or wise)?

There is a Sako Collectors forum which has a valuation sub-forum. The folks on the forum in general know more about Sako rifles than most anyone outside the factory. Just put in Sako Collectors in Google and it will bring you there.

Welcome! My late in-laws lived in O'Fallon, Illinois. My FIL was a civilian meteorologist working for the Air Force at Scott AFB. He and my BIL had talked about a hunting trip to Africa but cancer caught up with him. My BIL and I are going to try and make up for that next June.

My first cousin sailed with the Oglebay Norton line for many years in the late 60s, 70s, and 80s. I’m not sure if he was ever on the Arthur M. Anderson but I know he sailed on most except the Edmund Fitzgerald. I still don’t know how a North Carolina farm boy ended up sailing the Great Lakes.

My friend Grant Cunningham turned me on to their oil and grease. Grant used to be one of the best revolversmiths in the US until his hands got arthritic. He represented Lubriplate at the SHOT Show this year.

Remington-marked Baikal MR221 .45-70 double rifle. Comes with Nikon 2-7x scope and fitted Browning case. High bid currently is $490 and it has remained there all week. I thought about it but decided to pass. The auctioneer (Swicegood Group) is located in my in-laws hometown of Mocksville, NC...

No but my brother-in-law is in Boone County. He also has some hunting land in Gallatin County near the speedway.

Welcome to AH! What part of KY are you located in?

Given motor oil, sewing machine oil, and oldie but goodie Ballistol have been mentioned, I am a bit surprised no one has brought up Ed’s Red with lanolin. https://www.hensleygibbs.com/edharris/articles/EdsRedRecipe.htm I still have most of a gallon of the stuff without the lanolin in a metal...

I prefer the Bombay Sapphire East myself.

I agree with you 100%. I got a chance to tour the gallery last October. You had to make an appointment for a set hour and the gates opened a few minutes after the hour. Given some in the neighborhood hate the place, they aren't open except by appointment. The gallery is fantastic. Even the...

I can't speak for Buffalo Bore but Garrett who makes hot .45-70 ammo does give the pressure loads for their ammo. Some of it is OK and some is too hot. From further reading, the 31900 HST is the same as 31,900 psi using a CUP measurement. The 2200 is the metric equivalent.

As my in-laws lived in Illinois, I was watching the 2004 Illinois senatorial election to replace Sen. Peter Fitzgerald closely. The Republican nominee until he stepped down, Jack Ryan, was the perfect candidate. Local kid made good, Ivy League grad, partner at Goldman-Sachs, gave that up to...

The barrel on the Baikal-Remington MR221 says the max pressure is 2200 BAR or 31900 HST. I am not sure how this translates to the CIP/SAAMI standards.

A variation on Rich Men North of Richmond.

I mentioned this post to the wife and she said that was exactly how it worked. I hope you are getting better and beating this pneumonia!

I seem to remember some criticism of Britain's Prince William when he said the biggest environmental threat to Africa was the population explosion. While with proper agricultural development they probably could support the growth, I think it would a disaster for wildlife.

I put the pro in procrastinate.

A local auction house has one of the Baikal .45-70s up for auction. I think the final price will be less than $1000. Hopefully, much less. I am very tempted. I know it is marginal for dangerous game. However, I have read about rechamberings to .45-90 and .45-120. Are there other rechamberings...

Welcome to AH. I live on the other side of the Smokies in Asheville. As to tourists, November will be here soon enough and the “leaf lookers“ will have headed home.

Your O2 Sat is looking good esp. if it was down to 90. My wife did her Master’s project on O2 Sat so I learned some from her.

I have had shingles and it is no fun. I initially thought I had tendonitis in my elbow and then I started breaking out. Even though I caught it early and started the anti-viral ASAP, I still needed some heavy duty pain killers in order to sleep the first few days. I have had the original...

As I understand it, some manufacturing is remaining in Springfield due to existing machinery and the cost of moving it. Specifically, the forging machines are quite large, quite old, and very hard to duplicate. It isn't like just buying a new CNC machine.

An article about in the UK's The Spectator about Julius Malema of the EFF and "Kill the Boer" fame spurred me to start paying more attention to South African internal politics. That article suggested that the ANC could fall below the 50% level in the next general election forcing them to seek a...

My first trip will also be in June 2024. I think it will be here before we realize it.

And speaking of Biden and Bidenomics

Contrast the media response to this with the media response to George W. Bush and Hurricane Katrina. Bush was vilified but Biden gets a pass.

A friend in the Austin area has had great luck finding African hunting books in the Half Price Books there. Said the Austin locations are great because the classic hunting and firearms books are rarely picked over.

Oh, yes! When even your hometown state reps turn anti-gun despite all the good, high-paying jobs you provide in Springfield, MA, it is time to say goodbye. Massachusetts isn't called the Volksrepublik for nothing. The new governor, Maura Healey, was very anti-gun as AG and who knows how much...

My daughter and son-in-law brought me back some Cruzan single barrel rum from St. Thomas. The price was the same as in the North Carolina ABC stores. :confused: