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Shoot the testicals and he will run past us!

First time I took my Sabatti 500 NE to a public range when the shutdown came I forgot to leave it open on the bench. When the safety checker came by he noticed it was not open and said you need to open the shotgun. I responded it is not a shotgun; it is a 500 Nitro express. He stopped and stared...

Using a proper length barrel with a combined overall length would serve two purposes. 1) handy and fast on target 2) should things go bad it can serve as a prop to keep their mouth open so they can't eat the client or PH.

To my amazement the flat earth people reemerged after a few hundred years of proving it is a sphere. One killed himself with a steam rocket trying to get high enough long enough to photograph the earth when it turned sideways. It seems his parachute failed and he splatted on the round side of...

At least with a new car that first ding or scratch does it. I've never been able to see one of my guns that way. Yeah, that ding or scratch is there but I don't want any more to happen. I suppose if it happened with a great hunt story it would be a character mark. IE; an elephant stepped on the...

I find it funny, interesting, when I see an article that warns of Springfield 1903 & 03A3 being 80 to 100 years old and people should load them down to be safe. So any old rifle might have age failing steel in it? Is this standard stupidity? As a machinist and fabricator I've never found a...

I've wondered if one needed to bring a letter from Lloyds of London or a suitcase full of borrowed cash to cover just in case. Being allowed to pay after returning home is a true kindness.

@CBH Australia Larry Potterfield's near perfect 375 H&H probably fits a lot of bills as some shooters can get by with the recoil of a 375 but not do well with a 458 maybe just at the thought of it being a 458. If a husband & wife booked a hunt they might do okay with one 375 rifle. Perfect is...

This forum is so much fun. :) I wonder if Karamojo Bell got teased for using a .243 on elephants?

Contrary to proper practices, I failed to put away the first powder I used then used a 2nd powder and dumped the unused container in with the first powder. I tried to separate/sort them out but gave up and lost about 3lbs of powder. Years later I was working loads on a 7mm Rem Mag and had a...

A 470 NE varmint rifle next to a 600 NE. :)

As a kid I was given a 1897 Winchester 12 gauge 30 inch full choke. I shot it well but it was a 1930's gun that was well worn. Dad always talked highly of the Browning A-5 designed by John Browning so I bought one. I managed to shoot it fair but being trained on a pump should have stayed with a...

I have a long neck so stock drop etc matter a lot regarding my eye position, IE looking out from under my eye brow because my head is tipped forward a lot. This makes a lot of difference with a shotgun and scope eye relief on a rifle. Stock design has been mentioned a number of times regarding...

Love the full length stock look.

"For the Price" says a lot for most of us. Who wouldn't like to order a bespoke made to order firearm? Then sit around the fireplace in our smoking jacket dreaming of our first hunt with it while waiting for it to be built. :) Without some experience in various guns we likely would not know to...

I've shot with a lot of people over the years and observed many firearms in various conditions. A savage 308 win in a rubber stock that would not put a 3rd shot anywhere near the first two. I would have bedded it that day when I got home. He could have cared less because the first two shots...

That's the problem with guns. :(

It would be hard to leave it at home even if shooting prairie dogs or squirrels. :)

Over the years I bought stuff I wanted for different purposes then shot the piss out of them doing development in loads and myself. Built one wildecat 375 that was fun. If all was suddenly gone and I was replacing I would have to re-evaluate what for as there would be no reason to replicate...

if I understand correctly $35 I will take them.

Are they sold?

Though it is working with the RCBS dies if it will not chamber a factory 25-06 it will be your reloads only for ammo. A SAAMI reamer may only change the chamber a few thousands 0.001 to 0.002 will stop a bolt from closing. Just a thought.

A headspace gauge set will tell a lot but maybe not all if the reamer that was used differs from the SAAMI specifications. If the headspace gauges show proper headspace then as @SaintPanzer said a chamber cast for dimensions. It might be that a SAAMI chamber reamer will fix it. Also, I use a...

When I was scouting Cabela's for a 500 NE DR I kept finding their postings but getting no response when I would inquire using the ID number. I finally figured out these were cached on servers somewhere long after they were sold and removed from Cabela's inventory. This could be happening with...

@MarkB Using two black pens up is a lot of paperwork. :)

Sorry mine is a 500 NE so might not hold up a tomato plant. :)

My story may not have damaged my rifle but it took ten years off of my life. I purchased a new Savage 110 BA in 300 WM and with optic was a shy of $3k. I loaded ammo with a Lee collet neck sizer and didn't realize how little neck tension was holding the bullets. The range shutdown period started...

Thanks for the info. It is clear the good ole days are gone. Reading old safari stories can lead one to think things are still that simple. From reading this thread it is clear one could cause much trouble from feeling kind hearted after a great hunt, assuming the PH or manager allowed a...

Just a side question; using a 4457 to show the equipment is owned. What if a rifle was gifted to the PH and not brought back out after the hunt?

One reason they are bold about it. If a scam is pressed long enough won't it start to seem like it is not a scam? Too good to be true usually is. If I die be sure to check my wife's garage sale as to her a gun is a gun is a gun and all are worth the price of a good broom or mop. It would just...

Years back I heard Bob Munden was going to give a shooting demonstration at a car dealership at Leavenworth Kansas. When I arrived it was setup in the repair garage with cars parked in it. I wondered if there was any concern about a wayward bullet or two. Customer the next day: is that a bullet...

Since the NRA convention usually has bow and arrow and air rifle shooting available I assume the DSC convention offers feral hog shooting since it is held in Texas. :)

I have to add that the AYA SXS 10ga I used to shoot had a lovely shape to the trigger guard but the rear part with a generous curve pressed into my second finger from a normal grip so when firing the front trigger would hammer my finger pretty badly. I would actually position my 2nd finger...

Will all this apply to those of wealth or standing? Never has.

Need?????? :)

@BJONES Years ago I was shooting trap weekly with my SXS 10 gauge shotgun (52 shells) plus the 4 rounds of trap with a 12 gauge). I used a rowing machine at a spa and my right shoulder started hurting. Eventually I went to a sports Dr to have it checked. The Dr asked if I had any trauma to the...

I am glad to hear that there is a possibility of being good to go at the end.

I've shot guns my entire life but never considered there might be a day when it would end for medical reasons. It is a good thing to get this information from others. It might be that those that have problems are in the 1% group but at least the rest should know to ask when getting their eyes...

@crs Interstingly, I had my eyes checked at a university eye clinic about a week before it got bad and even telling them they didn't see the problems that had to be there then. They do way more extensive tests etc then one would get at a routine update exam for glasses. That prolonged treatment...

@michael458 To add clarity, I have not had an injury. The Dr said there is a jelly like pocket in the back of the eye that becomes more watery then the firm jello when young. This change comes with age. In my case the loose jello bag is/was putting pressure on the retina and causing bleeding...

Well, to start I've never met anybody that said it will be my last gun and turned out to be true. :) (Unless they died soon after) I've handled a 45-70 DR and they are delightful, light and quick handling. In modern loads they are a lot more potent then in original load ranges. I buy cast lead...

@SAFARIKIDD Thank you for your response. We are made of iron when young. Some parts age with no indication. I just knew about the bifocal issues and trouble with iron sights because of that.

Greetings and Salutations. I have just encountered a situation where internal damage to my eyes has cast a negative outlook on shoulder fired firearms. This comes to light as I shoot a 500 NE that is under the preferred weight and a wildcat 375. In years past I shot a lot of SXS 10 gauge rounds...

Phoenix Rod and Gun club is where I shoot. Their patch of land doesn't allow the high power 300 & 500 to operate independent so has to be scheduled. Ben Avery is state run and has a separate 1000 yard range but it is for matches and not casual shooters. They beat nothing.

There must be more then one way to double a double as slow mo video on yioutube shows maybe a 12 inch barrel lift before the second barrel flash on some and others appear to be both at once. My old AYA SXS 10 gauge doubled on me once after having it all apart for repairs. It never did it again...

Spending $5k for optics isn't in everybody's range of options. I have a tasco target varmint model that I used on everything from 375 down to 22 RF and even past 1000 yards. After years It finally came apart inside so shipped it back to the Bushnell repair facility in Kansas, along with three...

I always cleaned after shooting since that is the way I was taught. Some years back I bought an accurate LR rifle in 300 WM and cleaned after shooting as usual. Some years later a shooting friend said not to clean until the accuracy went. I tried that and sure enough the bbl didn't rot out and...

Those pesky Hyena's aggravate me just watching them so except for their license fee would want to take that grin off their face. From some stories I've read, not sure country wise, I understood snakes were largely protected. For me, in general, there are only a few animals that I would like to...

Sorry if I got off track. It totally is about communication. And all the ways a thread can wriggle back and forth. Which I will say has opened my eyes to things I never considered might or has happened to somebody. As far as I understand, the PH is under legal requirement to deal with life...

If the PH has been told to shoot after the client does that include time to evaluate where the client shot went? Hit or miss? bad hit? Not qualifying exactly the terms of "shoot after me" falls on the client. If the client want all shots made my him or her then baring a charge that endangers...