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    Anyone own a drilling?

    Am lately buying too many shotguns and rifles but, nonetheless thinking of getting a drilling for the hell of it. I like the looks of some of them, and the 16 gauge over 7x57R seems like a potentially useful combination in PA deer, bear, coyote, pheasant lands. Does anyone here own one who can...
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    Sango Zimbabwe Concession

    Went to a fantastic presentation last night at Griffin & Howe at Hudson Farm on hunting buffalo in Sango with the G&H new best rifle, the Criterion in 404J. Guest speaker was Phillip Massaro who was on the safari with G&H gunmakers. Besides now coveting a Criterion, would love to go to Sango...
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    WWII letters home

    Reading @Altitude sickness post regarding the return of Cpl.George Sepoy home after 84 years, and especially his last letter to his mother, reminded me of my father's letters home to my grandmother from Normandy through the Bulge and the end of the war. The Historical Society of Northampton...
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    Vintage British Doubles

    Just started what may be a new fascination for me: vintage British double shotguns. Have incoming a 1913 Charles Hellis and Sons 12 gauge box lock with engraved side plates. Have read a little about this gunmaker who had a London shop and apparently outsourced his barrels at least from...
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    Custom Safeties For Ruger #1

    After reading multiple posts about Trop safeties and having experienced the frustrating bounce back into chamber of an empty 300 H&H cartridge due to hitting the front of the factory safety, I contacted Trop Gun Shop in Pennsylania who referred me to Greg Krick at Krick Composites also in...
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    Classic

    New to this site, having posted a couple times about my Ruger No. 1 in 300 H&H. Semi retired NJ lawyer, former Coast Guardsman, decades of deer hunting in Pennsylvania with my grandfather's Savage 99 takedown in 300 Savage. Love the new to me Super 30, almost perfect round created by H&H in...
 
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