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I recently posted about the Tikka rifles and thought I'd touch on what got me started down the path. In about 2013, I saw some Sako A7s for sale at Cabelas and almost bought one. I was gone to a military school for a few weeks and while there, my I read two Jack O'Conner books. When I came...

I confess, I love Tikka rifles – specifically – T3x rifles. I was curious to the experiences of folks of this board regarding Tikka rifles. Over the last decade or so, I’ve had several Tikka rifles; currently, I have four: a 308 Win, 7mm-08 Rem, and two 243 Win. All of these are absolute tack...

I was headed to Weatherford, TX yesterday and stopped in a nice old gun shop along the way; I do this fairly often. On the wall they had just hung a consigned Ruger M77 (circa 1981), tang safety, 7x57 Mauser. I got'er down and looked it over. The gun shop man knew the owner well and I got...

Gents: I'm wondering about what your favored rifle weights and glass are for stalk hunting Plains Game and NA big game such as deer, antelope, and elk. I like to walk and stalk sometimes several miles. (I did about a 2 miler yesterday evening hunting hogs.) I know if one favors big magnums...

Yesterday I acquired a new Browning A-Bolt 2 AAA Maple Hunter in .308 Win; I swapped a rifle that I've owned a few years, but never really warmed up to. My brother has an older Micro Medallion that I like. My only issue with the old Brownings was that I had to put it on FIRE to cycle the...

Tikka 7mm-08 project - (Moved from Firearms Section): Goal is to use the faster twist Tikka 7mm-08 and see what I can do with "heavy for cartridge" bullets, etc. In essence, I enjoy tinkering with rifles and loads - especially accurate rifles like the Tikka. The following came in last week -...

Gents; Summary: I'm wanting some real-world, proven data, regarding modern loadings in 7x57s (I don't need your pet load specific data, just velocities at specific bullet weights and accuracy attained). I don't have a 7x57, so I can't work up loads, however, I'm 99% certain the AH crowd has a...

Gents, I’m pretty sure someone on this forum can help me here. Summary: I have a new production 1895 Win 30-06. I have a Williams peep sight mounted on it and it is a thousand times better than the standard Buckhorn. This gun is NOT a collector's piece, it is a tool and I want to enhance my...

A quick range report for my new Ruger African 270. First, 99% of my rifles have free floating barrels, and this new Ruger does not. It has pressure on the bottom of the barrel near the end of the forestock and touches slightly on the sides nearer the chamber. I know that many Rugers are...

First, thanks to all on this Forum who commented on my thread "The 308, 30-06, 7x57 Conundrum". We recently completed our 8 day Safari in northern Limpopo. We had a great time with Kwalata Safaris and I'm currently booking for July 2026. In my original thread, I was trying to decide which gun...

I love the treads regarding calibers/cartridges for Africa...and elsewhere. I've read the other Title in this Forum (First Safari - I’ll hunt plains game - What caliber?) extensively and there is a great deal of good information. I reload a great deal and like to shoot a lot. I have my pet...

Gents; I'm a lifelong North American game hunter; I have never hunted Africa, but I have a plains game safari booked for my son and I for May 2025. I believe I know the answer to my question, but at the risk of beating a "dead horse" (as I'm sure its been asked/answered a lot on this forum), I...