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Found it.

Have you considered a recoil pad?

Should probably put a scope on it instead. ;)

It’s very obvious that your gun has an aftermarket barrel. While the profile is likely very similar, and possibly identical, to the factory barrel, it is not a given that the factory sights that would have been intended for whatever year your particular rifle was made will work with the current...

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I’ll take the died please.

I’d believe it. I have two quarts of deer fat in the freezer. Venison is high in saturated fat but most people (myself included) can’t stomach it so it’s a nonissue. With virtually no intramuscular fat it’s easy enough to trim all the fat away. The texture is like candle wax. All animal...

Those H&R bolt actions (Ultra) had Douglas barrels. I assume H&R reamed the chambers though. It is possible the chamber is minimum spec and tight but it’s more likely the ammo is not sized correctly. I like 165 grain Partitions in 30-06. Even the ogive of a CoreLoct round nose 165 grain...

Midsouth often has the parts I need. Good luck.

Ha! No not really. I’ve taken truckloads of game. Seeing a kid have their first successful hunt gets me about as emotional as a Hallmark movie. A few years ago there was one more kid than there were parents on a youth hunt. I volunteered to take the kid to the stand and darned if he wasn’t...

Doubling down huh? So if you keep using fallacious examples I’m gonna keep pointing a glowing neon finger at ‘em. Nancy Pelosi is a politician I fundamentally disagree with about many things. This does not automatically make anything negative about her true in my mind. Please do map out the...

With respect, some of your “facts” are equivalent to: some fast cars are red, Jim drives a fast car, therefore Jim’s car is red. Please do show me where I am being insulting or angry. It is obvious you are an intelligent person who is well educated. For someone who is both of these things...

Ha! That is rich. And the knight in shining armor descends. Funny how you drop into every one of my comments to defend other members posts. Every time I hear an argument begin with an appeal to common sense it is with very few exceptions based on little to no evidence. While I realize your...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/we-cant-trust-common-sense-but-we-can-trust-science-53042

The question in the title of this post, in the context of the circumstances described by the OP make it evident he is really asking which of two rifles to buy. He doesn’t, however, list the make or model of either. This entire thread has since revolved around how many angels can dance on the...

Thank you for presenting a reasoned argument. I disagree with you but at least nobody’s screaming. I do not feel Democrats nor Republicans are looking to kill people for political ends. I do wholeheartedly believe Trump is incapable of shepherding this country through this and, unfortunately...

Looks like you did an excellent job on that stock. Beautiful rifle of higher quality than anything new in that price range. Good luck with the sale.

We were in Lidl yesterday and it looks like they are selling biltong. Not sure how authentic it is but may provide a taste of Africa for those unable to go right now.

A 700 with a Sako or AR extractor modification is pretty reliable from what I’ve read. For that matter Win 70 push feed rifles had a couple of different extractor designs over the years. I think they all had more surface area than a stock 700.

Since it’s a single shot do you think a Keith style SWC would give you a bit flatter trajectory without having to worry about feeding? May even be able to use a model rocket nose cone as a ballistic tip of sorts.

I’m about your build and a 375 H&H is comfortable for me to shoot. Ammo is not cheap but it is less expensive than most other dangerous game rounds. The 375 is more versatile than some of the larger diameters as it is still useful at 200 yards and has less recoil than a 416 Rem. I second the...

Those 12 bore rounds are really cool. Are you loading them to shotgun pressure? What gun are you firing them in?

Exactly. Both cartridges fill similar roles in different ways. Without knowing the platform I wouldn’t spend my money. As originally posed, the question is like asking if he should buy a used SUV with a 4.3l V6 or 4.0l V6.

What make and model are the two rifles? If the 270 were a Remington 783 and the 7x57 were a Mauser there may be an obvious answer.

^^^^^ Excellent advice.

When I was a kid I would melt tire weights over a wood fire and cast them for 38’s. They came out best when I’d heat the mold by placing the corner into the molten lead before casting. Doubt any of them were ever “perfect” but they did have fewer obvious defects and weight was consistent.

Sounds like a nice build. There were a series of articles on building AR’s in AGI a few years ago. The articles were pretty in depth and sorted out the more nuanced aspects of getting accuracy and reliability out of the platform. They were written by a man who built rifles for military...

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The local Chic-fil-a‘s not only have good service but they cut a sliding door into the wall at the drivethru a week into COVID. They make changes to their practices regularly to get me food faster. Exceptionally well run chain. The pizza place that’s ten minutes away quotes me an hour...

It’s also possible to rust blue with urine apparently. Can’t recall the steps involved but I do definitely remember reading the recommendation to use the first piss of the morning for best results. Who knew?

Not entirely sure what you’re pointing out here. I thought I was agreeing with you. I try not to judge hunting practices I don’t understand but I’ll never understand dog driving (like we do in the south) nor shooting anything that’s technically legal. Dog and man drives are de rigueur in...

What weight bullets are available for the 242 and how fast does it shoot em? Never heard of it.

I have this scope on my 375. It’s fantastic in full light and definitely adequate in low light. VX5 and 6 glass is markedly better but they don’t really make a comparably compact scope in those lines. If they would just put VX5 guts into this scope you’d have a pretty perfect do-everything...

I like these Khales scopes. These are the last ones, I believe, before they started putting exposed turrets on them. Much nicer looking than the new ones.

I think it was assumed. Like having a .22, a 12 gauge and a Thermacell.

Regardless of the cartridge I use, I try to keep impact velocity to 2,700-2,850 for cup-and-core bullets. Bonded and monolithic often perform better with speed but c&c has it’s limits. This sometimes means increasing bullet weight to temper velocity (cause using less powder would just be plain...

Long range shooting at game is not, in my opinion, ethical nor does it make any sense. I practice at 300 yards to ensure the ability to easily make 200 yard and less. There have been instances where sub 100 yard shots were successful but the animal was recovered primarily because I could hear...

If I came across as smug it was not my intention until I was attacked personally. At that point I reacted as the primal redneck I am. Up until that point I feel that I was simply responding to questions asked of me. If you can point out where this is untrue please do. You and I differ greatly...

My mother tells me I’m very smart. :p But seriously, I’m right and you’re wrong. Plain enough for you?

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Wow man. I have found that I disagree with Von Gruff in regards to religion and politics but feel he has a firm grasp of what it takes to build both an exquisite knife and rifle. I respect the things this man is good at even if some of his views and opinions leave me shaking my head. Take the...

Well that first article makes claims that are partially substantiated by partial evidence with no real meaning. None of the numbers are presented with a data set of any sort. The confounding variables in the examples given are many. None of these are addressed in the article. Pseudo science...

Fruit of the less-than-factual tree. The distinctly non-science tone of the article and vague assertions as proof of vague assertions makes this newsertainment at best and misinformation at worst. These sources are not outright discredited but they have records of low journalistic standards...

Not sure about those sources. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/geller-report/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/conservative-review/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-gateway-pundit/

If you waste your time a talkin' To the people who don't listen To the things that you are sayin' Who do you thinks gonna hear And if you should die explainin' How the thing they complain about Or the things they could be changing Who do you thinks gonna care

You can say bullshit but that doesn’t make it less true. Fauci has thoughts, opinions and beliefs that add up to zilch if he is not charged with helping shape a Federal policy. Agree or disagree with him, he’s a gun without bullets if those who create policy ignore him.

Faucis job is not to set policy nor to oblige anyone who wants a sound bite to further their own political agenda. If a scientist is asked how to curb a pandemic it is not unreasonable for them to give a coldly logical answer which they well know will never become policy. It’s not their job to...

The 375 Ruger is a better cartridge than the H&H in my opinion. The only reason I have a H&H instead is ammo availability. Then they don’t make as much 375 Ruger ammo because more people buy the H&H. What came first, the late adopter or the under appreciated cartridge?

The custom fit electronic in-ear devices are really good even if a bit expensive. I really don’t like over-the-ear headphone style. The rifle smacks the housing pretty hard even on the narrow ones. For target practice and woodworking, both of which I do a lot of, I really like soft rubber...