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“There once was two brothers. One went to sea and was drowned, the other was elected Vice President. Neither was heard from ever again.” Thomas Marshall

Same caliber, different context. I’ve read (I forget where) that Elmer Keith opined if he were crawling through the bush in Alaska after grizzlies he’d want his double .450/400 over anything else in his battery.

It’s a 93 page opinion, not exactly an arm wave of “I don’t need this”.

I changed CCW pieces for this reason. It’s also the same reason I put everything on paper before any trip or season—there are some days when the weather is crap, you’re tired, its been a grueling few days, but you can always fall back on the confidence you have in your equipment.

That’s good pod!

Exactly.

Read the entire post.

If you live in a reliably red county you probably should invest in some extra fire extinguishers because all the Trump voters are about to take to the streets to burn and loot just like the other side did in 2020 after Floyd died in Minneapolis. Wait? What’s that? There’s zero chance of that...

.600 Nitro https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/rifles---african-dangerous-game-safari-single-shot/matheson-falling-block--600-nitro-express--1--cased--ammo--vintage-firearms-inc.cfm?gun_id=102752940

Agreed and valid. I was working with the assumption that the OP could use those and not have to swap the bolt face. I didn’t even know that .22 LR was an option, TBH.

I don’t think there was some grand conspiracy here, and your opinion of Trump is obvious, but try to remember how his core supporters are looking at this. The FBI unjustly surveilled his 2016 campaign. The former FBI director would regularly make ambiguous statements that would elude to Trump...

The 58 is a fine, under appreciated piece.

Starts about 37:00:00 and he discuss assassination attempt for ~4 minutes. This is also part of the “Bull Moose” moniker. “…he only pinked me!”

Everyone should take a knee and relax a little. Trump is alright. Anything that gets reported tonight will likely be wrong. I recommend reading up on a fellow hunting enthusiast, Theodore Roosevelt, and the attempt on his life in the 1912 election. If you have Edmund Morris’s excellent three...

Biden can barely walk across a stage or up stairs without falling over. Smash cut to this…no contest. I sincerely hope this is the event that decreases the political fever this country has had for far too long.

Attempted assassination of the opposition party. The descent into third world status continues.

You sound like Slim Pickens reading off the contents of his survival kit in “Dr. Strangelove”! Good to be prepared. IDK why anyone would risk a five figure trip without some basics of meds. Certainly most of these go unused, but why risk it?

Just when you thought your wife couldn’t hate another gun purchase any worse than your last five figure expenditure…!!!

Ref: https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein

RCP Average has Trump up by 4+% in nationwide polling of the five candidates. A head to head poll is about the same too.

Do you hand load? The reason I ask is if you do not, I’d recommend .308 for availability of cheap practice ammo. Your 9.3mm will cover all your European/PG from both a ballistic and availability of ammunition perspective. If you can hand load your own practice ammo, then go with ‘06.

I love it. Some of my best trips have started out with a logistical or transportation fiasco. Very glad that yours turned out well.

Classic Biden. Whispering. Stammering. Cherry picked reporters. I don’t see how 40+% of the country would seriously is considering voting for this person for their local water commissioner, much national office. Local affiliate switched to Jeopardy about ten minutes ago.

Since Jerry Clower and Tim Wilson are no longer with us, Senator Kennedy is probably the next funniest Southerner in the inventory.

Welcome aboard! I used to live in Savannah—always loved the Low Country.

Who would do a better Biden—Leslie Nielsen, or Peter Boyle?

Have you tried Hawk Bullets?

Imagine if Leslie Nielsen was alive to play Biden on SNL.

Negative.

Plumber’s tape if you don’t want *too* permanent of a solution. Still enough for…errr…some of the FASTER shooting.

I had excellent results with Hybrid 100V, but only invested in one pound for load dev. By the time I had it dialed in, 100V had disappeared. I think anything in the 4350-4831 burn rate range would be adequate.

I think more registered voters can name the capital city of all 50 states than know what a “military tribunal” is or under what authority it would operate.

The short answers to your question are yes, an SMG would probably “be better” for that application, but the Army decided long ago that they’d rather have one rifle that does most everything barely adequately than several platforms that have specific applications. That’s a sweeping statement with...

Congratulations! The happiest I ever saw my parents was when they were both retired. I wish you and Mrs. PARA45 an equally great new chapter and I’m sure you’ll have one.

For me it would depend on configuration and options. If you just want a plain no frills rifle, the Winchester. Dakota is generally more refined, not to mention a half century+ newer.

Thank you! A very interesting read, especially the relationship between axis and monkeys.

Does anybody have any diagrams on the vitals of axis? I haven’t been able to find any and all the post mortems I’ve done have been on animals that were hanging and that’s not a natural position of the animal (obviously).

Agreed. I can’t believe this lasted longer than a week or two.

PM me if you want some primary source experience in this area.

If Santori makes a bad cheese I haven’t found it. Everything they put their label on is excellent.

Always liked that. Antique Winchesters. Sharps. High Walls. Half round looks so good!

How much does it weigh? Maybe there’s a BPCR enthusiast some in the ranks.

You might post this in “gunsmithing” if you haven’t had any luck in the open forum.

Any idea what month and year it was sold on AH?

I find the Big Game in .416 much more pleasant to shoot than a Ruger 77 in .375.

Gah—the way he’s giddy at around the 6 minute mark is hilarious. “…160 grain…maybe eland…!” I’ve watched it three times and keep laughing. Good for him!

Same. Never had that problem either.

Make sure you tell us how this story ends, please!

I emailed the staff at Shooters World powder asking about .416 load data (none available on their site) and they informed me that their 4350 was “the slowest burning of any commercially produced 4350 powder”. They recommended beginning with starting charges for any published 4350 data and work...

Just curious, what twist rate is the Dakota barrel? Might be a candidate for boring out if .260 isn’t an ideal chambering. Glad the move is…going…