Well I think we have determined that if there is a rifle out there with an issue I will find it. I have been through SEVERAL rifles trying to find what I want to use on this trip, and hopefully any future trips to Africa. So after all the different rifles I have worked with, and had worked on, I decided I might as well try this Blaser business because they never have any issues, right? That is unless I buy one. To keep a long story short I purchased and R8 Jaeger minus the barrel and I...

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This past weekend @tinktink12 and I went to our favorite range to sight in her new Savage Custom Shop Lady Hunter 30-06, and tune some other rifles for upcoming hunts.

Her first rifle on the bench was the 257 Roberts using the Hammer Fur Hunter bullets. Groups were all under .75 inches. Let's hope they do the job on our upcoming Klipspringer hunt.

Her new 30-06 rifle decided it did NOT like the factory Barnes 150gn X, delivering groups of around 1.5-2 inches. Switching to the Barnes...

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After 35 plus years as a Union Steamfitter, I retired the day I was eligible (end of Nov 2025). Talking to my financial planner, he asked “Now what are you going to do?”. My reply was; collect my pension and stay on as a construction manager. “Why he asked?” “Because you can afford to not work”…. I didn’t have a good answer!

I’ve worked since I was 12 years old and most of that was laboring of some sort. I don’t know how not to work. I’m up everyday at 4:30am and enjoy routine. My longtime...

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I was asked to post a bit about this, so here goes, I'm very excited about it and will share some details here.

I have been on 3 safaris and have taken a number of PG and a buffalo and a leopard. I always said I didn't think I would hunt an elephant, but lately after some reading and research I've changed my mind..... I set some bucket list goals and decided an elephant would go to the top of that list.

I did a lot of research here and in books about different rifles and caliber choices...

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