There are several good threads on artists-before I continue hijacking’s them, perhaps a renewed thread on favorite artists. I’ll start with two of mine.
Bob Kuhn has been dead over a decade but I still love to look through my book of his works are daydream that I had been part of some of those adventures.
Rien Poortvliet is another genius artist-his book Noah’s Ark is priceless. His personal notes are as interesting as his painting are!
I have many but would like to hear yours...

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The red stag roar is one of the most amazing and unforgettable sounds of nature. When three or four of the big deer are challenging each other at first light and within a hundred yards, the effect is is absolutely primeval. Rocket and I stood motionless in the predawn darkness tensely feeling the wind to determine an approach and likely path of the animals. As usual when among these magnificent animals, some ancient instinct had adrenalin coursing through every capillary of my body...

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I did a search of the forum and found nothing about this cartridge. Does anyone have any insight? This came up during a reading of Terry Wieland's Dangerous Game Rifles. He paints it in a favorable light. I wonder if it would be a fun round to chamber in a No. 1 Ruger? Presumably you could load it slow enough to use lead bullets for plinking. Thanks for your time!

Hi all,

I was very lucky to hunt my first Cape buffalo a few weeks ago and take a wonderful animal. But I just had a question about the formation of his bosses. As there is quite a big gap between them. Which makes him quite unique!

My understanding is that this gap is due to genetics as I know the bosses on some buffalo will never fuse together regardless of age. But would be great to hear all of your thoughts on it as he seems quite unique! And I’m always wanting to learn more!

He was...

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How do you shoot from the bench for sighting in or target shooting ? Maybe just mention what type of shooting ie serious benchrest or club target shooting or prs type shooting just so we can get a feel for the styles of shooting vs rests used ?