is when my flight leaves Atlanta to J'Berg then on a short flight to Kimberly.

First trip to Africa to hunt Cape Buffalo, Sable, Gemsbok, Kudu, Zebra, and assorted other plains game.

I will do my best to post results of note daily. My tech is all supposed to work. Scotch may interfere.

It's Saturday morning. I was fully packed on Monday. I am killing time waiting to get on the plane in NOLA to get to Atlanta (home of the dirty birds).

Will be on the ground for 9 days.

Excited is...

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This is my first step into the double rifle arena.

I just picked this up at the Rock Island Auction. I put in what I thought was a very conservative bid and, to my surprise, ended up bringing it home. I think I got a great buy.

I know some people consider the Tikka/Marocchi 512 to be an entry-level double rifle, but that's perfectly fine with me. My goal is to have a reliable, shootable double that I can enjoy without worrying about putting miles on a much more expensive English or...

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I had a rifle made that involved setting a Lilja barrel in an FN receiver. the job was done vey well EXCEPT the cartridge chambering is 6mm Creedmoor and the gunsmith stamped 6.5 Creedmoor on the barrel. Any thoughts on how the .5 could be removed?

The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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These came with some other bullets I purchased. 14 bullets, 400 Gr, .416 diameter. Appear to be the Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer. $30 shipped.