I am amazed some times how many custom hunting knives are made up with 3 3/4" or shorter blades. Have folks experienced something that causes the trend?

What would you have made up in the untimate fixed blade: 4" and longer, or 3 3/4 and shorter?

My father and I will be flying out to Idaho for our elk hunt in several weeks. I have looked at a variety of clothing brands and options. I was going to wear Cabelas microtex pants with a base layer.

Is this suitable? Recommendations please!

Last year, when I went to SCI, I stopped at Wesley Richards booth as I wanted to place an order for a double and an extra barrel. They said they were all sold outand the earliest I could have one would be in 6 years, 2028 when I would be 71!!!.

That was not acceptable, and I was disappointed. Later on, at the Rigby booth, I talked to Jerome Lanue and he was telling me about his projects at Rigby. One was a development of a boxlock double like Rigby used to make a while ago. He said he would...

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Members, here are the components of a .500 Jeffery build:
1X Magnum heavy 24" inch barrel
1x Mauser 98 action ( receiver/bolt/magazine box/bottom metal)
1x American Black Wall Nut blank
Pacmyer recoil pad
V-express rear sight 50 meter , 100 meter and 150m flip up spring tension distance indicators
Buffalo Boss grip cap
Black Ivory forend
Alkenet root oil rifle stock finishing

This is my own component list....please take part in this discussion, WHAT WILL YOU WANT TO DO WITH SUCH A .500...

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What is your experience/opinion of the current production synthetic stocked Weatherby DGR? In particular your thoughts on the .460. Yes, I did a search and did not find what I’m wanting to read.

Thank you.