Have had my eyes out for a pre-64 Model 70 hunter in .375 H&H for years though not seriously shopping for one. To slow down (by 50%?) the wear and tear on my existing .375 H&H that gets plenty of miles. Yeah, that's it... why i needed it . This one caught my eye at the right price, exactly the configuration i hunt with in terms of having an aperture sight - 1955 Standard Grade that belonged to a guide along the Alaska highway. At 60 yards it grouped three shots inside 2 inches...

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this came up in a different thread. Not wanting to hijack the thread, I'm posting the question here. After WWI Remington had tooling to make the 1917s but wanted a sporting rifle due to the change in shooter tastes from lever to bolt. Remington may have "sporterized" existing 1917s and or modified the manufacture to make 30s from scratch. Either way, what are the differences between a 1917 and a 30?

I recently finished a pronghorn antelope hunt. As always, I want to share some things I learned. I don’t really consider a hunt ended until I have written and reviewed my notes about it…either for myself or for sharing with others.



Pronghorn antelope are an interesting subject, especially if you are going after oversized trophy antelope or as many like to call them speed goats. Just finding average sized goats is no challenge really. They stand out in the open mostly...

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Hello friends,

Many of you have asked me for advice on gun searches as it's a bit of a hobby for me to "see what is out there" each week. I discussed this with @AfricaHunting.com and he permitted me to create a running post on the Classifieds section.

The purpose of the posts will be to show what interesting guns of good quality and value may be popping up on the Internet each week. My personal guidelines of a "good gun" are as follows:

"That is a quality weapon with soul...

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Its that time of year again! For the 6th year in a row, my wife and I will be hosting the @Bos en Dal SAFARIS party in the Dallas area, on the night of January 9th (Saturday) during TTHA.

For those unfamiliar with the party, the first year was done in a hotel hospitality room during DSC 2022. We then brought into our home for the next 4 years and its grown to a pretty big event with roughly 60 people showing up the last few years (mostly AH members).

Every year has been a pretty big...

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