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If the goal is longer range and heavier bullets, you might not get there with a 1:12" twist. Berger recommends a 1:10" twist for their 40-grain .204 bullets, and a 1:7" twist for their 55-grain pills. There's a difference between the recommended "optimum" and what will actually work though, so...

There's nothing too fancy in my gun safe either, but I can appreciate fine guns from afar. The bad thing for me about this thread is that it's reviving a long-standing itch I've had for a nice single shot. I'd REALLY like to have one set up for varmint shooting, but haven't found one to work...

Here in our neck of northern Idaho, we'll transition to coyote hunting, wolf hunting, and trapshooting. Actually spent yesterday running around the snow-covered hills of the Palouse looking for coyotes. Temps varied between 5 F above 0 and 5 F below. Found 1 coyote (no shot), quite a few...

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You are correct -- my post was in fun, and meant as a compliment to Jamila.

Whether it's the Ruger or the Dakota, all I know is that I've made it my New Year's resolution to find a way to get on Jamila's Christmas present list... :grin:

I've had a Ruger #1 and really liked it. I thought the fit and finish was good (but not great) and it exhibited a problem that is somewhat common among number 1's in that groups would start opening up with each additional shot in a sitting. (Because of the way the forearm is attached, it can...

Check out "Maven" optics. Based out of Wyoming, they build GREAT binocs. I've been reading about them for a while, and got a pair of their 8x30's for Christmas. I'm extremely impressed with optical quality and build. I could go into detail, but would better serve things if I simply sent you...

In that situation... in a heartbeat. :grin:

Interesting story. Playing keep-away from a mad grizzly for 5 hrs isn't my idea of fun. (Nor does it sound like the wife's idea of fun, either.) A 5-hr stand-off leaves an awful lot of time for things to go bad with a mad bear in the brush -- it also leaves ample opportunity to walk away with...

That seems to be the overwhelming sentiment... but it's still for sale... (I've even got a similar history with my H&H as you do with your .340...) I just can't stand to see something going unused (with little likelihood of that changing in the next 5-10 yrs) especially knowing that there's...

Thank you, I'm looking forward to it as well. I am finding it difficult NOT to bug JES or my gunsmith, so I settle for reading up on the cartridge and pondering scope options. I'm looking forward to playing with it, but am REALLY excited to have this rifle chambered in something I like, and...

This looks like a good reason/opportunity to buy a Meopta R2 and check it out.

I think you're probably making the wrong assumption regarding the coincidence of your posts and threads dying. It has a lot more to do with the timing of your posts (with you and Cheyenne on significantly different time zones, your posts seem to arrive when much of the cussing and discussing is...

Very nice! I like the finish on the barrel and action.

The following works well for me, and is quick and simple. I put the scope on the rifle, loose in the rings, and set the fore and aft position for eye relief from the firing position that I'll use that rifle the most in (off-hand for a hunting rifle, bench-rest for a target rifle, etc...) Once...

I've got a .375 H&H that weighs 8.5# bare, so is probably a little under 10# with scope, rings, and ammo. This rifle and stock configuration fits me extremely well, but I don't think I'd want it much lighter for how I shoot. (If I were to drop some weight off it, I wouldn't want to lose more...

You might want to pull up Idaho's Fish and Game regs. There are a handful of units (63, 75, 77, and 78) in which the regular season extends thru Dec 31. All in Southeast Idaho, 63 is high mountain desert country north of Idaho Falls and good for cow elk using any weapon, and 75, 77, and 78...

I'm not a turkey fan, and never have been. Since picking up a ceramic grill a couple years ago however, I've been trying different things and ran across a phenomenal way to do a turkey. I've fixed it twice this way (once on a ceramic grill, and once on a Traeger pellet grill) and both times...

That part of it's a little tough, particularly with the types of hills they like.