We are still discussing all of the specifications. The donor rifle is on consignment with my gunsmith so right now I am waiting on the final purchase price confirmation, total of transfer fees, etc. to close on the purchase of the rifle. The rifle is an older LH BDL chambered in 30-06. The...
Well, I decided to pass on the LH Nosler Mountain Carbon Rifle is 28 Nosler.
Instead. I decided to have my gunsmith build me a 6.5-284 Norma on a LH Rem. 700 donor that he has.
My wife thinks she might like to move to western North Carolina.
Does anyone have any idea of what hunting might be like in the western part of North Carolina? I see there is Chattahoochee National Forest in S.C., Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, and Cherokee Tennessee National Forest in...
Yep! "old and slow", just like me. :( Patrick, I am not sure there is another western hunt in the cards for me. That really tempers the desire for another young and fast rifle/cartridge combination.
You know, you are correct. I don't have the "next step up in performance". That is also true with my 2013 truck, my Windows 10 computer, and my 74 y.o. body. Oh, and my RCBS Rock Chucker press is from around 1980. I guess I have a lot of "stepping up" to do. I am getting tired just thinking...
Patrick, Nosler used to offer left-handed custom Model 48's (in specific cartridges). But I don't think they do now. I bet this is some old inventory (of actions) they are using up and calling it a limited edition.
I am still trying to figure out the differences between the model 48 and the...
George Orwell predicted this is his book, "1984". It was published in 1949...
This book was required reading for us in high school. I bet it is NOT required reading anymore.
My Mother-in-law, Josie, pasted away January 24th. She was 95+ years old. Of all of our family members, she was the last of that generation - The Greatest Generation that saw the USA through World War II. They were children during the Great Depression and participations in some way, shape or...