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I've liked the comments in this thread that I am in concert with. Additional comments: Social media has spawned a "look at me" community of contributors who are more interested in their own notoriety and commercialism than ethics and respect for the animal. Magnumitis is an affliction that...

Thanks to everyone for the compliments. There's a Leupold 2.5x8 sitting on top of it. If the weather and my schedule stabilize, it will go to the range to fill in between some other testing that is on the docket.

I would have trouble walking away from that one too. Beautiful!

Good work! What WMU were you hunting?

Charlies setup is the same configuration that I use. A properly bagged tripod rest and a rear bag. I have a number of rests with various bag configurations that match the forend contour of the rifle. Front rest placement is important and dictated by the type of rifle and bedding system. The...

Very nice pairing of the cartridge and model. I like the Alex Henry forend. Great rifle. How will you scope it?

I found this L-461 222 on GI for sale by Guns.com. Guns.com does not do a good job with pictures but I noted the orange wafers on the original swivels. I couldn’t get a better picture out of them but did get verification that they were paper. Having purchased Sakos back in the day of this...

Had to go out. I have 5 horses to care for. By Christmas eve AM it was -10F inside, the barn, -20F outside, with 30 mph winds, gusting to 50 mph. They were in their stalls until Monday. Filled a lot of Muck buckets. The older horses were OK with it but the 2 year old colts were a little testy...

Some guy"FUZZT" PM'd me on AS that he can't seem to join. Needs help. How does he get to an admin?

Thanks so much for sharing the article. I really enjoy reading Bonafide reporting of the history of our cartridge development. Yea, you snooze, you lose. I stopped by Grices once on the way to camp. They had a Browning 20ga 26" English stocked Sporter used, in most excellent condition. It was...

I don't have a 30-06, nor have I ever wanted one. However, should we ever be forced to limit the number of registered rifles that we own, I would have to strongly consider the 30-06 a strong candidate for my hunting rifle. I have this fine old cartridge bracketed by 308's and a 300 Win Mag. For...

One would have to think that a 220 grain roundnose in a 30-06 would be a force to be reckoned with. .or. out of a 308. The problem that have with the '06 is overall rifle length. Long action vs short. Put a 20" brush length barrel on an '06 and you are better served by a 308. Sako's long action...

The worst Remington, Winchester and Hornady. I'm not real enamored with Nosler Brass. The best Lapua, Peterson, Alpha. I will not have a chamber where Lapua or Peterson is not available, particularly for match rifles. Calibers like 45-70 and 30-30 [lever guns] and revolvers, it's what's avaliable.

243 Win, 7-08 Rem, 308 Win, 338 Federal 270 Win, 280 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag Had a Remington Model 7 KS (custom shop) in 7BR. Hunted with it but no kills. I have a couple 6.5 Needmores but don't hunt with them. Always seem to grab the 7-08 first. Probably shot better than 75% of my deer...

I really like this post. You don't really have to use the whole case. Some of these subordinate loads just may shoot really well, and be just as effective as the cartridges that they emulate. Ya ' just don't know until you try. When I look at this FN, I see a 300 WSM barrel screwed into it...

I'd buy it just because it's a really clean FN and I don't have one of those. Many moons ago, I ordered an H&R in 7mm RM, thinking that it would be an FN 400. When I got the rifle, I was a Santa Barbara action. Those rifles used Fajen Aristocrat stocks. Styling reminiscent of the...

Leupold has been my brand of choice in hunting rifle scopes most of my shooting life. I've sent more than a couple back. In years gone by, they were quick to do a replacement after one fix, on the second return. As time went on, that service policy degraded. I've always loved them for their...

The stock blank for that rifle was well laid out. For a heavy recoiling rifle, the grain should start in the toe, run straight through the grip and continue rising to the forend tip. Highly figured stocks generally do not lend themselves well to heavy caliber. A proper stock layout will move the...

Covid , defund the cops, and the crime rate have non-shooter general population types buying guns, mostly 9mm handguns, at an unprecedented rate. How do you go forward with a policy that tells the genpop that we can't protect ourselves when you handcuff the cops.

I'm very fond of both calibers. I say, let the boy have the rifle that he is enthusiastic about. They both have their individual attributes which we could all expound upon for hours. Once that rifleman fire has been kindled, he very well may get the 7-08 in the future, "just because" he wants to...