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  1. Blkram

    New girlfriend

    Like that blue stock!
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    Africa 2.0

    Not that we do not high of 40 degrees C here in Canada...but those are the lazy dog days of summer when even a dog has the sense to seek out the shade and not go traipsing for 😎 miles after game while baking in the hot sun! And those are our long, cold winter days, so a big shift in temps to...
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    G David Tubb

    I am sure that the shooting world will miss him and the knowledge he had and shared. Condolences to his family.
  4. Blkram

    Africa 2.0

    That'll be their summer and the heat! Not for me! (although it would be neat to tag along on your buffalo hunt!) And I may have to take the trip and use my rescheduled flights before the end of May 2027; still waiting on confirmation of details.)
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    Africa 2.0

    Hello everyone! Finally got some of the photos resent in a size that allows me attach them to the posts. (Still cannot get the pics of the black springbok to work....will keep trying!) If you back to post #58 and work forward you'll finally get to see the pics of those animals! Hope you enjoy...
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    Seeking Center X

    Looks like a good start. Hopefully you can try these loads again on a cooler day and get chrony data, and hopefully better results and info to judge by.
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    Leupold Bx 5 Santiam binoculars

    Nothing beats good customer service! Too bad too many companies are forgetting this important practice that keeps happy customers as repeat customers!
  8. Blkram

    375 Ruger

    Have heard good things about ADG, seen some, but have not tried any to date
  9. Blkram

    1911 build

    9 out 10 times, it is not the arrow, it is the Indian! (Or you can substitute the arrow with bullet, and the Indian with cowboy.) You pulled the trigger = you produced the group! They just helped you get the tool to do the work with.
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    Simple pleasures

    As a kid growing up on the Fraser River for a few years, I got to fish for Dollies for a few summers. As I mainly fished th feeder streams, I caught more small dollies, but got see some of the big ones in the clear waters of the streams entering the muddy Fraser waters. We only ever caught a...
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    Africa 2026

    Being back here with my laptop, sitting in the hospital with plenty of free time each day could be dangerous... I found a new, unfired, Remington 870 Wingmaster in 28 ga for sale online here in Canada, and ended up buying it! (There was another used one in pretty nice shape for sale too, but I...
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    257 Roberts revisited

    I have read a couple of notes in a couple of hunting magazines, about the 257 AI (Improved) that Hornady is supposedly working on. This is also intriguing to me, and I have already decided that I will be looking to build one next year. I will be looking for a LH long action rifle in 25-06 or 270...
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    To anneal or not?

    Just trying to recall the simple annealing process used by some prior to annealing machines...IIRC Place your cases in a cake pan with water up close to the shoulder, heat until red (or almost red) with a torch, and then tip them over in the water to cool...or at least something close to...
  14. Blkram

    1911 build

    Nice shooting! Rooting for you to qualify as a Master!
  15. Blkram

    Who wants to spend some of my money? :)

    Nothing wrong with reviving an old thread...most topics just never really die...and we must encourage recruitment of new hunters and shooters into this past time to help keep it alive, and of nothing else, educate the non-hunting public in a positive way.
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    375 Ruger

    Is anyone else offering 375 Ruger brass? Peterson, Starline, Lapua, etc. I know that I too would appreciate another source for the 376 Steyr...but as it a relatively an unknown cartridge I will make do with Hornady cases for now, which are working. I do have a decent supply on hand that should...
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    Africa 2026

    Bit of a funny story... When we arrived at the hospital after the accident, Tersa (the outfitter's wife) asked the emergency staff to get us a wheelbarrow to help Susan and I out of the truck and into the emergency room. She actually said it twice, and after the second time Susan asked her if...
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    Help: Need .338 WM reduced loads

    A friend has a 338 Win Mag that he loads a 200 gr Speer bullet in at a mild velocity that is quite nice to shoot in his Browning BBR. I just do not recall what his load and powder choice is at the moment. Nosler lists H414 with starting loads for their 200 gr bullets at 67.0 gr for 2753 fps, so...
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    To anneal or not?

    I am in a similar boat, but it has been many years since I have reloaded brass more than 4-5 times (was with Norma brass in my second 6.5.x55) ...may look into it for more shooting in the future as I play with the new 25 CM.
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    Simple pleasures

    Was just reading an article in a magazine about steelhead fishing on northern Vancouver Island...still a bucket list adventure for me. Need to try steelhead someday soon! Should be tasty too!
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