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I had a Weatherby Vanguard a while back. It was in 30-06 and had this beautiful shiny walnut montecarlo stock with a rosewood tipped forend. This rifle was so nice looking that the thought of getting mud, rain or snow on it on deer hunting trips made me cringe. I ended up trading it for...

I like the old El Paso manufactured steel tubed WeaverK4's and K6's. If you happen to have one with leaky seals or other issues there's a place in El Paso,TX that still does repairs on these vintage scopes at a reasonable cost.

You might want to rethink your cartridge choice. Have you checked the availability of 243 Winchester lately? It's as rare as hen's teeth right now. You might be better off with a 7mm-08 or 6.5 creedmore.

As far as the stainless vs blue steel question it depends on how frequently you're outdoors and where you live. Most of the homesteaders in Alaska prefer stainless steel and synthetic stocks because of the harsh climate conditions there. You can probably get by with regular blue steel firearms...

I have a 1909 Argentine Mauser that this was done to. They used the original barrel which was chambered for the 7.65 Argentine mauser round. Whoever did this didn't realize that the 7.65 Argentine mauser used .311 caliber bullets instead of the standard .308 caliber bullets used in the 30-06...

I'd stay away from the 6.5 PRC. I made a mistake of buying a rifle in this chambering and I've regretted it ever since. It's basically an expensive paperweight. You can't get find ammo or brass for the damn thing. I'm fixing to trade it in for a 270 winchester which offers similar ballistics...

I think the older Weatherbys used sporterized P17 enfield actions. These are one of the few actions long enough to handle large magnums like the 416 rigby and other dangerous game rounds. Eventually Weatherby designed the proprietary Mark V action and the rest is history.

Good luck finding 6.5 prc ammo for that rifle. I can't even find any reloading brass right now.

I've been looking at several places but I can't find this anywhere.

When loaded to 50000 cup in a strong bolt action rifle the 8x57 mauser is very effective on 90 percent of American game. It's a bit large for varmints though. Unless you're constantly using surplus corrosive ammo and not cleaning it properly an 8mm mauser barrel will probably outlast a .308 or...

My dog just recently learned the hard way why it's not very quality thinking to go chasing after a skunk. This might be a little off topic but there must be a few people in this blog whose hunting dogs have done this. I'd like to say he'll never do it again but being a stubborn Jack Russell I...

I still have a few pounds of this powder laying around. It was discontinued a while back. It used to be be popular in "Overbore" cartridges like the various 7mm magnums, 300 RUM's, and 264 Winchester magnums. Would this be a good choice for 6.5 PRC reloads?

About 25 years ago when I was young and stupid I had a Ruger P90 that I started shooting some 45 +P reloads in. At the time this pistol was considered "Overengineered" and "Strongly built". After several trips to the range and a few IPSC matches it started giving me reliablility issues. A...

Don't do it. John Browning's masterpiece was designed to work with standard pressure 45acp loads. 230gr bullets at 850 fps or 200gr bullets at 950 fps is all you need. If you try to turn this into a 45 super you're going to accelerate the wear and tear, the life of your cases will be severely...

Having that bullet drop so low in the case can dramatically increase the pressure. I also have a RIA 1911. If mine starts to do this I'm going to have a gunsmith look at it. I love my 1911's but if certain parts aren't handfitted properly it can cause some reliability problems.