Recent content by olhippie

....I really like what I've seen of the rifle. It looks like an American Tikka at an unbeatable price point. I can't wait to get one in my hands. I too would love to see it available in the 7/08 cartridge(actually I'm a .284 nut, but thats hopeless). The rifle could be offered in .338 Win. and...

The mention of Winchester model 92's in this thread prompts me to offer this. I too have a Puma (Rossi) 92 in .45 Colt. The Winchester 92 has ,in my opinion, an unrivaled heft and balance. It is a pure joy to carry afield, with a balance that eclipses any other lever gun I've ever handled...

WOW! Groceries are mighty good in that area. That is the bear of a lifetime...

...Sound suppressors are a class-III item FEDERALY, and this places the same governing law as applies to full auto firearms in control of thier possession and use.

....Your load sounds like a winner to me. No need to change, but if you wanted more penetration while still maintaining good expansion characteristics in the projectile, you could swap to Trophy Bonded bullets of that same grain weight.

.308 , no problem for elk, or even moose. Use premium bullets, and stay inside 250 yards or so. Place your shots, and the result will be fond hunting memories that last a lifetime...

...The photo is of to poor a quality of resolution to make a POSITIVE ID. But it appears to me that it is a coyote walking sideways having become aware of the camera, to hide behind a tree. He is using his tail as if it were a leg to further fool the camera and obscure his true identity. The...

...I've butchered many of my own deer, and in the last few years, I've farmed the job out to deer coolers. Butchering your own deer is certainly more fulfilling, and is the only absolute guarantee that you get YOUR animals savory cuts! ....Here in Georgia the average going rate to cut and...

Kaizer, Good fortune to you! If you bag your bear, don't forget to report back to us! The Georgia biologists say the bear will be at higher altitudes this year because of the drought conditions, and more importantly, the late frost last winter/spring damaged the acorn crop at lower elevations...

...Take a CZ527 carbine in 7.62X39, or better yet rebarreled to the 6.5Grendel cartridge, . Mount a low power scope forward from the conventional reciever mounting, and you'd have a cracker jack scout hunting rifle for whitetail and other medium game at resonable ranges. This would work up into...

...There is not much comparison between a 410 slug (which weighs 1/5 oz. or 88 grains, about what a .380 pistol bullet weighs) and a 200+grain .45 caliber muzzle loader's bullet. The muzzle loader in addition to having greater velocity and energy, has the advantage of a rifled barrel and far...

,...Another less common choice, and uncommon to find ,is the old 38/55 Winchester in the model 94. I have one in a WranglerII Winchester 94 and it is great fun to shoot when hunting medium game in heavy cover conditions. The factory loads (only loaded by Winchester) are very anemic, lofting a...

...When choosing a 30 caliber projectile for bear hunting, I'd think it common sense to go with bullets of enough weight to insure a sectional density that will provide adequate penetration EVEN IF HEAVY BONE IS STRUCK. The 7.62X39 is marginal at best when such consideration is factored in. When...

....What is "Ethical" in my view (and this obviously varies with the man) is a round that reflects a respect for life and your quarry. That is certainly not to say that 'if we feel that way we shouldn't kill the game at all. There is nothing unethical about acknowledging the natural food chain...

...While it is true that the little 7.62X39 ,because of it's spitzer bullets can match the 30/30 energy's and trajectory,it can not match the quality of bullet construction in the mass of available loadings. Even in the best of today's available loadings the sectional density of the common...