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    BLR rebore question

    BLR is listed as button rifled
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    BLR rebore question

    $415 was for stainless.
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    BLR rebore question

    Not sure where you got $335. $415 was the price I was getting on McGowen's site. Plus I'd need to get it installed, whether by them or a local smith. A rebore by JES is just $250 plus shipping to him (return shipping is included). And he gets very good reviews, so risk is low. I just...
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    BLR rebore question

    In an ideal world at least I'd prefer to rebore. J.E.S. will do it for $250ish. I just don't know if the barrel has enough meat to do that. Replacing the barrel is more expensive, but if I have to I'd do that. Though I need to get the BLR first. Nobody has them in stock that I can find and...
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    BLR rebore question

    Haven't been on here in loooooong time. But had a question I've been struggling to find answers for via Google. I want a takedown Browning BLR that I can rebore for a .358 WSM chambering. Why? Because I want it. What will it be used for? Hunting mule deer, elk, and hopefully eventually...
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    Black Bear Hunting

    Neither bait nor dogs are legal for bear hunting in WA. They do now allow, if you draw the special permit, hunting of cougars with dogs. But still no bait.
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    Black Bear Hunting

    So, I have permission to hunt some private land this fall. For those familiar with Washington it's close to the small town of Marblemount. Fellow has 80 acres that borders some Sierra Pacific land (timber company that's usually good about allowing hunter access). He claims to have seen some 4...
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    Ok, who's eaten predator?

    Never tried any predator meat (that I was aware of - had some mystery meat in Mexico a couple times, and some ethnic restaurants you can never be totally sure about). I've heard that cougar in like the best pork imaginable. If I see a cougar it'll get shot, and then I'll find out first hand if...
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    Best Hunting Caliber?

    If you want to eat the small game or save pelts then the .308 will not leave you much. Nor will the .243 on bunnies and similar size animals. Sounds like those aren't much of a concern, so a .308 will do the job, though you will likely find the recoil to be more than you'd prefer. For...
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    recommend a lead-free bullet in .264

    I shot a large cow elk in AZ in 2005 with a 140gr Barnes XLC. It was a hard quartering towards shot (probably 20deg from head on). The bullet was recovered in the chest cavity after shattering, but failing to go past a rib. I handloaded that bullet to a chrono'd 2850fps in my CZ-550 6.5x55mm...
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    Buffalo Hunting - lots of questions

    If you're going to Africa, many more knowledgable than I have recommended not using glass, and having quality iron sights instead. If glass is a "must have" for you, again, for Africa, low power scopes are the recommended variety. Shots on DG are, from all I've ever heard, close range affairs...
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    Buffalo Hunting - lots of questions

    If you're talking Cape Buffalo in Africa .375H&H is the legal minimum in a lot countries there for dangerous game. I think I'd heard that some were upping that to .4x calibers. If you're going to the Dark Continant I'd highly recommend a Mauser style bolt action (Controlled Round Feed) rather...
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    One rifle, one caliber for whitetails; your choice?

    If they had actually apologized, and been more like Zumbo after he got called to the carpet I'd be a whole more supportive of their company. It doesn't matter so much the mistakes you make as it does how you respond when it's pointed out. Zumbo screwed up when he made his disparaging comments...
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    One rifle, one caliber for whitetails; your choice?

    Except for the HS Precision part I'd say that's a great choice. Couldn't bring myself to buy a product from a company that accepted an endorsment from Lon Horiuchi. Heck I feel bad about continuing to drive a Dodge pickup. Wish I had the resources to replace with something equally...
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    One rifle, one caliber for whitetails; your choice?

    Bolt action. CZ-550 6.5x55mm Current handload is 39.0gr Varget, 140gr Hornady Spire Point, CCI 200, R-P brass. Planning to try a change to RL-19 or maybe even slower powder. 'Course I don't hunt whitetails. Over in eastern WA (at least the area I tend to hunt) all the whitetails are on...
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    OK, Talk Me Into/Out of a Premium Bullet for Elk

    Haven't really played at all with the TTSX's, but I did shoot a large cow elk with an XLC about 5 years ago. I was shooting my 6.5x55 rifle, and had handloaded the ammo (140gr XLC) to a chrono'd MV of 2800fps. Range was 100-120 yards (paced off). IIRC the bullet shed some petals, so I don't...
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    whitetails with rimfire

    1) I'd only do it if I were in a dire survival situation and a rimfire was all I had, OR if the area was seriously overrun with deer and the human population density of the area made centerfires too noisy/dangerous/etc. I'm not an archer (yet anyway) so that's not an option for me right now...
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    Can H.O.A.s Ban Guns? Part 2

    In some parts of the country it's very hard to find a decent home in a neighborhood that's not under an HOA. Many areas have essentially no neighborhoods under 20 years old that are free of them. And since most people don't want to live on large acreage out in the country that really limits...
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    CZ 550 American Breakdown

    Manual is easy to find. Just got to go to CZ's website. http://cz-usa.com/assets/product_downloads/CZ_550.pdf As stated though, the normal field stripping is all an owner really should need to do. Unless something gets broken anyway. Stripping it beyond that will be more likely to do...
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    Which CZ ,22LR American: 455 or 452?

    Nope. The 455 is a redesigned 452. The 453 is identical to a 452 except for the trigger. The 453 has the same single set trigger of the 527 and 550 centerfires. The 453 will be replaced eventually by the 456, which will be the same as the 455 except for the trigger. The 455 uses the same...
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