I jave been searching high and low for a used heym 88b. When I see them inads they are already sold. Called Champlin Arms and all the heyms they had advertised were already sold. So frustrating!

I am looking seriously at a nice early Dakota Model 10 built by Don Allen. It is in great condition. Very svelte package with a light contour barrel. Nice but not exhibition wood and matte finish. Nothing overly fancy…just classy and chambered in 6.5x57.

I can’t find any recent sold comparables. I just know I like the rifle but don’t want to get into it wrong. I would have to sell a few to justify this one so want to be a little educated at least.

Any rough ballparks on what used Dakota...

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What has been your results using this round on dangerous game?
I have very limited experience with round but will provided my Cape Buffalo experience. In 2011 I purchased a Zim Cape Buffalo hunt with camp across river from Kruger. I shot left handed so I had purchased two left hand 338 Ultra Mags since Remington never made a production left hand 375 ultra mag. So I built a poor boy big game rifle by sending action off to E. R. Shaw for a 26 inch barrel that was .810 at the muzzle to get...

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While putting together my 35/300 WSM this year, I decided to rebarrel my Howa Mini to .35 caliber as well.
The rifle started as a 6mm ARC, but it never felt like enough for the hunting I wanted to do. It’s a super light, handy rifle, so instead of selling it, I committed to keeping it and building something better suited to my needs.
This led to my first wildcat project.
After talking with someone who did a Dasher conversion on a Mini, I started looking at options. My rifle has aftermarket...

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During the discussion on another thread about game farming and Put and Take, it was pointed out that some hunter books repeated cheaper hunts in heavy managed areas or game farms, but complain that hunts in open wild areas of Africa are too expensive.

Should one prefer to hunt more often in Africa under not so dreamy conditions, or should one make for the same money only one expensive safari in a wild area of Africa once in lifetime?