I have a number of classic big and small game rifles I've collected over the years. I truly like the classic look of a beautiful wood stock. Most of the rifles I have already have period correct scopes on them, but I have a few without and I'm always on the lookout to find the right gloss finished scope. I truly like the look of matte scopes on my synthetic and newer wood stock rifles, but miss the classic look of gloss finished scopes. So what happened to the production of gloss rifle...

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This was posted last year by @TheGrayRider , and I found it very interesting to look through.

I also thought it was fun to look back on what I wrote and see how it compared to what really happened.

I think this would be a fun yearly thread. Maybe say what your hunt plans are for 2026 and how your season went in 2025 compared to what you thought/said you were going to do.

Feel free to add photos of your successful 2025 hunts as a recap if you care to do so.

I'm wondering if anyone has experimented with changes in bullet path due to different hold, particularly with a double rifle. For example the rifle is regulated to get bullets from both barrels to land within an inch or two at 50 yards when the rifle is held firmly with both hands and tight against the shoulder. But will the paths of the bullets change if the rifle is held loosely or more tightly, such as a heavily weighted leadsled where the rifle has virtually no rearward movement but...

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Hello AfricaHunting,

I’ve found myself landing here after so many Google searches and truly enjoying the content I thought I should become a member.

Grew up in New Mexico where 95+ percent of the land is state or fed. Starting shooting with my first .22 when I was 5 or 6, got my first 30.06 and .410 when I was 11. Hunted just about everything, often 10-15 days straight, until I was 24 and moved to Texas. School, family, business etc kept me away from hunting more than a few days a year...

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Both pair were worn regularly to my office for several months, so broken in but not at all abused or worn out. These are now up to somewhere around $750 for the Traveling Sportsman (12.5E) and closer to $850-$900 the Calvalier (12.5 D). $275 each, shipped in USPS priority flat rate to the US, or $500 for both pair.

Thanks,
Will...

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