When I went to South Africa to hunt, I used a .308 Winchester with a sound suppressor. I had heard frequent stories about them, being recommended by hunters, firearms enthusiasts, and of course manufacturers : a sound suppressor, or silencer, on rifles. The idea seemed compelling. Less noise would be easier on my ears, more comfortable for the hunting party, not alert other game, and perhaps make the rifle more pleasant to shoot. After using the combination in the field, however, I came...

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I was surprised to not find a thread that had "Blaser" and "DG" in the title and that's why I started this thread.
Now onto the topic at hand.

My wife and I are on the market for a new rifle for her and she has shown an interest in the Blaser R8.
There are several other rifles in the running right now that are traditional bolt action rifles, but I'm keeping my options open.
Her caliber of choice would be 300WM and I already have a CZ550 375H&H.

If we were to go the R8 route, I would get at...

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Looking for recently loaded 300wm ammo with high BC 180 or 200 grain and quality bullets.

Will purchase or trade other ammo or items needed.

I don’t need vintage ammo thanks.

Just checking to see if anyone has installed a Mercury recoil reducer and can describe the before and after.

I thought I'd create this thread because I'm a rank amateur in physical metals. I'd love to hear what others are doing and to learn from others experiences.

I've been divesting my GLD and SLV investments and buying physical metals proportionately, reinvesting my IRA and 401k in equities lately.

I've noticed there are deals out there to buy brilliant uncirculated Krugerrands for spot price, occasionally smaller denomination guilders etc for Spot. Today, there was a deal on brilliant...

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