My Holland & Holland .275 H&H Magnum, serial number 179, was built in 1922 and wears a 25-inch barrel, a nice example of this caliber by one of the best makers in British gun making.

The .275 H&H Magnum was introduced by Holland & Holland in 1912, alongside the legendary .375 H&H Magnum, as a high-velocity, flat-shooting cartridge intended primarily for African antelope and Scottish red stag. It was formed from the new belted H&H case, shortened to 2½ inches and necked down for a roughly...

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I spent about an hour on Monday wargaming AI to see how all this plays out.

Here are my theories. Both Grok and Genesis agree.

1. Supressors will get more expensive for a while. There will be a run on them. I think prices will drop initially. Here is how I and AI beleive it will play out.
a. Machine made aluminum silencers will be $300-600
b. 3D printed titanium silencers will be similar, if not $100 more
c. Iconel and other more indestructible full auto silencers will hang in that...

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A few days ago, @MontanaGrant started a thread about the Ruger African in 450 Bushmaster that was made exclusively for Randy's Hunting Center in Michigan. This thread eventually devolved into a discussion about what it would take to have a special limited run of rifles made for a group of people (like us!). So I sent RHC an email to ask that question and here is the response I got:

Darryl,

We work very closely with Ruger on exclusive rifles for our company...

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Gun is in excellent condition. $750.00 + Shipping Face to Face OK Stock is a little darker than picture due to sunlight

Last year, when I went to SCI, I stopped at Wesley Richards booth as I wanted to place an order for a double and an extra barrel. They said they were all sold outand the earliest I could have one would be in 6 years, 2028 when I would be 71!!!.

That was not acceptable, and I was disappointed. Later on, at the Rigby booth, I talked to Jerome Lanue and he was telling me about his projects at Rigby. One was a development of a boxlock double like Rigby used to make a while ago. He said he would...

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