You could go back to when you were 20-25 years old and have a rifle built for you to hunt the world. What would your decision be?
Not only cartridge but also the rifle itself?
Knowing that a lot of the cartridges that we enjoy today were not even in the pipe dream then.
I ask only because I hope that we can possibly give guidance to our younger generation through our own experiences.
What would you recommend to a 20-25 year old who has dreams of hunting the world?
I, personally have not...

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I didn’t want the 375 H&H Virgin case stretch thread to take a tangent. I’m new to the belted magnum cases. Is it a good idea to anneal the case necks on these larger bottle neck cartridges like the 300 & 375 H&H, the 416s…?

Also, is there an ideal amount of neck tension on these larger cases? If so, how much?
I deliberately fired 4-5 rounds while keeping the same single round in the magazine to see if recoil would set the bullet back, and it did! And by a pretty good bit, about .050”...

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Hello friends,

Many of you have asked me for advice on gun searches as it's a bit of a hobby for me to "see what is out there" each week. I discussed this with @AfricaHunting.com and he permitted me to create a running post on the Classifieds section.

The purpose of the posts will be to show what interesting guns of good quality and value may be popping up on the Internet each week. My personal guidelines of a "good gun" are as follows:

"That is a quality weapon with soul...

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This isn’t about brand so much as specs. 1.5-9, 2-10, 3-9, illuminated reticle, 32mm, 40mm, 44mm?

I’m thinking about a 2 rifle battery to hunt the world….first rifle is a .375 and using some @Philip Glass logic I opted for a broader magnification range and did a 1-8x24…one rifle to do it all if need be. Good advice thanks Phillip.

The 2nd rifle is a 280ai (yes I already know it’s not a common caliber)….it currently wears a 3-9x40 non illuminated. After putting the 1-8 on the 375 I...

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