Getting a little trigger time in as the weather was pretty decent today. Took the wife's Ruger 30-06 out to zero it for the new loads and realized that while the scope on it (Nikon Buckmaster) has been an accurate and dependable scope, the reticle and turrets don't really lend themselves to shooting past whatever the zero is at. So far hunting with it, she hasn't had to shoot past 100 yards. The reticle has dots but it's not a BDC or ranging reticle. All the dots are equally spaced and the...

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Who, how, when, where? Who has been to Australia to hunt buffalo recently?

The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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Anybody have experience with both these cartridges? I had decided to convert my Savage 30-06 into a 25-06, I have another 30 and don't need 2, but looking for a barrel yesterday I found that I can also convert it to 257Wby. I've wanted a 256 for several years just don't want to pay Mark V prices and this would be a cheap way into it especially if I find that i don't use it much. So those is your that have had both what REAL WORLD pros and cons have you found other than ammo cost. I can...

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My hunt was a package hunt for 8 hunting days and 2 travel days. My package animals were a dik dik and a giraffe. My ph was Carel Alberts the owner of Three Sixty Safaris. Some of you may know Carel as he worked many years as a PH for Thormahlen & Cochran Safaris. He made many trips to the states for the show season working for them also. In 2022 he decided to open his own business, based out of Namibia. Using Facebook messenger and WhatsApp we set the hunt dates up and I told him the extra...

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