I pulled a couple more rifles out of the safe, first up is:

1948 Winchester model 70 in 30-06 (30 Govt 06) in really good condition considering age, very nice bore. seems all factory to include factory butt plate (missing front hood).

Leupold scope

Asking $1250 plus shipping (there's a 1947 on GB already bid at $1300!)

I just picked up my new Ruger Hawkeye in 375 Ruger from background check jail. I was surprised to see there were no rings included with the rifle. Then I noticed the receiver was drilled and tapped and came with a picatinny rail (yuk). When did this start happening? It appears to still be able to receive Ruger rings.

This is an “FTW” model. Not sure what that means. My somewhat dark and nihilistic mind keeps thinking “F*** The World”, but I doubt that’s it.

On a quasi anti-hunting wildlife site, I read that a hunter in Zimbabwe killed a 111Kg Leopard.
There was a short video clip of it on a scale, but no further details

Have any of you heard of this?

That would be the biggest leopard killed anywhere in a long time

I'm listing this one for a friend of mine.

Super nice 416 WBY Mark V 26" bbl with factory brake (PM for questions or pics)
Weatherby Scope

He's asking $2400 obo plus shipping

The long-running Politics thread is for serious (or at least mostly serious) discussion of political affairs. The thread "On A Lighter Note" is more for non-political memes and funny stuff.

I'm proposing a new thread that combines the two. It can be for any politically oriented meme or headline regardless of party or political orientation.

Here is something to start it off with.