I just picked up my Huskvarna 146 from the gunsmith the other day and need some load data. If you have a favorite load, I would like to know about it. I have some factory Norma 286gr Alaskan but it's slow and I don't need a bonded core bullet. The rifle shows promise as far as accuracy is concerned whithout having to float the barrel. It's going to be my beat about deer / garage and pickup truck rifle. I have plenty of 250gr Nosler AB's , Speer 270gr, 286gr and 250gr Woodleighs and Privi...

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I have always been a wood stock person, but honestly never owned one that was Wow. You rub them with linseed oil, put a bit of imagination into it, but at the end of the cleaning session you put away a mediocre stock.
Then I bought a Blaser R8, with the 500j barrel. It is a Professional with the plain Jane synthetic stock in olive. I admit I like the functionality of it, but it wasn't bought by choice, but because it was available in Zimbabwe, a rare find in fact.
Then I stumbled across a...

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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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At the end of april i started driving to Romania, from my place its a 2 day drive about 2000 km.
There was a positive weather change, when i got there spring has started and it was sunny and dry.
Marius and his guide came and we made a plan for the next days, i came many years in this area, so i could visualize the plan.
The next morning we got up and we left when it still was dark.
It did not take long before we saw the first roedeer, we try to stalk it, but some how he disappeared.
We...

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