Well, like an addict, I had to order another gun, even though I'm trying to cut back on all my hunting and firearm related stuff. A few years ago while visiting my friend Richard Harland in Zimbabwe I got to see and hold his original Gibbs 505 and fell in love with it.

So during a moment of weakness I rang up Mark Crudgington of George Gibbs Ltd in England. Timing was excellent as Richard had just shared with Mark about our hunt with Buzz back in March so he was aware of who I was.

We...

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My wife tells me I’m a “prepper” I prefer the term hillwilliam myself ( hillwilliam noun similar to a hillbilly only better educated and with more teeth )

With that being said I do split my time during most of the months I’m not commercially fishing between logging and preparing for the following winter. This year has gone quite well harvested over an apple bin full of potatoes out of the garden. Got enough various other vegetables preserved in various manners to see us most of the way...

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I am thinking about trying some in my 500 A2
I have been looking for a ballistic gel comparison between them and flat nosed solids and have not found any
Any info would be appreciated

I thought I would try a poll...and having never done this, we'll see if my slow techno-brain can actually do it.

There has been a real nice Dakota 76 chambered in .404J for sale for some time. I have no interest in it but it comes up in searches (that is how I saw it). It has some bells and whistles (case hardening, rings and scope, etc). See here...

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I am headed somewhere hot(ter) than Atlanta for a business trip but I just know somebody is absolutely buzzing with excitement as they are waiting to board DL200 to RSA. To whomever you are...I am jealous but I hope you have an amazing trip. Take pictures. Soak it all in. Shoot straight. You never know when it is your last trip. Revel in it.