Just doing at relative recoil calculations -- does anybody know the weight of the charge in Hornady factory loads? Thanks in advance.

I always find certain PH more interesting to me than others. Human nature at play, and you never know for sure until you hunt with that PH, to know if it’s a “ fit” .
The question I have is for a certain PH. Does anyone have experience hunting with Mark Valero? What area is he in, if still taking clients? Just wondering since I have not heard anything about him recently.

How many are watching the Winter Olympics?

Ice Dancing, aka Prancing I'm forced to watch.

The Downhill? Oh yeah! The wind whipping all over my body as I sail downhill at 90 miles an hour while eating a York Peppermint Patty! I'd do that.

I find quite a few winter Olympic Sports entertaining, but I personally think the hardest is the Biathlon. Trying to shoot while your chest is heaving and your heart is racing has to be the most difficult type of shooting I've ever done.

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While many of us have chased the Cape or Southern buffalo, I’m wondering how many have gone after the other sub-species…Nile, East African, Central African, West African, and dwarf forest? If you are going after other sub-species, what have you done so far and what is next? What have you learned along the way that was important to know? I’m also looking for recommendations or lessons learned and if those need to be shared privately, please send me a DM. Photos posted here are welcomed...

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At first I had mixed feelings about this gun, the action was a little rough and the safety was rough, but after a little G96 on the bolt and raceway and safety detents , she is smooth as glass and feeds beautifully . It would shoot 1 ½-2 inch groups, good enough for government work, but I wanted better, The trigger was at 5.3 pounds and would not adjust lower. I put in a pair of Mcarbo trigger springs and got it to 3.8 pounds and it feels real good. Got the groups to 1-1 ½ inches, going in...

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