Hi Everyone,
Really enjoying the forum! I have an NIB version of the rifle mentioned above and before taking a shot through it is there anything I should do about making it stronger and more reliable. I read somewhere that they could benefit by having some work done to improve the bedding and I'm not a big fan of the thumb safety. Being its an new old stock I figured why not invest a little money and it must have things worked out by now amongst the owners across the globe after all these...

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This is about my future hunting rifle. As many of you know, and for those who don't, my current lineup is:

470 NE double, 9.3x62, 338 Win Mag, 30-06,270 Win --- All scoped

Looking ahead, say 10 years down the road, I "may" not have quite the same vision or strength to comfortably hunt dangerous game with my double rifle. So I'm thinking ahead and considering a one rifle solution for both PG and DG.

My preference would be a bolt-action, scoped, but with iron sights as well.Now, I'm...

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the .470 went for $23k.

FYI.

When I went to South Africa to hunt, I used a .308 Winchester with a sound suppressor. I had heard frequent stories about them, being recommended by hunters, firearms enthusiasts, and of course manufacturers : a sound suppressor, or silencer, on rifles. The idea seemed compelling. Less noise would be easier on my ears, more comfortable for the hunting party, not alert other game, and perhaps make the rifle more pleasant to shoot. After using the combination in the field, however, I came...

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