This is my first post on the forum, thanks for all the great reads over the years. My first African hunt will be next year, but I've lived and worked in West Africa on and off for years, where there is no hunting.

I just bought a brand new Winchester Model 70 Safari Express, the Cape Buffalo Edition from Cabela's (.375 H&H). I haven't fired it yet but wanted to ask a couple questions of the Model 70 enthusiasts:

1. The allegedly free-floating barrel is not free-floated, or at least I...

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45 Raptor is just a 308 Win blown out to .452. Headspaces off the mouth.

Anyone done the same with a 30-06 (or 35 Whelen) case?

Growing up, I constantly heard that hunter numbers are declining. We have never had less hunters. Hunters are aging out and no new young hunters are joining in.

As an adult, many years later, it has never been harder to draw tags, find access, and avoid running into others on public land.

Also, now as an adult, I hear both things being repeated constantly. "We don't have enough hunters"; "We have too many hunters".

I think both things are sort of true and sort of false.

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Ladies, for all you do, put up with, listen to, support and assist in so that we all can go on these wild adventures far away from home and family. For understanding us (as only you do) and taking our bloody business and making it your own with thoughtful gestures of love. You all own my deepest respect and admiration.

What has prompted me to write this post has everything to do with something my wife surprised me with yesterday morning. And she knows how much I hate surprises...

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So, been a long time follower of the site, but this is my first post. I am a gun nut and have more than I will ever shoot…not that it’s a problem! I want to build a classic caliber for DG and have a couple of donor rifles already. I have a Model 1917 in 30-06, a M1903 in 30-06 and a M700 in 7mm RUM. I was thinking a 404 Jeffery, a 425 Westley Richard or a 10.75x68. I already have a 9.3x62 and I like “Century Gun” (caliber must be older than a century). Thoughts?