Recent content by John Polk

What about the 300 Weatherby?

What are you going to do if you just wounded it? Your 3/4 of a mile away and it will take you an hour to get to the animal. Think you king recovered under those circumstances?

I have and use both the 338 Winchester magnum and the 375 Weatherby. I would prefer the 338 in my semi automatic Browning BAR for close in work and the 375 Weatherby for any ranges up to 300 yd. I would not take a shot at it Brown bear beyond 300 yd. I hope this helps your decision making.

The Browning BAR is a fine gun. You enjoyed immensely.

Get a Smith and Wesson model 69, it's much lighter and if you magna port the barrel, it's ideal

Meopra uses Schott HT glass - best in the world.

Au contraire, the Weatherby shoots 100 - 150 fps faster per bullet weight. This makes little difference on power, but does make a difference on trajectory.

Check with Zeiss, they will usually refurbish them for free.

The Swarovski El's are the best. I hunt with the 8 by 30 SLC 's and I'm completely satisfied. You should consider the added eight of the rangefinder which can become a factor if you do a lot of glassing. Otherwise having the rangefinder in the binoculars can be incredibly convenient.

Any good bullet will work in a 375 H&H. I particularly like the 260 accubond and the 250 Barnes TSX. Both give long range shooting ability for moose and will stop a grizzly on a dime returning 9 cents change.

.277 Wby mag or 7mm Why mag

Have you considered a .257 Roberts?

I would suggest you look closely at the .257 Weatherby magnum and the .270 Weatherby magnum. Both are these calibers can be obtained very inexpensively with the Weatherby Vanguard series of rifles. Amunition could be a little bit expensive, however if your only intrested in hunting it...

I've got Muddyboots trumped by about 9 years and I concur with his sentiments exactly. Get yourself a good rifle, a good pair of boots and head out into the wonderful world of the "woods." Hopefully you'll be successful and you can bring your animal home. Then turn to your wife and say, after...

.350 Rem. Mag.