Recent content by Tom Wright

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    300 WM for Buffalo?

    I have 300WM as my go to gun in Africa. I like Swift A-frame bullets for big game. I have used the 180 gr Swift to take game up to a 1700# Eland. Although not “legal” many PHs there allow clients to kill Cape buffalo with that caliber. Yes it’s enough rifle with proper bullet placement. The...
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    christensen arms ridgeline, I need help.

    There is an old approach to a new rifle. But 5 or 6 different boxes of factory ammo as a start. The mistake is anyone preselecting a bullet/ammo type and deciding “that’s what I’m going to shoot. Rifles have a sweet spot for certain combos and hate others. Every time I have bought a new...
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    Deer Lease questions for a newb

    If you’ve never deer hunted before and have no gear, your costs will be double and maybe triple the lease, especially when paying for a season’s worth of corn. I assume there are no cuts/senders which complicates everything As road hunting/set up is a common first year option. But you need to...
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    Having hell with my new 300win

    I’ve said this before in this forum. Barrels and guns generally like some bullets and don’t like others. I’m 74, and when I started reloading with my Dad at 9, he taught me to first by several types of factory loads and see which the gun shot bestBEFORE hand loads—his opinion was that it...
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    Fellas, this one kinda hurt.

    Yes timing is everything! But I have a reverse story—I was watching an on-line auction at onlinehuntingauctions.com. I had registered to bid and was just watching things on my IPad. I reached for my Diet Coke and as I turned, the IPad headed for the floor. I grabbed it and in the process...
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    Non-resident license fees.

    I’m afraid it’s like everything else. They don’t want to upset local voters by raising license fees for residents, so they limit numbers of non resident hunters and charge them a premium for the one-time event generated through the draw. It’s kind of like big horn sheep licenses—some go for...
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    Barrel break in accuracy

    I’ve written this before, but truth doesn’t change. As boy about 10 my dad started reloading and I started with him. That was 60+ years ago. An old gent we met at the range told us when you buy. New rifle (add anew barrel), get o box or two of several different manufacturers bullet/weights...
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    Help me decide: Minimum caliber for larger NA game

    I swear by the 300 WM for many reasons—good without issues to 500+ yards, bullets 140-200 grains, easy to find world wide. Not a fan of breaks due to noise and blindness caused in last light shots. Have taken animals on three continents with it from steenbok and roe deer to ibex, beer, 300#...
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    6.5 creedmoor to 6.5 grendel

    I think the problem might be the stock. I’ve got a 6.5 in a Browning xbolt. The design of the composite stainless steel stalker stock is so good that a non-braked 300 win mag shoots/recoils like a 7 mm-08. My 6.5 is more like a 223. I don’t know how you could check this, but a change in...
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    My son's Xmas present is shooting 25 moa! Help!

    The real question is did you just buy one type of ammo? Sixty years ago I was told that all rifles have an affinity/ sweet spot for a bullet/ammo. The trick is to find it. What are you planning to hunt? Pick a cartridge that has the type of bullet you think you want to use and the grains...
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    Round Steaks

    I treat them just like I do deer shoulders and tough old boar hogs—make them into BBQ. Cut them up, put them in a crock pot with chicken stock or cream of mushroom soup and spices as desired. Cook on low for 24 hours. Drain off liquid, shred the meat, removing any bones or grizzle. Then add...
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    Scope got knocked; Has it spoiled your hunt?

    Nothing worse than an oops and the rifle is on the deck. I had an assistant guide on a WT hunt in Nebraska knock over my rifle causing it to hit the ground in pre-dawn light. Knocked zero off. Missed 2 good WT bucks that am. Missed a chance on mule deer buck in 180-200 “ range since 400...
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    My latest KS public land bruiser

    What a great deer, and congrats on your retirement, from a Navy type with 28 years. Still hunting at 73–headed back to South Africa again this summer.
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    Hunting Rifle: Anyone Else Have No Desire for a Silencer?

    I don’t want to start an argument, but part of this discussion centers around hearing loss. We are able to hear because of “hair-like” projections which are located in the inner ear. Sound waves cause these projections to move and signal the brain. Prolonged noise of 70 db can cause hearing...
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