Recent content by tomsd

Hope "Once in a Lifetime" is not literal in this case. When hunting Dangerous Game - I think of Robert Roark's great book on Africa - "Use Enough Gun".. If I was up against a BIG BRUIN - I would want BIG MEDICIJNE - even a "Six Bit" as one ole surly Kodiak hunter used to call a .375. From...

What Caliber/bullet pls.

That was my first thought. :)

Being 77 now - and moving a wee bit slower - about as close as possible to a relatively easy haul out - unless have very helpful friends along.

Oh yes - in a parking lot sale here in San Diego - bought a Tikka T3x Lite in 6.5 Creedmore- for under $600 - but spent a long time fighting with the State of CA to get it released - (actually the dealer had cheap gun dealer had cheap insurance - the real problem) - which I have not shot. Nor...

Crack me up.

Great review.

Agree - good glass and rifle - one heck of a lot of Bang for the Buck. I feel the same way about Tikka.

My God - you guys are "animals". :) Even over 65 years ago in my youth - we usually drove around - with me spotting from the back of our 57 Ford pickup - or when stalking - or even sitting at a "busy" place in the thick timber around Klamath Falls, Ore- we rarely had to haul a Mulie more than a...

Great post. :)

Can't remember for sire - may have posted on this - but anyway - I also grew up hunting - in the 50's in the hills of Southern Oregon. - usually in fairly thick timber - so not that many long shots. Forst learned to shoot with a Benjamin pump pellet gun - shooting orange juice can lids -...

Can't remember for sire - may have posted on this - but anyway - I also grew up hunting - in the 50's in the hills of Southern Oregon. - usually in fairly thick timber - so not that many long shots. Forst learned to shoot with a Benjamin pump pellet gun - shooting orange juice can lids -...

.340 Weatherby shoots pretty good and packs a pinch.

.340 Weatherby shoots pretty good also..

Good shooter?