Recent content by Bluenote

There is no game animal in the Western Hemisphere of the planet Earth which justifies the use of a 375 Weatherby. Any animal on this continent (all of it) can be cleanly and quickly killed with a 270 (some say a 243, it IS the most popular polar bear round.......). You can easily spot an...

It is best to decide were you want to go as a martial artist before joining up. The three main groups of schools, from my observation, are: Sport/MMA oriented: You get the most well rounded training at these types of schools. It's dualistic training, but usually well rounded dualistic...

Could you define dualistic for me? I am a bit confused with your use of it above. I don't know about other reality based systems but Krav is very fitnessed oriented. ............................................................................ I'd hazard a guess that he's refering to...

Great thread , except for the brief emergence of GunKid , but hey every kitchen has a roach wander in sometime 'eh. I'll add some things to the McDojo thing. If you go to view a class at any given dojo ,dojang or kwoon and the word 'contract' comes up............ WALK...

RE: I can't see arguing about it. Most anything mentioned above is going to drop a hog. They don't need much killing..... If you do a whole bunch of aiming. I................................................. Whatever. You also don't have what would be considered large hogs , and...

RE: I can't see arguing about it. Most anything mentioned above is going to drop a hog. They don't need much killing..... If you do a whole bunch of aiming. I don't know what planet you hunt hog on, but on earth pigs do indeed require much killing. And FLAvalanche, I'm sure that you have...

Since you reload, you can always load the 45 LC hotter...but not a 44 Special. ............................................................. Really? I'd have to disagree with you on that one , so would Elmer Keith if he was still alive , he stoked the .44 special pretty fair and...

A couple of notes. You can stick a pair of shells between the fingers of your left hand for an instant reload. This was the practice of professional hunters with double rifles, but it works with shotguns as well. Also, if you've ever hunted with newbies with pump guns you've probably seen...

I'm known by my friends as rather a blot rifle 'whore' , I go through bolt rifles like some folks go through shorts and socks , I get rid of them if they don't perform. And one that has remained for twenty-five plus years is an olf Sako 75 in .257 roberts , still shooting under ( well under) a...

I go through bolt platforms like some folks go through socks , though I do have examples that I've kept long term , that said I somehow keep coming back to the .22-250s , the latest a Mauser actioned .22-250 A.I. , though I *never* utilise it for anything larger than coyotes or large feral dogs...

.35 whelen has been mentioned , likewise .260 , .45-70 and a whole slew of other nice cartridges. But am I the only one still shooting a .257 Roberts?

I don't much care for Glocks , having directly experienced the dreaded 'kaboom' , but that said ,I handload and quite simply ran some stuff through them that they couldn't stand up to. And I've long been a 1911 advocate , my mil spec Springfield 1911 now has 7500 rounds ( approx) through...

not sure where you're from, but since there's not really any 'dangerous' game in the continental US or EU where 99% of our members are from, i'm going to go out on a limb and say the extra $100 is a pittance compared to the cost of traveling, tags and licenses, etc typically associated with...

I don't know about that. I am not recoil sensitive either, but with the right loads (my 4000+ ft-lb load) it rivals the felt recoil of my .375H&H (though it is slightly heavier and has a very comfortable stock)...I like it! OTOH I find my normal loads are easily more comfortable than my...

You need to work on that, the .45-70Govt. is a magnificent cartridge for the handloader, but only a mediocre one for someone that buys factory boxes (just too darn expensive and limited in loading). A simple single stage press, dies, and scale is a worthwhile investment, if only for that one...