Recent content by plattski

I was elk hunting this year using my BLR .308 shooting 180 gr. core lokt. I am confident that .308 is plenty of cartridge for reasonable distance shots on large animals, and I took a nice cow at under 50 yards with a single heart/lung shot. Decisive. I normally hunt elk with a .30-06 bolt but...

Saltydog, I got your email and will send the mount tomorrow. I hope it works for you. Enjoy!

I've got a grooved scope mount rail supposed to be for a 39A that came with a .22 scope I bought on eBay. I'm keeping the scope and rings but I'll give the rail and mounting screws to the first reply to plattski at hotmail.com. Send a shipping address.

Browning FN bolts Eleven Mike, I share your enthusiasm for the Mauser actions and have fired many rounds through my trusty Ruger 77. Even better though, I am now the happy owner of a fine old Browning Safari built by FN in 1965. What a beauty! The same Mauser controlled feed and durability...

If you could ask I'd be grateful. Any notion of what he was thinking for price? As this thread shows, something like 900 to a grand seems to be the ballpark for a nice one, lower if you're lucky and higher if you're impatient. Also, any notion of date the rifle was manufactured? Browning had...

.45 guy question .45 Guy, I found this thread about the Browning Safari you were maybe buying from your neighbor. This is exactly the rifle I'm looking for for a real nice hunter - any chance you might like to sell this one? I know guns come and go from collections so please contact me at...