Recent content by patrick1548

I am not a proponent of selling personal collections, although to be fair I have let a few close friends talk me out of a few things. I have 2 boys so I need 2 of everything to make sure I leave them both a good collection. Besides if you build your collection wisely nothing holds its value...

Rifles with “actual” barrel lengths (ya know with rifling not 2 inches of muzzle break) of 26-28 inches. In particular with magnum calibers. It really chaps my backside to see some company come out with a nice bolt gun with a carbon fiber barrel in a nice magnum caliber like 300 WM and then...

I am fortunate to have been born and raised in the heart of giant black bear country in eastern NC. I own property near Mattamuskeet Lake, that area is mostly federal wildlife refuge pockmarked with private property (read farmland/ impoundments). My property is almost completely surrounded by...

LOL. Yeah we have spotted a few triceratops on my property. Thinking this may keep me from going to the 50 BMG. But practically I’m getting this for bear, should be good medicine for a 600+ pounder.

I’m in the market for a 416 REM Mag. I would prefer a Ruger #1 but realize that time may be long gone, so I open minded.

One last detail that I probably should have mentioned is we live at the coast about 1.5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and I know a lot of your members here live and hunt at elevation, we have none. Our house is only a few feet above sea level.

I have one, she just doesn’t want it set up in the house with out 2 young and nosy kids.

I like the 28 nosler and 7mm STW a lot I’m just worried about burning up my barrel and I already have a 280 rem and 7mm rem mag. Maybe I am just wishing for a unicorn.

So I am seriously considering a 300 PRC for my next long range hunting rifle. I like the idea of it just have some likely ridiculous concerns about the velocity of factory ammunition. I have a loader but also 2 very nosy and sneaky kids under 6 so my wife doesn’t want it set up. I’d love to...