The Sporting Life

Oil Finish

BigHorn WBY — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:10:55 GMT

Sunday started as a lazy day of not much to do but sleep in, Big breakfast and maybe a trip to the range. First I check in online and the wheels of the days plans fell of quickly. Jb posted pictures of his 3 300wby's with newly done oil finished stocks. Now I am no stranger to Oil and have been thinking that my A303 needs a good oil finish as well. One email leads to another and JB and Myself find ourselves, abiet 2000 miles apart, stripping stocks for oil finishes. Here is todays progress;

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My Three Oiled Beauties

JB — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:56:34 GMT

The rifle on the left is my recently completed Mark V Deluxe project which involved stripping off the polyurethane coating, re-checkering the stock, and applying many layers of oil finish. The center rifle is my refinished Euromark that I acquired from BighornWby. The one on the right is my refinished Classicmark II that I bought from KingCobraTx.

The girls are all chambered in the .300 Weatherby.

Another Great Site

JB — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:39:17 GMT

Sporting wear and accessories for the country gent.......

http://www.stafford-catalog.com/

A decent .300

BigHorn WBY — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:49:59 GMT

This is the former JB Accumark in .300wby. The original B&C stock is now on KCTx's 416 "Swamp Thing". This was a truly ugly stock off of eBay. Bad finish and a hacked up barrel channel. I opened the channel for the #3 barrel and straightened up as best as possible. I stripped the gloss finish and had the checkering redone. I installed a London Guns red pad. It has a 3 step oil finish using the WartHog kit.

The barrel will be blackened and proper sights installed.

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My Latest .375

BigHorn WBY — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:29:55 GMT

This is my newly aquired Kimber Caprivi

It has been a very long search and went thru many guns until this happened. Thanks JB.

Jealousy...........I suspect

BigHorn WBY — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:00:40 GMT

Since Isabella has joined my stable of fine guns, we have had a bit of an affair. In the insuing time I may, MAY, have favored Isabella over Brig'hette. Well in the way of extreme maintance upper class european girls, Brig'hette is showing a bit of nagging jealousy. The past 2 times at the range she has decided to fire her right barrel when she feels like it not necessarily when I command it. I have contact the Spa i.e. gunsmith and she is due for a visit. We will she what they find and how she ...

Accesories for the Caprivi

BigHorn WBY — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:51:24 GMT

I have just consulted with the esteemed firm ran by old SCI friend Bill Keith called Trader Keiths. He as well being a Kimber fan has an extensive and growing line of fine living items that we all covert. He will have a website up and running very soon. Back to the case at point, I have purchased a wonderful African style carry sling for the rifle and a Culling cartridge belt in .375 size. Pictures to follow once they arrive and are properly displayed.

20th Wedding Anniversary evening out.

BigHorn WBY — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:58:40 GMT

As those that know this is not the area of high dining experiences. There are some very nice places in Casper that make the grade and over in Cody as well, but in our corner of the state it is limited. That said we had a very pleasant dining adventure at the Wyoming Culinary Institute. When you guys are here for Antelope we will imbided as well. In a steak and salad area this is a oasis.

We started with a appetizer of Wild Mushroom Brioches, french style bread with a wild mushroom filing. ...

Trijicon Accupoint

JB — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:45:04 GMT

What do you guys think about the Trijicon scopes? I still haven't quite decided on what to put on the .416 but, from what I read, this scope is getting a lot of good publicity and high recommendations. The 1.25-4x24 looks especially interesting for a dangerous game rifle.

What do you think?

Elephant Hunting

BigHorn WBY — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:06:25 GMT

I have joked about this a bit in the past and thought it time to post a pic or 2. Here is what you get for the price of 2 elephant hunts in Zim.

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Today's Range Session

JB — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:15:17 GMT

I took the .257 and the 3 .300s to the range today and converted them all over to Accubonds. 110 grainers for the .257 and 180 grainers for the .300s. The .257 was already sighted in for the Accubonds so no problems there...she shot perfectly. The .300 Deluxe grew up on the 180 grain Barnes X and was her only diet since I bought her new. From this day onward, she's on a new diet plan! The Euromark hit the bullseye on the first shot after boresighting only!!!!! 12 clicks up, a few minor ...

Another Range Session

JB — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:16:22 GMT

Thursday, I hit my head on a beam that crosses just in front of the line of benches at the range....ouch!!!! I didn't realize the damning effects of that blow until today. I took the .338 and the .340 to the range to get them sighted in. Since I switched everything over to Warne, I have to get all the rifles fine tuned again. Both of the ".338s" shoot under an inch at 100 yards with 250 grain partitions. The .338 does it with Federal High Energy and the .340 does it with factory ...

Spotting Scopes

JB — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:19:42 GMT

Don't go sending me a bunch of links because I'm not ready to buy anything!!!! I will say that I really do need a spotting scope. Those holes are tough to see at 100 yards and more with nothing more than an 8x scope...especially if the shot hits a black ring. If I were to get a scope, it would definitely be a Zeiss

Wyoming, Here We Come!!!

JB — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:39:08 GMT

It looks like Jeff and I were both successful in our draw for 2008!!!! We just need to hear from Cory. I'm really looking forward to this trip. I didn't get a chance to head West last year so it makes this trip that much sweeter!!!! Now we can start planning the details

Something to "hunt"

KingCobraTX — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:45:45 GMT

Thought I'd show a couple of the hybrids from this past weekend's hunt....These fish are a cross between white bass and stripers..They are a ton of fun to catch...fight as well as a red. They run around 18-26"...and are one of the better tasting fresh water fish.

My New .416!!!

JB — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:29:38 GMT

I walk into the Gun Library at Cabelas fully intent on buying the beautiful .270 Euromark. So intent, in fact, that I have them set it in the back with my name on it while I walk around and do more shopping. I walk over to the Weatherby section of the new gun counter and immediately I spot this beautiful, smoky blonde beauty sitting there next to all of the other synthetic stocked Weatherbys. The guy hands me the gun, I look at the wood, then look at the caliber, and I think, "crap! now ...

California 2008

JB — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:17:35 GMT

The trip to California was very nice. The weather was perfect! The temperature was in the mid to upper 60's during the day and in the 50's at night....perfect sleeping weather! The only 2 hot days were the days we spent in Sonoma and Alexander valley touring the vineyards. I was really surprised at how arid the wine country is. I was also surprised at seeing wild hogs on 2 separate occasions so I'm guessing that Northern California has a very good population of wild hogs and the hunting ...

Napa ??????????????

BigHorn WBY — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:05:21 GMT

Hey JB,

We are waiting to here the report of the tour of Napa and the surrounding environ's.

Javelina in Texas

BigHorn WBY — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:58:11 GMT

I have and do hunt with a bow, but I am not a bow hunter if that makes any sense. I have a customer here who has invited/encouraged me to join along on a hunt for Javelina near Ft. Stockton Texas. In Texas you can buy a 5 day license for 2 piggies. The ranch we will be on chagres 275 a day for a 2 day, 3 night stay. We can use any means of weapon. I will be using my old ancient XI Silverhawk. I will get some pictures of the set up for you.

Finally a Fine Double

BigHorn WBY — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:27:18 GMT

This is a Verney-Carron box lock non-ejector with Side plates. Double triggers, Wales grip, Side clips, Double underlug w/ hidden bit in lower face, Demiblock barrels, A&D fore stock release.

In correspondence with the manufactor they stated that it was produced between the wars. They stated that they didn't produce a sidelock after the Great War as the "lost there talent for producing them". I don't know quite what they ment with that as there was a big language barrier, but ...

Recommendations for a 20ga auto

BigHorn WBY — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:18:38 GMT

I have been looking at adding a 28 and a 20 gauge semi-autos to my battery. The 28 will be a franchi 48AL Deluxe. That is a given, no comprimise there, as soon as I find the right one with awesome wood, it will be a done deal.

Now the 20ga. I am not so sure on what I want. I have been told the Montefeltroi is the end all, but that is a bit main strem for me and besides I have only seen one with really good wood. I have envisioned the 20 as being a all around gun as well as a no holds barred ...

A good book just finished

BigHorn WBY — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:48:31 GMT

I have just finished a book titled, "Too Close to the Sun", the Audacoius Life and Times of Denys Finch-Hatton. It was a very good informational read. Not so much a hunting novel but a more of a life and times book. Finch-Hatton was of English landed gentry class of the between the war era. He started as a restless (probably quite spoiled as well) boy and grew into a young man with a wild wondering spirit. Service in WWII added to his restless being. He later became the companion/lover of Karen ...

BigHorn Creation number 174937465599.

Broz — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:45:15 GMT

Well it took me long enough to get this beauty to the range. You guys might remember the English 30-378 Bighorn built for me. Quite the story actually... So I buy this USED HS Percision 32" barrel and a nice looking English walnut stock off e-bay for $200 bucks. I call Ed all excited and I can almost read his mind...." you bought a used what in what caliber??" I send it to him and we find an action, he Flutes it, does hi magic, sends it back all in one piece. I screw around for months getting ...

2008 Kansas Deer Hunt

Broz — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:04:42 GMT

Here is the info I have gathered from someone who hunts here and off the Ks web site.

Kansas early firearm season (DMU 19) Oct 11th through Oct 19th.

Application deadline June 2nd

Either sex tag non resident $322.15, $21.00 non refundable if not successful in the draw

I am aquiring an atlas showing the places to hunt. They have a program with the land owners called "Walk in Hunting Allowed" ( WIHA)

Most sections are one mile square plenty of places to hunt ( this is ...

Winchester M-70 375 H&H

BigHorn WBY — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:06:58 GMT

This is a 1980's M-70 push feed. It is a XTR with the factory McMillan fiberglass stock. Was a 300wby (original barrel included) and has been rebarreled with a factory Winchester Stainless 24" 375 H&H barrel. Barrel was a new take off and has not been shot much since installed. 300 barrel has less than 100 rds thru it.

$700.00 shipped

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Never Wait if You Can Do it Now

JB — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:35:11 GMT

On the plains of hesitation

Bleach the bones of countless millions

Who at the dawn of victory stopped to wait,

And waiting, died.

A fine hat won on the battle fields of eBay

BigHorn WBY — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:11:49 GMT

I just won a very fine wool deer stalkers cap on eBay. It is of a tan/cream plaid the name/pattern of which I don't know the name of, but will be fun to investigate. It will replace a very decrepited Wales made Tartan pattern one of I currently have. It was made by the esteemed firm of Herbert Johnson of Bond Street. Bond Street on less. Same block ( 38 vs. 98 ) as Holland and Holland.

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Mark V .338 Lapua

Broz — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:15:27 GMT

Well I bought the .338 from TGRMAN. I have been kicking around a .338 for about a year. At first I was afraid the Lapua would be little whimpy. I want to shoot 300 gr SMK's and all indications are it will push them to 2800 + muzzle velocity with ease. That will keep the bullet supersonic out to 2000 yards. So here is what I am getting.

Stainless Mark V action trued, lapped, trigger worked over ect.

27 1/2" Lija stainless barrel, fluted, #8 contour with a brake the same ...

The Giraffe Gun.....a story of a ULA

BigHorn WBY — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:49:35 GMT

Here Here is a photo of my Ultra Light Arms .30 gov't '06. It came from a dear friend in a swap. She bought it new in 1990. It has been all over the west and to South Africa where it harvested a 28yr old Giraffe. Since that time it has been labelled Ms. Sue's Giraffe gun. As she was relocating to NW Montana she came to the realisation that even with a brake it just plain kicked too much. Through some negotiating I swapped her a set up Kimber Montana in .260 for this now cherished rifle. She had ...

Westley Richards.................my addiction

BigHorn WBY — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:25 GMT

I was on the Westley Richards site again this evening. While there I was feeling rather childish and went thru the New Guns and spec'd out my guns....Funny stuff. Fantasy is a wonderful thing.

Anyway I "ordered" a Hand Detach Double Rifle in .500NE, a Bolt in .375, a 30" 12ga droplock straight grip Double and a PAIR of 32" 20ga O&U pigeon/match guns. 160,955.00 pds before import and taxes..........someday

Make Your Gun Feel Longer

JB — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:01:27 GMT

Did you know that you can make your side-by-side feel longer than it really is? Maybe I discovered this out of necessity since I was never able to afford a bespoke gun until I bought my Merkel. If the length of pull on your SxS is, say, up to an inch too short, you can improve the feel by extending your forehand further along the barrels so that most, but not all, of your leading hand is grasping the barrels, while a small portion of the forend is left to fill the gap created by the cupping of ...

Classicmark II

JB — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:01:24 GMT

As much as it pains me to come to this realization, I may have to put the Classicmark II up for sale. It has nothing to do with the quality of the rifle because it's one of my favorite all-time Weatherby configurations. The wood on it is very nice and I love the shadowline cheekpiece. Even by lengthening the stock, it just does not feel right to me. The pistol grip is much too shallow and I always find myself with my little finger and the ring finger with nothing to grab onto, so I have to ...

Recoil Pad installation

BigHorn WBY — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:22:25 GMT

Here is a step by step photo sequence of a replacement recoil pad installation. This is a factory Weatherby DeLuxe stock that is being fitted with a London Guns pad. These pads are best quality english style rifle pads that can be use as finished or later to be leather covered, very much like the old classic Silver's or Hawkin's pads.

A Stolen Hunt

JB — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:22:10 GMT

Belle's tail was slapping the floor downstairs as she stood next to the hunting gear I had laying in the laundry room. Her nose was pulling remnants of last week's hunt from the air that drifted out of the gamebag. "Let's go Belle!" I've never seen a desire to hunt birds as strong as that possessed by Belle matched by the keenest sense of pheasant behaviour. When a pheasant would run, instead of following the bird as most dogs do, should would circle ahead and hold the bird until I approached. ...

Swaro to Lieca Compairison

Broz — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:19:33 GMT

OK, I found a deal on a swaro and had it repaired. So now I can do a hands on with these two range finders. Now I will say, the Swaro is a RF1 from 1997 but was just cleaned and repaired by swaro.

First off here are the specs of both

Swaro Leica

weight 33 oz. 11.25 oz.

power 6X 7X

max range 1100 1200

First I tested them to see how ...

I got a box coming from Swarovski

Broz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:58:31 GMT

And I don't know what is in it.... About a week and a half ago I sent in an older rangefinder for repair. It had some cracks in the battery box and it would not turn on. They sent me a card saying on 4-15 it was being forwarded to Austria for repair. Today I get an e-mail that says I have a ups package from Swaro in RI coming that will be delivered on Thursday the 24th. Could it have been sent to Austria and be returning already?? It was a modle no longer made from 1995. Maybe I ...

Just In!! 50% of the members here have loose screws!!

Broz — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:52:54 GMT

Ok, you guys are good!! I sell a 300 Acumark for KC and it comes with a missing mount screw, so I go buy one. I sell another 30-378 acumark for KC and he sends it missing a mount screw, so I take one out of one of my rifles. I buy a set of bases and Rings from BigHorn and they come missing a mount screw. But did come with some bonus powder..

So the question is, you all know how anal I am, do you talk about this before shipping and just mess with me?? My knees are sore from ...

Ultimate Stalking Rifle??

JB — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:22:19 GMT

For whatever reason, I really like this rifle. This is the first I've seen in the .270Wby. There's another one in .257Wby.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/community/gun_inventory/inventory/lacey/merkel/385728_mklk1_lac.jsp?hierarchyId=11893

Dynamics of Double Guns

JB — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:14:58 GMT

For those who are interested in how doubles guns work and why they were designed the way they are, I would suggest buying the book, "The Double Shotgun" by author Don Zutz. It completely explains all aspects of side-by-sides and over unders that most people would simply glance over while handling one of these guns. After reading the book, you will have a different level of appreciation for the technical engineering involved in what appears to be the simplest of all gun designs.

Ever ...

Mounting scopes on Bolt guns

BigHorn WBY — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:19:05 GMT

Warne, what else can be said

Rangefinders

BigHorn WBY — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:18:10 GMT

Leica, what else can be said

Rifle scopes

BigHorn WBY — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:17:06 GMT

Zeiss, what else can be said

My Double Rifle..............someday

BigHorn WBY — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:08:15 GMT

This is a Blaser S-2 Luxus in .500NE. Not as "traditional" as some out there but a very exceptable rifle in a working mans price range. I like the Combi cocking lever and the Jager patent style action lock up. Should last forever without need of repinning. I like the sight arrangement on these best of any double I have handled. All have a "rib" that allows for easy, on/off, scope mounting.

At least it would do until I could get a Westley Richards.............................

Favorite Periodicals

JB — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:05:56 GMT

I look forward to receiving these more than any others and devour them in a day! I should slow down to make the wait shorter between issues !

Grays Sporting Journal

Shooting Sportsman

Sporting Classics

The Upland Almanac

The Pointing Dog Journal

The Double Gun Journal

Rifle magazine

Patrick McManus - A true outdoor humorist

KingCobraTX — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:12:20 GMT

I'm sure all of you have heard or read his books. I'm on my second or third go around of reading his books. For one reason or another, I think we can all find similarities between his adventures and our some of our own

If any of you haven't read his stuff, I'd be happy to forward on a couple of his books.

Fuchs bolt action double rifles

BigHorn WBY — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:56:37 GMT

Only the mind of a German would come up with this. These are from the Land of Cuckoo Clocks and Merkel Shotguns. Kidding aside they are unbelievably well done rifles. Just stunning from a engineering stand point. This happend to be a Pair of matched Left hand 8 shot .375H&H's. Available from CSMC for a paltry 210,000 us.

The ultimate .378

KingCobraTX — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:48:30 GMT

Just wanted to share my most favorite Weatherby...it's a .378 custom Lazer/Euromark w/ iron sights. She should be good for anything I'll ever come across I'm extremely happy that I may have finally found a fairly accurate load for her...110gr of Re22 behind a 300g TSX..Shot a three-shot group that nestled together at 0.31

Long Grass Outfitters - Great Site!

JB — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:38:59 GMT

http://www.long-grass.com/index.html

5 Panel Lazermark for Broz!

JB — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:39:45 GMT

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/community/gun_inventory/inventory/ritchfield/fine_rifle/919513_weatherby.jsp?hierarchyId=10473

Check out this Beretta!!

JB — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:17:21 GMT

This is one cool looking semi-auto!!! It has some of the unique design features found in the Cosmi which, in my opinion, is the best semi-auto made in the world.

http://www.berettausa.com/product/spotlight/20_spotlight_UGB25_08.cfm