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Tom Leoni reacted to OxfordTheCat's post in the thread What caliber would you bring back from the dead? with
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I have a WR underlever action to build on, and I have been leaning this way. -
Tom Leoni replied to the thread What caliber would you bring back from the dead?.To me it's an absolute no-brainer: the .375 Nitro Express 2.5." A straight-walled cartridge (thus legal for deer and other game in US...
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A double rifle is two separate locks and barrels mounted together in a common stock. That means separate triggers! Those locks in a...
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Tom Leoni replied to the thread No frills double.Hi @Stormy Kromer - what makes them expensive is mostly the hand-regulation of the two barrels. It involves shooting, heating up...
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Tom Leoni reacted to jpr9954's post in the thread I'm Running for the NRA Board of Directors with
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Time for an update. I got this in my email today: Congratulations! Based on the draft report of the ballot results, you have been... -
Tom Leoni replied to the thread Chapius Iphisi 375h&h.Yes—same exact rifle except for the caliber.
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Tom Leoni replied to the thread Those thinking about buying a first double rifle.I can't really choose one of these reasons because none of them is true. 1 - Double rifles are just that: two rifles with two barrels...
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Tom Leoni replied to the thread My Favorite Actor & His Rifle.John Wayne is the actor I love to love (grew up with his movies), while Weatherby is the brand I love to hate. To me, that "California...
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Tom Leoni replied to the thread Chapius Iphisi 375h&h.BTW, the first batch of .450-400 Iphisis have shipped from France. One is going to Gordy & Sons in Houston--the others have not been put...
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Tom Leoni reacted to Nevada Mike's post in the thread Rigby / Holland & Holland / Westley Richards with Like.
I do not consider my guns an "investment" except in the sense that they are an investment in my personal pleasure in using them. I am...
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Tom Leoni replied to the thread Binos for Africa.Being in the industry, I have access to discounted optics of all kinds. Disclaimer: when it comes to cameras and optics I've always been...
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Africa can be hot and the bush can get thick. The last thing you need is a heavy pair of binos around your neck, clunking around and...
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This is my take on binoculars for a Safari in Africa. Disclaimer, I have only been to Africa twice and both times in Namibia, in the...
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Tom Leoni reacted to Hunter-Habib's post in the thread Possibly best all around African caliber? with Like.
.375 Holland & Holland Magnum with 300Gr bullets and the rifle being zeroed in for your maximum point blank range.Can be comfortably...
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Tom Leoni reacted to rookhawk's post in the thread Possibly best all around African caliber? with Love.
@Tom Leoni if you'd allow me an irrational explanation it would be this. Sometimes things are too pedestrian and therefore we bias...
