Recent content by Javaman

Swaro EL 10x42… if buying new today I would get a pair with built-in range finder. No matter the model or power, IMHO there is no better glass than Swaro. YMMV. One other thing is to ditch the Kuiu or similar bino pouch we use here in NA and that have become a bit of the fashion. Very loud...

2009 911 Turbo coupe (997.2) with manual 6-speed transmission. One of only 50 imported that year so a bit of a unicorn in the Turbo world. 2009 was also the last year of the legendary Mezger block, hence the vanity plate.

Please congratulate your wife on some beautiful photos!

Love the AI response, +1 for Trust but Verify!

Beginning to acquire the bits and bobs for a .358 Norma build - intrigued by 35 caliber …

Incredible shot under pressure.

Wow, what a find! Super cool!

+1! Both Spectacular!

No Barnes experience on plains game (they make a killer muzzleloader bullet tho!). In my experience, 300 WM for sure with 180 grain Swift Scirocco II bullets. They seem to be a bit harder than Accubonds and punch a hole clean through plains game of various sizes from duiker to zebra (about...

OMG - I love that buff detail! Have never really been a gold inlay/detail guy but I love that execution!!! And, CE solids are the bomb!

Good luck on the sale. Please PM me if you will part with some 375 Ruger brass independent of the rifle sale. Thanks, Javaman

As a new member I expect to be viewed with some suspicion in transactions involving money. My sense is I need to build up a little trust by sharing experiences and commenting on things I know something about, building relationships as they come along. It’s too bad those a$$holes scammed you...

+1!

I ran both a .375 bolt action of my own making (REM 700 platform) and a Model 70 in .416 two years ago in Africa (buff, zebra, others). Picked up a lightly-used Ruger No 1 in 450/400 3” NE for this May’s DG Safari. Rifle scoped with a Leupold VX6HD 1-6 and low Alaska Arms left-side QR scope...