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...an improvement on the H&H and anyone who thinks otherwise is just an old dog... Mav and BHTR; some admissions being made?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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...an improvement on the H&H and anyone who thinks otherwise is just an old dog... Mav and BHTR; some admissions being made? I swear by my old Mauser action Whitworth .375 H&H. It's saved my butt a few times, and not only with bears. I love the thing. Might of even married it if it were prettier. 
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What about being an old dog? 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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I know beerhuntr is one. 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Personally, I like my 270 Win for caribou and wolf; I grab the 375 H&H for moose and bears.
While serving search warrants in villages I have the opportunity to check out the firearms collections of those I am visiting. I find the most popular chocees are: 22LR, 30-30, 30-06, 223, 300 WM, 243 Win and an occasional 25-06 or other oddball. Most also have a 12 or 20 ga shotgun.
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During my time in Dillingham and Kodiak, I saw the 338WM and 7RM being the two most common.
I used a 7-08 and 358STA and did see a few other 7-08s on Kodiak.
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What about being an old dog? I guess you could class me in with the "old dogs", since I'm probably a little older than some others who post across this site. I mean, another few years and I'll be knocking on the door of 60 ..... 
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I know beerhuntr is one. You could have (at the least) referred to me as an old fart. Much more appropriate...don't you know beerhunter
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And what do you want to bet that most of those rifles are push feeds? OMG, say it ain't so!
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Unfortunately, it's because they just don't know any better
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What I saw of the villages and the places I flew to when I lived and worked there is that , they don't have much to begin with, so yea they use what they can afford, and for a lot of them they can't afford much. While I lived there I shot a 338 Winchester, I still have that rifle and I had a 7 x 57. I didn't shoot the 7x 57 much since I didn't bring reloading stuff with me. There is just so much you can take when you take a job of the road system. I should be back in late summer if all goes well with my medical condition. Two or three boxes is enough ammo to keep you in Moose steaks for a while.
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Oops. 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Just about everyone I've ever hunted with has a .338win mag. I think 30-06 deserves a mention here also.
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