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Just point out that there is a lot of stuff that is not included. The bowhunting stuff goes beyond bowhunting. You have to read the books to know why. They are actually more involved in the process of being there.
That is a bit of a big difference from books on guns like the repair manuals developed by Baker, Howe and Dunlap. Its more of an existential trip that the archery selections that I listed should go on a classic list.
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Just point out that there is a lot of stuff that is not included. The bowhunting stuff goes beyond bowhunting. You have to read the books to know why. They are actually more involved in the process of being there.
That is a bit of a big difference from books on guns like the repair manuals developed by Baker, Howe and Dunlap. Its more of an existential trip that the archery selections that I listed should go on a classic list.
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Thomas Well, why didn't ya just say so?  Just give us some titles to go with the authors. Taylor was on there, by the way. I can't edit the very first post anymore as the editing feature has expired, so I'm doing it day by day. I see what you're talking about with respect to the bow hunting titles: more about the hunt itself than technical information. There is, interestingly, a section on Fred Bear in "The Last Ivory Hunter." He was an amazing archer and hunter. I remember watching him knock pheasants out of the sky on ABC's "American Sportsman" years and years ago. I always wanted to visit his factory in Gainesville, but never got the chance.
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Rev,you forgot to add Elgin Gates books. Trophy Hunter in Africa,Trophy Hunter in Asia. Need you to say three hail Ingwes. 
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Got 'em. But good Lord let's not give Ingwe anything more to crow about!
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Sorry for the late answer,I was on Gunbroker looking at 6.5x55 rifles. In particularly Winchester Featherweights.  Ingwe will crow about anything under the sun. Might as well throw the OLD (REALLY,REALLY OLD) boy a bone or two,that way he knows he's not forgotten.
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I just don't want to encourage him. He's bad enough as it is!
You gonna buy one?
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Ingwe is harmless,but don't tell him that.  As far as buying a 6.5x55,don't know. The .264" is the only caliber I've not played with. Owned a .260 Rem for a short while (3-6 months IIRC) and that's all of the .264" caliber's. Just seeing how much they go for.
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"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Live a little Sport. Just like looking at the scantily clad ladies,I can look but not touch!
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Live a little Sport. Just like looking at the scantily clad ladies,I can look but not touch! O, I've been looking! http://westleyrichards.com/new-guns/bolt-action-rifles
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Quit posting that link! 
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Quit posting that link! A man can look!! If I sold everything I owned I still wouldn't have enough for just the case.
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If I won the lotto, that would be my first stop. My second stop would be Tanzania.
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"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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By the way, Ingwe: don't you live in Montana? How far are you from Bozeman?
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I am 90 miles from Bozeman. Headed down there next week for a K9 school.
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Well, you know WR has a showroom there, right?
By the way, if you go to the WR website and click the "Blog" tag, Simon Clode has some great pics from his recent safari in Tanzania.
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WR in Bozeman is closed. Checked them last time in town. Time before that, I went in. Every rifle was ornately engraved and inlaid. I asked if they didn't have any utility grade guns. They didn't.
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Dang. Guess we'll have to fly to Birmingham when you hit the lotto.
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A Westley Richards bolt action in .318 WR would be the cat's meow!
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