Beat a deer to death with the barrel of a muzzle loader after I broke the stock trying to kill it. Wrestling for a little bit prior to that was tooth and nail along with just plain stupid. I was 25 and bulletproof.
I listened to it. He completely contradicted himself in the first 10 minutes by talking about a Buffalo that took ten minutes to expire when shot through the vitals with a 6.5 creed and how it was borderline unethical. Then almost immediately telling a story about a 300 win mag shot through the...
I had the browning version for a bit, which in some ways is said to be an improvement over the Winchester. I don't know about that being true as I've held both and can say they are exceptionally well built firearms. Sold mine off a few years ago and regret it to this day. Still have some ammo...
I put a comment on his insta page, It was critical of his rebuttal podcast but constructive not insulting. We had a small exchange and he stated he would in fact produce a retraction if he is proven wrong. I tend to believe he will.
Is JVB hard to listen to or is it just me? If I was listening to a radio program from the 50's about hunting I would expect the host to speak and use voice inflection like JVB, and it would not be off putting. In 2024, not saying nails on a chalkboard but I am definitely clenching my teeth...
Like the title says, rifle has been on a few trips and has a few small scratches on stock but otherwise great. Shoots 165 Hornady Interbonds around MOA ( only load I worked up since I had it)
$1100 shipped to lower 48 with Leupold medium rings, no scope