Thread: New hard hitting rifle? Not for me!!

Originally Posted by Grey Kiwi

Could be a good toy if you made your own Black Powder, and cast your own bullets.
That would be a tad milder to shoot...and lots of 'Boom, cough, cough'.
But yeah, I'm 75 and am now 'delicate'. I bruise too easy, and likely cause some internal damage to want a gun like that.

I'm 65 now and getting delicate. Living with a few health niggles, still hunting but aware of the need for more caution these days.
Yes, there are ways to lower running costs for big boomers. I have a couple of friends overseas who cast their own bullets. They have the means and time so good for them.
Was interesting talking to a used gun salesman in one of the Cabelas USA stores a few years back ( Reno, Nevada IIRC ... ? ) Was looking around for potential new Left hand rifle at reasonable money. Some nice stuff on display. Not many of the seriously big calibres but several Doubles and some good Bolt Actions and all looked pretty much new to unfired. I asked the guy how the owners had kept them looking so new. Apparently a lot of heavy calibre buyers acquire the new toy, sight it in at the range, decide it's too much gun ( or never get to take it to Africa ) and stash it in the gun locker for years until they are too old to use it and it goes onto the used market. Sad really but seems to be the American way.