Thread: Rifle Obsolesence

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

it could be well argued/debated the 4 to the pound black powder muzzle loaders are now,past usefulness date...the days of creaping up on elephants and unleashing big soft round balls of lead from close range then reaching back for 2nd gun from bearer are all but over...the likes of the 375 are much more effective and arguably safer to use,more humaine at both ends.....but having a 4 to the pound rifle either single or double would still be nice. and being thick as two short planks I would just have to go shoot something with it just to say I had....

Having a recoil fetish does not make you thick as two planks. Knowing what is coming and doing it anyway is more courage than thick....