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December and January business

Good day to all. In a few days I will depart the cold of Alaska for the People's Republic of Massachusetts to visit my mom and travel a ...
Double Rifles

Gordon Courtney of the UK certainly has some guns mitering skills. He completely refinished this Thomas Bland .577-500 no2! The rifle was ...
600 Nitro Express rifles in my new book.

Good day all. Many of your have purchased my book on the .600 double rifles and every comment on the book has been positive. To interest the...
Cal Answers Emails

Gents: What follows here is a smattering of many of the questions I receive on double rifles through my website (now blog) and my column in...
John Wilkes best quality double rifle, 1914, .600 Nitro Express, 26 inch barrels, 15 1/2 pounds, extractor
Problems in Zimbabwe

Good day. Here is a letter I wrote at the request of my PH Gary Hopkins regarding the absolute worst hunting camp I was ever in in 14 overs...
The .600 Nitro Express--Setting the Record Straight

The .600 nitro express has been a misunderstood cartridge almost since its inception. The myths abound today and are found in book(such as ...
Magazine Articles by Cal

The flowing are articles I've written over the years. Enjoy them and use them as you wish. AFRICA ARTICLES. PARADISE FOUND ...
An Inexpensive Double Rifle?

Dear Cal: Where can I find low-priced double rifles? Not like 20,000 bucks--more like under a $1,000 possibly. James A. USA James: Not in...
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