When i was 9 years old i fell in love with the drillings i saw in my dad's Shooters Bible. I know i was 9, because i still have the book and it's dated 1959. I use to try to talk my dad into buying one, and he always said they were too expensive even though he also liked combination guns....

Those thoughts never left me, and i bought my first drilling in 1983 and i still have it. Nope, i haven't changed my mind, it's still the gun i hunt with the most!

As for cal's, i started out likeing the 30-06 and to this day i still think it's the best cartridge ever invented. But many years ago i found the 7mm's, and i've used a lot of them over the years hunting much of Alaska. I build a custom 7 Express Rem. (280 Rem.) many years ago, and it's still my favorite all around cartridge, but if i had a drilling made today it would be in 7x65R....

For a stopping rifle, i tried many and settled on the .338 and it also has been a good choise, never leaveing me feeling undergunned!

I've found what works for me, and i haven't done much changeing since that's happened so there's no need to change anything now.

The REAL secret is to use theproper bullet weight and constructionfor the game hunted, not the caliber!

Drilling Man