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  1. Ridge Runner

    Selling Trophies

    If you have hides, horns, and bones you could check with leathersmiths and furniture makers.
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    Gun choice for Tiny 10 and small night cats

    I used my 375H&H, loaded with a 300 grain soft point, meant for a warthog, on a yellow tail mongoose at about 25 feet. Because it was such a close shot the damage was minimal to ripping out half the exit (right) side rib cage and total upper half of the exit (right) side leg. The entrance hole...
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    on a lighter note...

    So very true. My boat has less than 300 hours on the original motor. I bought it new in 2017. Maybe caught 2 fish using the boat, honestly can't even remember catching any fish, hauled out a couple of deer and a few geese and ducks over the years.
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    Memorial Day

    "Least We Never Forget, Those that Gave All!" Memorial Day is the time we most remember and miss our fallen family members, friends, and comrades that never made it back home alive. Upon our return home from an assignment we made this toast, regardless whether we came back heathy, any of us...
  5. Ridge Runner

    HOWDAH Pistols for stopping the charge

    Pictures please. I'm interested in what your loads look like.
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    Some shoulder mounts from a recent safari I completed

    Nice animals @spike.t . Amazing taxidermy there @gizmo.
  7. Ridge Runner

    Prayers for Mike

    Best hopes for his speedy full recovery.
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    on a lighter note...

    If she has any kind of a dong size, she isn't a she. She/He is an It. And the It is out.
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    Ceiling height

    A kudu shoulder mount can be done with 6.5 feet walls providing the head is angled slightly naturally forward. My other kudu the shoulder mount the head is a bit more of an alert position and at a slight (kudu's) right cant. I had to hang it lower on the wall and added a 1/2 inch plywood spacer...
  10. Ridge Runner

    Im memoriam - In Memory of Professional Hunter Jorge Alves de Lima Filho

    Condolences to his family,and many friends. May he Rest In Peace and enjoy the happy hunting grounds in the after life.
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    Michael Sipple mauled by Cape buffalo prayer request

    I hit the Post Reply button by mistake before I had finishing typing my reply. For some reason my full reply didn't get posted as I was trying to get a moderator to delete my partial post. My second or rather more indepth post would have afforded a better, more defined understanding. I wasn't...
  12. Ridge Runner

    Hello from Kentucky

    Welcome to the forum. What part of Kentucky?
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    Where to find a .375HH nowadays?

    I'm going to guess you already checked: the Classifieds section here on the forum. And you have/ are looking on Gun Broker. Have you checked: Gun International? Bass Pro/ Cabela's used vault? Local Gun Shows? Local Pawn Shops? Online search for firearms auction sites? (Buyer...
  14. Ridge Runner

    Alcoholic???

    Oh come un, really, it's nahther a lab ner a dobby. Look at its eyes and shunny shart hair co oat. That thar is one of them shart herie, pointy, European, fur ren, Austarailun burdie pointun dogs.
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    on a lighter note...

    Who cares. Yes, Yes, and Yes. Blonde, Brunette, and Brown, them boots prove southern girls are pure country. Ok. The Daisy Duke shorts are a nice accessory. P.S. Cool....Just noticed their hair and boots are somewhat matching colors. Ok. So I never really looked at their footwear.
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    on a lighter note...

    That's funny. But not near as funny as had you replaced cars with firearms, and wheels with shelves of ammunition for this crowd.
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    Michael Sipple mauled by Cape buffalo prayer request

    And just like that (snapped fingers) You've opened up a whole new OP, and high jacked this one. Okay, a disabled client IS NOT the same as a client that shows up at the outfitters door in piss poor shape due to laziness.
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    "Lighter Politics" Humour

    Drounded by baptism...ah..exorcism. Still waiting for: Hillary, William (Bill), The: Pelosies, Harrises, and the rest of the Anti Christ/Christian politicians, (worldwide) MSM, etc., etc.,. Just so Jesus Christ, welll....GOD, doesn't have to kill the world off, again,...to save what little...
  19. Ridge Runner

    What's the best way to Fly to Zimbabwe with guns

    Oh the irony of your question. By jet plane is the fastest. But by Ballon would be an adventure. Ok. Seriously. My experiences. Delta 200/201 Atlanta to Jo'berg, I won't being doing that again. Too long of a ride cramped in a plane. South Africa Airways (SAA) DC to (?) I don’t remember, I...
  20. Ridge Runner

    Some not so common Handguns

    It could have been a 475 Wildey. It has been awhile since I seen the movie. And then there is Swarzenegger in that one cop show where he is playing a Russian cop sent to the US and he rattles of a Russian(?) handgun caliber, saying it is the most powerful handgun in the world. And just like...
  21. Ridge Runner

    Some not so common Handguns

    Nice. But Charles Bronson's 458 Webley in one of the Death Wish sequels has my vote.
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    Some not so common Handguns

    I like your idea better....beer opener. I was going to guess 1) "skull cracker"....when in close quarters fist fight or out of bullets. Or 2) for trick shooting....shooting with one's back to the target, using a mirror, over the shoulder shot, using the non shooting hand or thumb to help...
  23. Ridge Runner

    African 29

    Congrats on another successful adventure.
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    Mispronounced gun names

    That should have been: "or" not "for". My bad. Thanks for the correct spelling that I forgot to add.
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    Mispronounced gun names

    I was going to say southern. Or New Englander, ie. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire. ____________________________________ Mazin Newgant for Mosin Naugant.
  26. Ridge Runner

    on a lighter note...

    Well according to the math, I've been 32 twice and don't really remember either time.
  27. Ridge Runner

    on a lighter note...

    Need to add a grate over that barrel for cooking up some hotdogs, hamburgers, pork ribs, and roasted corn on the cob.
  28. Ridge Runner

    Some not so common Handguns

    Here's my .31 caliber black powder muzzle loading pocket revolver.
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    on a lighter note...

    Not funny. Showed a neighbor and hunting buddy this. According to the doctors at the hospital he's expected to be released next weekend and have a full recovery by Father's Day. His wife is giving him a 50/50 chance. Now that she has somewhat calmed down after two weeks since his "accidental...
  30. Ridge Runner

    Michael Sipple mauled by Cape buffalo prayer request

    Since the last update on his condition/recovering on May 4th. Is there any further updates as to how Michael is doing?
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    on a lighter note...

    Can they be trained to eliminate neighbors, oops, I mean stray cats, nuisance barking in the middle of the night for no reason doys, and cops entering the house between midnight and 5am with Raid at least once a week,...and never seen an insect of any kind in the house? Asking for a friend who...
  32. Ridge Runner

    When hunting species like zebra or gemsbuck does the sex of the animal matter to hunters?

    I may be past my prime, but I ain't dead....yet!.....so yes I find sex to be more fun than important. Just not as important as in my younger carefree years. Since females are the only ones I hunt. I prefer to hunt at night at local waterholes between 11pm and 2am. Although I have been lucky a...
  33. Ridge Runner

    Factory .416 Taylor Rifles

    For off the shelf availability (if that can be a factor nowadays), I would personally go with the 416 Rigby. Especially if I could use another cartridge with it, like using the 458WM in a 458 Lott, should I not be able to obtain 416 Rigby ammo while on a hunt. The 416 Rigby for nostalgia.
  34. Ridge Runner

    on a lighter note...

    It's a marsh/swamp. What looks like a copperhead or rattlesnake in and around the wood debris in the front center of the photo.
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    Handloading Mystery

    I had this similar problem. 1) Checked: COAL, Die settings, Case lengths, Powder charge weights, etc.. Still had the problem. 2) Check and cleaned all of my dies and equipment, and complete reset up my dies and scale. Still had the problem. 3) Check and segregated 5 boxes of 100...
  36. Ridge Runner

    Show off your 100-year-old guns

    @mauser98, Can't see the head. What animal is that pictured in the second photo?
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    Show off your 100-year-old guns

    .22 Gallery Shorts were the only ammunition I ever used and seen used by shooting booth operators at carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks. Mainly due to the short distances (as in 15 to 25 feet) to the targets. With barely enough powder to knock over some of the targets. .22 Shorts due to...
  38. Ridge Runner

    Woodleigh Bullets - Feedback for Production Requested

    Cal. Bullet weight .308 170 grain .430 300 grain .357 158 grain .458 450 and 500 grain .375 270 and 300 grain
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    Major construction projects, being built with wood

    There's a major difference between select cut and tree farm logging, where only certain trees are logged, with minimum or no removal of untargeted trees and clear cut logging that totally removes all trees with no tree replanting, no debris removal, no erosion prevention (where applicable). I'm...
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    Major construction projects, being built with wood

    @thriller, The correlation is simple economics. Loggers supply the lumber mills want/ require more money for the timber they harvest. Lumber mills supply the building industry, furniture manufacturers, etc.with lumber want/ require more money for the lumber they produce. Building supply...
  41. Ridge Runner

    Malaria Medication Next Week in Limpopo - Take or Not

    Doxycycline is used for both as a preventative and a cure with least possibility of side effects unlike Malarone or Lariam. As for ".....tends to ruin the microbiome inside your guts..." all antibacterial...to including carbonated beverages ie. Coke, Pepsi; etc, alcoholic beverages, antacids...
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    Malaria Medication Next Week in Limpopo - Take or Not

    Doxycycline or Doxycyclone? Two different meds for two different purposes. 'cycling is an antibiotic for various infections and as a prevention. Malaria and tick bite fever preventative and treatment. 'cyclone is a "pain reliever" /anti inflammatory with added benefits. For aches, strains...
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    Malaria Medication Next Week in Limpopo - Take or Not

    Mosquitoes travel just because one is not traveling/hunting in a "red zone" today, doesn't mean they won't be in there'd zone" tomorrow. June is the start of "winter months" in RSA. Mosquitoes may not be as active, but they are still active. And so are people. Plus one on using doxycycline.
  44. Ridge Runner

    Major construction projects, being built with wood

    There goes the hardwood forest, wildlife, wildlife habitat, and good hunting areas. Soon to be cluttered by major undergrowth and pine trees. And higher prices for the already higher cost of lumber.
  45. Ridge Runner

    on a lighter note...

    60's-70's bands; in Colorado :cool: or orchestra, in Albany, NY :sleep:?
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    What did you do with your Cape buffalo skin?

    For what you have mentioned you want vegetable, or brain tan. Vegetable and brain tan won't be caustic to metal; ie. knife sheaths, holsters, belts, upholstery, boots/shoes, pouches, etc. Chrome, salt, other types of chemical tans; the chemical will leach out of the leather when the leather...
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    Show off your 100-year-old guns

    I've seen a lot of original bouble barrel shotguns. Just none with that double, double hammer. On my wish list is a flintlock double barrel.
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    Show off your 100-year-old guns

    Contact the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association in Friendship, Indiana. The Spring National Championship Shoot is coming up soon and there are usualky several knowledgeable and excellent gunsmiths that attend the spring matches that can help. BTW, several of the gunsmiths and a few...
  49. Ridge Runner

    Show off your 100-year-old guns

    This is a first, as a muzzleloading fanatic I have never seen or heard of a duel ignition system on a muzzleloader. Cool. Thanks for posting this firearm.
 
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