Recent content by SFRanger7GP

I have had malaria as well as dengue. Malaria flare ups occurred off and on over the years, but I have not had one in a long time. However, in those years I was young and tougher than woodpecker lips. I took doxy off and on (mostly off as I didn't want to swear off alcohol) and mefloquine at...

Good morning and welcome to the forum from a fellow Texan. We have hunted Namibia and South Africa two times each and we thoroughly enjoy hunting plains game. Although all of our trips have been wonderful, we prefer Namibia for big plains game and entry/exit is similar to flying in/out of a...

@flatwaterbill: have you decided on a place and what rifle you will use? Safe hunting

Thanks to everyone or sharing your experiences. You all pretty much confirmed my thoughts. Mama will use my Highland Stalker in 30-06 with a 180gr Barnes TTSX. She has dropped a lot of game with one shot using that combo. I will use my 416 Rigby because I can. :LOL: Bullet will be a 400gr...

I have been wanting to do one of these hunts for a long time. Question for those that have hunted nilgai. Are they really that tough? You talk to any of the guides, and they talk like a nilgai is wearing Level lV body armor. I always ask how much "tougher" they are than similar size African...

Great sling. It is the only one I use on my classic rifles. Safe shooting

Good morning from the heart of Colombia's Coffee Axis. We have had rainy days and nights here for the past week and the weather is cool for this part of Colombia (50's). The coffee farms have been needing the rain and we are expecting the best coffee crop in over 12 years. The rain paused...

Welcome to AH. Safe hunting

I only wear cowboy boots when I go the cantina. I wear Ariat or Lucchese boots then. For travel I am in Crocs or Sketchers. For my version of work, I wear reebok or timberland safety shoes or Courtneys. Safe travels

For my highly sensitive and personally calibrated “shoulder meter”, my 416 Rigby Big Game has less felt recoil than my CZ 550 in 375 H&H. Safe shooting

Exactly! Me and Mama shared my 30-06 Highland Stalker on plains game on a couple of trips. I have the HS in 30-06 and the Big Game in 416. I think that is the perfect Africa Safari combo. For hunting North America, the HS jumps into my hand first whenever I reach in the gun safe. As a...

Beautiful rifle that is ready to go hunting. I have a Highland Stalker in 30-06 and like you, I also fell in love with my 416 but I love the HS in 30-06 as well. Good luck with the sale. By the way, what 416 did you fall in love with? Safe shooting

I have a Meopta 3-10x42 with illuminated dot in the reticle on a Merkel K3 30-06. It has a 1" tube which I love for the lighter rifle. I bought it several years ago from EuroOptic during DSC. The Meopta rep had an incredible price on it, and I bought it not knowing what rifle it would go on...

We just had some Medjool dates stuffed with Stilton blue as part of our evening tapas/picaditos. Delicious!! Safe travels

Will do. It's at my FFL waiting for me to return to the US. I hunt vicariously on YouTube and really enjoy watching the Monteria's and other driven hunts. That kind of got me hooked on this rifle. I have shot a lot of Benelli auto shotguns of which the R1 is the same design, and they were...