Recent content by VertigoBE

They do good work though. I think they have just become a bit a victim of their success. There are only two big taxidermists in Bulawayo I believe. Which serves as the hub for most of the western Zimbabwe hunting. One thing is for sure, as I know the real costs and prices of taxidermy, we are...

I have a pair of Courteney safaris that I purchased new of a Belgian Vendor. I quite liked them, although the toe box wasn’t high enough for me. On the Safari that I wore them, I took a bull elephant and had Courteney’s make a pair of safari’s out of the hide, with the specification of a...

They did get my ele stuff out to me within about 1-1.5 years, as my CITES import license was about to expire. Made it with one month left on the clock, and was possibly the last guy in Belgium to have imported fully legally ele taxidermy. That window has now completely closed.

I still have all my PG taxidermy from my NOV22 Safari sitting at Colletts. Fingers crossed 2026 will be the year.

I think I’ll take that over Islam fundamentalism

Although both the US and the EU have battled with insufficient birth rates for some time and both regions have resulted into allowing or even promoting mass immigration to counter the mathematics, as @Red Leg put it. The main difference between both regions is the source of the bulk of these...

That was also my understanding : “it’s too late for Europe, so we (US) should focus on active interference and influencing EU politics. Divide and conquer” Dangerous stuff indeed, especially coming from the already almost universally hated (in Europe) Trump administration. Although for the...

I do not know in what manner this document has any weight, or should be seriously considered. I’d love the opinions on the Europe chapter from a few of our resident geo-political experts. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf Especially...

I’ve seen this before with less expensive hunting ammunition. Does anyone have a clue what the impact on precision will be out to let’s say 200m? Perhaps the impact is so little that we should not worry too much about it? Or perhaps there is a big baboon out there alive because of this :)

I can maybe give an additional viewpoint on this: You posit that losing your life while doing something (potentially) dangerous is not worth it, as it would impact not only yourself (death) but also those around you (partner children) who would want nothing more than to have their...

I'm not sure that logic will hold up to scrutiny. Any social net, is paid out of taxing citizens or companies. The government has no money of its own. Any dollar in tax, is a dollar that cannot be invested, or goods/services purchased with. Basically, any social safety, is per definition going...

@Saul : I've tried to make heads or tails of your quote, but perhaps I'm missing some American cultural reference. Could you enlighten this ignorant Flemish what you try to express with that quote?

Well, after three pages of captivating the envy of the AH members, perhaps some teaser photos are in order? I for one would love to get a chance to drool over them! :)

Did I perhaps miss it or haven’t we seen any pics yet of the 500/450 or the 577?

You have a fine eye. This Heym came with two barrel sets. The 7x65r set which is in the case and an almost identical barrel set in .375H&H which the rifle is wearing in this picture. Both could have a claim to an ultimate mid-bore caliber.