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Congratulations , another old boy just received his first pension cheque

My question as well. They sure look like trophies to me(y)(y)(y)

CZ 452. along with its previous model BRNO Mod 2. I am so impressed with the CZ 452 that I bought one for each of my grandkids, 3 RH, 3 LH. No longer manufactured:cry:

I talked to Craig Boddington about this very question. I was considering taking a Ruger No 1 for Cape Buffalo. I had worked up a load with 500 gr Hornadys and its ballistics were not far off a 458 Win Mag and Mr Boddington's opinion was that with the strength of the Ruger action, proper bullet...

100%. First hunt we went together with another couple. Great hunt and followup tour thru Namibia, Botswana and on to Victoria Falls. Second trip without her but I took my youngest son to Makuya and into Limpopo. The owner stated that it was no place for young grandchildren so my wife said"Well...

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Very Impressive. "Look Ma, no cavities"

I hear you, all Ruger No1s in the gun vault. I'm on the same boat as you. Same scenario. I tried in vain to get a pair of cowboy boots made out of my cape buffalo hide but no luck whatsoever. So I had a couple hunting rifle cases made with sheepskin fleece lining and kudu accents as heirlooms...

My wife and I hunted the Eastern Cape in 2019 and we both agree with your description on the hunting terrain. It can be a challenge, especially as I was waiting for a hip replacement the time. Probably a carryover from the 2002 horse rollover experience. I feel your pain my friend. Safe hunting.

Even when you've been horseback riding for over 30 years I guess. But I suspect that if horses were invented yesterday, they would be banned today in our society

Couldn't agree more. November 2002. Elk hunting near the border of Banff National Park in Alberta. Get up early and ride in the dark to get up high so we decided to take the short cut on a horse trail across a skree slide area. in the dark the horse i was riding stepped off the trail dropping...

Feb 18 -35 C (-31 F) -42 C (-44 F) Feb 25 12 C (54 F) Geez that's a 85 F swing in a week.

I have Talley QD rings on my CZ550 and Ruger No 1. I removed them from the firearms when travelling on airlines and put them in my carryon. Couple of reasons. 1. Lightened the gun case 2. Travelling through Heathrow, I didn't trust the airport baggage handlers. When I arrived at the hunting...

Very devastating news indeed, years away from recovery most likely. I doubt that the heavy equipment needed to begin containment is readily available. I do have a question for the main steam media though, why isn't this being covered by your companies. Some celebrity suffers from hemorrhoids and...

Something to consider: if you are in good standing with a good reputable taxidermist near your residence at home, they may be willing to mount your animals on a deferred time line allowing you to spread the taxidermy cost over time. My experience has shown me that the cost of taxidermy plus...

couldn't agree more. put that scope on my CZ 550 416 Rigby and used it on Cape Buffalo, giraffe and sable. I never took it off 1x for all the shots taken. With the Talley QD rings it went back to dead on after taking it off for followup on the Cape Buffalo. Didn't really have to but going into...

I take no pictures of my firearms to be shared in public. That's from living in a country that is pro firearm banning laws, even that they are all legally acquired (or once were until the federal govt changed the rules and definitions).Sorry Kevin Peacocke (from an earlier request.

Well said Please all members remember "opinions are like assholes, just about everybody has one" Enough said

CZ 452 22LR - from the bottom up CZ 550 416 Rigby - on the remote chance of ever returning to Africa Benelli SuperVinci 12 gauge - furry and feathered things But that's today, the rest are not for sale

sparrows in a barn loft

I attended SCI in Vegas in 2017. I believe that CZ USA donated a CZ 550 in 550 Magnum that year as well. I was at the CZ USA booth at the time and the auction only had a few minutes until closure, the CZ rep informed me that it was way under the retail price and I should bid on it. I never did...

Great mass, scabs, scars and all. How they're supposed to be

A fine old gentleman, if only he could be able to tell us his life story

IMHO, and limited experience, but a CRF in nothing less than 416 calibre. get to know it intimately, shouldering it, dry firing it, putting the safety on and off eyes closed, chambering it, eyes closed. Practise, practise, practise and then practise some more. It is your best friend, maybe your...

Thank you for sharing:D. My hunt in Makuya had a similar scenario. The PH conducting his hunt was killed by a buffalo in an ambush, not a wounded one that his client shot but by another one that they weren't aware of. Ten days before we went on my hunt. That's why they are called Dangerous Game...

Eagerly waiting your hunting report, Great buffalo. Congrats

I thought that i heard that Rigby had sourced magnum actions from BRNO or CZ post war but I can't remember where I heard it.

Interesting discussion. I'm sure that there is a member that can answer this question. Because of global changes (ie WWI , WW2 and others) , it is my understanding that Rigby initially used Mauser actions for their long action rifles. Who provided them with actions after WW1, the interwar period...

Nice old solid bossed scabby faced bull, lots of character

Very respectable porker

Your report so much reminds me of my first sighting of a monster dagga boy i had the fortune of seeing while traveling through Caprivi in 2013. I was smitten and it took until 2018 to finally complete the dream, not in Caprivi but adjacent to KNP in Makuya. I had a hunt booked in Caprivi in 2016...

On the three occasions that I had the pleasure of hunting Africa I completed my list of animals that I had chosen to hunt earlier than the allotted duration. Namibia, greater kudu, gemsbok, impala and warthog booked, came home with those 3 plus blue wildebeest, red hartebeest, another kudu and...

Trijicon, Zeiss, Leupold, can't afford the upper end spectrum, But I use my optics as optics.

After reading all the comments, I see no mention of a backup shot by the PH after the client's initial shot. Maybe it wasn't available, maybe in a previous discussion between client and PH, the client chose not to have the PH take one. We don't know, we weren't there. It is a moot point now...

Excellent practise, very similar to what I used in my African hunts. Add a couple of other practises (I used these as well and they were both beneficial). Set up your sticks on a target, then retreat a hundred yards from them, then run up to them, set up on the sticks and take your shot...

Best advice I ever got from a Financial advisor was "don't wait for retirement to pursue you adventure, your probably not going to be in the same physical condition at 65 as you are at 40". But I didn't heed the advice. So first african hunt was at age 59, arthritic joints but still able to...

Devastating to his family, friends and associates, RIP. but after reading the news article, what is wrong with some social media people, truing to create controversy, a man lost his life.If you can't say something good, say nothing at all.

Welcome to AH. Its nice to have another potential addict. Enjoy Africa for all it has to offer, not just the hunting but the people, the places, the culture and the venues. Africa is a whole other world. Looking forward to reading your hunting reports.

I believe that sweetbreads are the thymus glands in beef.

And the waiter said "Sometimes the fighting bull, he wins"

When I went for my buffalo I set up a practice exercise that I believe worked very well. I found four used 10 liter jugs, filled them with water and set them up at 100 yards, 75 yards, 50 yards and 25 yards. Then I took four shots at them, one at each jug, 100 yards off sticks, 75 yards off...

Great setup BJH65. Two people will be very happy with it, you and your PH. One old bull won't be. Enjoy your hunt

When you're not in your homeland you had better be aware of the laws of the county you are visiting. I don't know of the circumstances of the story but never assume that the laws of the country you're visiting or transiting through are the same.

As ColElkHunter said in previous post: its the same in Canada ever since the two pointed dagger of Covid snd PM Turdeau got into office.

Add Canada to the list. I met Bill at SCI a few years ago. A fine gentleman producing an excellent product. I can only wish Swift a swift solution to this current dilemma.

I have The Perfect Shot, first addition The perfect shot mini Cape Buffalo Africa's Most Dangerous IMHO they are mandatory reading before going to Africa.

My first trip to Namibia included Oryx, Kudu, Impala and Warthog, came home with additional Kudu, Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest and another Warthog

Yes, renew every three years because I don't know how long I'll and a Lifetime membership might be a waste of money. Unless they have a branch where I might be going.

Premium bullet manufacturers have designed their bullets for certain velocities in certain calibre. I have found that it is in your best interest to adhere to their recommendations and you will get their expected performance. Faster is not better, neither is slower if the bullet fragments or...

RSA and Namibia have so much to offer aside from the hunting. First trip after a 8 day PG hunt in Namibia (south east of Windhoek): we spent the next two plus weeks touring Namibia ,Windhoek to the Namibi desert ( 4 hour ballon ride over the Namibia desert), Swakopmund, Damaraland...