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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...

I have been wanting a Benelli R1 for quite some time. Why? I have no good reason, but neither have most of my gun purchases. :LOL: I wanted one with the nice wood, but they seemed hard to come by. I came across one on Gunbroker that was the newest Endurance model, and it was in my favorite...

Love cheese and eat it every day. Favorites: Stilton Blue Shropshire Blue Manchego Ibérico Irish Cheddar Parmesano Reggiano Camembert de Normandie Queso campesino Colombiano (the homemade cheese I buy in the plaza on Saturday) Queso costeño Colombiano Safe travels

I had a long talk with Dr. Robertson last weekend. He is a big fan of the heavy for caliber North Fork Bullets and suggested that I go to the NF 430gr bullets for buffalo in my 416 Rigby. He also said the 375 H&H with a NF 350gr is the perfect buffalo medicine for most people. I wish more...

Here are a couple of kudus that provide us great memories. Mama's kudu is in Namibia and mine in KZN SA. Safe hunting

It’s not bad. I have had a few bottles. :D Safe travels

Jess Briley used to shoot regularly at the gun club I worked at north of Houston. He was always quite the gentleman and was patient with the 101 questions I had about shotguns and clays. He gave me a $100 bill to pull skeet for him when a tropical storm was blowing through. When I shot...

Welcome @TXTad from a fellow Texan. Safe hunting

I wear canvas gaiters with pants and shorts. I wear them more to keep my laces from hanging up and becoming untied and to keep rocks and twigs out. Safe hunting

I have the Leica Amplus on my 416 Rigby. Other than the issue with the mounting caused by the raised rubber brand on the end, I have had no issues with it. The illuminated red dot is crisp and clear compared the one on the VX5/VX6 Leupold's, but that could be my eyes. In limited visibility...

I was the only white boy around working with migrants/illegals in the Houston area when I was a kid. I busted my butt working the Atascocita and Woodlands areas north of Houston. I was paid $50 a day cash working from can see to can't see during the summer and I learned to speak Spanish as a...

Mama reads the Perfect Shot like the bible prior to a safari and looks at it daily while we are in country. Safe hunting

I guess they were tired of waiting on the list to get their Rolex! :LOL: Safe travels

I want a bull that is past his prime. 12 years old or older. Horn size is not relevant and I am sure what I am looking for will be well below 40”. Safe hunting

You would be correct. For that reason, I have removed them from my short list. However, they have some big bulls. Safe hunting

Ask your PH what he recommends. For what it is worth, Mama has killed most plains game up to sable with her 275 Rigby using 170 Norma Oryx bullets that I loaded for her. The only bullet that did not exit was a huge warthog she shot in the head and the beautiful, mushroomed bullet was found on...

If I recall correctly, Timbavati was one of Tony Makris’s favorite areas for buffalo Safe hunting

Thank you for the information. I want to hunt out of a nice camp but could care less if it is nice tents or the typical, nice South Africa style lodge. I had enough roughing it experiences in my earlier life, so I don’t have a void that I need to fill when it comes to rough outdoors...

You should still be eligible for 2025. Check the link and please share some photos. Safe hunting

I am looking for a buffalo hunt for 2025. I want to hunt a bull worthy of Rigby's Dagga Boy Award or being honored in the next edition of their book. I am retired and will be prepared to stay a month if necessary. My wife will be coming with me and will hunt other available species, but we...

Good looking rifle. And it shoots as good as it looks. Safe shooting

In my experience, the two most common reasons for rings slipping is improper torque or improper lapping. I have not lapped rings in years. Good quality rings and mounts should not need it. Safe shooting

Your imagination and reality cannot be further apart. If my Rolex could write a book, it would be an adult only controlled item and the header and footer of each page would have emergency contact numbers for a priest and a therapist. Safe adventures

I joined the Army the day I graduated high school to escape farming and ranch work. Safe hunting

Welcome! Safe hunting

We travel like the Royal Family. For every trip Mama asks “how many suitcases and how much can they weigh?” For Africa we use the Pelican Air 1615 in Yellow so it stands out. They are normally about $350 on Amazon. Safe travels.

I bumped into the power couple of Despecho this morning, Paola Jara and Jesse Uribe. Safe travels

I like it. What caliber is it? I love rifles like this and always wish they could talk and tell me their stories. Someone modified it to continue using it for what it was born to do; just more efficiently for the owner at that time. Safe shooting

At one time my go to gin was “Death’s Door”. If you can find it, it is worth a try. Safe travels

G&T is my favorite drink. My go to gin is Beefeater. I love South African Kwv Cruxland and Mombasa Club when I can find them. In Colombia, I normally drink Gordon's or Tanqueray because they are easier to find and generally the cheapest. Fever Tree Light is my preferred tonic. Mama loves...

I’ll be the strange one. I seldom listen to music in English. Especially the trash that is popular now. I listen to music more than I watch TV. If I am awake, I have music streaming in our house. In the cantinas, the campesinos often ask me to be in charge of the music requests. My favorites...

Years ago, I had a 3200 Trap model that had Briley tubes. I used it on skeet and trap, and it cured me of "stopping my swing" with the added weight. Then I got used to it and it was my competition gun for years. For those that don't know, the "dot" by the serial number means Remington...

Here are the 2 of the knives I normally carry in the field. (one not both). Top is a Rigby of unknown maker, and the bottom is a Wagaman. For field dressing, I find myself using this more and more. It is ugly but awesome. Much like its owner. :LOL: I can gralloch a deer like it is...

Might I suggest pairing wild pig with a nice, organic, Andean Ridge chicha? I know a great chicha master. Safe hunting

I will put one or 2 young ones in the freezer sometimes if we have a good winter. Normally, I am shooting the oldest and gnarliest looking sows and loner boars, and they stink worse than a septic tank overflowing. I open them up with a machete and let the coyotes and pigs eat them. I have...