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I just bought a '24 Defender. Its wonderful.

Thanks. I'm going to pass on this gun. It's awful sporty tho!

Thanks! Let me smoke it over a bit.

Also, not to offend the seller, but can anyone vouch for him? Making sure this is not a scam (which I doubt, but always nice to check).

I'm interested. Whats the length of pull? Does the tasco have a 1" tube?

Me and friend are hunting Nyakasanga this August. I'll report back. CMS also has Dande which is fantastic. I was there in '21. Plenty of buff and plains game. My report from that trip is here. I'd recommend one of the Zambezi concessions because it's really fun to fish and/or just drink beers...

Thanks. I hadn't read this in two years. Brings back good memories. I'm going back to Zim in August for 10 days to hunt Nyakasanga. I'm hunting with Keith again. Counting down the days! I hope to have a similar report after!

Theyre not noisy at all to me. Just as quiet as my cotton tag shirts (which I also like).

I'm hosting a dove hunt today at my place in SC where it will be 93 degress with a heat index of 99. Humidity will be about 50% and no shade. Poncho shirts are the way to go. When I was in Zim (September '21) they were great as well. No problem with the "laundry" service. They were perfect...

PM Sent on the leather shotgun cases, I'll take them both!

I'm interested. Can you send pic of finished product? Also, how thick are they?

Congrats! I look forward to full report. Can someone upload a map to explain where this is?

Anything ever happen closer to Augusta?

Where was this banquet?

I just had my crate from Zim come thru JFK via Qatar Airways on its way to Michael Pepi at Jonas Bros. No issue at all.

Damn. If I wasn't saving for a double, I'd buy it. What a deal. Somebody buy this thing before I do.

Good luck Doug! Wish I was seeing you in camp like last time!

I read it and loved it. Top 10 in Africana IMHO. Definitely worth the money.

Check out Poncho shirts. I love them for SC dove season, turkey season, and took them to Africa.

I used Afropride Freight. They got it where it needed to be. It took a while.

I love the RSM. I bought the 416 and the 375 prior to my zimbabwe trip (paid around 1700 for each in '20/'21). I took them with me but they only made it as far as Addis...so I hunted with a camp rifle. However, they made it home with me and now whenever I go hunt deer, hogs I find myself...

I'm headed to Nyakasanga. Where are you going?

Yea, I hear you. I'm already planning flights for August 2024. Ha!

Thanks. I may take your advice. How about coming home? Any reason why I can't charter from camp first thing in the AM, take Airlink from Harare to Jo'burg in time for the evening flight back to ATL?

Any reason to avoid the early AM flight (6:20) out of J'burg that lands in HRE at 8am?

I'm headed to DSC Friday. Any book sellers there? I'd love to come home with some stuff.

I've been looking for into the thorns on Amazon and can't find it. Where can one buy either/both books?

simply incredible.

I'll defer to some of the more experienced members, but I would add that, for the money, an old Ruger RSM in 375 H&H or 416 Rigby is hard to beat.

Tanks - I am still waiting on your full report from the recent hunt in Zim/Zam. I enjoyed the photos on instagram. Best,

Probably one of Lothar de la Rey's caches...

To be clear, that's air frieght HRE to JFK on Qatar.

I have Matt Mayers at Genus Logistics handling stateside to be delivered to Michael Pepi with Jonas Bros in NY to handle taxidermy. Then shipping to SC.

Friends- since this thread started, I just got my invoice back from Afropride in Harare (this is who CMS connected me with). Doesn't seem unreasonable to me...but I'm a first timer. This includes buff skull, cape, backskin, impala skull/cape/backskin, warthog skull/cape, duiker skull, klippy...

Thanks for posting this. My trophies from Sept are still in Harare. This info is very helpful for my budget. Don't listen to the bullshit. You'll have those horns the rest of your life. Worth every penny.

I am biased/unexperienced since I've only been on one safari, but CMS is top notch. I know a well-run organization when I see one and CMS is certainly that. I also highly recommend my PH, Keith Wall. He and his trackers are awesome and a lot of fun.

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

Got any pics? I would love to see that!

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

Fellow South Carolinian: Go for the "three-seven-five". Since I bought one for my first safari, I have used it exclusively on South Carolina whitetails, pigs, and even a coyote. With Swift A frames and some good solids, there is nothing that walks this planet that it cannot stop. I have a Ruger...

Can I convert my RSM 416 rigby to 404j? If so, can someone recommend a competent gunsmith? TIA.

Are these still for sale? Any updates/amendments to the list?