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Hello to all; I've been thinking about doing another hunt in Africa. I hunted in SA back in 2014, and if I remember correctly, I didn't have to pay VAT on my trophies because I had them taxidermied (is that even a word?) and shipped to my home. The cost of that was almost as much as the...

Kind of new to turkey hunting. Nothing new or 'custom'. I have diaphragm, box, push button, and slate calls. I primarily use the box and diaphragm calls......use the box call to bring them in and then use the diaphragm so they don't see my hands move. .....but one of the best calls I have...

Are you talking taxidermy mounts over time, or recently taxidermy done? I had my kudu skull mount done in SA and when I got it back, there were maggots in the horns. I took it to a local taxidermist who recommended I spray the inside with an insecticide (which I did) and let it dry in the sun...

My list: 1.) Alliant powders.......esp. the shotgun/pistol ones. 2.) the following powders discontinued by Hodgdon when they took over DuPont and Winchester: H414, SR 4756, 800-X, IMR 4320, and all those that ares "supposedly" still in production, but can't be found ANYWHERE! 3.) Winchester...

Unless you're with the A team............all those rounds from the Ruger mini 14s and I think its 50/50 for the first picture!

I was told last summer (2024), by multiple gun stores, that Alliant would no longer be supplying powder to the civilian market........don't know the reason (military only, bought out by another group, etc). Came as a big blow to my reloading, as I used a lot of Alliant powders (Unique, Herco...

Well, we've done firearms and calibers............so, what companies do you dislike, for whatever reason. I have three (at the moment) Remington: I've never seen a company that loves to take something good (or in some instances, great), and turn around and cheapen it to the point where it is...

Over my lifetime, I've pretty much gotten everything that I had a hankering for..........there are only a few that I never got (and at this stage of my life, probably wont). I always wanted a British SMLE military rifle in .303 British; a .410 shotgun (either a pump or SxS double); and a...

100 rounds of 16 gauge buckshot (12 pellets of #1 buck); 50 rounds of 12 gauge bismuth (duck load....1 1/4 ounce of #4) and 25 rounds of 20 gauge bismuth (1 oz of #5s).

cape buffalo cow.

I'm a big fan of the 16 gauge......use it for probably 90% of my bird and waterfowl hunting chores. I have three shotguns chambered in said gauge: A Remington model 11, and Ithaca M37 featherlite, and a Stoeger SxS. As for the "Mr." part..........we were hunting chukars on a pheasant...

I'm no "expert", but in 2014 I took my .30-06 to Africa as a "back up" and ended up using it to harvest 4 out of my 5 trophies. I shot gemsbok, kudu, impala and a cow waterbuck. All were one shot kills with the exception of the gemsbok, which I initially made a bad shot on, so the fault was...

You've got to remember: in this day and age of woke liberalism, it's not what a something "does" or "is", but "what it looks like". .......which, it you think about it for a moment, is basically the same thing as racism........but I'm just over thinking again.

Welcome to another Michigander..............I'm located in Troy.

How many of you go hunting in Africa by yourself? Seems that most folks are going with family/friends. I've only been once, but my wife went along..............she doesn't hunt, but loves to travel and she got to see and do some "touristy" things. I would like to go back, but I have few...

Avoid them like the plague!!! I had a skull mount done (kudu) and when I got it back, there were maggots in the horns! The "crate' that the shipped it in were not much better than thick cardboard, and the crate was damaged when I recieved it. there was a fracture on the nose of the kudu...

What's the appeal? For me.............nothing. I think they are the ugliest thing put on this earth after after Rachael Levine.........and about as worthless as well!

Never been able to hunt doves in my home state of Michigan..........the one time they tried to pass a season, the antis shot it down with lies (big surprise), and it was voted down. I would like to hunt doves before I go to my reward.......I even made my own decoys. I tried to find an...

Well, I sent my questions via email to both the USDA and the CBP; neither one answered my questions, but referred me to the sections on their websites that I had the questions about (like rereading it for the 100th time would be a eureka moment:cautious:) They then referred me to the other...

All I can tell you is what happened to me from personal experience. I hunted Limpopo in 2014 for plains game and took two rifles......a 30-06 and a .338 Win. mag. I was planning on taking ALL my game with the .338. First critter I shot was a blue wildebeest, and when I went to reload for my...

Hello All; I was planning a cow moose hunt into Canada, but after reading the USDA website, it says that I can only bring in 50 lbs of meat..........if this is the case, then there is no point in my spending the money for the hunt. I then saw on the CBP website that I could bring in the...

I hunted in Limpopo in 2014. I was planning on bringing my articles for taxidermy back to the states, but a slick presentation and a "we can't guarantee that the dip/pack will successfully make it back to the states" line convinced me to have it done in S.A. All I can say...

As someone else has stated, higher velocity steel loads kill better.........we shot a mallard once 13 TIMES after it hit the water and the bird still kept swimming; when we paddled the canoe out to get it, when we got the bird in the boat, and shook it, all you heard were pellets that fell out...

Would it be possible to just buy one in 30-06 and have it rechambered? Or rebarreled? .....just wondering if that may be an options. $1750 seems a bit pricey to me for ANY Remington 7600.

Somebody please educate me....... Why all the hating on muzzle brakes?

Not sure where you are based in MI, but I was just at the Sportsman's warehouse in Troy.......they have two 1 lb canisters (well......as of 20 minutes ago they had two 1 lb canisters) of Varget....$50/ lb. Good luck on your quest!

Not true..........they were discovered in an abandoned building in Detroit. They may CLAIM that they were in "fear for their lives", but to date no one has been able to prove that. If they were going to "turn themselves in", they had plenty of opportunity to do so; and didn't. They also...

I'm from MI as well; in most cases, I don't feel that the parents should be held responsible......but in this case, I feel differently. There were red flags prior to this; yet the parents bought HIM the gun four days prior to the shooting. They knew he had issues, but didn't lock up the gun or...

I bought a GAMO air rifle scope for my recently acquired Remington 552.....I've taken the combo out now a couple of times for squirrels and so far the rifle has held it's zero. I think that the scope retails for around $40 or so. Good luck with your quest.

My 30-06 Interarms Mk X likes IMR 4064 with most 180 grain slugs............not a speedy load compared to others, but quite accurate. I also have a load using 180 grain Nosler partitions and 58.0 grains of Reloader 19, a Remington case, and a CCI 200 primer that is quite accurate as well.

Blue wildebeest for me. Taken on first safari in 2014. Wasn't part of my package, but since this is the animal that always symbolized "Africa" for me, I really wanted to take one.,,,,,,so I payed a little extra for the privilege. Taken with my Ruger 77 in .338 Win Mag and 225 grain Nosler...

I handload and use both; steel in my 12 gauge 870 (which does most of my serious waterfowling work) and bismuth for my thinner barreled 1100 and my smaller gauges (16 and 20 gauge). I also like to hunt with traditional muzzleloaders (including shotguns), and steel is not an alternative for a...

Another vote for the 16 gauge............;) If you already shoot 12 gauges, then I would stick with a 12, as ammo can be hard to come by. I quit using lead hunting loads (with a few exceptions) a few years back. Makes life simpler if I jump a wood duck or mallard while out hunting...

IMHO, Gemsbok.......followed by Sable.

Going to the rifle range, I've noticed that there are a whole lot of new shooters out there.............never seen so many AR15's outside of a Vietnam era war film. People wanting some thing "for protection" and to "fight Government tyranny". They aren't the safest lot out there, sweeping the...

"So stupid he couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the directions were written on the heel"! el"!

I kinda saw this coming as well, due to the upcoming election.......Covid only helped it to snowball. Fortunately, when things started coming available, I bought them.....whether I needed them or not; right now I'm sitting pretty good on both ammo and reloading components. I remember when lead...

Kind of saw this coming when the pandemic talk started (not the pandemic, but the talk); and with it being an election year, I am not surprised that goods are flying off the shelf...........I started restocking early after the Obama years, where I couldn't find .22 magnum ammo for 9 freakin'...

Needs a meerkat on his head!:D

Anyone remember a few years back when we were told that we "needed" the Remington Ultra mag cartridges and the Winchester "short magnum" cartridges? Anyone recall seeing a box of ammo for said cartridges on the shelf of their local gun store or larger sporting goods store? You know what they...

I draw my own...........get some old refrigerator boxes and draw what you want, then paint them up with poster paints.

"Never" is a long time.......esp. in this day and age of the pandemic. However, there are a few that would be "last on the list". 1.) Mossberg 500 pump shotgun......first gun I ever got (purchased it with my own money at 14 years of age) 2.) F.I.E single shot 20 gauge shotgun.......my...

Wal-mart shoppers would probably think it to be a family reunion!

I'm a little late to the party...........I'll just say that I like my Ruger SR 1911 CMD and leave it at that.

Personally, I hope that this coronavirus ends up being the zombie apocalypse........I have a cabinet full of ammo and no where to shoot it!!!:rolleyes::whistle: Seriously, though, I hope you all get to go on your trips with a minimal of hassle..........good luck to all of you heading out.(y)...

Yep.....just what we need. Spouses of govt. officials (who have no real authority) who are actors or actresses (and work in a make believe, fantasy land) making govt. policies. Tell me how this isn't going to end badly...............:mad::rolleyes:

ANYTHING that has a "Clinton" name attached to it is nothing but a pack of lies...................(n)

Never is a pretty long time......:cautious:. However, I would be hard pressed to sell three of my rifles: A Winchester 94 in .30/30, an Interarms Mk X Viscount in .30-06, and a CVA St. Louis Hawken in .54 caliber. The Winchester was a Christmas gift from my parents in 1976 (bicentenial year)...

I've always wondered if zebra hide would be as good (or better) than horse hide for leather holsters..........holster makers can't get horse hide anymore, and I have a Bianchi horse hide holster for my Colt Trooper Mk III and a Milt Sparks summer special for one of my 1911's. The hide is much...

Hmmmm.......wonder if he had some dirt on the Clintons?