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Hello everyone. So we are feet dry just crossing the coast of Angola. Two and a half hours to Joberg. Thought I’d share what I’m looking for in the animals I’m hunting. Elephant is the primary. Trophy bull. What is a trophy to me? The older the better. Non-typical tusk would be cool. A one...

Well boys and girls here we go. See you in South Africa.

I’ve hunted the Zambezi Valley before, back in 2005. But I’ve never hunted with CMS before. In the last two years Buzz and I have become good friends and Mills and I have become good acquaintances due to his love of flying and me being a bush pilot. From those two relationships and of course...

He was right, it shows to be on the plane.

Where are my rifles? Interesting thing of note. I’ve got Airtags on everything except me. Of course I’m watching them. Two of my bags (clothes and ammo) are on the plane. But my gun case is still at the concourse I landed at coming to Atlanta. I told the gate agent I had a bag that hadn’t been...

Speaking of shirts, I’m bringing three bright Hawaiian shirts, one for each of the trackers and one for the driver. I asked Buzz what he thought the guys would enjoy and he said they love bright shirts. Hope they get a kick out of them.

Personal Protective Equipment: No I’m not talking about those, get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking about Eye pro, Ear pro, Sunblock, Bug repellent, Chapstick. Eye pro: this was a little tricky. Buzz strongly recommended bringing sunglasses. I don’t normally wear sunglasses. So I had to...

Clothing: I know there is always interest in what clothing to wear to Africa. Here is what I’m bringing bottom to top. I travel in clothes that doubles as hunting clothes but doesn’t automatically identify me as a hunter. For travel I’m wearing Courteney Selous boots, for hunting I have a pair...

Thanks. I’m hunting in the Nyakudanga concession. I’m flying from New Orleans > Atlanta (where I am now) > Johannesburg. Then Friday Johannesburg > Harare where I’ll catch a Cessna 206 to the camp. Have a great time on your hunt.

Update: traveling with ammo. Flying U.S. airlines in particular I’ve always had the ammo in a locked container buried inside my bag containing my clothes etc. Not this time. They wanted it to travel with anything except clothes. So out the ammo container came, dumped my toiletries into my main...

The adventure begins today. Headed to the airport shortly to fly NOLA > Atlanta > Joberg, spend the night at the Intercontinental and then Harare tomorrow. Then transfer to a Cessna 206 to fly to the Nyakasanga concession for a 14 day Elephant/Cape buffalo hunt beginning Saturday. Taking two...

WHAT?! :)

Not counting my muzzleloaders, this would be my favorite "handgun", especially for home defense (and when suppressed).

A friend of mine in Tucson tuned up these three and then re-gripped them for me. The two on the belt are pre-ban ivory. The other is giraffe leg bone. I don't shoot these very much, mostly just practice spinning them (I'm not very good at it). Perhaps some day I'll be as good as this guy...

PELTOR Tactical Earplug Actually works, as one would expect from Peltor. Love the waterproof case that also charges them with three AA batteries or a micro USB connection. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Rechargeable-Reduction-Construction-Enforcement/dp/B0C9MLNV7X

Ok you gray hairs. Cowboy hats in Africa? Really? Who remembers this show. BTW, it was much better in the '60's the first time we saw it.

@aminkus This first picture is actually my favorite hat, I'm wearing it with Lake Caribe in the background. A Rogue hat made in South Africa but there is a U.S. distributor. https://rogue.co.za But, since I'm headed back to Zim in a couple of days and hunting with a 110+ year old double I...

458 Win Mag 480 grain RN SN, FMJ 450 No.2 480 grain RN SN, FMJ (takes the same bullet as the 450 NE) 475 No.2 Jeffery (.488 diameter) 500 grain RN SN, FMJ The 475 No.2 Jeffery is the most important to me as it is unique in diameter and my favorite rifle.

The first photo is from a hunt with @HENRY GRIFFITHS SAFARIS back in something like 2005ish. Not a double, but an iron sight Marlin 45-70. Can't recall if I shot off sticks or not, nor the range. The second photo is also with @HENRY GRIFFITHS SAFARIS last year. My iron sight 1910 W.J. Jeffery...

No. Had near zero interest. It is my understanding that the chapter is located in Lafayette. My guess is DSC got the name and location wrong based on the one I tried to establish. That's my guess anyway.

Yep got to do that for sure. They can even break latches inside a checked bag, talented in destruction they sure are.

Welcome @Wildwillalaska from the Kenai Peninsula.

Thanks!

Next week I fly to Joberg, spend the night and then on to Harare. I'm taking my W.J. Jeffery .475 No. 2 Jeffery double and my Holland & Holland 375 H&H. So I needed a light weight ammo crate so I could carry solids and softs for both. I decided on a MTM ACR4-18 Ammo Crate Utility Box that I...

Okay here is the current skinny. It doesn't so much depend of the phone as it does on the Satellite network. Iridium. This is the only Satellite network that has global coverage. Data is for all intents and purposes very slow and limited. Voice quality is poor. Iridium has the most satellites...

I think you’re missing the uniqueness of this gun. Yes it has two locks, but each lock has two separate ignition systems, flintlock and percussion. Take your pick.

@Ridge Runner I was at Friendship at the event you mention back in the 70’s one or two years. That’s where I met a couple of AMM brothers and they invited me to join. You’ve got a great idea there. I’m getting back from Zimbabwe/South Africa on the 9th of June but their calendar shows it goes...

1914 Holland & Holland .375 H&H 1910 WJ Jeffery .475 No. 2 Jeffery 1820ish English Double 20 bore. I have shot it in both Flintlock & Percussion mode. A very unique firearm. Revolutionary war. Carried by a French officer. Two double .50 calibers. One barrel's breech is substantially...

Very cool info, Thanks!

Thanks for the help folks. I've sourced a euro style sling swivel. Appreciate it.

Hoping someone can help me out. I've got a 1914 Holland & Holland 375 H&H. It came with two sling attach points (back bottom of stock and barrel band) but no sling. I purchased a sling and Uncle Mikes Quick Release Sling Swivels. Fit perfect through the attach point on the stock. On the barrel...

1910 WJ Jeffery 475 No 2 Jeffery The caliber Ian Nyschens said would have been his choice if he could have had anything.

I carry a P-38 all the time every time on my key ring-and will continue to do so. Not once has TSA or any country had anything to say about it. Here is my hilarious WTF story. Early 2000's I'm flying to British Columbia for some Grayling fly fishing. Carrying two boxes of hand tied flys in my...

Courteney’s for me as well. Selous for daily use and two pair of Jameson for hunting.

Know nothing about R8’s but I’ve got a Weatherby 30-378 with a fluted barrel. Cold bore shots will stack on top of each other. Next shots will stack on top of each other as well, just two inches from where the cold bore shot was. No more fluted barrels for me.

Months of the Sun- Ian Nychens (hands down my favorite) The Last Ivory Hunter, saga of Wally Johnson- Peter Capstick (fantastic book, hilarious) The Adventurous Life of a Vagabond Hunter- Sten Cedergren Treks Across the Veld- Theodore J. Waldeck Tall Tales, The Life of a Professional Hunter in...

I only need a leopard to complete the Big 5 and I'd prefer not to sit in a blind over bait. I'll get in touch with Jeff. Thanks @Hunter-Habib

That is so true, and I’m not talking reality TV but rather regular outdoor TV shows from long before the Internet. I was in a number of them and the star of a local one and they did what they had to to “get it in the can”.

Don’t care about hunting a hippo, but yes, an elephant with Jeff Rann is on my list.

Keith Warren had me on a couple of his shows back in the late 80’s or early 90’s. Only spent time with him then but he seemed like a good guy.

The Army taught me to shoot. I taught myself to hunt with a .54 caliber flintlock that I hand carved from a block of walnut, and the barrel I hand swamped with a big file. Did all this over one winter when I think I was about 20, and then succesfully hunted my first buck with it. I remember when...

@375Fox how many ticks can you count in your picture of the coastal area? :) And boy don’t they start abandoning ship in a hurry when the host is dead!

The Eastern Cape is an excellent place for a range finder. My experience included a Vaal Rhebok at under 40 yards (he was walking down a ridge with his lady friends and we were hiding behind a big rock), to 450 for a Common Springbok, and everything in between. If I had to pick an average I’d...

SCI? Yes. But not just SCI. Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation [Life] American Mountain Men [Life] B.A.S.S. [Life] Dallas Safari Club [Life] Game Rangers Association of Africa Gun Owners of America [Life] National Rifle Association [Life Endowment] Professional Hunters Association South Africa...

Give all your trophies away. That's what I did, and someone from AH. Could also do Cabelas or Sportsman's or something like that. Then start all over with different animals. For sure the memories are most important to me, but I do like some fresh "art" to look at.

It's a very strong consideration for me. After my Zim hunt next month a PH friend of mine in South Africa has a couple of ranches he wants to show me. As some of you know I spent 25 days there last year both hunting and seeing what it would be like to live there. I can't help but think "Fortune...

Oh, I bought the Mannlicher 458 out of South Africa and had it shipped to the U.S.

Brother if I could afford a Dozzie I'd buy one for sure!