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Got in 3 hours of tractor therapy today... I can really think about stuff when bush-hogging (hard to do much else!)

When one is a wildlife professional, you do what you have to do. No shame in that. The experience of Professionals Hunters (we have them in American but, here, they usually work for the government) should always be taken with the utmost respect. IME - the TSX doesn't expand much and would...

I should learn to control myself on getting political...

Well, Biden gave $8 billion worth of weapons to the Taliban. The ocean would have been a better fate.

Have you ever seen the videos of the Navy pushing WWII fighter planes into the ocean after the war ended? Sickening...

Actually, IDK... We couldn't even put a man on the moon now... It's amazing that a lunar landing is to my kids, what the Holocaust was to me... Both happened more than 20 years before our birth!

When you really do a deep-dive into WWII fighter planes, it is amazing at the technology they had then.

I cut my teeth on my dad's old 8N Ford. My brother and I nearly cried when he sold it. He sold it and bought a Kubota (Can't recall the model number), but I know that it is difficult to find parts to fit. (needs a drive shaft to the front axel). I bush-hogged with it for two hours today...

Leupolds have the best eye relief of most brands. I have several, and have never been cut by one. VX-III 1.5-5 is on my .416 Rigby.

I'm sure Mof with Adansonia in RSA could handle everything you need.

I don't go to many gun shows either anymore, BUT, folks of our "ilk" can find a few gems, because the "spray and pray" crowd makes up most of the attendees. I bought a CZ 550 Safari Classics in .375 H&H for $800 at the last one I attended! Sometimes they almost give away big bore ammo. I've...

I love it that this Rolex bashing thread has lasted for months!

I will probably invest most of it on wild women and booze, and maybe just blow the rest of it!

I also inherited enough $ to get an 18K watch... Another Sub or a GMT Master???

I think Leupold is missing a big niche by no longer making a glossy black scope. If they would just offer a VX-3HD (or VX-5HD) in something like a 3.5-10 x 40 (no batteries required) in gloss black, they would own the market for scopes on shiny rifles like the Remington 700 BDL or Weatherby...

I really only ever wanted a stainless Submariner, but I just inherited a stainless/gold Datejust. Pandora's box may have swung open...

If I could get a good deal on the taxidermy, or if money was no object. Otherwise, a Euro would be fine. (I like skulls)

It's the same here in Georgia. The good thing is that my favorite gun store doesn't give much for nice bolt actions and they sell them cheap! I will not be sharing... Got a CZ 550 Safari Classics in .458 Win Mag on Monday for $1,000! I didn't buy a Sako 85 in 7mm Rem with a Leupold VX III...

It won't pass. That's just how our government works...

90% of my scopes are Leupolds, but, if you have to re-zero a scope, then something needs to be repaired or replaced. IMO - scopes have 2 functions: 1. Provide a magnified, clear image of target and reticle 2. Hold zero If they can't do both, then something needs to be changed.

Greetings, my friend! I get to hunt around Pinedale on occasion. (struck out on elk last year, however..) PM me, if I can help with anything.

I thought it was wrong too, but I stand corrected... I bought a lifetime supply of Cabela's Safari shirts & a jacket several years ago. If I'm still hunting Africa 20 years from now (beyond my allotted 3 score and 10) , I will probably go with 5.11's. I wear 5.11's shirts and pants almost...

I have set up a "free checking account" just for doing transfers. I keep a $100 minimum balance in it, and put more money into it a day or two before for paying. I take money transferred to me out very quickly. If the account gets "hacked", I can only loose $100.

I had to quit wearing shorts after two days of thorn bushes. My arms were bad enough...

50 miles over 4 days...

I'd love to, but "No Way, Jose!" There will be 10,000 people there the next time I visit.

It looks cool, but I would rather just buy one for these: https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1987/suzuki/samurai/101987723 Street legal, a "shade tree" mechanic can fix it, parts are readily available. Put these tires on it...

Either will be fine. If you use the CM, I would use ELD-M. Maybe ELD-M in either.

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International

I would avoid Amsterdam, if at all, possible. I have a friend who had to spend five days there, because of firearms issues. If your traveling to and from Africa from the USA, spend an extra $200 or so and use Travel Express or Gracy Travel to purchase your tickets. It can make your life...

The imbeciles that work for TSA, usually don't have a clue. On my last trip, I missed my flight (even though I arrived 3 hours early), because the one and only goober with TSA kept putting golf clubs ahead of my guns. He made me wait an hour to x-ray the gun case in order to verify that there...

I've always packed my ammo in my checked baggage (in a cheap metal "money box" without issue). I always fly out of Atlanta. I have had to unpack it in JNB and declare it as a separate piece of luggage when leaving JNB for another country.

Welcome from north Georgia, USA ! I hunted Africa first when I was 42. PM me and I will happily share, my 2 cents.

My dad used to wear a pith helmet when he was bush-hogging with a tractor. Great sun protection, cool, and some protection from small limbs.

IMO, this thing is a joke: You might as well save $20K and get one of these: I'd bet on the Ford being functional longer. Just my, not so, HO...

Oh, it's not hard, at all, to rust out the frame and firewall. I know... I bought a 1972 Series III who's frame was completely rusted into. (I couldn't see it, when I bought it, because of all of the mud) I, later, found a Series IIa (without a title) and did a complete frame-over...

A taxidermist experienced with African game can fix it. An African taxidermist should have access to everything they need to do a good job. I might just let him ship it to you.

I think it is the same buffalo. I had no idea of the condition of trophies shipped from Africa to the US, until my buffalo arrived in December of 2023. The horns were are just "floating" around on the skull and the skin was horrible. Good US taxidermists do a wonderful job considering what...

Absolutely! African hunting by folks who don't live in Africa, is a fertile field for the eccentric! I have a pith helmet also, but I haven't taken it to the Dark Continent...... yet.... On the next trip, I might even take a selfie of myself driving an old Land Rover, if I can find one that...

I'd like to get some too. My wife (a biologist, like me) had to have a melanoma removed from her arm last fall.

My DG PH wants a client to use combination of expanding bullets and solids. Do what your PH prefers you do.

Solids have their place, but IMO, if you only want one bullet, use a well-constructed expanding bullet. A solid will, usually, completely penetrate a buffalo and come out the other side, risking injuring another buffalo.

For practice and range competition - always For hunting - never (I need the ability to detect the direction of sounds)

Come on CoElkHunter! You know I got that little feller in 2021 in Mozambique. It may have been part of the forum's most notorious threads...

In Africa, I only want to shoot males, since you can't take meat home. This zebra was male, but had no test-ta-clease... My hunting buddy poked fun at me saying that his castrated mine! I would hunt females, but would expect a significant trophy fee reduction.

I prefer a brimmed hat like I was wearing here: If you don't care if your PH considers you a "dude", get one with a zebra band! In full sun, my ears and face will get blistered in a baseball cap if I don't use sunscreen, but I always bring one...

You know I'm not being serious!

James Bond wore Rolexes until he stopped being attracted to women... 1. Dr. No – Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538 2. From Russia with Love – Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538 3. Goldfinger – Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538 5. Casino Royale (1967) – Rolex GMT Master 7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Rolex...

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I'm fortunate enough to live in a rural area, with no restrictions regarding shooting firearms on private property. I shoot .22 bolt actions all the time. Mainly just for fun, but it also makes for great practice. I've got a swinging steel target in my backyard, that probably takes at...