Recent content by 30.06king

Good idea and I kinda thought Swarovski might try something along these lines. They could go to their top twenty dealers asking them to take pre-orders, maybe with deposits, and do a production run with, say, 10% extra, to fill that order. Then repeat in 2 to 4 years or whatever interval they...

Yep, something fishy about this site now that I've had a look. Maybe I'm wrong but my gut tells me to steer clear. Looks too good to be true, unfortunately.

Tasteful. Even the missus could not disapprove. Goes to show not every hunting memento has to be a full shoulder mount. Congrats, again. A great buff. Do you know if the colours used are the genuine and traditional organic materials ?

A few years ago I killed a Buff in Zimbabwe with 300 TSX bullets from my 375 H&H In my belt were several rounds loaded with 300 g Cup Point Solids which I had not used while killing the Buff. I wanted to try one so from about 10 yds behind the Buff I fired one shot into the Buff through one of...

@Philip Glass Sir, thankyou for that info. Good to hear they did well and a great pity DSC seems to have taken a poor detour. Can't argue that TTHA attendance costs are reasonable and I would agree they could see potential growth if some exhibitors are seriously looking for a DSC alternative. I...

@Philip Glass How did this TTHA show compare in size and exhibitor attendance to the last couple of DSC shows ? What was the entry cost per day, and for the full show ? If I'm not mistaken the venue interior looks to be the KBH convention floor .... ? Cheers

Whenever I open a new pack of bullets, regardless of calibre, I check weigh at least a few to ensure correct fit to specs. The only issue ever encountered was opening a pack of Hornady Interbond 30 cal bullets that were actually SST bullets that were the same as the labelled weight.

I have owned, and more recently started using, a 375 Ruger in Left Hand for a couple of years. I really like the Ruger M77 CRF actions and the Ruger company is one of those saintly manufacturere that makes good rifles for lefties. Manufactured in 2013 it has the excellent trigger used at that...

Congrats on your old man bull. He's a beauty. And a great, great hunt all round. Super that you made Dad part of your hunt. A great gift from son to dad.

Do any of the UK hunters still get around this by flying first to South Africa, then traveling on to Zimbabwe ? Or has this been discovered as a loophole and closed off ?

You might be right and there may be no internet sytem installed there. However, when there in August '23 I was able to get onto the net. There was something there that enabled me to connect once I installed an App on my phone. Maybe it was just a temporary thing that had been brought in by a...

I envy you, having your hunt booked and to look forward to. I wish I could say the same but believe my next hunt will be a few years away yet. I wish you the best of luck sir on your forthcoming hunt. Adventure awaits you.

Dande North is in the Valley. CMS has some nice camps there. You're right, October is usually hot. Latest I've hunted was early Sept. which was definitely warm but heat there doesn't seem to affect me much. Due to low humidity I think, unlike Auckland region where I live which is very himid and...

I think you're in for a great hunt. I hope you're hunting from one of the camps in the Zambezi Valley. I just can't get tired of hunting there. Absolutely love it. A big factor in my initial booking with CMS was knowing a couple of Kiwis who had hunted there a couple of times before I went. That...

Amazing !