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Word is spreading that an American hunter died yesterday while hunting in Gabon. His name hasn’t been made public yet so I’ll just refer to him as Ernie for now. We were talking a few months ago and I asked where his next African hunt was and he told me he was heading to Gabon this spring...

@Green Chile You’re ’spot on’ about carefully skinned and properly cared for Waterbuck. It’s actually pretty good. I would not hesitate to enjoy it again as long as it was handled carefully from shot to kitchen. I’m amused at all the comments raving about how great Zebra is because it...

I actually found leopard backstrap to be quite good. We did it grilled simply and it was very close to pork in taste, texture and appearance.

I actually got a call back from somebody at North Fork this week, in response to a message I left a few days earlier. He advised me that the problem they are having is not with production, but rather with shipping. He said that the costs to ship small quantities of bullets have skyrocketed to...

I prefer Trophy Bonded Bearclaws, TSX’s, A Frames and really want to give North Forks a try. Cutting Edge Raptors too, need to try them more.

In the reference I used the author lists bullet weights of 205 in .300 Win, 256 in .338 Win and 225 in .35 Whelen. Anyone can find this data at backfire.tv.

Interesting comments, Bob! I think one thing people often overlook when considering recoil is velocity of recoil, in addition to foot pounds of recoil. I’ve previously described the benefits of foam filled fiberglass stock like Brown Precision or McMillan, so won’t re-hash that here...

I’ve only shot 1 lion and it was with a 400 grain Bearclaw in my .416 Hoffman. If I shoot another lion in the future it’ll be with my .375 H&H and a 300 grain Bearclaw or North Fork Percussion Point.

I far prefer Winchester 3-position safety’s.

You’re in good company, Michael, as both Alan Vincent and his dad Roy have always preferred .458 caliber DG rifles, though Roy’s was a 460 Weatherby. They both have/had 500 NE doubles but almost always carried their .458 caliber bolt guns instead. Of course, our friend Saeed thinks his...

Karl, thanks for your thoughts and asking others, theirs. I’ve shot 3 leopards and thankfully haven’t been charged by one (though I have by buffalo & elephant). I shot one with a 180 grain Partition from a 300 Win Mag and the cat was dead before he hit the ground. I’ve shot two with 225...

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@michael458 I’m curious to read your thoughts on a similar short DG cartridge - the 450 Vincent short, developed by my long time friend, Roy Vincent. It has a COAL of 3.38” and with a 500 grain bullet and 89 grains of RL-15 it gives 2,440 fps, and I suspect closer to 2,500 with a Cutting Edge...

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