Recent content by DLSJR

This is a really great package, I don’t recall seeing such good animals all included on a package deal. Fair price too! I hope someone takes advantage of this.

That’s not what I’m finding on American’s website. For SFO-JNB it’s 115,000 miles for economy. SFO-LUN is 80,000 miles for economy. Qatar has not been allowing AAdvantage miles for biz class for a while now as far as I’m aware. I’d love to be wrong so please advise if I’m missing something.

Congratulations, Russell! It was enjoyable following along on other media during the safari, you guys enjoyed a great hunt despite conditions. The lion Tom saw was spectacular. Thanks for the Heads Up about Airlink. Flying them from Beira to Jo’burg in a few months, so glad to know this...

There is a glimmer of hope… I went onto North Fork’s website on Tuesday and while they still do not show most of the bullets I’m interested in as available, they did show .338 caliber 225 grain solids as available so I ordered a box. They were delivered today! Just 3-days from when I...

I’ve shot several buffalo with a frontal shot from my .416 Hoffman and 400 grain Bearclaws at 2,400. They’ve all been very effective, even though I always fire extra shots at every opportunity. I did lose one buffalo that wasn’t quartering as hard toward me as much as I thought, misjudged...

Since I do nearly all my big game hunting with 4 rifles now, I guess it’d be those four… .264 Win Mag .338 Win Mag .375 H&H .416 Hoffman. But that’d be a shame because I am also very partial to a 270 and 30-06, as well as .223. If I could have only 4 total and had to drop 2 of the rifles...

Congratulations on a very successful forest hunt! It seems this year has been more difficult than usual due to drought. Lots of hunters had a very rough time this year up to this point. Your hunt was very successful, especially by this years standards.

Unless Northfork has very recently had large caliber bullets become available, you can’t get them either. I tried about 10 days ago and couldn’t get any in .338, .375 or .416.

I’m also 100% on the value of shotgun shooting benefitting one’s offhand rifle shooting. A couple recent examples where it helped were on a buffalo at about 40 yards that was facing me. First shot off sticks into the front of chest. The bull recovered from the impact and turned to run from my...

The Lifesize animal targets are great. They’re not actually life sized, at least the buffalo aren’t, but they’re plenty big enough. I really enjoy shooting the buffalo target before going buffalo hunting.

@cferrieri connect with Scott Limmer, who is a member here. He goes by @Scott CWO He guides hunters on the Alaska Peninsula and you can communicate directly with him about how difficult that hunt is, or isn’t. He’s a very experienced outfitter and Bear guide, good guy all around.

Congratulations on a wonderful safari! You enjoyed one heck of a great hunt, especially for that buffalo! Your story telling reminded me of a similar experience I had with a buffalo in The Selous a couple years ago, those memories will live with you forever. I hope you and your wife...

One load for my .375 H&H. 300 grain bullet, 70.0 grains of RL15, Federal 215 primer and 2,550 fps. That’s the only load I shoot in my .375 H&H. The only variable is which bullet, among Bear Claw, TSX, A-Frame, Nosler Partition and Cutting Edge Safari Solid. They all group together so no...

I’ve only shot 2 elephant bulls, the first with .458 Winchester and second with .470 NE. Each performed very well, though the 500 grain Hornady solid on first elephant did not. It was bent with the rear end flattened. But, we did dig it out of a dead elephant! I’m keen to do another...

I may be coming at this with a bit different perspective since I hunt with both a .375 H&H and a .416 Hoffman AND I’ve had major shoulder surgery on my shooting shoulder for a torn rotator cuff. A Labrum tear is nothing to take lightly and I’d stay away from the .416 until you get it fixed...