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    on a lighter note...

    Ummm, looks like smorgasbord of swollen mesenteric glands, nephrotic kidneys and a fine vintage of torrential dysentery. Not unlike dinner with the in-laws really lol Seriously though, foods like that just aren’t the least popular but can be so so tasty. FN
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    A New Offering Of .375 Holland & Holland Magnum Ammunition Has Been Released On The Market

    I’ve found S&B to be largely good ammo and generally pretty consistent which, given the price point, is a credit to them. However, despite that consistency, their bullet choice and associated construction would not make it an ideal bed fellow when facing DG…..which is a shame as they really do...
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    7mm/08 for Plains Game? Good or Bad?

    I love my 7mm-08 but I won’t travel it. I load my own cartridges so shooting at home is fine. But I’ll only go on my international travels with my .308 and/or .375H&H I’ve arrived in Johannesburg with my lovely 7mm-08 to find my ammunition was still in Heathrow. No chance of finding a factory...
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    Life Advice

    1. Resist everything but temptation. 2. Relations are like fish - after three days they should be thrown out. 3. Take notice of the mirror when assessing your body size and associated wardrobe. 4. Be polite. 5. Position your arguments based on sound experience and credible sources. 6. Own...
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    Big Bores for small things

    I usually take my .375H&H double with iron sights for a couple of warthog/impala/sprinbok prior to buffalo. Compared to buffalo which, although very tense, are generally not particularly challenging shots, I love the smaller stuff. FN
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    Double rifles with stainless steel barrels

    His majesty King George V was noted as saying whilst looking at a hammer less shotgun ‘a gun without hammers is like a spaniel without ears’ One wonders what he would have commented seeing a shiny double FN
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    Showcase your Dangerous Game hunting cartridges

    I've always found Warthog to be particularly troublesome until......... FN
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    Best Unsuccessful Hunt Ever

    To be honest, for me, every hunt is about enjoying everything; every sense heightened, every sighting analysed, every gust of wind checked, every approach calculated, every extraction considered, every campfire enjoyed. This is the 9/10 soul food. The freezer fill is the 1/10. FN
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    First Rigby Playdate

    All that rifle is going to do is cause you untold days of anguish and anxiety - best be rid of it! As part of my 'care in the community' policy I'll take it off your hands and, whilst taking the heavy burden of ownership upon my own shoulders, it will free you. Seriously though, what a lovely...
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    on a lighter note...

    Ozzy - prince of darkness Charles lll - monarch (obviously promoted since that post first surfaced) If it were cards, I think that’s a royal flush lol FN
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    1 MOA accuracy less common than you think ?

    Surely for most of us it’s where the first shot lands from a cold gun, off sticks or nestling against a tree. I really don’t recall ever bench rest shooting anything. FN
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    Ideal distance for a Cape Buffalo first shot..

    First was about 60, second around 80, third about 35. I always shoot a couple of warthogs or impala with my double before going for the buffalo. The shots are usually around the 80 mark and work really well to both ‘get the eye’ in and increase one’s confidence should a longer shot be...
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    on a lighter note...

    Well I guess you need some consolation when ‘that land rover moment’ inevitable happens and you’re sitting on the roadside awaiting the tow truck FN
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    Help me decide: which Plains Game Bullet for my 7mm-08?

    I love my 7mm08 but..... be mindful of the fact that outside of the US, ammo is virtually non-existent in this calibre especially SA/Zim/Moz etc. After all the issues of getting my beloved 7mm08 to Africa...my ammo never made it and, to this day, no one has any idea where it is! Basically that...
 
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