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    Traveling with Soft Cases

    I manage to lay mine along the outside edges of my Pelican Air luggage. I’ve always had room.
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    Politics

    We’ve all been there. Hell, I’ve been there today. :cool:
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    Elephant caliber

    Are you serious? This is the silliest thing I’ve seen this week. Can’t go back much further than that. You do you, cat.
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    Closing in the distance

    Was in Botswana and we were after impala, just wrapping up a great trip and because I like hunting impala. Came across a nice ram about 300 yards out across an open field. Park the truck and sneak back to the edge of the field and I’m thinking to myself, ‘How the hell are we gonna sneak up on...
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    Elephant caliber

    These are thoughts that have never once entered my thought process. I can say that with certainty. Reminds me of conversations we once had as college freshmen. That said, I like to shoot elephants with the biggest cartridge I can shoot well. How about you? And if I were to be shot by a big...
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    Elephant caliber

    Man, that’s some Austin thinking right there! I’m trying to wrap my pea brain around it, but it just keeps going in circles! :cool:
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    Elephant caliber

    I shoot a 404 Jeffery for Buffalo and plains game combo, but if elephant are on the menu I carry the 458 Lott, with the Jeffery as a light rifle. I know the Jeffery would work fine on an elephant, but why own a 458 Lott if you ain’t gonna hunt elephant with it? Sorta my backwards logic to...
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    Elephant caliber

    Damn. Well, he is passionate.
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    Closing in the distance

    What is limiting you to 100 yds? Not dissing, just curious. Vision? Accuracy outside of 4-6”? Problem shooting from sticks? Scope? I’d work on resolving that issue first. I would hate to be traveling to Namibia to hunt with a limit of 100 yds unless I was happy hunting at a hide at a...
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    Elephant caliber

    Just saying……… (Excerpted) I heard the following story from a Professional Hunter with years of experience in Zimbabwe and South Africa: “When a client shows up in camp with a .375 Holland & Holland, you immediately know that you have a practical and able chap as a customer, a wise and...
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    Elephant caliber

    That’s a beautiful piece of ivory right there.
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    Politics

    My gut says not a chance in hell.
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    Shipping question

    IDK about family commingle, but I do know you can just list them as one hunter’s trophies. Split them up stateside.
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    Who wears shorts on Safari?

    Like these guys? Wonder what they are after? :cool:
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    Politics

    Freaking moron
 
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