Recent content by Flipper Dude

You can check the twist with a cleaning rod

Tell your PH. He can’t read your mind. I tell my guys that I like to shoot buffalo at 30 yards, with a little humor but enough directness to know that I’m serious. So far 35 yards has been the max. You’ll possibly have to pass up shots to do that, so that’s something you need to decide...

Only problem I had was that a member was on here trying to sell a scope and someone chimes in that prospective buyers should forget this scope the fellow is selling and buy another brand of new scope. If they are buddies, I apologize, but if not or it was me trying to sell the scope, I’d be...

You’ll use up all of that subpar 375 ammo for practice, plus more. It’s good for that. Then buy some Barnes and practice with it. Make sure your rifle likes it. If you are sweating ammo prices for dangerous game, you ain’t ready yet.

Not saying it doesn’t happen, but I have never had a PH tell me where to shoot a buffalo. One told me where to shoot an eland once and that was an eff up. I knew better, but we got him eventually.

Look, you’re still new around here. A perfect time to go ahead and change your handle to Mark404J. See that group? Never pick up that 458 again. :cool:

I guess that happens when you get older. Seems too, anyway

You’re good to go. Hold your water on the buffalo. I shoot the 180g Barnes TSX. Might try them in your rifles.

One of the last few nights we will be able to dine comfortably on the patio until late October. This buck disappointed a little last November with a little ground shrinkage (100% on me), but he does not disappoint on the palate. Brined and then marinated backstrap, mashed potatoes with cream...

Put a zebra skin on it. :cool:

I’ve done that from Mogadishu, I mean Minneapolis to Texas. No problems

How about a nice Garden Route tour for her? Start at Cape Town and Stellenbosch for a couple of days, end up a week later at Port Elizabeth. Just happens to be really close to several large free range safari concessions in the East Cape. Who woulda thunk it? Doesn’t get more romantic than...

The 270 falls below the magical recommended Sectional Density minimum of .300 for dangerous game. I don’t know how big a difference that makes, but a lot of guys with a lot of experience think that it does. Something to investigate anyway. My 300g TSX killed ‘em dead, so I never saw any...

Great shooting, and congratulations! What a first Safari. I see Roelof was accompanying as Parks rep. What a quality guy that is. A pleasure to spend time with.

My first buffalo came from Omay North. Hunting with Dalton. It’s been a minute. It’s real Africa. Go hunt it.