Recent content by HankBuck

@Flbt - love rabbit hunting and “eating”, we cook them slowly in a crockpot and add in a can of Cream of Mushroom soup ——easy to do and they always come out very tender & moist. Regarding the “safe” seasons to eat them: I was told the same thing by my Dad “wait til after the first frost” and...

@wvfred - I can relate (and agree) with how special hunting with your Dad is, it doesn’t last forever….or even Long-enough. The few hunts I did with my Dad are ALL “Trophy Memories” (and we never took anything bigger then a rabbit !). I’m fortunate Now to still be able to spend days hunting...

@EBaker you have a lot of experience and positive results from your handgun/bullet/load combo. I didn’t know you were using a 10” barrel and that must add a lot of velosity. I’ve only used an S&W 629 w/5” barrel, open sights, and Buffalo Bore .44mag w/255gr Keith hard cast. I am Not a serious...

@Nhoro, I was unaware of this and have been looking into a similar type of Elephant hunt for “quota” recently opened for 4 Management Bulls in the SANGO Wildlife Conservancy area - all NON exportable. Trophy fee for the Management Bulls is $5000 each….so far only one hunt has sold. The $$...

Is each box “full” live ammo? If so, are all shells Plastic and do they correctly match the box?

@EBaker - good trophies with that “self bow” buck and later Handgun buck = impressive ! Why do you like the .357 Maximum Hangun so much for deer? It’s no doubt adequate but I haven’t heard of that cartraige Refered to as “ideal deer hunting” round the way .44 mag & .454 Casull (for those that...

@rigbymauser - a bullet weighing 405 grains moving at 2400 fps must produce some “very Manly” recoil —- I don’t think I would care for that in a Lever action or any other type of rifle !

@Andrew62 - when I hunted in Tanzania the average salary for a Resisted Nurse working in a Hospital was only $200 “a Month”. Based on that (if it was true) I would think the tips given a Camp Staff are very generous and afford an above average wage for those employed by Safari Operations.

@DieJager - I would hope so because with .30-06 & .270 using the same 150 gr bullet (at same velocity) and assuming Same-weight-rifle: recoil should be “almost the same”…within 5%-7%? I own both and unless shooting many rounds at the Bench - notice very little difference.

@DaBill - I own a Browning ‘White Gold’ in .243 and your description of “striking” looks is very true - beautiful rifle, nice walnut, durable gloss finish. Also, it’s very accurate - sub inch at 100 yrds, adjustable trigger that remains very CRISP even at 3 lbs. and the short rotation on the...

@skydiver386 - I think you are correct …being “sub sonic” is the key. I’ve heard and fired some of the supposedly ‘Top rated’ suppressors on AR 5.56 and also .22 mag and while I notice a difference I still prefer to wear Hearing Protection. However, on a .22LR and especially with Sub sonic...

@FIELD ETHOS - that’s NOT the end of this story (can’t be??) —- are you going to FINISH IT ? The fact you are alive to write this story means your Dad loved you…..what was the end result and consequence?

@Aussie_Hunter - those bulls ALL look like TROPHIES to Me….I would be very pleased with any of them on any hunt ! Congratulations

@sureshot375 - I’m not in the “Suppressor Club” and while I am impressed by the noise reduction they provide they are still “loud”. I’ve Night hunted predators using one and it made only a marginal difference regarding how many Neighbors could hear the shot = ALL of them….just Not as loud. As...

@BeeMaa - I walk into the woods at 5:00am withOUT a flashlight because I wear enough Permethrin & bug repellent to “Glow in the dark”