Recent content by Mike B.

I have never tipped the land owners directly unless it was a PH situation where one of the owners was also the PH. I believe you will find that the consensus will be that you tip staff members such as cleaning, cooking, trackers, drivers and laundry staff, but that the land owners will not be...

I’m am very hesitant to get into too much details but I would use someone else. My crate from Namibia has been in New York since the last week of March. At least this is what I was told since I never got tracking info on it. I am actually very worried I’m not going to see it because of the...

I actually bid on the first Merkel 470, but they took it way too high for me. When it hit 11k I was like nope, no more. When you look around online and can buy a brand new one for not much more than that once you add in the buyers premium and sales tax. So then I set my sights for the Merkel 160...

You are thinking of this too literally. While you are correct that anything can be listed on there, you are stuck and not able to think of the 4457 as being irrelevant for a suppressor and the export laws. Asking if a suppressor was bought overseas is also irrelevant because you cannot buy a...

Not really, it just depends on how critical you are being. Because a suppressor falls under a completely different statute, if you were to get the correct legal paperwork to export a suppressor, that counts as your paperwork. You would not need or be required to list it on the 4457.

Regarding suppressors, I saw a notice posted on the window at the CBP office at the Salt Lake City airport today when I was getting my 4457 filled out that said suppressors may not be added to a 4457 since they are under a different law for exports. I know I have seen a bunch of people say they...

Ive never been to Harare, I have only hunted by Vic Falls and up on the western end of lake Kariba. If you go to Vic falls instead, there is a bunch to do here. I always stay at the Victoria Falls Safari lodge when I go. One of my favorite activities is to sit in the hide by the water hole at...

I agree with this, as I do this myself. I rack up about 1.2mil miles a year and this is about the only flight that I will use those miles on. I typically just pay for in country flights outright and hoard my miles just for this. I will use my miles for premium select for anyone that is traveling...

I have a Chapuis Elan and a merkel 140, both in 450-400. My chapuis was regulated very well at the time of purchase and shoots great. I will be taking it to hunt Cape buffalo this coming August. The Merkel I used on elephant and hyena in Zimbabwe back in 2024. When I got the Merkel, it was used...

I use Hornady One Shot spray. I spray and let it dry about 3 times before I do my bedding. It works well and I have never had anything stick. It is way easy to clean off. I think any of the sprays being discussed should work fine as long as you make sure you coat things well enough. More of a...

FBI Sniper!!

If you’ve hunted long enough, it’s bound to happen. I don’t think it’s a big deal to me, we all make mistakes and if it truly is a problem of shooting something small versus something big, any good PH will make that right with you. All of my experiences have been with different PHs. So on one...

Those are all very good questions. From what I can tell, it is probably cast resin and then painted. I believe there is a metal frame that the top mounting post is attached to and goes completely top to bottom through the resin and down to the granite base and then bolted to the granite. The...

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/putins-demand-ukraine-give-up-donbas-no-nato-no-western-troops-sources-say-2025-08-21/ Only demanding the Donbas region is quite a change from what was previously asked for.

Here are few pictures of my Chapuis ELAN 450-400. I think they are a good looking gun. I’ve also got a Merkel in 450-400 that I used on my ele bull last year. I sent my Merkel to JJ to have him regulate it with Honrady ammo as it did not like anything that I put through it when I bought it and I...