Recent content by Mr. 16 gauge

Hello to all; I've been thinking about doing another hunt in Africa. I hunted in SA back in 2014, and if I remember correctly, I didn't have to pay VAT on my trophies because I had them taxidermied (is that even a word?) and shipped to my home. The cost of that was almost as much as the...

Kind of new to turkey hunting. Nothing new or 'custom'. I have diaphragm, box, push button, and slate calls. I primarily use the box and diaphragm calls......use the box call to bring them in and then use the diaphragm so they don't see my hands move. .....but one of the best calls I have...

Are you talking taxidermy mounts over time, or recently taxidermy done? I had my kudu skull mount done in SA and when I got it back, there were maggots in the horns. I took it to a local taxidermist who recommended I spray the inside with an insecticide (which I did) and let it dry in the sun...

My list: 1.) Alliant powders.......esp. the shotgun/pistol ones. 2.) the following powders discontinued by Hodgdon when they took over DuPont and Winchester: H414, SR 4756, 800-X, IMR 4320, and all those that ares "supposedly" still in production, but can't be found ANYWHERE! 3.) Winchester...

Unless you're with the A team............all those rounds from the Ruger mini 14s and I think its 50/50 for the first picture!

I was told last summer (2024), by multiple gun stores, that Alliant would no longer be supplying powder to the civilian market........don't know the reason (military only, bought out by another group, etc). Came as a big blow to my reloading, as I used a lot of Alliant powders (Unique, Herco...

Well, we've done firearms and calibers............so, what companies do you dislike, for whatever reason. I have three (at the moment) Remington: I've never seen a company that loves to take something good (or in some instances, great), and turn around and cheapen it to the point where it is...

Over my lifetime, I've pretty much gotten everything that I had a hankering for..........there are only a few that I never got (and at this stage of my life, probably wont). I always wanted a British SMLE military rifle in .303 British; a .410 shotgun (either a pump or SxS double); and a...

100 rounds of 16 gauge buckshot (12 pellets of #1 buck); 50 rounds of 12 gauge bismuth (duck load....1 1/4 ounce of #4) and 25 rounds of 20 gauge bismuth (1 oz of #5s).

cape buffalo cow.

I'm a big fan of the 16 gauge......use it for probably 90% of my bird and waterfowl hunting chores. I have three shotguns chambered in said gauge: A Remington model 11, and Ithaca M37 featherlite, and a Stoeger SxS. As for the "Mr." part..........we were hunting chukars on a pheasant...

I'm no "expert", but in 2014 I took my .30-06 to Africa as a "back up" and ended up using it to harvest 4 out of my 5 trophies. I shot gemsbok, kudu, impala and a cow waterbuck. All were one shot kills with the exception of the gemsbok, which I initially made a bad shot on, so the fault was...

You've got to remember: in this day and age of woke liberalism, it's not what a something "does" or "is", but "what it looks like". .......which, it you think about it for a moment, is basically the same thing as racism........but I'm just over thinking again.

Welcome to another Michigander..............I'm located in Troy.

How many of you go hunting in Africa by yourself? Seems that most folks are going with family/friends. I've only been once, but my wife went along..............she doesn't hunt, but loves to travel and she got to see and do some "touristy" things. I would like to go back, but I have few...