Recent content by Mtn_Infantry

How/why is that irritating? It’s no different than other allocations on limited production products; bourbon, cars, certain sneakers, etc. You have the ability to increase your volume to the level required to get one, you’re the only one preventing it from happening.

Not trying to stir the pot but hunting with the “Best” Leopard Man alive in what is known to be a very marginal (at best) Leopard area isn’t going to change your odds of success much. Just like if you took the best “Jumbo” elephant hunter and hunted that same area, you’re going to struggle to...

I shoot factory Federal 155gr Terminal Ascent out of my 280AI with great success. This is likely the gun/bullet combo I’ll use on my sheep hunt in a couple years. As such, I wouldn’t hesitate to use it in Africa on Plains Game. I’ve taken a 308 to Africa on 3 separate Safari’s without issues...

You are 100% correct, hunting is only one way we can utilize the land but IF one party or class has more access/use of it for one purpose or another isn’t that by default admitting one party has increased use/access over others? You are correct that the animals are free to range, however you...

I grew-up in a slug/muzzleloader only state and have used them for a bunch of deer. The Savage 220 Slug Gun in 20ga is accurate well past 250yds. The 20ga slugs have better ballistics than their 12ga counterparts. Aside from a 220, my preferred slug gun was a Mossberg 835 with a Rifled...

I hunt out west a lot and play the points game so I see both sides of the argument. What @Philip Glass and @rookhawk are trying to say is the western state resident has disproportionate access and use of Federal Lands (in their home state) for hunting purposes. They’re also arguing that the...

Why is it strange that big companies like Hornady and Winchester are not making these scare calibers? It’s REALLY simple, there’s an extremely limited/small demand which equates to no ROI. Any time they swap calibers, their machine is down, if their machine is down it means they’re not making...

Zambia has some giants. I hunted with Strang Middleton this year (2025) taking a nice bull. Zambia also offers the opportunity to take Roan, and several uniquely Zambian species like Kafue Lechwe, and Crawshay Defassa Waterbuck. Vaughan Whitehead in Zimbabwe has some sable in his new area. I...

Welcome from Aggieland. +1 on Nicole at Gracy for the Travel

My suggestion is going to be a little different but it depends on his age. I’d start researching youth draw hunts. Many states have some great tags reserved for children to draw. I know of several hunts that us adults have a 1% or less chance of drawing but youth hunters often have a double...

I’m sure you understand the manufacturer’s decision to not make a LH model and direct you to a custom route, is tied to their costs and ROI to maintain profitability. DG rifles are an EXTREMELY small segment of the hunting rifle market, and hunting rifles themselves are one of the smaller...

All the time. The “Buy It Now” Price will always be higher than the starting bid.

The well know or big items like Cal or Tom’s rifles typically don’t go to small auction houses but I understand that point. My personal view is that not posting an auction is about valuing someone’s time in doing the legwork. There’s always someone with more money, but whether or not they want...

They told me on the phone, it had already been sold.

Weren’t these just priced at $799.99 a week or two ago?