Recent content by Neil Molendyk

I talked to Craig Boddington about this very question. I was considering taking a Ruger No 1 for Cape Buffalo. I had worked up a load with 500 gr Hornadys and its ballistics were not far off a 458 Win Mag and Mr Boddington's opinion was that with the strength of the Ruger action, proper bullet...

100%. First hunt we went together with another couple. Great hunt and followup tour thru Namibia, Botswana and on to Victoria Falls. Second trip without her but I took my youngest son to Makuya and into Limpopo. The owner stated that it was no place for young grandchildren so my wife said"Well...

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Very Impressive. "Look Ma, no cavities"

I hear you, all Ruger No1s in the gun vault. I'm on the same boat as you. Same scenario. I tried in vain to get a pair of cowboy boots made out of my cape buffalo hide but no luck whatsoever. So I had a couple hunting rifle cases made with sheepskin fleece lining and kudu accents as heirlooms...

My wife and I hunted the Eastern Cape in 2019 and we both agree with your description on the hunting terrain. It can be a challenge, especially as I was waiting for a hip replacement the time. Probably a carryover from the 2002 horse rollover experience. I feel your pain my friend. Safe hunting.

Even when you've been horseback riding for over 30 years I guess. But I suspect that if horses were invented yesterday, they would be banned today in our society

Couldn't agree more. November 2002. Elk hunting near the border of Banff National Park in Alberta. Get up early and ride in the dark to get up high so we decided to take the short cut on a horse trail across a skree slide area. in the dark the horse i was riding stepped off the trail dropping...

Feb 18 -35 C (-31 F) -42 C (-44 F) Feb 25 12 C (54 F) Geez that's a 85 F swing in a week.

I have Talley QD rings on my CZ550 and Ruger No 1. I removed them from the firearms when travelling on airlines and put them in my carryon. Couple of reasons. 1. Lightened the gun case 2. Travelling through Heathrow, I didn't trust the airport baggage handlers. When I arrived at the hunting...

Very devastating news indeed, years away from recovery most likely. I doubt that the heavy equipment needed to begin containment is readily available. I do have a question for the main steam media though, why isn't this being covered by your companies. Some celebrity suffers from hemorrhoids and...

Something to consider: if you are in good standing with a good reputable taxidermist near your residence at home, they may be willing to mount your animals on a deferred time line allowing you to spread the taxidermy cost over time. My experience has shown me that the cost of taxidermy plus...

couldn't agree more. put that scope on my CZ 550 416 Rigby and used it on Cape Buffalo, giraffe and sable. I never took it off 1x for all the shots taken. With the Talley QD rings it went back to dead on after taking it off for followup on the Cape Buffalo. Didn't really have to but going into...

I take no pictures of my firearms to be shared in public. That's from living in a country that is pro firearm banning laws, even that they are all legally acquired (or once were until the federal govt changed the rules and definitions).Sorry Kevin Peacocke (from an earlier request.

Well said Please all members remember "opinions are like assholes, just about everybody has one" Enough said