Recent content by Rubberhead

So, I've been wanting a .410 mostly for rail hunting but already have the vision that it will go to my granddaughter at the right time. BTW - I've already gotten her a lifetime hunting/fishing license so she's already licensed to kill. Long story short, I got her the gun in the photo. My...

The only reason I don't have a Ruger No. 1 in .25-06 or .280 Remington is because I never ran across one during the 5 or 6 years that I was smitten with the idea. This was really before the pervasive Internet so finding a particular gun meant a lot of phone calls and stopping at every gun and...

Agreed. Some of the most memorable days of my life were spent with them.

This may sound too intense, but in the outdoors in an open concrete area, safely go over the case with a hand torch. This will burn off some of the petroleum-based mold releasing agents and smooth out some of the micro flaws in the case giving it a smoother surface area. Haha - This thread...

I love the double leaning on the termite mound. All the sudden, I have two regrets from Africa...

My suggestion - made in the early 1980's...30-'06...Browning Superposed...

Thanks @gizmo of course, the extra 10 days can be an added cost if the importer charges for "storage".

"Permit" might not be the exact right word. When my importer asked about what was in my shipment, I just listed the animals. He said something to the effect that it would take an extra step because of the warthog skull. When I told him it was just the tusk, he said something like "good, that...

Only one but got to hunt with it 54 times in 2024 and killed three whitetail bucks.

My PH and the tracker told me to get the Zerba skull done. They were both right.

I kind-of regret not getting my zebra skull done. I should have at least taken a good photo of the fang in his upper jaw between the molars and incisors. (I didn't know they had that until the PH showed me). The warthog will require an additional permit to import. I just got the tusks so...

Sorry @FIELD ETHOS if this is a high-jack but your thread reminded me of this. The events were from 2001 but I first posted it in 2013 on a duck site. It is 100% true. --- It was January 3rd, 2001 when Alan and I launched my little duck boat. Alan lives on the west coast but usually visits...

Good points @ActionBob that I hadn't thought of. All I got was euro skulls and tanned hides so mine was still a fairly small shipment.

My stuff followed an almost identical timeline but it arrived in perfect condition (other than smelling of moth balls). The only difference was that I had all the final work done in Africa by an African taxidermist. This isn't for the OP but rather anyone else that may see this - take serious...

It's sad, just from a game perspective how this may end. Of course, from a human perspective, it'll be 100 times worse.