Recent content by Safari Dave

I think like you. Some things are expensive just because they can be. (Range Rover, IMO, fills this bill) I love fine things, if they are, truly, fine things, but: - My most accurate rifle is a Remington Model 700. - The best off-road vehicle I've ever owned is a 21 year old Lexus GX 470...

Kevin can sure post some thought provoking threads. Kudos my friend!

My parents gave me a stainless Rolex Submariner when I graduated college in 1987. I have worn it nearly every day since, even today to church, then after when I was working on my tractor. (They said they wanted to buy me something for $2,000 and that's what I wanted) (Two years later, my...

First safari - 2007 Last - 2021 Virtually no communication with home in 2007. Probably more communication with the outside world than I wanted in 2021 even though the cell phone didn't work in camp. Personally, I don't like being connected with the outside world 24/7/365. (I still like...

We did bird hunt with free borrowed shotguns for a day in RSA. (Got a guinea and a francolin)

We had 4 "free animals" on our first auction hunt in RSA. Get the price list and keep hunting, if you can afford it! (We ended up "harvesting" 16) If it proves to be too expensive, our safari company (Adansonia) took us on sight-seeing trips. During our last trip to Mozambique, Legadema...

CWD just recently appeared in Georgia (USA). I think this is good information: https://georgiawildlife.com/cwd/management-response

No way!

I'm pretty sure a DG 500g expanding bullet from a .458 WM would not expand much on a deer. I'm even more confident that a monolithic copper bullet (like a Barnes) would not expand very much at all. You shouldn't worry about meat damage. (and, IMHO, hogs need to be killed by any means...

My two "auction hunts" were fantastic. My booked hunt was somewhat lacking...

We hunted Africa together in 2007, but not for DG. Maybe one day...

I bought everything I thought I needed for my last hunt from Kuiu for my last hunt. Everything I received was MUCH too small, I'm 5'10" and weight 190 lbs. I'm not XL. Nothing fit. I am, absolutely, "underwhelmed," at this point. Can someone please explain why I need to spend $900 for...

I bought everything I thought I needed for my last hunt from Kuiu for my last hunt. (nearly $1,000) Everything I received was MUCH too small, (I'm 5'10 " and weigh 190 lbs.) I am, absolutely "underwhelmed" at this point. I (maybe stupidly) have reordered everything in XL. We'll see...

Honestly, I don't know. If they were the same price, I would have probably gone with a Rigby. I ordered our Heyms through New England Custom Gun Service, who was the importer at the time.

We got ours's for $11,700 each in 2001. Money well spent, IMO.