Recent content by Safari Dave

If I could only have three: 12 gauge shotgun .22 Long Rifle .416 Rigby

Yep, I have encounter five. 3 females and 2 males. I was "suspect" of the men. I was completely "duped" by the women. The women, were, by far, the most horrid.

I saw a giant Sable and Kudu in Mozambique in 2021. https://www.legadema.co.za/safaris/ Everything there is "free range," but (IMO), that hardly means anything anymore. As I see it, you can buy a tag to take an animal that you might not even see (The USA model), or pay a "trophy fee" to...

Honestly, I think many fairly newer cartridges maybe so confined... All of the Remington Etronx cartridges were dead on arrival several years ago. - Practically, all of the WSSM's - Practically, all of the RUM's Just speculation... .22 Creedmoor .22 ARC .25 Creedmoor 6mm Creedmoor 6.8...

IMO, the .300 Weatherby is the best .30 caliber cartridge ever devised! (When you collect a bunch of eccentrics, what should you expect?) I just bought a .340 Weatherby. (I already had a .338 Winchester) IMO, the .340 Weatherby is the best coastal brown bear and polar bear cartridge ever...

If H-H is mediocre, then I'm not even a jester in this circus. I'm the guy who changes the oil in the clown go-carts, at best!

Wingmasters are really a large step above regular 870's. Not in terms of reliability, but just fit, finish, quality and smoothness.

I probably have too many shotguns as it is (I have an 12 gauge 870 Magnum Express with screw in choke tubes), so I don't really have room for this one, but that's a super deal.

That's a really good deal on what is IMO, the best pump shotgun. (I've never owned a Winchester Model 12, so I may not know) My father no longer hunts (he's about to be 89), and had a Model 870 Wingmaster 20 gauge with a modified choke. I have a nephew who has just taken a job as a Project...

Oh, if I could only have some of my old vehicles back, that I sold... 1972 Corvette Convertible with hardtop - $5K 1972 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 - $2K 1974 Toyota Landcruiser FJ55 - $2K 1968 Land Rover Series IIA - $1K 1972 Land Rover Series III - $5K 1983 Jeep Scrambler - $3K

Funny, when I has in high school I bought a Marlin 1894 in .44 Magnum for less than $200. I didn't keep it very long and traded it for something. Just a couple of weeks ago, I gave $1,000 for another one! I've never suffered from gun "buyer's remorse." I've been hit with "seller's remorse"...

I don't think camo/all black makes a difference. I shoot a camo Benelli SBE 2 when waterfowl hunting. I also shoot an all black A400 (but I don't take it duck hunting, for any particular reason.) I read the earlier post about the disadvantages of an A400 when hunting in harsh conditions...

IMO, carry as much ammo as reasonably possible. I would never hunt with an M60, but if that is your idea of African hunting, then blast away.

IMO, tangible items (rifles, ammo, reloading components, gold, silver, blocks of lead) are probably always a better investment than US dollars.