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SSRvet reacted to Sabre's post in the thread New York “Big 5” Trophy Ban Sails Through Committee with Complete Disregard for African Conservation Efforts and Self-Determination with
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SSRvet reacted to Certus's post in the thread Has anyone else been injured while hunting away from home? with
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Only bad thing I’ve had happen was on a fishing trip with a former friend, dad and his best friend 2 years ago. We were in the middle... -
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SSRvet reacted to CBH Australia's post in the thread What is going on with tipping culture in the hunting industry? with Like.
Tipping as you see it is not part of the Australian culture. We do tip but it’s change or maybe a note dropped in a tip jar at a...
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SIf it were me, I’d seat it to the crimp groove and crimp it. In a rifle with significant recoil, you don’t want your bullets moving...
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SWhen I was a barrel chested freedom fighter, I smoked like a dragon. Camels; camels without the filter in the field. Standard ration of...
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SFoot and Mouth have always been around. If you hunt in a FMD-/red line area your trophies(skulls, skins, etc.) have to be salted &...
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SSRvet replied to the thread 6.5x57 Mauser RWS ammunition question.Both will work but the H mantel will be better for heavier game. Think of it as a Nosler Partition. The H mantel was very well thought...
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SSRvet reacted to Grumpy gumpy's post in the thread O'Conner vs Keith (Small & Fast vs Big & Slow) - Which is Best? with Like.
Wouldn’t it be down to where you are hunting and what you are hunting….thick scrub and short distance benefits from big and slow, open...
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SSRvet reacted to WAB's post in the thread Attacked by dangerous game while hunting something else? with Like.
Read my twenty seventeen hunt report from Zim. My buddy and his wife experienced a full on, unprovoked charge from a cow elephant while...
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SSRvet replied to the thread Foot and mouth?.As far as I know foot and mouth is endemic in parts of Africa. The foot and mouth disease virus is relatively easy to kill but very...
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SMy go to is Tanqueray, fresh lime and regular store brand tonic water. About two ounces of gin, 1/4 slice of lime - squeezed into the...
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SI would say for a gun maker to design a 375/9.3 because there is no better cartridge for all around performance both length of shot and...
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S250 lbs is a loooong way off giraffe.....but if you have to 333 Jeff or 404 Jeff......
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S9.3 or 375 In particular a 9.3x74R O/U double would be perfect...