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I was one of the folks who asked for some Kevin. Thank you!

OK, I’m going to suggest a different direction. You’re using an R8, what better pairing for a German rifle for elk/red stag than an 8x68? It is about as perfect an elk cartridge as you could find and a perfect pairing for a German rifle.

There are also different shooting styles being taught. Do a little research, determine what you believe to be the correct approach, and ensure any instructor you hire teaches that approach. I have seen some excellent coaches and some abysmal coaches. Certification is no guarantee of good coaching.

And yet we don’t learn. We dumb down sporting clays just like we previously dumbed down skeet.

A friend of mine led the British women’s skeet team to four Olympics. She characterized skeet as a negative game. Miss one bird and you’re out. I remember one championship where I went straight in one of the gauges. At that time the shoot offs were doubles across the middle. Six of us went into...

Sorry if my post offended, it was certainly not meant to. I do have a background competing at the highest levels, although that was a number of years ago. Your point on the improved success of US shooters is accurate, although I give far more credit to the influx of shooters/instructors from...

Be very selective of who you take lessons from. Know their style and ensure that it fits with the type of shooter you aspire to become. Personally, most of my instruction has been at H&H. IMO they are the gold standard, but it is not cheap to get to London for lessons. There are very few NSCA...

Focus on the bird Focus on the bird Focus on the bird [emoji41] Don’t track the bird with the gun mounted. Trust the computer between your ears and shoot as soon as the gun is mounted. I was putting too much weight on my right foot (I’m right handed). My friend who is one of the top...

I must be odd, tsetse’s don’t really bother me that much. I actually enjoy catching them and crushing the little buggers.

I use Eastern. I believe their name has changed since I last renewed.

This is the Boddington Safari shirt from Schnee’s. It is a high quality shirt of the appropriate weight.

Tag cotton shirts have worked well for me.

Many of those transitions away from colonialism were led by those with strong communist ties, ie central control. That combined with corruption, which seems to fit well with communism, was a formula for disaster. I don’t disagree with your point regarding the average person being better off...

I agree, it is very difficult to beat the market until you are a qualified investor. At that point, tools become available that greatly improve your chances.