Greetings from the West of Ireland

Dryan said:

Long time lurker, decided to register as I’m heading to Namibia for a PG safari next week.

I stalk deer in Ireland a couple of times a week in season, shoot vermin and do a bit of walked up woodcock, snipe and pheasant shooting over my red setter. I also fish whenever I can.

I use a .Howa 243 for fallow deer in Ireland and for roe in Scotland. I also own a TT Proctor Mauser in 7x57 which is for red deer and I have been contemplating taking to Africa.
I’ve decided to use the PH rifle for this trip, to make travel a bit simpler and also as the PH have some slightly beefier calibres.

I’ve been to Southern Africa before but not on Safari. Currently sat on a train to Dublin watching the rain turn every green field into a swamp, the draw of dry warm weather is almost as strong as the hunting.

Looking forward to learning from the experience of others on the forum.

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SRvet said:

Welcome on board. Good to hear of another TT Proctor rifle owner. His work was excellent and there are a lot of rifles of his are still out there doing the job. There may be a 9.3x62 coming up soon. I have a couple of his Safari rifles in .375 H&H and .458 Lott and a friend has just bought a 375 that he made. Great rifles, how long have you owned yours?

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Dryan said:

Long time lurker, decided to register as I’m heading to Namibia for a PG safari next week.

I stalk deer in Ireland a couple of times a week in season, shoot vermin and do a bit of walked up woodcock, snipe and pheasant shooting over my red setter. I also fish whenever I can.

I use a .Howa 243 for fallow deer in Ireland and for roe in Scotland. I also own a TT Proctor Mauser in 7x57 which is for red deer and I have been contemplating taking to Africa.
I’ve decided to use the PH rifle for this trip, to make travel a bit simpler and also as the PH have some slightly beefier calibres.

I’ve been to Southern Africa before but not on Safari. Currently sat on a train to Dublin watching the rain turn every green field into a swamp, the draw of dry warm weather is almost as strong as the hunting.

Looking forward to learning from the experience of others on the forum.

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Hooked Now said:

Dryan,

Ireland is one of my favorite places in the world. My wife and I just spent a couple of weeks there last fall. Flew into Dublin, drove fast to get west and then wandered down the Wild Atlantic Way. Welcome to the forum. A great trove of information here as you are planning the trip.

HN

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Dryan said:

I’ve had it a year. bought secondhand, only 400 rounds through it! I grew up near Wilmslow so I just had to buy it, a beautiful rifle-a product of different times. There is actually another member on here from Ireland with a Proctor who’s going on the Safari.

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