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I'd like to be in! Sure it'll be a fun zoom!

Your favorite big bore and a scoped 375/9.3. Skip the light rifle - that’s the one that’ll be in your hands when you see that awesome dagga boy when you aren’t expecting him!

IMO the prettiest plains game animal in Africa. Beautiful mount.

A good addition to any classic lever gun is a peep sight. Williams and Lyman both made no tap no drill options that can still be bought on ebay

Oh nice! With the CZ550 being discontinued, now they’ll do more Model 70s. Need to send him some rifles...

There’s a whole book on the subject: https://www.hamiltonbook.com/the-perfect-shot-for-dinosaurs-paperbound

THANK YOU so much for doing this test and sharing this info! The internet is richer precisely because of people like yourself.

Hang in there, you can beat it!

I generally prefer full flat grind or scandi grind knives. I generally prefer carbon steel knifes to stainless. I generally prefer a fixed knife to be 4.25-4.75" and a folding knife to be 3.25" or less. BUT I love the Buck 110. One of my buddies has one his grandfather gave him thats 60+...

I wouldn’t butcher an heirloom British 28. BUT if I could commission a set of barrels for it in something like 25-20 or something like that it would be pretty neat. If money were no object, of course. Better still might be to commission someone to make 28 gauge inserts in 25-20 or the like.

I’ve always wanted to do the Pepsi challenge with one of these hogback stocks VS a straight comb stock. This is a nice pretty one

Awesome scope I’d buy if I had the cash laying around. I’ve bought another VX6 from Warpig602 that’s turned out great. Buy with confidence!

Classic Report!

A Lee Factory Crimp die won’t hurt, especially for a hard kicking round like the 458 Lott. Some people get real emotional when crimping comes up, but a light crimp won’t hurt anything.

Okay I can find Vegemite and Marmite but does anyone have a USA source for Bovril???

As far as presses go, I do most of my hand loading with a $40 Lee Hand press. You can get a Lee 50th anniversary kit for quite cheap. I like nicer Redding, RCBS, and Hornady dies. People will trash talk Lee equipment but nothing you hunt will notice the difference. I actually prefer my Lee...

NO EXPERIENCE HERE, but I’d go with Hornady brass if I were USA based simply due to its continuous availability in the USA. Your brass life will vary with the difference between your die and chamber size playing a role, as mentioned above. I’d consider anealing. Look up the YouTube video...

Bovril’s for men :A Stirring:.

If you wanna have two guns: the ‘06 and the 375. I really like the 9.3X62 and the .338WM as well.

Slick gat! Love the recoil pad. I recomend a Leupold VX6 2-12X42 Firedot in easy-to-remove (not necessarily “QD”) rings.

Stainless Ruger Scout 18.75” barrel with replacement Ruger polymer stock to save 12oz of weight. 5 round dbm. Aftermarket flush swivels from Grovtec with a CW style sling from Andy’s leather. Standard Velocity that Leupold VX3 2.5-8X36 is an excellent and underrated scope. I think I might...

I personally am neutral on the importance of a sling from offhand. From sitting or prone that’s a different story. My favorite sling is the Andy’s Leather Rhodesian sling. You can set your loop size and away you go. Highly recommended.

For off hand, try to get the elbow of your off side arm as close to directly beneath the receiver as possible. This will allow your skeleton to help your muscles the best.

It seems the CBL controversy could be cooled if a wildlife management industry standard could be adopted in regards to enclosure size and length of time since being fed by a human. I am far from any expert, but it seems like 50,000 acres and 1 year should be ethically acceptable to the vast...

Hogpatrol that looks nice! Especially for a .17HMR. Anything with a lower magnification range?

I also have an old Leupold VXI 2-7X33. I wish someone would make a sensible, compact, rimfire scope with adjustable parallax. 1” tube please, and 40mm objective is just too big for a rimfire, IMHO.

Fenix LD30. The mode toggle is on the side so the main tail switch is simply on and off, with mode memory. Hat band clip for hands free. Runs off an 18650, which can be found USB rechargeable, or two CR123s. Small, compact, non-tactical. $80 though. I’ve found with lights you do kind of...

Sweets 7.62. That stuff is POWERFUL. I never leave it in for more than 5 minutes.

Great rifle. Whoever buys this, it’ll start to become the one they grab every time.

This guy has a never ending collection of awesome gats! And what is this his third pre-Remlin stainless guide gun? And always when my toy budget’s depleted...:E Grouch:

sambarhunter, yes I’ve found specifically deer hunting I like larger objective, larger exit pupil binos. Deer seem to move the most at first and last light so at least a 5mm exit pupil is best. Especially in a deer stand I’ve come to prefer my 50mm Steiner Military Marines. I have both the...

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WAB, I have the 10X30 CLs. I looked through the EL 10X32s, and I didn’t notice a huge increase in quality. The 10X42 EL Ranges look amazing; I’ve looked through them but not in low light. If I lived in the mountains I’d prolly buy those EL Ranges.

Welcome! What kind of DG hunting are you interested in?

Get the 416. And get that exact scope you mentioned, make sure to get the one with the Firedot. Doubles are cool . Get one and practice with it. And bring it over on a future hunt. For your first DG foray, I’d recomend that exact scope on a 375, or a 416 if you can shoot it accurately.

I forgot to mention: try and go by a good store as the sun is going down (low light performance is part of the equation of what you’re paying $$$ for). Look through several models outside - everyone’s eyes are a little different, and yours might like Zeiss over Swarovski or vice versa. I’d...

The most versatile power and objective combo is probaraby 8X42. Those ARE a compromise. 30mm binos are far lighter and handier. 50mm binos are best for low light. 10 power binos see further, but 8 power binos have a wider field of view and provide a “steadier image” by not magnifying shakes...

Courteney. Expensive but worth it. You’ll have a cool momento of your hunt that will last many years. You can even get them cheaper in RSA and they don’t really require much break in. That said, the folks at African Sporting Creations are nice to deal with.

Ok good. On page 25 it says only 15 to 20 bulls are taken annually in the Caprivi. Now I know that book was published 13 years ago. But assuming ratios are still the same, That makes Namibia the country with the lowest amount of buffalo on offer in Southern Africa. The best quality/price...

I guess what I’d say is junk! At least that’s what my ex told me ;)

Read Africa’s Most Dangerous by Kevin Robertson. A quick reading, textbook-like treatise on hunting Syncerus Caffer Caffer.

So several years ago I looked into freighter travel. All I remember is EXPENSIVE. Like way more expensive than some cheesy cruise ship trip expensive. Freighter travel used to be for vagabond types, but some laws were made (I’m fuzzy on the details) and now it’s more regulated to the point...

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There are 2-4 flights a day from Joberg to Harare, many of which are nearly full. If SAA quits that leg for whatever reason, another carrier will pick it up.

Ain’t selling mine! They’re good guns but yes they sometimes do need a little TLC.

Many Zim operators have already been recommending flying with firearms on Emirates via Dubai and Lusaka. Flying through Joberg with firearms necessitates having to pay Rifle Permits to get you through customs or putting up with hastle doing it yourself.

Is this the one that a reflex sight can easily be mounted and removed? This is pretty much the ultimate client gat for Ele and Dagga Boys. I’d be interested in shooting a bolt 404 and this back to back. Certainly lower recoil in the heavier double.

UNWOUNDED game the most DANGEROUS for HUNTERS: Lion by a mile, especially females. Elephant after that. Wounded: Buffalo provide the most stats every year, but more Buff are hunted than other DG. Statistically, Crocs and Hippos kill the most people, just not so much hunters.

I really like the hinged floorplate variations of the Kimber 84. Also, I actually prefer the New Haven “Classic” (Pre 2006 trigger) Model 70 action to the Pre ‘64. The BRNO ZKK series with pop up peep, especially if a Winchester safety has been installed.

Reticle?