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Its not that any recommended it specifically, its more that they all generally communicated hunting dates would be between June-September. None dissuaded me from any months in there or indicated any being better than other. And by the time I was working with Leopard's valley on setting dates I...

This is now sold.

Thanks for the warning. On my first hunt there were two primary animals I had in mind - Sable and Kudu. The Sable was shot in the first two hours of my 3rd day of hunting, the first day we were really looking for a Sable. But the Kudu, that animal 'frustrated' me. It was over the course of a 4...

The base camp is on the Lugenda river and the hunting area is bordering L2 on their Southern side. I booked with Leopard's Valley. I've hunted with them in South Africa and they have a partnership with an operation in Mozambique. I know the name of the partner but would want to check with Dave...

As I've read and looked around more, I'm thinking Niassa Wildebeest has to be on the list. I'll be there in June so won't see the late season Eland numbers. Will have to have it on my list as well though just in case of opportunity.

Thanks for all suggestions. I have some reading up to do around all these options.

I decided to book a 10 day Buffalo hunt in Mozambique. I'm really looking forward to the hunt part of it and tracking/walking for days to find the right one and the right shot. But, if everything lines up to take a great one and still have days left in the hunt, what are some other animals I...

Price drop to $3700 shipped to your FFL. I am able to take credit card payments through my business for a 3.35% loss of cash discount fee ($3823.95 charged to card).

Still available. Open to reasonable offers.

PM'd you, I have one I don't need.

This is back up for sale. The supposed buyer strung me along for a bit and then went silent. So, hopefully can find a serious buyer for this. Any questions, please let me know. Happy to talk about it.

Thanks for feedback. I only worked with them for a few minutes and then haven't had much time. I'll find some more time to work with them and likely have better feel for what you two are relaying. I also realized if I wanted to that i could do a quick 3d printed clip-on loop to make my own strap...

Up until now, I've been using Primo Trigger Sticks. After my last SA hunt, I've been looking for some shooting sticks that support front and rear of the rifle like my PH had. I just got a set of the 4 Stable Sticks from @RAVEN ROCKS PRECISION and in practicing with them today something felt...

Currently sold pending funds.

I think that's a deal. i would have bought it at that myself.

For current production guns, I frequently refer to gun.deals site to see pricing and inventory/in-stock information. I know some states, like WA where I live, require an FFL to collect sales tax if not assessed by the seller. But for other states that don't have this I find it rarely useful to...

They were hard to find for a while and sold at good bit higher prices. But they do seem to be more available recently. That said, the lowest price I see for new right now is $1125.

no base or rings included, though that would have been an amazing deal :) Listing is for what it shown in pictures + the t-handle barrel key/wrench

Seattle area.

Excellent condition rifle. Purchased it from previous owner who noted <40 rounds though it (he bought 2 boxes of ammo and had not shot it all). No marks at all on stock that I can find, it looks brand new. I had intended to have a second setup but have instead decided to go with an Akila...

ugh, I knew I should have checked this set every day. I've been looking for these but was hesitating with the $280 price. I did register for notification on the carbon ones so hopefully you can get some at this price again.

Well, as usual, different answers depending on who you talk to in the government. The info given to me by a CBP agent was to get the 5320.20 approved as an individual for temporary export. His statement was that the form is not necessary for suppressors in travelling within the US but the use of...

The form 5320.20 is really very little work to do and costs nothing more than a postage stamp. I would recommend doing it for peace of mind with minimal effort.

Would you mind sharing name of outfitter for Limpopo hunt, even if just in PM? Happen to have a trip report for either/both hunts?

Some have also pointed me to the Limcroma Buffalo package being offered for Limpopo. Has anyone done those? Did a quick search for trip reports with them for buffalo hunts but didn't notice anything recent. Curious on comparison of that to the wild Moz/Zim/etc hunts.

Any recommendations for Zim outfitters? The Moz hunt I was looking at was about 60% more than the SA option which didn't seem terribly bad for a wild hunt. Flights from JNB to Pemba would add about $800 extra cost vs just going to JNB. Then outfitter said it's a 5 hour drive to the camp, no...

I admit to being fairly new to hunting in Africa, with just 2 South Africa hunts under my belt. First was on a Cabela's package in 2022 (using PH's rifle) and then booking on my own for 2023 (using my Blaser R8). A little while back I was looking at Cabela's packages for 2024 and their offering...

Highly recommend Van @ Top Dog Guns, good guy to deal with and very upfront with everything.

Now it all makes sense. I had seen that item listed in places as discontinued so it looks to no longer be available in the US. SO, today, you can get a stock and transplant Blaser receiver/trigger unit to it, but can't get a new on including the receiver/trigger. Thanks!

What model is yours called? I am wondering if they still make them today including the receiver in the stock. Looking at their site I see the GRS Sporter stocks that note the inlet type for R8 Professions. They also call out that for the R8 that glass bedding is required. That and with those...

Thanks. Looking at current products for US it seems only to be available as stock that you need to transplant your R8 receiver in to. Looks like a great setup but I'm not trusting my skills that much to do the transplant. Glad your barrels turned out well. I still need to check back with him...

What stock is this? Did you have to transplant your R8 Professional receiver in to it?

To cover your bases for taking it out the US and bringing it back in, fill out and get approval on ATF Form 5320. I had my form approved and back to me within 25 days of mailing it in. No issues at all with customs. There may be concerns depending on your transit points and point of entry to...

Brand new, still sealed in box. Had ordered a while back and while waiting for them a buddy sold me his Sig Kilo 10Ks. So, these are up for sale $1200 shipped to your door. Not looking for anything in trade at present, just looking for cash sale. Payment accepted via USPS Money Order, Cashiers...

Let me know if sale falls through. Very interested and wish I hadn't missed this one.

I ordered a 7 PRC barrel from him back in May. He had estimated 4 weeks and it slipped to 6 weeks (Mid-July). He did not collect payment until he was ready to ship it. It sat for a few more weeks due to work being busy and when I went to the range it had an issue where my the action would not...

On my first trip in 2022 I used my PH's old 30-06 and took 5 animals with 5 total shots, no more than 1 needed per animal. In 2023 I took my own rifle that I was very comfortable with at home but I kept pulling right when on my hunt. I was closed to 2 shots per animal. Next year I'll take my own...

Day 8 - What a day! Ok, to spoil the surprise - it was an awesome day today. We headed over to a property about an hour away that was also incredibly different in terrain. It was very void of brush/trees, with just occasional patches but mostly wide open spaces. It made it easy to see animals...

Photos & trip report are at https://www.africahunting.com/threads/south-africa-return-hunt-with-leopards-valley-safaris-even-better-than-the-first.76278/

On my most recently hunt I was fortunate enough to take nice examples of both of these. I'm now torn trying to decide between full mounts of each on their own, or a single mount including both in some sort of scene. I've looked around online and can't seem to find any existing ones that align...

Day 7 - Steenbok strike out I'd like to have a long write up here about an active day, but it was pretty quiet. We went all around an area in which B had seen a nice Steenbok just a week and a half before. We saw a number of them, just all females or ones at or below the ears. We were intent on...

Day 6 – Sick Day Not sure what caused it, but I woke up around 2AM with extreme stomach pains. From there on, I could not sleep for more than a few mins. Pains were so bad I was doubling over. By 5AM they had subsided but we decided I should just take the day to rest and make sure they didn't...

Day 5 Put the 6.5 PRC barrel on the R8 for this day’s hunt. We headed to hunt a nearby property about an hour’s drive away. It was where I had shot my first African animal the previous year. We arrived and picked up our tracker Mike. Our goal today was warthog, as it was the one animal on my...

Day 4 - Travel Day This brought an end to our time at the coast. We wrapped up all details with folks there and then headed out on our drive to Leopard's Valley. Along the way we stopped at African Wildlife Artistry, the taxidermist I would be using. They did a great job last year on dip & pack...

Day 3 Today started out with heading back over to Rob’s property to look for Nyala. Had the 30-06 barrel on the R8 again today. Upon arrival we first drove to one area where one of his guys had noted there was a nice Nyala bull. We waited there and saw 3 Nyala females, but no bulls. Then we...

Day 2 – May 3rd The plan was to go after Nyala again today. We first did a bit of a tour drive through town and by the beach. Then we went to meet up with J to talk about Caracal options for the day. He and “B” talked strategy for a bit while I went in to grab a quick breakfast. As I’m looking...

First full Day We were up at 7AM with plans to grab breakfast on the go and head to meet up with J. he had some guys running dogs to find caracal and had us setup to hunt blue duiker this morning. J drove us over to meet with Rob guiding us for the Blue Duiker. The area we were hunting had...

Day 1 - Arrival to PLZ My flight to PLZ was scheduled for 10:10 departure and 11:55 arrival to PLZ. Gilbert had planned to have us leave Africa Sky at 8AM to ensure we had plenty of time to deal with the rifle check in process. Unfortunately, we were delayed in departure due to another group...