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Eh, just ask the outfitter. Could be a mistake. Could be a reason for the price increase. Sometimes people who have decided to make their living out in the wilderness aren’t the best at spreadsheets.

I was hunting in the Save in Zimbabwe. It was kind of an unusual deal. I was invited as a friend of a friend who controlled the hunting on the property at the time. This particular area has since changed hands so the outfitter isn’t operating there at the moment.

35 to 37ish.

I had a head band kind of deal with a mount on it. It didn’t look cool, but worked pretty decent. I had it a little off center to get lined up right with the rifle. Let’s get lunch one day next week and I’ll tell you the cobra story.

180 a day is slightly above the going rate for a PH and his vehicle for a day. They are probably hunting 2 on 1. The PH makes his money on tips. The outfitter makes his money on trophy fees. This particular outfit “donates” tons of hunts which means they are set up to make money with 0 daily...

Well, I should probably do legit hunt reports, but I overthink them and don’t have the time to put together a product I would be proud of. Maybe one day. Until then I thought you all might enjoy my self filmed go pro elephant hunt from last year. I was hunting an area that wasn’t really big...

This is one reason why I hate packages. I want a daily rate and a trophy fee list. If I have read through the lines correctly, the outfitter you chose has a high-volume business model where they run as many inexperienced hunters through their operation as possible. They get people signed up...

If you measure expenses in animals… No babe, we can’t get that couch. It costs two and a half kudus.

What the heck is Carolina Day???

Look on the bright side. Maybe they can finally get some decent Mexican food over there. The Tex-Mex items at Spur should be looked on as much of a national embarrassment as the blackouts and load shedding.

Good lord man that thing is a tank!!! Perfect trophy if you ask me.

Excellent!!

Oh dang. Didn’t you know the new Land Cruisers are coming out this year???? I kid. I kid. I’m just mad because I had to buy a Honda mini van last week. You better watch out driving that thing about Atlanta. Next thing you know we will have a bunch of rap songs about Rigbys.

I used the Norma PH with Woodleigh solids. They shot great in my rifle. Mine was made in the 90s and regulated with the Krieghoff branded ammo which had Woodleigh bullets. I have a newer rifle with ejectors that loves the Hornady ammo.

The light transmission on the nightforce is absolute garbage. It’s built like a tank, great for long range shooting, but I would never get another one for hunting. Have you looked at the Swaro z5i? I picked one up for my sister’s hunting rifle and it seems good to go.

The video of the shot is below. Please ignore the music. I didn’t do that. Also, consider that I am to the right of the camera by a good bit so the camera angle is a bit deceptive. There were 4 bulls spread out feeding. We checked the first bull, but he was too big.( there were size...

Saw this article on another forum and thought it should be in this thread. Apparently, Rolex produces over a million watches per year... Rolex Produces More Than 1 Million Watches Per Year

Beretta 686 silver pigeon. I think it’s the best value in that price range.

The actual shot!! How do you think it turned out???

.450/.400 or .500/.416 all day long. Why pick up more recoil?? The need for larger calibers is grossly overstated. I feel quite confident that more people have been injured due to clients with too much gun rather than too little gun. Also, consider that you want to hunt with this rifle as...

Hard to tell from the photo, but I think I’m going yellow and sending a second one right behind it. Open sights. Red looks like it might be a little briskety to me.

Good comments. 35 yards is on the longer side of shots for elephant. Because of the elephant destruction due to the gross overpopulation of elephants in the area, getting closer wasn’t an option. Also, I waited for what seemed like an eternity until I had a shot I liked or at least could...

I’m going with green. A krieghoff .500/.416 simply because that’s what I carry these days. Hippo skulls are a lot thinner than say an elephant and a good head shot near the brain with just about any center fire rifle is going to stop a charge. Get too far away from the brain and you are in...

Camera was zoomed in a bit. It was about 35 yards.

Ok guys. This one is a screenshot of my 2021 bull. Where are you aiming??

Below red. When in doubt aim low.

What that diagram doesn’t show is how you are shooting though a ton of wet grass/stomach contents. Also, really easy to get one lung which is a good way to do a lot of walking to potentially take a boss ride.

What on earth man??? That’s just tragic. I’m sure there are some members here who could set you up with a weekend of hunting. If you don’t mind riding over to Georgia one weekend I could probably make something happen.

22 years?? How did you escape? I’m going on 14 and I’ve about had it.

In between blue and red on right if I had to. I don’t love any of them.

I started my wife with a stinger. Great little bow for the money. Moved her up a year later to a bow tech.

Thinking about getting a crossbow for the kids to hunt deer with. I figured it would be a good way to get in the woods early and maybe serve as a gateway to bow hunting. I know nothing about them. Any recommendations? Not looking to spend 3k. We are talking about shooting deer at 20 yds.

Have you thought about adding a set of barrels? I love the .500/.416. After I shot my first elephant I was in camp talking to my ph about getting a .500. He said “why the he’ll would you do that?? You shoot that rifle great!! You just shot clean through a big ass elephant’s head. What more...

I’m digging it. I do however strongly doubt the veracity of your statement regarding sad songs.

I have not. Beware, it absolutely looks like a scam.

I used Coppersmiths out of Chicago when inner things sent to a place in the Midwest. I had a good experience. I’ve used them in Atlanta for many years.

You will have a PH with you. You will be fine. The important thing is to make sure you are confident of your first shot. Head shots in an elephant aren’t as easy as they look. It takes a lot of awareness of angles to hit a target you can’t see. Body shots are much easier. Side brain is...

Hell I almost bought it and I don’t need it.

Basically anything smaller than eland is on the menu with right bullet and shot placement. I would look at having a suppressor on hand. It makes a big difference with inexperienced shooters.

I took my wife and step kids in 2022. We got the letter from their dad, but nobody ever looked at it. I would have it along with passports and copies of birth certificates. I’m not sure the letter is needed if both parents are traveling. You may get one done just in case.

He was absolutely responsible for that death. In my legal opinion the majority of that liability came from his role as the producer. He barreled past many huge safety red flags. He should have realized long before the tragedy that his armorer was completely incompetent. As much as I dislike...

I’m right between yellow and red. Blue and green are bad times.

I typically use someone else to help with rifle permits and transport to Witwater. They do have a safe to store firearms. I use Adel at Hunter's Permits Africa. I have also used Bruce. I think any of the permit folks could help with permits and transport. I'm sure Witwater could arrange...

It’s hard to say really. My last purchases were KGM. They make great suppressors, but decided to stop direct to consumer sales. They have government contracts and they manufacture for other brands, but did away with their own consumer line. I picked up 2 for around half of what they were...

Good to know wait times are down. I’m covered on the basics at this point, so I’m pretty much just looking for deals now.

Trust or individual?

Witwater Guest House. I don’t know why it isn’t more popular here. It blows all the other places out of the water.

I didn’t realize being anti women and child killing was political??? I don’t know much about Randy Weaver, but from what little I do know, I doubt he and I would have much in common politically. This isn’t about “politics” I however, cannot get over the insensitivity of a firearm company...

I won't do business with HS Precision after they decided to use Lon Horiuchi in their promotions a while back. He's the sniper that killed the wife and child at ruby ridge.

Welcome!! This is as good a place as any to be enabled into buying guns. For doubles I think Krieghoff and Heym are the sweet spot in terms of function and price. I like krieghoff. I like the combo cocking safety. It really doesn’t take much effort to get used to. Dollar for dollar...