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Why does no one seem to carry any water in the photos of safaris? I would have thought that there would have been a water-bottle or two on people's belts or a camelbak.

Quick question: which is the bigger calibre? I think I know that the answer is the .416 Rigby. Everyone says the recoil is higher. But apparently, the real diameter of a .404 Jeffrey bullet is .422. So, why is the .404 not regarded as a larger calibre and why does it not create more recoil?

I see a few rifles for sale with quick detachable mounts to allow open sight use. How often do you guys actually take your scope off and use open sights? And, are quick detachable mounts worth having, or should you just stick with a variable scope which has low magnification option?

This is triggered by a Pith Helmet thread I just read. Old safari photos often show some sort of Pith Helmet headgear and having googled Pith, apparently it is light, keeps the head cool and provides shade. Is the Pith too Colonial now? New safari photos often have some form of baseball...

I am used to hunting in the UK where just about everyone uses a bolt action (saw a Ruger No1 once), but new Safari Hunting and am learning of the passion for Doubles rifles, particularly for Dangerous Game. The Doubles only seem to come in Side by Side? Is there a reason for this? Is...

I was talking to a gun dealer about a rifle and he mentioned that it was built on a Brno action rather than Mauser because the Brno action was "stronger". I don't know what he meant by "stronger" and I know that there must have been many hundreds of thousands of Mauser 98 actions out there, and...

Hello, is any kind of hearing protection used on Safari? There are a lot of tiny noise cancelling hearing aid type of devices available these days. I have not seen much mention of hearing protection and yet you could be firing multiple rounds of large calibers, and moderators (silencers) are...

Hello from England I have been deer stalking in the south of UK for the past 10 years, mainly Fallow, Roe and Muntjac. I bought Dr Kevin Robertson's Perfect Shot 2 to understand more about shot placement and the full book, as opposed to the guide, goes into a fair bit of detail about the...