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Nice to see a more positive article in a newspaper.

Great online store that I have purchased from a couple of times. No issues with anything.

This same scenario has happened to me also. And I’ve wondered . One guy I’ve hunted with a couple of times takes a very modest tip for his staff. I generally go with a couple of friends so we fill the small camp. Anyway on departure day he calls the staff around, puts the money on the table...

It is now a discontinued model. In Europe they are now selling for about €3200.

I hunted with @GAME 4 AFRICA SAFARIS last year. Top notch outfit that plenty of the members here have visited and thoroughly enjoyed. You won’t go wrong.

Out on the hill yesterday with my Rigby.

European loaded ammunition explores the full potential of a 7x57. American loaded ammunition is rather anemic comparatively speaking.

The faces of those hyena remind me of Orcs from The Lord of the Rings.

I enjoyed this today.

That’s the buffalo bull that Ron Thomson warns you about as the most dangerous one to hunt.

Love the two tone body panel work !

I just think it’s a bad thing to put anything of value in your checked luggage traveling through Africa. I have, after several trips, become minimalist about my luggage . In reality if you have daily laundry you can pretty much get away with a carryon backpack. A few trips ago I hung all my...

@CBH Australia , in post 10 you’ve nearly answered your own dilemma. You already have a 375 and kinda fancy a 416. But as you admit it (416) will get minimal use. Look at the price of 416 ammunition ! I have a 375H&H also, loaded with 235 grain bullets it’s capable of taking any plains game...

You’ve made a good choice choosing Game 4 Africa to hunt with. Wik is a very competent man to hunt with. Go on a diet before you visit. The food is too good. Anything by Ron Thomson is a great read on hunting in Africa. The books are available on Kindle to purchase and download.

You must be some sight in the mall !

Great soundtrack ! Very appropriate.

That is a seriously good offer which is very tempting. As there is an arms embargo in Europe that forbids the import of firearms into Zimbabwe with serious consequences of fines and or imprisonment I would ask “What is the camp rifle “ ?

I sense a movement in the firmament as a lot of fingers type in World Wide Trophy Adventures !

This stuff. Thorroclean.applied correctly it does an amazing job. Correctly ? You have to really shake the cleaner part to get it all dissolved in the medium.

And I thought you were getting all emotional !

Sorry, I never saw that until now. That was the exit side. The bullet was, as can be seen, just hanging out of the skin.

I’ve shot a few blue wildebeest and eland with my 7x57/275. The eland was injured and it was a mercy killing. It would not be my caliber of choice for eland. However the wildebeest folded up without too much drama. 175 grain Nosler Partitions are my African bullet.

I had a good time this past June doing pretty much that with @BAYLY SIPPEL SAFARIS after 3 cows. It was great hunting and we got very close to herds in the bush.

Where ?

There’s a number of 6.5 Norma Oryx bullets I recovered from deer I shot some years ago using a 6.5x55. Excellent deformation and weight retention. I’ve used them in several calibers and have never had any problems with performance.

this is what John “Pondoro” Taylor wrote many years ago.

What you are doing is praying. The hunters prayer, “Dear Lord, please make my bullets go where my crosshairs are pointing “. Do it frequently myself.

I totally agree with you. I’ve been wearing merino wool base layers and socks for a good number of years now. I’ve added some woolen trousers and shirts to the outfits for the winter.

You need a bigger lock.

Nice looking piece of timber. Those Musgraves are impressive. If it was easy to get one I would.

What a superb looking kudu ! Congratulations, magnificent animal. Your buffalo looks like an old, baldy bugger.

As little as $22 on eBay.

I picked up an old book today. “Big game and big game rifles” by John”Pondoro” Taylor. Small money on eBay. I opened the cover to find some history that made me smile. Bought in 1954 so the same age as myself (old bugger). What became of Mr. C.A. Johnson of Gokwe, S. Rhodesia ? Did he buy it...

I mused for a moment , worsted wool jocks, mmm . A bit scratchy I’d imagine. Better to settle for wearing merino wool I think.

That’s called the “blood sacrifice “ I make it myself frequently.

Beretta’s are, or were, very popular shotguns this side of the pond. They developed a reputation for cracking at the neck. A friend went through 3 before he chucked the towel in at it.

Obviously a man of taste. Probably smoke Toscanello also

“ 3 most classic rifle battery for Africa” 275 Rigby bolt action 375 H&H bolt action 470 NE in a double rifle naturally.

Every day is a learning day !

I am sorry to hear of Franks passing. My first hunt with him was in Hochfeld in 2014. We were culling warthog. There were a lot of them! He was a nice guy to be with. Unfortunately Vicki’s cooking put me off returning.

Pull into an automotive store after you arrive and get a can of brake cleaner. If it’s good enough to clean grime or grease off brake discs and many other purposes it should do a good job on your rifle bolt.

I Love the M98 action. Paul Mauser made a superb action that has lasted a long time and is still the core of many custom builds. 39k rand is a great price for a rifle ! Mmmm, 7x57, 3.9 kgs, Timney trigger, Turkish walnut. Jeez ! A Rigby at 12% of the price !

Waaah ! Cliffhanger !

I have been very fond of Courteney boots up til now. I feel they are pricing themselves out of the market. My PH’s this year were wearing JimGreen boots . I picked up a pair in Safari Outdoors in Pretoria. They are pretty comfortable and I wear them as an everyday boot at work.

Although I haven’t used them myself a taxidermist was in our group a few years ago when we visited. He was impressed with the quality of the work. They also have an orthodontist working there

I used Woodleigh 300gr PPSN in my 375 H&H this year on 3 buffalo cows. Two of the cows died within yards of the bullet strike. The 3rd made it maybe 50 yards.

Peli cases have been my choice for a number of years. Never had a problem with them. I used to use the big 1720 case but they are cumbersome. Now I separate the action from the stock and reassemble on arrival at destination and use a smaller, more compact Peli case, a 3100 or 3220 The first...