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Today's Hornady DGX are a legitimate bullet. Over the past few years when Swift and Northfork were basically unavailable, I used DGX ammo. I took 4 Cape buffalo, none of which went more than 40 yards. I also witnessed 2 other hunters use DGX with the same outcome. Would they be my first...

JNB to either Atlanta or Newark is 14-15 hours of actual flight time. JNB - Doha - Atlanta will be, 8 hour flight time from JNB to Doha, 2-3 hour layover, then 14 hour flight time from Doha to Atlanta. 15 hours of flight time compared to 22 hours of flight time plus the layover. For me it has...

To date, all of my DG hunts have been with a .375H&H. On 2 occasions I have arrived to Africa and my luggage did not, I was able to source .375H&H ammo. I would say for anyone wanting to hunt with a 404, do so, it's rare for bags not to arrive. And I suppose if one arrives with a 404 and...

I love 544 and 548, both are stunning. I am enjoying watching this build take place!

I'd buy the caliber that I preferred!

Just returned from hunting at @Bos en Dal SAFARIS. Great area to hunt, abundance of game animals, saw some huge buffalo and cannot imagine the size of the kudu hanging around in their hillier areas. My guide was awesome, wonderful cook and staff, I am looking forward to returning for a buffalo...

On my recent arriving flight into JNB, my flight arrived at 3:35AM, and the Rifle Permit people were outside in the arrivals hall waiting on me, you just can't beat their service! I've used them many times, will continue to do so!

Welcome Sir!! What part of NC are you from?

I live just south of Deep Creek Lake in Oakland. When I attend SCI banquets I attend the Pittsburgh Chapter, this last banquet was up at Cranberry, it was a pretty nice event.

Welcome! Glad to have you here with the rest of us! Have you ever heard of Deep Creek Lake in western Maryland?

If I am flying into JNB then flying on to another location, and have to pull my locked ammo case out of my checked bag and it becomes its own piece of luggage, I too use a Pelican case, I think maybe it's the 1200 model. If I am flying from the states to a location in Africa where my ammo...

February 2025 was my first ever SCI convention, the one thing I really enjoyed was seeing my guide from my very first safari that happened back in 1988. Also, seeing all the guns and goodies the show offers is an experience in itself! I already have my flight and room booked for next years SCI...

Yes, any hard sided case that is lockable is ok to use. As to my previous question, you have a valid concern and it makes great sense to separate the ammo in case one bag is lost. However, in my trips to Africa I have found not all ticketing agents have the same sense you and I would have...

To better understand, are you saying you're thinking of putting different boxes of ammo in different checked on luggage, or putting 2 or 3 smaller ammo holders in the same checked on bag?

Safe travels, looking forward to seeing some great pictures of your big tom next week!!

Just shot my Talkeetna yesterday getting ready for my November hunt. The 2 shots on the left side target are factory Federal Swift 300 grain aframes, the 2 shots on the right target is Hendershot's loaded 300 grain Northfork semi spitzer, the ONE shot in the middle target is a Cutting Edge...

I love seeing how taxidermy mounts have evolved over my 40+ years of hunting. Mine, mostly having been mounted in the 80’s and 90’s, are all shoulder mounts looking straight forward. Those really took a lot of imagination! lol

I love the mount!! Congratulations on taking a real beauty of a bear!

Thank you so much for posting such an excellent hunting report, very detailed, I love it! Your eland is an eland of a lifetime, the picture of you with your eland, is the picture of a lifetime!!

I just returned last week from my safari where I also used a .308 suppressed. I had the barrel of my Kimber rifle cut down to 17", then mounted a Scythe-TI suppressor which is lightweight. My gun balances wonderfully well and it was a real pleasure to be able to shoot without hearing...

The day Gerrit picked me up and brought me to camp he stayed and had lunch, then 2 of the 7 nights I was in camp he drove out from town, 45 minutes, to have dinner with us. He did so to visit and ask if everything was going well. I will always remember those conversations, it really added to...

The idea for this particular hunt started when Gerrit, owner of @Bos en Dal SAFARIS, posted a management hunt special here on AH. Over the past 15 years my hunts have mainly been booked by outfitters posting offers here, so to the sponsors of AH, thank you for supporting this website. My...

Harare, where it takes 7 different people to each count your ammo 2x each to be sure there really are only 30 shells! Last year when I went through Harare, another member from this site was going through there at the same time, it took us 2 hours 15 min to clear customs from flying up from JNB...

Beautiful looking gun, I have never heard of 9/19x24 thread pitch, interesting. Can you add anything about the weight and LOP? Thank you!

Welcome! Glad to have you here! Part of the fun in deciding where to hunt and what to hunt is figuring out what gun to use. I'm sure by the time your hunt comes around you will have a gun that fits you well and shoots like a dream!

I have only put my email in for alerts 2 different times, but both times I did receive the alert when the ammo first became available.

I love it, what a unique pronghorn!! I'd shoot that all day, everyday!

On a serious note, good luck to your wife on her surgery!

Welcome! Glad to have you here!

My Kimber Mountain Ascent in .308 with a Swarovski Z5i scope and Scythe-TI suppressor weighs 6lbs 5oz. The Mountain Ascent came with a 22" barrel, I used it that way for years. This year when I saw Weatherby's Capra .308 model sporting a 17" barrel, I decided to have this barrel cut down to...

I pray pretty frequently on a safari that I don't see a snake of any kind. Over the trips I've made I have seen 7 or 8 poisonous snakes, and I never saw a PH kill one.

These are awesome guns! Mine shoots 1/2” groups using Federal and Norma factory ammo all day long!

Maybe others will say differently, but I’m pretty sure that’s a No No!! Whoever is checking the gun will have to have the ammo in their bag.

Brilliantly written post!! As an aside, it would be interesting to know how many hunters have actually had anyone in the SAPS office ever ask them to show them their ammo on arrival.

My others would be my Kimber Talkeetna, that is the rifle I hunt with, my Dad’s Winchester 70 that I inherited and will keep. I would sell my brand new Mauser 98, Dos Original model that, only 50 were made, I see one listed on Gordy & Howe for 14,500, I’d sell mine for 13,200 and a person...

Just being curious, are you doing a management hunt for tons of animals that would require 3 boxes of 9.3x62 ammo? If not, perhaps pack 2 boxes of your 9.3x62 and 1 box of .30.06?

Yes, I did in fact draw a tag! It generally takes 4-5 years to draw a tag.

Waterbuck wasn’t on the management list, but Justin made a call one day, I had no idea what it was about, he came back to the cruiser and asked if I would shoot a waterbuck for a particular price, and I said ‘yes’. After shooting this waterbuck, and noticing the mass and the large amount of...

I am sitting here impatiently waiting for Maryland DNR to post the winners of this year's Black Bear drawing. They are to announce the winners sometime today.

Last September, about 2 hours into the flight from JNB to Newark, then layover and flight to Pittsburgh, I developed some sort of stomach/bowel issue. I was able to make it about an hour from the Pittsburgh airport before I had to find a hotel and spent 22 hours there sick as a dog. Upon...