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I have had my Rolex Explorer 40 for about a month now and couldn't be happier. In that period it seems to be keeping exact time and what a pleasure it is to not have to change date. Wear and go. Oh, it has also been on a buffalo hunt in the Save, my son-in-law didn't get one, but it was great to...

Matabele, Kreighoff make a fine double rifle, but I would also persist with Heym and ask for a price on their light frame double. It would make a very nice 9.3x74 platform and is excellent quality.

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This one.

Heym 89b double

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De sure to fit in Oban and the famous distillery right in the town. The seafood restaurant down on the wharf is the finest I have enjoyed. Also the royal yacht Britannia moored in Edinburgh, worth a whole morning. Take note of the Queens swb Land Rover.

It sounds menial, but a really good impala ram, they are iconic. And of course a zebra, no home is complete without a nice zebra rug.

Not to steal the thread, but buffalo smell very pleasant, ie you put your snout to the hide and breathe in. I wouldn't try it on a live one though.

Great start, pity about the rifle. You write well Sika.

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Buffalo 450/400 Stag and small antelope 7x57 Middle antelope 30-06 Large antelope, bear 375 H&H

I have yet to see any purchaser with their new Shikari, and also understandably there has been no feedback. I sincerely hope that the Shikari exceeds expectations, but I just don't know yet. Two of my friends have ordered one but theirs are a way off yet. What I can say, though, is that the...

Well done Ndc! Any plans to ccime to Africa?

What an experience, thanks for sharing Javaman.

Johannesburg has been a bit chilly this past week with morning temps as low as 4 degrees C. Some parts of the country were blanketed in snow and icy roads, not usual.

I don't know what to make of this. It is very beautiful, but that is a high asking price. Someone needs to work out what the extra bullets etc come to and arrivve at an asking price for the double alone. The new price from Heym can be established and then one could assess whether the...

@Garrett89 can you tell us if the toggle works to the left or the right please? Since Heym went to the trouble of setting up the triggers for LH, one wonders if the toggle is reversed too? I doubt it because the cross bolt still seems to be on the left as per a RH set up.

About six years ago when I hunted my first buff in the Save I twisted my ankle badly two days before. X-ray showed nothing broken, but the area was black and blue and painful. "You can't go", they said. So I went and it hardly bothered me, until I got home. Then a few years ago I was booked to...

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@OneGearhead first off I think you are on the right track considering a double for an African adventure, it is just 'right'. I also think you calibre leaning of 450/400 is exactly correct, perfect for buff and good enough for an occasional elephant. On makers I concur with your lineup broadly...

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You can't make s silk purse out of a sow's ear, as the saying goes. If this is a top-end double rifle, fit a fine stock that fits you. If it is a lesser make, but perfectly workable fit a lesser fancy wood stock that fits you, via a replicator or whatever. The operative words here are 'fits...

Hornady DGX and DGS.

For sure layer. Under layer a Johnsons Work Wear cardigan full zip, colour bush drab green. Over that a Dris a Bone waxed canvas jacket. When it warms up ditch the jersey.

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Personally I can't abide long range hunting, I have a few friends who do it and think they are clever, and they lose animals. Even if you regulated, you would probably not stop it, but it is then incumbent upon the rest of us to dress them down, which I try to. Nevertheless, a distance limit...

That went like a bolt of lightning.

Well done Mitch. Now come to Africa for a buffalo.

None. I have and will use again 450/400. So it is close to 404J.

We live in the world of instant virtual gratification; a few keyboard clicks and you have information, or entertainment at your fingertips. But it is a 2D world and has no arms and legs, no sensation of touch, weight or smell, no tangible feeling. I employ a fair number of young people and it is...

Nothing quite captures the essence of the classic British sports car like the Morgan does. But as we enthusiasts know only too well they take a lot of upkeep. But you can buy a brand new Morgan with modern running gear, all original. It is almost too good to be true.

I have yet to visit Rigby in their new premises in Vauxhall, but when I visited their previous premises they were very helpful and accommodating. They have done a great job of capturing the Grand Age and if I ever buy a big bore bolt gun it would be theirs. I visit them all and I was grateful...

The Courteney Jamesons are my new favourite style of boot. I know that they have been around for ages, but you don't see them often. They are the high ones and come well above the ankle. I wear Courteneys every day, in the bush or the board room. What I love about the higher boot is that your...

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Wow! @Tanks that walnut is beyond spectacular. What a thing to look forward to, and then going on a safari with.

Agreed. Funny how everyone who picks on CB seems to have achieved less than he did. Live and let live.

The saying goes'if your head is cold, you are cold'. I like to wear a beanie in the crisp early mornings on the trucks, and a pair of gloves, especially driving the Landy.

Dress comfortably but minimally. Avoid synthetic shirts. Avoid things handing around your neck, for this reason I use small pocket binos, perfectly adequate. I carry the binos in my righthand pouch of my cargo pants, my light folding Opinel in the left one. Bullets in loops above my breast...

Indeed. Buffalo hunt and tiger fishing coming up next month.

It has arrived guys, my new Rolex Explorer 1 40mm, I couldn't be happier. Thanks to @VertigoBE and others for the original recommendation. More exploring in order!

The one I shoot the best. In this case Heym double 450/400

A Ruger No1 in 30-06 would be ideal.

Yes it protects them Marko and makes them easier to hang. It also allows one to affix a little engraved silver plaque, with where, when, what calibre and by whome. It gives it far more meaning in the future.

European mounts are growing on me, and a buffalo looks just right. This one is on a teak shield and presides over our dining table.

Not exactly a hunting watch, but Breguet's single hand is being re-made to celebrate their 250th aniversary. I am seriously tempted.

Well done! There is nothing shabby about a Ruger No1 and to have one in 303 is upper end for sure. These guns are way under valued, but lets just keep that to a whisper until we all have enough of them.

Hmmmm, I am not so sure fine blued and walnut rifles and doubles will dissapear at all. Why, because they represent the grand age and the chance to re-live it. They alse appeal to those with good taste and that group normally has the money to indulge. Lets's put a little meat on that. The luxury...

Blued steel and walnut in a Ruger No1 and a Heym double. I do have a few modern PCP air rifles too, but insist upon a walnut stock.