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Actually ivory taxi is no more expensive in my opinion than other cIt is the cost to import for example $3,000 for conservation Force

Also notice they leave out words in all their messages to me which almost always show a foreign scammer in my experience unless we know them and english is not their first language and they let us know in their reports

Great insight! All great points that have also opened my eyes!

That member is me!!! My friend Hooked Now sent me pictures and I get it in my hands on June 6. I will post pictures!!!

I agree. The problem with that shot with any caliber is unless you hit the heart you will most likely only catch one lung then the problems start

Interesting what we do as we age…17 years ago I bought a 107 acre piece of property from my Uncle. Over those years I bought $50k in farm equipment, Invested $7500 per year in lime, seed and fertilizer building 35 acres of a combination of food plots and kill plots. Raised my children there with...

One of my bucket list items is to taste moose meat. It is the only hunt outside Scotland and Africa that temps me. I could be easily tempted to go to Canada to hunt one

An update to my 3-year plans as follows: 2026: Going to Scotland September for 2 Red Stags and Partridges. (Wearing a kilt for dinners, tie, vest, coat and knee breaches to hunt) 2027: Going to Moz. to try for a leopard, buffalo, eland and zebra. 2028: Going back to Moz to try for...

While I completely agree with your point having the right LOP solves the vast majority of your problems along with proper weight for caliber. Having owned 8 it has worked well for me with the first disaster when I failed on both was a great teacher

Remember it matters little if there is no real danger it is all about perception that drives reality and pricing

Just thinking why would Qatar be so much less at this time and it has to be demand down due to Iran situation so my guess is they are trying to drive demand

I do not leave for Africa without it!

Agree. While I have always with few exceptions gone with Delta strictly due to save hours not pain, they are just crazy now. When I looked up Qatar they were literally half the price of Delta...yes 33 hours with layover versus 15 hours no lay over but for the money savings and service of Qatar...

While I absolutely love the vehicle being discussed here is the reality: 1. Are you ready to take it apart completely and get rid of the rust and repaint? 2. Can you source for the broken lights, etc.? 3. Do you have a great mechanic like I do using European Imports versus the Land Rover Dealer...

Not so my friend...if you buy from George Caswell at Champlain he will take the 15 LOP Chapuis and cut to your own LOP...he did for me and does for anyone...the other distributors do not do this...plus George gives a lifetime guarantee...I know because I bought one in 450-400 3-inch NE.

Agree here especially if you are not a reloader. With vintage you are taking cordite and relating it to powder today. It happens but very little chance you can buy loaded ammo that will regulate versus the modern Chapuis which I owned in 450-400 should regulate under normal conditions

I had to fly BA from JNB to Heathrow due to a delta Cancellation then delta from their back home to ATL. I had to pay one fee of $125 for two rifles and ammo. I also had to fill out a form from hell and then after I finally checked them through at the gate an attendant came up from the plane...

lol, recently by having email alerts with the production houses, Grafs, Midway, etc. I recently got a combined four boxes but otherwise really hard to get

For me it is more about tradition on a big game hunt all my life versus need in Africa

My landi has a 5.0 V8 and moves with great pulling power!!!

Kevin you are wise my friend. Shoot the heaviest caliber you know you can place that first shot in the kill zone period

I agree with @375Fox the issue would be ammo weight. If wife has a rifle in her name no problem

Please tell me there is a hunt report on this!!!

What taxi did you use please? Thanks! Magnificent!!!

I use gun slips that can easily be rolled up inside my checked bag. No they are not padded but keep down scratches when riding in a truck takes up little space. One is made from zebra and I bought one from Rigby

Your 7x57 will do just fine! I use my equivalent 275 Rigby to take all the animals you list no problem

Absolutely know the feeling!!! You should write poetry my friend!

I never listen except when I see people cross the line in my opinion burying people with their philosophy about their lion hunting ethics which discourages people…I don’t let that go unchallenged my friend…I go right back at them hard!!!

Already lifted up in prayer!!!

I took a shortcut my friend even though I am a staunch reloader…I sent my Rigby 275 cases and Partition 175 grain bullets to Hendershots and they reloaded for me targeting 2500 FPS. They shoot clover leaf for me at 100 yards with my Rigby HS in 275 Rigby

They have different brass stamps of course which is what is usually checked. On my many trips to SA they have only checked my rifle serial numbers nothing else

They are not. So easy to do as follows: 1. get both rifles on form 4457. I always use a third party like Rifle Permits who will help you apply for your temporary rifle license well in advance. Could not be easier!

They must have. When I was just 19 they were all the rage and my dad and I each had one on our Ruger M77 30-06’s.This was back in 1976. They lasted until 2010 when both scopes fogged up due to the seals finally giving out

I’m in!!! I tried to do this before but ended up I could not go

Which is why I hunt elephant with a 450 NE or higher, but I will have hunted 3 elephant by 28 and plan on hunting more versus the OP sounds like he wants only 1 which will be a great accomplishment!!! I really like his vision to take the Big 5!!!

You will find it clearly is pretty much just opinion. I have seen grade 5’s not come close to that in my mind on a Winchester I owned and have seen @Red Leg with a Rigby HS scoring a 5 that to me was clearly above a 5. Based on your two pictures I would score the stock above a 5 but not close...

Just me...I have always had to have a custom box made for any of my gun shipments. I go to a Federal Express shop that makes custom boxes WITH ONLY THE CASE NOT GUN INSIDE, it will usually freak them out if the gun is inside. I get the box, place the gun inside and ship at USPS. I have been...

I lived 9 years in TX. Almost all hunting is on leases or outfitters. You can spend $500 to take a deer up to easily $25,000. My point is they are all over the board. In my opinion outfitter hunting worked better for me than a lease. Now it’s been over a decade since I lived their but then I...

Agree which is why me personally nothing less than a 450, 470 or 500 NE. My point is your PH better have a heavy hitter beyond a 375 backing you for elephant in case of a charge or I am not hunting with them

Good reply…your 375 will do the job with your PH backing you no problem. Me personally I want a 4 as the first number for elephant and I will be having that for my next two elephants in 27 and 28 in Moz and had one for my first. It really is about “want” not “need”. You don’t need anything...

I can’t think of a SA outfitter that if they know the circumstances you described would not work with you so both of you have a great experience. To better enable that I recommend doing a hunt where you have the entire camp to yourself for the week. That would rule out two of my favorites...

Awesome!!! Congratulations again !!!!

I want to say I met him at his plant in 1983 or 84. He died in a Gainesville hospital where his plant was in 1988. To your point I was just a 20 something year old kid and he was so down to earth and just talked hunting. His plant had all glass so on the upper floor you could see every...

I was so blessed to decades ago when I did business in Florida to stop by Fred Bears plant to visit and he was there and was so kind to spend an hour with me and sign one of his painting prints for me…priceless…I was in the room of a legend!!!

Counting on it Fordy!!!!

I’ll be there after my leopard in 27

I saw it plastic stock no thanks…right below it was a NIB Winchester Safari Express in 375 at $1449 which is a great price nice wood

Wow when Dave Colman owned then it was $15,000 before air and taxi…how times have changed

My pov is no. I tip my ph, trackers and driver the most. I then take care of the lodge manager and staff