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  1. DLSJR

    First Gun Purchase for new Hunter

    I voted for 270, as among the choices you gave, it’s as good a choice as any and better than nearly all others. If you’d have listed 30-06, that’s what I’d have selected for an only rifle, especially with the other information you’ve provided. With today’s fantastic selection of bullets, a...
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    How to deter hunters from asking me to hunt on my land

    This is SPOT ON! Many Years ago, on a hunting lease I’ve had since the early 1980’s, I caught a teenager trespassing on one of the ranches. I told him to lay his gun down, which he did (he was scared as I’m really aggressive when dealing with trespassers) and I marched him to my truck, loaded...
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    Swift Break away solid ammunation

    That’s what I’m expecting. I’ve got some loaded and they seem to cycle well, but in the heat of the moment when cycling the bolt harder and faster I’m curious if they’ll cycle the same in that scenario.
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    Hi! I'm ready for my first hunting experience in Botswana and I'm looking for advice

    The person is a piece of shit spammer. Do NOT click on any of his links as they are likely phishing links and can be harmful just by clicking on them.
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    Swift Break away solid ammunation

    For anyone who has used them in a bolt action rifle, how do they feed compared to a regular flat pointed solid? I love the Cutting Edge Safari Solid in my 416 Hoffman, but have had some feeding problems when cycling the bolt rapidly. I really like the Cutting Edge solid but a concerned about...
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    Hi! I'm ready for my first hunting experience in Botswana and I'm looking for advice

    @Mark Biggerstaff I just also reported this POS before seeing that you did.
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    I need a "Use Enough Gun" Gun. Suggestions?

    Reported.
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    I KNOW IT IS OVERKILL BUT WHAT BULLET AND WEIGHT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN .458 WIN MAG FOR LEOPARD?

    Mark, I have a pretty good idea that your friends did not benefit from having some of the preparations to their blind that we’ve routinely done when I am leopard hunting. First and most important, in my opinion, when we are building the blind we build in a very stout rest that includes a rail...
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    I KNOW IT IS OVERKILL BUT WHAT BULLET AND WEIGHT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN .458 WIN MAG FOR LEOPARD?

    One other consideration to add to your analysis is that, despite being a really easy shot at close range, with a solid rest at a stationary animal, a lot of hunters screw up the shot on a leopard due to nerves. Is it easier to shoot a 300 or 458 when your pulse is racing, you’re breathing hard...
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    I KNOW IT IS OVERKILL BUT WHAT BULLET AND WEIGHT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN .458 WIN MAG FOR LEOPARD?

    I would NEVER use a Berger on any dangerous game animal. Period. Stick with any of these bullets for leopard, all of which would be great for leopard and are well proven over thousands of thin skinned plains game animals… Nosler - Partition (excellent choice), Accubond or solid base Trophy...
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    First safari Cape buffalo

    Congratulations! That’s a nice bull and cool description of taking that bull. The Savé is a special place. A friend and I were there in May and enjoyed a great buffalo hunt like you did. Which Savé block did you hunt? We were on Hammond.
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    Interesting interview on game farming and Put and Take

    Based on what you’ve said, you should give serious consideration to booking a hunt on the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. It’s as wild as you’ll ever see, great big game country! If you search, you can find my hunt report from September of 2023 about my Selous hunt. I’m planning another hunt...
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    I KNOW IT IS OVERKILL BUT WHAT BULLET AND WEIGHT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN .458 WIN MAG FOR LEOPARD?

    The A Square Lion Load bullet proved to be a shit bullet. The larger caliber Nosler Partitions do have a thicker jacket but no more than a Swift A-Frame. Either would be fine but personally I’d still go with a Bearclaw.
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    I need a "Use Enough Gun" Gun. Suggestions?

    Thank you! For years I’ve been debating this with the crowd who swears that ‘shock’ is what kills animals. What actually kills animals is organ destruction, blood loss and pneumo-thorax, ideally bilateral pneumo-thorax. You get that by two holes in the chest cavity to collapse the lungs. An...
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    The spirits, the witches, African Tokoloshe, superstitions, experiences and the tales

    This has been a real good thread. I read every single post with keen interest.
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    I KNOW IT IS OVERKILL BUT WHAT BULLET AND WEIGHT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN .458 WIN MAG FOR LEOPARD?

    I believe these scopes mentioned are overkill for a leopard and they most definitely are for buffalo. I’ve found a Leupold VX5 in 2-10x with the red Firedot reticle to be about as close to perfect as you can get. It’s a 30mm tube and 42mm objective. This is plenty of light gathering and...
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    I KNOW IT IS OVERKILL BUT WHAT BULLET AND WEIGHT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN .458 WIN MAG FOR LEOPARD?

    Whoa, FULL STOP!! Please don’t screw around with multiple loads, bullets, scopes. Pick one good load using a Bearclaw or A-Frame, Northfork or Nosler Partition, 400 grains is not a bad idea at all, but a 300 grain bullet in 458 for a buffalo IS a bad idea. Sight your gun in for 100 yards but...
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    Taking a buffalo in a group, pass-through

    Marius, as Mtn_Infantry mentioned Federal does have 375 H&H factory ammo in stock with 300 grain Bearclaws. Unfortunately, they are not offering them as component bullets for reloading. I’ve got a good amount of this ammunition on hand, thanks to a fellow AH member who was selling 5 boxes...
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    Need help choosing between 2 calibers

    I’d take your 300 Winchester for all the reasons everyone else mentioned. And if you want to get a new rifle, buy a good 375 H&H and you’ll have 2 great African rifles.
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    REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Bongo In The Congo Second Try

    Bruce, congratulations on another excellent adventure in the jungle. You’ve had great luck with Christophe across your hunts! Thank you for the great report and how you took us along with you. Safe travels!
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    I KNOW IT IS OVERKILL BUT WHAT BULLET AND WEIGHT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN .458 WIN MAG FOR LEOPARD?

    If you’re going to just use your 458, shooting a Bearclaw for both is an excellent idea. Bearclaws are a great leopard bullet and also an excellent soft point for buffalo. I’ve shot 2 leopards and a lion with Bearclaws and my last 7 buffalo with Bearclaws. If your gun shoots them well, 400...
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    Taking a buffalo in a group, pass-through

    Marius, I almost always have a Bearclaw in the chamber with TSX’s in the magazine for follow-up shots. And your comment is why I do it that way.
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    I need a "Use Enough Gun" Gun. Suggestions?

    @Azklmsr , I’ve used a 458 Winchester, 470 NE, 416 Hoffman (same as Remington) & 375 H&H on various dangerous game hunts. These days, I only use the 375 & 416. I find them to be plenty for whatever I’m hunting and I’d hunt elephant bulls again with either one. When my son was getting a rifle...
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    Taking a buffalo in a group, pass-through

    Even when you take care to be sure there are no animals behind your target animal, strange things can happen. A couple years ago my son and I were tracking 3 Dugga Boys. My son approached the bulls with our PH, the bulls were spread out and my son shot the closest bull while it was broadside...
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    Getting mixed answers on bringing ammo into South Africa

    The OP’s question is one of the reasons I use Shawn Kennedy of Gracy Travel. I recently traveled through JNB on my way to Zimbabwe. I took my 375 & 416, with ammo for each, BUT I also took some 12 gauge ammo withbringing a shotgun. I asked Shawn if this was allowed and she told me that as long...
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    San Francisco Bay Halibut

    When you hang around Jay, you know you’ll be on fish. Good strategy!
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    San Francisco Bay Halibut

    Looks like a perfect day on the bay. I need to get my butt down there soon for some fresh halibut with Jay Yokomizo on the NHF.
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    REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Bongo In The Congo Second Try

    I’ll be keenly interested to hear your thoughts on the prospects for buffalo. My friend who is going with me is very interested in taking dwarf forest buffalo. Of course, I’m also interested but in my case, way more interested in Sitatunga after the bongo.
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    Massive Gun Collection Sale - Health Issues - 1959 Winchester Model 70

    Altitude Sickness’s thought is wise. Start a new, clean thread and it’ll be better for you. That said, I’m saddened to read of your accident and circumstance. You sound like you were cruising along through life until this happened. I know what you’re going through, as my wife and I just...
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    REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Bongo In The Congo Second Try

    Congratulations, Bruce! Between your last hunt with Christophe and this one, you’ve been unusually blessed. Extremely nice animals. I’ll want to talk after you return home as I’m booked to hunt with Christophe next May. I talked a while with Craig Boddington in March and he really spoke...
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    FREE cancellation hunt in SA with AH member

    I hope someone can take advantage of this, as it’s an incredibly generous offer. I think anyone hunting with Scott will enjoy a wonderful time and I’m confident the other two hunters will be similar.
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    Rifle/ammo failure on Elephant

    Disgusting shit show. I couldn’t watch it much beyond his first fuck up. Videos like this should never see the light of day as far as I’m concerned. Just another old guy who isn’t up to the demands of dangerous game hunting. And he documented it for the world to see. SMH.
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    What's the most Mambas you have seen on a safari?

    Here’s a good snake video of an encounter in the Selous 2 seasons ago…
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    What's the most Mambas you have seen on a safari?

    I don’t kill snakes, venomous or non-venomous, except when it’s a venomous snake around camp, around my house, on the trails where I regularly walk my dog or acting aggressive/threatening. Generally, when I see a venomous snake while out hunting or fishing, I leave it alone. That includes...
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    Hearing protection while hunting Dangerous Game

    I had poor results with Axil products. I’ve got the wired and also wireless versions and neither has been satisfactory for me. Maybe it’s just me, but they don’t fit well and don’t stay put. They were so bad I had a custom pair of Sound Gear Phantoms made for my ears by EAR at SCI this past...
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    Researching dik dik hunts…

    I may be naive, but why not hunt them with a shotgun? I think any gauge shotgun with #9 TSS would be outstanding on these tiny antelope. It’d also be a lot easier to hit them. Am I wrong?
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    School me on .416 taylor

    Based on your reasoning, why a 416 Ruger??? Ammo for that cartridge would be almost as hard to find. A 416 Remington or Rigby would be much easier to find than the Ruger.
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    Wish me luck gents

    Safe travels, best of luck and enjoy your adventure to the fullest.
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    School me on .416 taylor

    I think the 416 Taylor is a really great cartridge, even though I shoot a 416 Hoffman. You can get great performance in a standard length action. One thing I’d suggest though is just stick with one bullet weight for everything. I’m a big fan of 400 grain bullets.
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    POLL / You are going on a cape buffalo hunt in Zimbabwe... which caliber do you choose? And Why?

    After shooting buffalo with 458 Winchester, 375 H&H and 470 NE in the past, I’ve settled on 416 Hoffman with 400 grain Bear Claws as my go-to buffalo load. I also like 400 grain TSX’s but the last 7 buffalo I’ve shot have all been with 400 grain Bear Claws. Most of, maybe all, of my future...
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    TSX all the way or solids in the mag for buffalo

    I just had this very discussion a couple weeks ago while buffalo hunting with Alan Vincent on Hammond. Alan’s opinion was that the TSX is such a fantastic buffalo bullet that it’s all he uses and wants his clients to shoot, except when hunting buffalo in herds such as is common on the Savé...
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    350 grain TSX vs 400 grain TSX on Cape buffalo

    Here’s what you get for an exit with a Trophy Bonded Bearclaw… They’re also an excellent buffalo bullet in 400 grain 416.
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    350 grain TSX vs 400 grain TSX on Cape buffalo

    I think it will work fine, but I’d look into Bearclaws or Nosler Partitions as a better choice. The last 7 buffalo I’ve shot have all been with 400 grain Bearclaws in my 416 and they simply work very well. And on a leopard, they’ll open up good every time. Nosler would also be excellent.
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    .375 H&H copper ammo?

    300 grain TSX’s are a fantastic bullet choice for pretty much anything big. So are the Bearclaws you mentioned. They’re my two preferred bullets in 338, 375, 416; no matter what I’m hunting. I’d buy both. If you can get Federal Premium 375 300 grain Bearclaw ammo, I’d buy it regardless of...
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    NIB Leupold VX5 2-10x42 FireDot Duplex

    For anyone not familiar with this particular scope, it’s one of the most versatile and useful scopes made today by any manufacturer. I have this exact scope on both my 338 and 375 and think it’s perfect for either. The Firedot reticle is an absolute Game Changer as it makes precise aiming...
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    TSX 400grain , 416 Remington for leopard

    I would not use a TSX on a leopard if I had any other option. I’ve had excellent results with TB Bearclaws & Nosler Partitions on leopards. They open quickly and exit too, so you get the best of both worlds, big expansion as well as an exit hole. If I was going on another leopard hunt, I’d...
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    Opinions please: Pros/Cons of .375 Ruger vs .375 H&H

    This post is a bit off topic, but since we’ve been discussing best bullets vs lesser bullets, some of you might find this post of interest. I just returned a few days ago from hunting buffalo on Hammond, in the Savé Valley Conservancy. My 81 year old friend shot a fantastic buffalo and I shot...
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    Opinions please: Pros/Cons of .375 Ruger vs .375 H&H

    With all due respect, anyone having issues with recoil from a 375 in hunting situations and wanting a lighter bullet to lessen recoil should probably not hunt dangerous game to begin with. Dangerous game hunting, at least for the big stuff with thick skin and heavy bones, calls for large...
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    Opinions please: Pros/Cons of .375 Ruger vs .375 H&H

    Barrel length is a non-factor to me. I hunted in very thick bush on Hammond a week ago and never gave a thought to my barrel length being an issue. I don’t use suppressors or muzzle brakes on any of my guns, so that doesn’t play into my thinking at all. The rifles Congo Forest Safaris has...
 
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