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the 798 is a controlled feed action correct?

Attached various photos of the 3 I have shot.

Thank you all for the kind words

I have a question for the board. Has anyone ever taken a shoulder mount and later had it redone as a euro/horn mount? I ask because I have limited space in my house. I thought my first trip to Namibia would be my one and only, but I have since been to Tanzania and have a deposit in on a hunt in...

I live in South Texas and wear long pant and long sleeves almost everywhere I go. I find that long sleeve shirts cool better when you get a bit of a sweat going. Now I do agree that they need to be the correct weight. I like the Carhart Cargo pants because they are thin and breath better than...

Do any of you have any experience with stock makers? Preferably around San Antonio, Austin or Houston TX?

My Ph's in Tanzania used a Custom 500 Jeff built by Dakota Arms, a Custom 458 Lott in Model 70 built by the Winchester Custom shop and a very old 458 WM that he had been given by a client.

Perfect, I checked their site and didn't see any stocks available for purchase. I am assuming you have to call customer service for that information?

I might have to put some thought into re-barreling to 458 WM. I have a 375 and a 416 Rem. 458 would be fun to have. I have a .270 and a .300WM so a 7 Mag doesn't really do anything for me that I don't already have.

Does anyone know where I can find Winchester Model 70 stock blanks? looking for an unfinished stock. My 416 has a heavier barrel profile so I want to make sure there is enough meet on left on the foregrip when I am finished floating the barrel.

I recently bought a .416 Rem in a model 70. I am trying to find a picatinny rail as a scope mount and I cannot for the life of me find a rail that fits this gun. The Model 70 long action rail that I have laying around seems to be similar all the rest that I can find online. the two mounting...

Unfortunately I never saw any elephants other than a very young calf running for its life through the headlights of the truck. We saw a bunch of sign and several times cut tracks of extremely fresh tracks. fresh enough that the sand on the foot print was still standing in clean edges along the...

I have no idea how to judge a hippo as I had never seen a wild one before seeing this pod. Several of the PHS on this safari couldn't remember seeing a bigger bodied hippo in person. I don't know that I have paid much attention to hippo trophies before now, but I don't recall seeing one as...

The ride home was uncomfortable but uneventful. I very much appreciate you guys reading my recap and any thoughts or questions are greatly appreciated.

Day 14 (Tuesday July 23rd) This was the last day for hunting. Really it was the last morning. Ryan elected to sleep in while Matt and I woke up early to run to the ridge in hopes of a last day buffalo. We started walking the roadway right as the sun was coming up. We walked along a road...

Day 13 (Monday July 22nd) Lupo and I woke up very early and made a sit in the lion bait. We had hoped that he would return to the fresh meat, but he did not. We watched 2 hyena work on the bait for a few moments in the full moonlight, but they buggered off before the sun started to rise. With...

Day 12 (Sunday July 21st) We left camp as the sun was coming up and where headed out on mission to get Ryan a zebra. We were 30 minutes out of camp on a very sandy stretch of road with thick trees on either side when Lupo veered off the road and came to a stop. He had noticed a track down the...

Day 11 (Saturday July 20th) Saturday was the end our time with Franz and Natasha. We slept in and spent a relaxing morning spending time with them. We recapped the trip with hilarious stories and discussed Natashas and Franz’s travel plans. The had a bush plane scheduled and left camp after a...

Day 10 (Friday July 19th) We slept in on this day. I can recall this because I have pictures of an amazing sunrise on my phone to remember it by. A slight haze was hanging low in the few shallow canyons we could see from the mess tent and it made for a spectacular view. We left camp and were...

Day 9 (Thursday July 18th) This felt very much like Sunday or Day 5 of the trip for Ryan and I. At least for the morning portion of the day. As I recall, we slept in a bit and had a relaxing breakfast. Franz was planning to ride with us for the day and off we went. I don’t recall most of the...

Day 8 (Wednesday July 17th ) I had mixed feelings and could barely put into words the events of this day when I called home to tell Cassie about it right before I tried and failed to fall asleep at the end of this day. This was a top ten, possibly a top 4 day in my life right behind my wedding...

Day 7 (Tuesday July 16th) This day was destined to be Ryans day. Right out of the gate as the sun was coming up, we came across a big warthog sparing with a younger boar just off the road. Ryan made an amazing 100 yard shot off the sticks and folded the boar in his tracks. He had his first...

I was invited by a gentlemen that had already arranged the hunt. The way it was explained to me, because I don't understand all the nuance of Tanzania, was that another Safari company booked the hunt on Lupo's concession. He was my PH and he managed the camp. We were originally set to hunt...