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At this point general mobilization would be a disaster regardless the stated cause. The economy is already suffering due to worker shortages. Russia is doing everything in its power to get bodies from almost anywhere else (a new group of North Koreans are on the way). Even if he fully...

The Holomodor is why most Ukrainians initially welcomed the Wehrmacht as liberators in 1941 and most hate Russians passionately to this day. It is a historical event about which the average I despise Zelensky neo-isolationist has no clue.

Actual NATO troops in strength, let's say a Corps of three divisions and supported by a couple of artillery brigades fully supported with air power would be far more powerful than what Russia currently has as an army. Putin would be forced to immediate negotiations or resorting to nuclear...

Duh. That whole math thing ……. :rolleyes:

Ballistol - absolute miracle product developed for the Prussian Army in 1904. Still the best 101 years later. https://ballistol.com/pages/about

What I find particularly disingenuous about the decision to halt munitions deliveries to Ukraine is the level of ignorance it presupposes among members of congress, the press and the American people (at least those who have a modicum of understanding of warfare and our national interests)...

Speaking of a better time and I suppose not really for this thread - then again - perhaps exactly right. Back when humor was funny and we could laugh at ourselves.

Happy Fourth!

Absolute BS and exaggeration. The sad thing for me is he may even believe it if no one with the facts is allowed to brief him. This nation has the ability to focus on more than one threatened region at a time - we have proven it for one hundred years. Aid to Ukraine is a miniscule drain on...

What is the "Heavy stuff" and which of those stockpiles are low? We gave Ukraine a grand total of 31 M1A1 tanks. That is 27 less tanks than we have in a single Armor battalion. The UA fields 28 armor battalions. Those 31 tanks were of insufficient mass to do anything on the battlefield. Not...

I suppose I am colored in my thinking by living on the edge of the Hill country, but I can go to the 777 and shoot a collection of African game from a put and take/ breeding operation for less total cost than a trip through Johannesburg to do essentially the same thing on a similar farm under...

I am not so sure. We just cut off all US supplied Ukrainian air and missile defense munitions (while Russia is carrying out its largest strikes against cities of the war), all artillery munitions to include HIMARS, and all shoulder fired anti-tank munitions to include those awaiting deployment...

I think I own four sets of Courteneys of one model or the other, and have worn them in Africa for fifteen years. I find then them perfect for that use. I bought a pair of the Jim Greens, and unlike @Bill J H I find they are very heavy and stiff compared to a similar model in Courteney. I...

I have been very fortunate on all my adventures in Africa, and have always had great luck with my PHs - those have included a lot of young guys along with the very experienced ones. That oryx is exceptional. In fact, until I read your narrative, I assumed it was a cow, but looking more...

I am not making light of the deficit in the least, but a bit of macro perspective is also necessary. As I noted in a post above, our current deficit as a percentage of GDP is a bit over 6%. Believe it or not that is generally in line with the rest of the G7. Should the President and Bessent...

https://www.africahunting.com/threads/shooting-vs-hunting-a-growing-ethical-issue.93369/

So how are you managing that rifle in all this hopping from country to country?

I have never agreed with that argument. Yes, it is a "pay as you go" concept, but since it began payouts on the same day that contributions were begun, there really wasn't an optional structure. Second, a Ponzi scheme requires fraudulent intent. Social security is an all too transparent...

I also do not think we should look at Social Security or Medicare as handouts. They may not be run efficiently, but what I draw in social security is a result of forty years of maximum contributions to the program. Medicare premiums (at my income level, not much different in cost than a...

Would holding out for a Lee Speed be out of the question? One in good shape is just as great a choice today as it was early in the last century - particularly since you are planning to use open sights. Almost no other rifle says colonial Africa or the Raj like one. Depending upon how you...

This is a worrisome day. I find I largely agree with both of you. I try not to pay too much attention to the President on most things because I truly don't think much consideration goes into anything before he utters it. And no, I don't pay much attention to the Freedom Caucus, because they...

I miss Cal in this forum. He was a living encyclopedia about double rifles. He and I disagreed about the efficacy of a .500 BPE as a dangerous game option. (Hint, it is a great choice for red stg and wild boar). But, Cal was the sort of person with whom it was worth arguing. I wish I had...

You are correct - I should. it is just, that something new and unignorable appears from your keyboard periodically. And do please check out how many times you use LOL in your posts. I suppose if it is bullshit to truly try and understand every side of an issue, then color me guilty. But it...

Why there is DD M4 by the bed rather than a wooden stake.

Assuming you have a plan to stay engaged in something of value, you will find it joyous to escape from that particular marathon.

My reference to dueling was referring to above analogy and the pleasure in finding someone who knew what a rapier was and the appropriateness of that comparison. I was clearly mistaken in that assumption. I absolutely do not believe hunting a buffalo is mortal combat or a duel. Like you, I...

I simply posted a published interview. Your friend Mark is speaking for himself. Readers can draw whatever conclusions they wish from his own words. I am the one who used the terms "rapier and broadsword." I never used the expression "dueling an mortal with a rapier," whatever you believe...

There are very dark sides to this sort of superstition as well. My PH and old friend from Mozambique contacted me about 18 months ago that his lead tracker, Obanno, who had been with him for nearly twenty years had committed suicide. I had hunted with him each time I had been, and he was as...

To its credit and my great benefit, Northrop sent me to a six-week executive course at Tuck during the first six-months I was with the company. It was hardly an MBA, but it was invaluable from a language and management perspective. Running a command with zero balance budget goal and a 12% P&L...

Interesting article in African Hunter from 1994. It largely consists of an interview of Mark Sullivan defending himself from his critics. It also contains the letter @rookhawk was good enough to publish. I actually watched much of the video of the South African CBL (nowhere declared) lion...

I would think the wolf will be the greater challenge with the .458. Even baited, the shots have a way of being quite long.

By 72 the whole open sights thing is much worse.

Outstanding adventure! Not sure how I missed it the first time around. I have become a solid believer in that R8 thing.

I hope you have a spot small enough for that shoulder mount. :unsure: Great adventure and much enjoyed following it. Safe journey home.

Interesting rifles. I have never owned one because I personally could never get past the aesthetics. They all seem to work as advertised.

That is a world class blue duiker - literally. Have him scored when you get home.

I am so afraid Texas is right behind you. Reread Michener’s Texas a year ago. That state already no longer exists.

I think that is exactly correct. Barrett, for instance, periodically swings from being a huge disappointment to the Trump base to the hero of the hour such as following her destruction of Jackson in Trump vs CASA. I think Roberts has done a masterful job of holding the court together. In...

That was condescending? You should proofread your own work. And what bullshit specifically? I have never used that word in referring to anything you have written here. You claim to know all about corporate hiring practices. Fair enough, I would be interested which ones - particularly if...

Actually read her dissent. I do not agree with it, but I would not have the skill set to refute it. Fortunately, at this point in history we have several justices who can.

LOL. According to whom? You need to let the Fortune 500 in on that rather remarkable observation.

One point to consider with respect to Trump's victory in the courts reference nation-wide injunctions. We will have another democrat president. His or her first executive order may be to ban "assault weapons" or any other of a number of liberal pet issues. For instance, Biden initiatives...

And he did her a great disservice in the process. "What her paper qualifications supposedly are ...." What does that mean? What was incorrect in her record that I listed above? I absolutely agree that she appears to firmly hold a set of core liberal beliefs. You can call it activism if...

Point taken. But, she is qualified. I would argue he did her a great disservice. Kagan is the one who really looks like a political hack. Three years ago she was publicly arguing against nation-wide judicial injunctions.

Really? Do you actually know her qualifications? I disagree strongly with her overblown defense of nationwide judicial mandates, but calling her a DEI hire is rather ridiculous unless it is her skin color driving your learned assessment - though Justice Thomas might object. Just a few data...

Didn't ask you. Curious why he was building such a rifle.

I would not try it with a 700. Art Alpin (A-Square) relied on the P-14 and P-17 (essentially identical and much easier to find in this country) for most of his hideously ugly but powerful rifles. Truly curious why anyone would want a 585?

Same experience - different setting. https://www.africahunting.com/threads/hungary-roe-deer-on-the-hungarian-plain-and-mouflon-of-the-bakony-mountains-or-how-i-came-to-despise-a-bolt-action-equipped-with-a-suppressor.92074/

And I believe that was Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivering that smack down.

Though it does not address birthright citizenship precisely, it is a huge procedural win against these universal injunctions. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-curbs-injunctions-blocked-trumps-birthright-citizenship-rcna199742