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Yours is a special run of Marlin 336 rifles for lever action silhouette shooting. They have heavy 24 inch octagonal barrels with Ballard rifling instead of the standard micro groove rifling for Marlins. The Ballard rifling is better for cast bullets, which is usually what we use. They have...

I live in New Jersey. Philadelphia is not a point of entry for trophies. I used Genus near JFK two months ago and would recommend them. By the way, I drove to Genus and took the crate directly to my taxidermist.

I was born and raised not far from the fire location. One is the best fishing days of my life was with my uncle in Shebandowan, which is in the fires zone . To the best of my recollection, we did not have large forest fires as frequently or to the extent that we do now. Not that there weren’t...

I was in Zimbabwe last July, almost exactly a year ago. I was very glad that I brought a down jacket with hood for early morning rides atop the Land Cruuser. I wish I brought gloves for the same reason. A backpack is useful for storing the jacket once it gets warm. My buddy had exactly the...

The deposit and final payment is much easier if the outfitter has an account in the US. MG Hunting has an account in Florida and so does Elephant-Trails in Zimbabwe. The latter outfitter got a very bad review on this forum but my buddy and I got exactly the experience we wanted. It really is a...

Forgot to mention that it was July 2025 and not a long time ago. It was also a nice kudu.

A friend used to run the check station for the Montana winter elk hunt for elk moving out of Yellowstone. After checking in hundreds of elk his opinion was that the 270 was marginal and often required a lot of tracking while the 338 was more authoritative. That elk hunt was gone a while ago...

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Mine is an RSM in .375. It badly needed replacing the trigger with a Timney and after that I like it very much. It shoots well and the recoil is milder than my light deer rifles. A long time buddy has two tang safety rifles. One is in .338 that shoots great. The other is in 7/08 that couldn’t...

Thanks. I have gone through Newark before when taking Newark to Johannesburg. The hard part was finding the place to check a gun. It was only with the unaccompanied children station but the agent was familiar with the process. I was born in Northern Ontario north of Lake Superior and can deal...

Thanks for the post. I was unaware of salmon fishing in Argentina.

Agree completely. I enjoy getting into the weeds and often skip over the basics. The original post basically contends that home ownership is an inferior asset to stock ownership. That contention requires predicting the future, something that I try to avoid because I am often surprised.

I have taught a lot of financial planners/wealth managers. An economist would look at home ownership as being a landlord to yourself. At the same time you are renting from yourself, which is a consumption decision. The good thing is that you avoid landlord/tenant information asymmetry since you...

I took a kudu as an add-on during a Zimbabwe buffalo hunt. It was $1600. No fence concession area.

I have a 280 a 7x57 and a 7-08 but my next rifle will be a 7 PRC so it gets my vote.

I have 14x40 Fujinon stabilized binoculars for my boat to spot far off birds. I have never taken them hunting. They are heavy. The glass is great and the stabilization works great even in rough water.

I also use Chase. Wire transfers are complimentary for me and take about 5 minutes at a branch 2 miles from my house. I was thinking about getting the app but have too many apps already.

Was Saskatoon your first stop in Canada. I thought that custom ms would be at the first stop, which in my case is Toronto.

I will be in Saskatchewan in November. The flight is Newark to Toronto to Saskatoon. I presume that customs in Toronto. How long should it take to take a firearm through customs. It would be good to know the necessary layover between flights. I presume that there is not an agency to help for...

Not to high jack your post but I am going to Saskatchewan in November — Newark to Toronto to Saskatoon. How much time should I leave for customs to process my firearm?? I presume that an agency is not available. I used Gracy for Johannesburg to Zimbabwe and was pleased.

I grew up in moose country in Ontario north of Lake Superior. I used a 30/06 and so did my father because that was the one rifle we had. We never lost a wounded moose. Several times you would hit one and it would stumble around for a while, maybe even go down and get up again but the second...

It is a direct flight on United but brutally expensive for a 4 hour Economy flight.

I am booked on the flight from Newark to Nuuk in late August. I will let you know how it goes.

On the topic of landowner permission, Arcadia Plantation near Georgetown SC stopped allowing hunters because of liability concerns. I have been hunting hogs there with an outfitter for about 20 years. The outfitter is very knowledgeable about hogs and has strict rules for hunters but the owners...

I will be there but the day or days will be determined by the weather. I can go any time. I live about 2 hours away.

I still have the BAR 30/06 I bought in 1972. Back then we did small man drives and got shots at moving deer although they were not running full tilt so a semi-auto was useful. In PA semi autos are forbidden for deer hunting so there were a lot of Remington pumps. My BAR shoots 1 to 114 MOA...

Get Alaska Arms. Work perfectly. Return to zero.

A friend of mine had a choke tube confiscated at the airport. Apparently the TSA agent recognized it as part of a firearm.

I don’t know the northern boundary of moose habitat but I know that there are moose around Kapuskasing and Hearst, which are about halfway between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay. That is as far north as I have gone. I was born in Terrace Bay, which is in prime moose habitat. We had a lot more...

I was born and raised in Northwestern Ontario, north of Lake Superior in moose country. Most of my neighbors used surplus 303 Lee Enfields. My father had a 30/06, a BSA made after WW1 from leftover Enfield 17 parts. We killed a lot of moose. Moose typically took 2 shots. They were dead after...

My wife doesn’t like expensive purses, shoes, jewelry or hunting trips. She likes real estate and doesn’t mind if it happens to attract animals. Over the years it has worked out well.

I can’t believe that I clicked on this.

Nobel Sport only makes the Light Recoil 20 gauge ammunition in size 8 shot. I have a flat of it. No 7 1/2 and no 9 is made. This is a niche load and is only available in 8. Winchester AA 12 gauge low recoil loads are available in Size 9 shot. I don’t know whether they make a 20 gauge low recoil...

My best buddy, his wife, and I hunted with Elephant-Trails and Shingri during the first week of July 2025. My buddy posted a very positive review shortly thereafter that received little attention. I also provided some input that was generally positive. Two items up front relative to the...

My experience in the Victoria Falls post-hunt excursion was great with Elephant-Trails Safaris. The PH/owner recommended a hotel in Vic Falls that we booked ourselves. The hotel had a long list of excursions that cost between $70 and $140 per day. The hotel was great, within walking distance to...

Where did you hunt in Panama? I go there to fish every couple of years. Fishing is great but I didn’t know about hunting.

I did something like you describe with PH Shingi and Elephant Trails Safaris in Zimbabwe. My buddy was hunting buffalo while I was following along with the tracking and taking whatever else we came across. There were several 10-12 mile days in mountainous terrain that was very challenging. We...

Mid October could be a bit t late for tuna but good for striped bass. In New Jersey talk to Capt Erik at On A Mission in Neptune NJ. I have had some epic days on striped bass with him. Sea bass opens on Oct 1 so most of the boats will be targeting a combo of striped bass and sea bass. If you...

Since you asked here are photos of my buddy’s buffalo and my kudu and bushbuck.

In Matetsi about 40 minutes south of Victoria Falls.

Mine are Fujinon. 14x40 for spotting birds while fishing. Seagulls will feed on baitfish pushed up by fish so finding birds means finding fish. The glass is great and is is much better than my buddy’s Canons. Stabilization is needed on a boat but on land I can hold 10x with no problem. The...

Do all RSMs have animals engraved in gold on the floor plate?? I thought this was standard on RSMs. My 375 has a lion.

We had a good number of wolves in Northern Ontario where I grew up. At that time there was a $55 bounty on a wolf. You brought in the left ear to Ontario Department of Lands and Forests and they paid you. Plus you could sell the pelt to an American for upwards of $100. By the way Northern...

Here is a photo of Blondie the lion. The photo was taken about 2 miles outside of the park in Hunt Unit 1. The collar is easily visible. The story about the lion being lured out of the park is bogus. There was no bait or any other kind of meat anywhere near. This photo was taken July 9 in...