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After several months of germinating my brain about a 375 Ruger or H&H, I bought this Win 70 from a friend at the gun club. Excellent condition, very lightly used, and a great price. The recoil pad is a replacement and fairly hard. My OCD is telling me to replace with an original pad, but I...

Hey Ray - Welcome aboard. You'll find a huge amount of knowledge on the AH forum. I'm new compared to many seasoned members here, but we've all been newbies so many times in our lives: new neighborhood, new school, new job, new church, you name it. After that first "immersion" and you get...

Yup, I can relate to the eye hit. I'd been shooting Win 94 30-30 and 30-06 for years. My wife bought the 300 WBY for Christmas 1985. Early on I learned to brace up for recoil. A little blood was my initiation in 1986 and a good ribbing at elk camp that night.

Thank you for a very well done, informative video on optics. I have been a Leupold fan for many years and have 2 scopes looking for a rifle. One is a Vari-X II in 2-7x and the other is a Vari-X III in 3.5-10x. I would be using the 375 primarily for plains game with a cape buffalo. My main...

So I'm curious as to what the protocol is for mambas. Is it OK to kill them if they are a threat or not? Or is it most appropriate to leave them alone if possible. Seems that as deadly as they are, it would make sense to eliminate them.

I've been looking at a second trip to Africa and have decided on a 375 Ruger caliber rifle, but have not narrowed to a specific mfr or model. Can you share info of your rifle like how you decided on your purchase, pros and cons, approximate price, did you buy new or used, etc? Also, scope...

Aaron - Very nice pics of your recent trip with NKWE. Freaky gemsbok makes for unique stories and memories. Sorry to read of the health issues you and your father experienced, but glad you overcame. Photos of your and your brother's trips in 2023 fed my appetite for my trip with Jaco and...

Which make/ model 375 Ruger did you buy? I'm considering one with a light budget. Thanks.

That is very nice. A great display and clever use of space. Did you make the shield?

Do you brush it on and leave it for 12 hours or soak it in a tub of peroxide that long? Local Sally Beauty supply has it for $18/gallon, not bad. Thank you.

Thank you for your response. I will have to track down 12% peroxide to better whiten the skulls. Will check Amazon, but also the beauty supply shop to see if they carry it.

This is the stuff I used to whiten from a local beauty supply store.

You have an amazing trophy room, sir. Congratulations for so many successful hunts and doing justice to a lifetime of memories.

Thank you - I appreciate your comment. I made the plaques of Africa and Botswana. Skulls were dip & pack in Botswana and I finished the bleaching at home.

Here are several European mounts I did. The warthog plaque is in the shape of Botswana. Eland and gemsbok on basswood, warthog and wildebeest are on blue pine.

Lord willing, I'll turn 72 in a couple months. Did my first Africa trip in 2023. Had a great time and would like to go in '25. Hunt deer, elk, and pronghorn when I'm fortunate to draw a tag or my rancher friend gets vouchers. His ranch is at 9,800 ft elevation. I don't hoof it like at 32...

.30-30 Win in a 94 (that's what I first used on whitetail in New York 1960's); .30-06 when I moved to Colorado 1979; .300 Wby Mag (that my wife gave me for our 1st Christmas 1985 - still have both). Now looking for .375 Ruger

Fantastic bull!! Well done hunter and Jaco! NKWE is becoming the go-to outfitter for stellar hunts.

I'll have to talk with the taxidermist when he gets the cape from the tannery to make sure we're on the same page. The last time I had shoulder mounts done was 1995 for a non-typical mule buck and antelope. Since then it's been racks only, Euro mounts, and freezer fillers.

I may not have been clear, but the width I'm thinking is side to side.

Yup, they were removed.

Thanks for all the good info. This pic is of the stairs down to the cave. The kudu will mount where the pic is now. Space is only about 36" wide and I did not measure the width when the kudu was taken, so limited on what can be done there.

I was thinking a square pedestal 15"x 15" or 18" x 18" would be adequate.

I haven't gotten to talk with the taxidermist yet, but we'll finalize when the cape is back and go from there. The wall mount area is in a stairwell going downstairs to the gun room and will be a straight on mount. I saw a pedestal mount for a whitetail wall mount. There was a length of metal...

That would be great. Thank you.

My kudu bull shoulder mount is at the taxidermist waiting for the cape to come back from the tannery. I'm doing a wall mount. In the meantime, I'd like to make a pedestal base as an option but don't have any dimensions. Can you guys give me some idea as to sizes for octagon and rectangular...

Also RMEF.

SCI 3 years member. NRA since 1968, Life since 1981.

I agree with Denver being nasty, but we catch light rail to the convention center. Always have to get breakfast at Sam's #3 first.

For what the show is, I was disappointed. I think the Gaylord must charge a hefty fee to the organizer for the privilege of being there plus parking. They could have easily fit in a smaller venue like Arapahoe or Douglas fairgrounds. Being the first year exhibitors might need to see some...

I'm at the expo right now. It's not as big as the Denver ISE. My friend is with one of the exhibitors and got me a pass which saved $22. You do have to pay to park. Exhibitors are all hunt/fish related, no jewelry or chili samples. I spoke with a couple Africa outfitters and picked up some...

Expo at The Gaylord in Denver this weekend, April 4,5,6. First year for the event so I'm interested to see what they have set up. Anyone going there?

On my one and only Africa hunt in Botswana in 2023, 6 of 7 animals I took were spotted while driving, then stalked and taken on foot. My one exception was a zebra which we spotted while we were at camp getting ready for lunch. A short quick hike to get to a better location resulted in a...

Thank you. I made both plaques using bettle kill pine and Honey Pecan stain.

Beautiful cat mount! Well worth the wait. Who did the taxidermy? What SCI chapter banquet? Ours is coming up in April - Denver chapter. New anti- hunting CPW commissioners are in and we hunters are royally screwed. Polis' hubby hates hunters/hunting/guns. Other friendly states will earn...

The 3rd plaque of Africa is beautiful. I'd love to learn how to do woodcarving 10% as nice as that. What kind of wood is that?

Beautiful room with displays, mounts, and prints all nicely done. Comfortable room to enjoy the fruits of your hunts in.

I tried to decide how to European mount my skulls from Botswana last year. The lower jaws were not included as I requested, but it was my bad for now specifying that on the order sheet. Here's what I came up with for the warthog and blue wildebeest. Both are flat mounted.

I've come to like the several Weatherbys I've owned over the years. I did a search and found a website " georgia-gunshop.com " showing a new Vanguard in 375 h&H for under $950. Address is in Georgia, but their tel is a Texas number. Wby discontinued that caliber a few years ago, so I'm...

Thanks all for valuable insights to my thread. They are all appreciated, believe that. There's a gin show this weekend on metro Denver that I will visit. And a couple more shows coming up soon. I also have a couple former co- workers at my former Cabelas hopefully keeping an eye out for me...

Thank you all for some great input - I appreciate it all. I can get 375 Ruger ammo and brass, so the big concern as you mentioned is ammo overseas if needed. I've also had friend who love Ruger, lnterarms Whitworth, and Howa, so I'll likely focus on those. And if I find a CZ for $800...

My stateside hunting is elk with a .300 Wby Mark V, deer/antelope with Win 70 .30-06, also Win 94 .30-30.

In the early stages of considering another trip to Africa and possibly Cape Buffalo and plains game. Not looking to spend $ thousands on a rifle I may or may never use. I reload several calibers and could load either .375. Mossberg, Ruger, Savage rifles available in the .375 Ruger. Thoughts?

We hunted in June 2023 with Jaco at his camp east of Ghanzi for a great trip. Check with him to see if he has opened his new camp on the north edge of the Kalahari Game Reserve. You can read some of my reports with photos on AH.

I was fortunate to have hunted plains game with Jaco in June 2023. While we were driving and scouting, we covered some ground from a previous day. In our prior tire tracks were leopard tracks cut across in a couple places. For this first timer, it was very cool to see those. If anyone can...

Ok. Thanks for your response. I know exactly what you mean my "bucket list".

With your many years of experience and knowledge of those 2 Calibers, what is your opinion of the .375 Ruger as a DG caliber? Thank you in advance for your input.

I carry my old Boy Scout jacknife in case all the rifles fail to function. If a cape buffalo charges, I'm prepared for hand-to-horn combat.

The helicopter pilots are really skilled to get close enough for a good dart shot.