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I don't know, but I think I will see Ozzy in Heaven one day... I don't know.... I'm am a faulty Christian, but Ozzy considered himself one too... His song, " I Don't Know" may be a better testimony to Christianity than anything Joel Olsten ever preached from the pulpit. Just listen to the...

Here are my thoughts: 1. Definitely AIM. You're not using a shotgun. 2. Stance - "fighter's stance" with 2/3 of your weight on your front foot and 1/3 weight on your rear foot. 3. Sequence - forward trigger first, aft trigger second. 4. Reloading - practice to see what works for you. I...

Only if you want to end up "punch drunk" and your $20K rifle lying in the dirt.

After spending three nights in an elevated blind tying to get a hyena, I have no interest in doing a 21- day leopard hunt. Sure, I would take one, if the opportunity came along in RSA, but I no longer have any desire to book a 21-day hunt, just for a 30% chance of taking a male. Nice crocs...

If I could choose the rifle, optic, and loading, I would hunt any animal on the planet with a .30/06, if given a low-cost opportunity.

I highly doubt that a Vortex will ever sit on one of my DG rifles. A .375 H&H is too versatile for a 1X optic. I think I would opt for a high quality LPVO on very good quality detachable mounts. (You will, probably, never have to detach it, but I like the option) If money were no object, I...

I've bought one Vortex. It wouldn't hold zero. I got a free replacement and sold it immediately. (Done forever - I think) I use open sights on my .458, but if I had to put an optic on it now, it would probably be a Trijicon or Nightforce. Most of my rifles wear Leupolds, but the new ones...

I wear 5.11 cotton pants and shirts every day for work. I love them! Courtney boots, for me, not so much... (I prefer 21st century technology in footwear)

Definitely, not a .243 fan, but, at the expense of sounding a bit snobbish, we, as a group, are a bit more sophisticated than the average hunter and most of us know quite a bit about more about bullet construction than the average hunter. I like big-bore rifles and like don't mind taking recoil...

90% of my scopes are Leupold, and I've never had a problem. I've also never had a problem with Zeiss, Trijicon, Nikon, nor Nightforce. My primary hunting binoculars are Zeiss, and I've never had a problem. My compact binoculars are Leica, and I've never had a problem. Problems: Vortex...

I bought my daughter a Remington Model 7 in .260 Rem. I told her it would be hers, if she shot something with it. She quit hunting soon after, but is not "anti-hunting." She just doesn't want to hunt now. I am expecting a granddaughter any day now. She may get the Model 7!

You just never want a Buck to get too dull. The steel is so hard, that they are a devil to resharpen.

Back to the topic... American Buck knives Case knives Mora knives Zippo lighters Victorinox Swiss Army knives (heck, any of their knives) English-Made Hardy Fly Reels Cortland Fly Lines - still made in Cortland, New York after over 100 years! Gokey Leather Products

She also carried frogs, as I shot them with a .22 at night, then learned from my mother how to cook the legs later that night. Keeper for sure!

If you can get a pretty college girl to date a guy who drives an "Iron Pig," you might just have a "keeper." And I did, 40 years later and counting...

Most Americans love the .30 caliber, and so do I. To each his own, but I use almost everything from a .30-30 to a .300 Weatherby the vast majority of the time. I've taken a deer with a .338 Win Mag, but that was "overkill," if there is such a thing. I've taken a kudu and a gemsbok with a...

I bought my first one when I was 17 (1982) - A 1972 FJ40. Never a problem. Sold it to a friend to get money for an 1974 FJ55. My wife and I started dating in the "iron pig" Traded it in for a Jeep Scrambler (STUPID). Bought a 1986 FJ60 in 1988 - still have it. I brought both of my...

I own exactly one .243 Winchester and have no desire to own another. I've had exactly one, one-shot kill on a whitetail. Everything else turned into multi-shot escapade. I bought my son a .243 when he was 8, and he has taken 2 whitetail deer and a pronghorn with it and they dropped like...

There used to be "real men" in Hollywood.. John Wayne: Other celebrities who hunted include: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, George Reeves, Bob Crane, Heath Ledger, Robin Williams, Chadwick Boseman, Cameron Boyce, Matthew Perry, Alan Rickman, Steve Irwin, and Betty White. Current...

I would rather take several hunts, as opposed to a "once in a life time" hunt, because I don't know of anyplace you can go in Africa to be able to take every game animal in which one might be interested. Plus, I think most first time hunters would be so overwhelmed with only one 21-days safari...

I drink a 16 oz mug of black coffee every morning. I drink more room temperature tap water than any other liquid. As a "Southerner," sweetened iced tea ("sweet tea"), plays a large part in our standard fare. I try to avoid sugar , even though I don't have a glucose issue. I use Splenda, if...

I think we are dealing with AI generated rifles... Kevin Costner actually used his father's Winchester 1894 in filming Yellowstone. It's a rare speech for a Hollywood actor, these days. If you don't want to watch the whole thing, start at 6:50 and watch until 9:30, then watch from 24:00...

He went to the "Great Bushveld in the Sky" on August 21, 2021. I finally got him home yesterday. I know folks have ask about measurements on the forum several times, so I thought this might be good for future reference. Overall width - 42" (I think the taxidermist may have helped me a...

Living in the "Deep South" of the USA, humidity has always been a problem. I did a "primitive weapons" hunt 9 years ago, and used an "in-line" muzzle loader for the 3-day hunt. After the hunt was over, I tried to "unload" by firing a shot into a dirt bank. My rifle would not shoot. It...

IMO, a .30/06 is the most useful cartridge on the planet. In 2007, I ask 6 PH's (around a campfire in South Africa), "If your client could bring only one rifle to Africa, what would it be?" Every single one of them replied, "a .30/06."

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I have a friend who killed one while on patrol during the war in the late 1960's.

I seriously doubt that this one will be around in 20 years...

Having a professional advocate at the police precinct at the Johnsonburg Airport can really help your situation. If you have family that can do it, fantastic. If not, buy airline tickets through Travel Express or Gracey. (The last time I was there, some American hunter was getting...

Over the last 5 years, I have discovered, and become a really big fan of Kenetrek boots. Unlike most, I'm not a big fan of the 100 year-old technology of Courtney-type safari boots. (I wore a pair for a couple of days, and just couldn't, for the life of me, understand what was supposed to be...

If you use one of the travel agencies that specialize in hunting to purchase your tickets (Travel Express, or Gracy Travel), they will help you with everything involving firearms.

Even though some stuff may me a bit too expensive (IMO), as far as I know, Orvis has one of the most solid companies for supporting hunting and fishing. Some of their gear is absolutely fantastic. (Some of their gear just have the name...) But, this company has been mostly family-owned (by...

So is Carhartt. I think made all of their employee's take the vax. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carhartt-covid-vaccine-mandate-boycott-ceo-mark-valade/ Look for companies who sponsor rodeos. Just saying...

Apparently, I need to do more research. Sorry, for all I offended. Personally, I'm just not a big fan of taking animals outside of their native range where they often grow well beyond their normal size with unlimited food and no predation. I guess these are my just my self-imposed...

I guess I need to start saving for the Selous!

There is almost nothing completely "wild" in the entire world anymore. We all need to recognize that. I've been to some very remote places, only to find "native people" wearing Nike and Adidas shoes and western team sports T-Shirts. "Put & Take" hunting is almost universal, exempt for a few...

There are hardly any Wildlife Management Area (WMA's) east of the Rocky Mountains that are larger than 25K acres. As soon as animals leave WMA's for private property, they can (almost) be shot on sight, during regular hunting seasons. IMO, the average RSA "ranch" is a more sporting (and far...

If you drive and do everything alone, you are probably looking at least $6K. If you fly and rent a car, then add at least $2K more, if you want to bring meat home. If you bring a buddy, (which I always prefer), then double the expense. Plus, you will have to both be drawn to hunt and have to...

I have been fortunate enough to take elk, pronghorn, and mule deer without a guide in New Mexico & Wyoming. Because of media (MeatEater, mainly), public land hunting in the western US has become very difficult. Even as a non-resident, I had always been successful on DYI hunts in the west...

If you can't DIY in the Rockies in America, then Africa becomes a much better deal. Public land in America has become ridiculously hard to draw for non-residents, because of media hype. (I got an e-mail from Wyoming G&F telling me that I would be wasting time and money to attempt to get a...

My PH wanted me to use a .375 on the Kudu and Gemsbok. (didn't find either until the next day) I should have shot everything with the .300 Win Mag with 200g Gamekings.

.300 Win Mag If you want factory ammo - https://www.selwayarmory.com/product/hsm-300-winchester-magnum-200-gr-sierra-gameking-soft-point-boat-tail-box-of-20/ They will take any PG you shoot at in RSA.

Cheaper than a non-resident guided elk in Wyoming...

Load it with your 300g Nosler's and you should be fine.

I ran the numbers on my Heym double that I bought (new) in 2000 for $11,700. If I had bought a CD... $11,700 @ 5% x 25 years (w/compounding) = $40,833.00 I'm still glad I bought the Heym, but if the money was in a CD, I could now buy an 89B and have plenty of $ left over for accessories and...

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I've had a little experience with rental property and agree with you 100%

My brother and I had a very in-depth discussion last week about tangible assets versus money in the bank. I'm into firearms. He's into musical instruments. We started comparing the value of our collections, versus the value of American dollars over time. Both of us started "collecting"...

It seems crazy, that, in 2007, we had 14 shoulder mounts and 2 rugs mounted in South Africa and shipped to Atlanta for $3,600 total. I even had a silly zebra hoof lamp made and included in the price!

The factory muzzle break that came on the older Mark V's .460s did a great job of taming recoil. But, the noise and blast is, absolutely, unbearable. In the right rifle, I would consider a .460 to be a great "stopping rifle." (Better than a .458 Lott). Unfortunately, I don't think the...