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    Left eye dominant dilemma

    Unless the vision in your right eye is terrible, just shoot right-handed and close your left eye with a rifle. Shotguns and pistols may be another story...
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    Heym Combination Gun

    I own a Heym 88b double rifle in .470 NE. I absolutely love it. Anything Heym makes is top tier. If you got it cheap, then you have a fine gun at at a bargain price. If you don't want to keep it, then post it here. I chased a Marlin 1894 in .44 magnum, until it got ridicules, last night...
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    Ozzy Osborne has died. . .

    I try not to impose my Christianity on anyone, but I think Ozzy is a Christian: I really believe Alice Cooper is with me on this...
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    Zero for Elephant

    I would use a 100 yard zero, and just "know the dope."
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    Major Bank? Regional Bank? Local Bank? Credit Union?

    I use a small regional bank. (United Community Bank - SE USA). Everyone knows me at the 3 branches closest to me. Never a problem, and never a service charge. IMO, everyone needs to have a relationship with a local or small regional bank. I haven't shown an ID in over 20 years. I don't...
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    We bought some land

    Great for you! I'm a Georgian, who has spent some time in that area. Probably the best deer hunting in the state. 26 acres is more than enough in that area of the state for a couple of hunters. (Dang, I only own 16 in the mountains, and I've seen 41 deer at one time on my land!) As...
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    CZ 550 Buy. How bad did I just mess up?

    I have the same rifle. I love it! (1 Cape Buffalo & 1 Baboon, so far) No buyer's remorse for you.
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    Ozzy Osborne has died. . .

    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...
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    Double rifle shooting tips for beginners?

    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...
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    Double rifle shooting tips for beginners?

    Only if you want to end up "punch drunk" and your $20K rifle lying in the dirt.
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    MOZAMBIQUE: Mozambique Leopard Hunt - A Bust, But...

    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...
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    Try and convince me the 243 is actually useful

    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.
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    Opinions Welcome. RMR vs. 1-6 Scope .375 H&H

    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...
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    458 Optics Options

    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...
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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)
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    Try and convince me the 243 is actually useful

    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...
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    The Law of Diminishing Return

    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...
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    Try and convince me the 243 is actually useful

    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!
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    Products that just won't DIE

    You just never want a Buck to get too dull. The steel is so hard, that they are a devil to resharpen.
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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!
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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...
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    Try and convince me the 243 is actually useful

    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...
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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...
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    Try and convince me the 243 is actually useful

    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...
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    Gun identification?

    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...
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    Many cheap hunts vs only one very expensive premium hunt in a lifetime

    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...
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    Favorite Non-alcoholic drink

    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...
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    Gun identification?

    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...
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    Buffalo Shoulder Mount Measurements

    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...
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    All plastic shot shells

    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...
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    First Gun Purchase for new Hunter

    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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    Has someone here on AH who hunted Tiger in Vietnam?

    I have a friend who killed one while on patrol during the war in the late 1960's.
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    New 375 on the Market

    I seriously doubt that this one will be around in 20 years...
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    Taking your own firearm on a RSA hunt?

    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...
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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...
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    Taking your own firearm on a RSA hunt?

    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.
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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...
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    Products that just won't DIE

    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...
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    Interesting interview on game farming and Put and Take

    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...
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    Interesting interview on game farming and Put and Take

    I guess I need to start saving for the Selous!
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    Interesting interview on game farming and Put and Take

    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...
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    Interesting interview on game farming and Put and Take

    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...
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    Cost to hunt

    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...
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    Cost to hunt

    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...
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    Cost to hunt

    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...
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    Need help choosing between 2 calibers

    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.
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    Need help choosing between 2 calibers

    .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.
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    Cost to hunt

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