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Another for Matt Roberts. I think you’d be disappointed with G&H, they aren’t what they once were, that’s all I will say. Reto Buehler would be great as well, but you’d probably be waiting years. You may be waiting years for quality work anywhere. Matt has had 2 of my rifles for well over a...

26” barrel then adding a suppressor is too long for hiking around in the bush IMO. With 7 mag go 22-24” barrel and get a small suppressor (kgm r30k, griffin xplorer) medium barrel contour. 8.5-9.25 scoped and suppressed is a really nice weight to carry all day and heavy enough to get steady on...

I'd be careful,....sounds like you're bent on creating some bad hoodoo voodoo in snake world killing the king and all. I'm sticking with my plan, they leave me alone, I leave them alone.

I use recoil pads on anything 300 mag and up. All it takes is one session over doing it without a pad on a heavy recoiling rifle and you won't be enjoying heavy recoiling rifles anymore. I have a relatively lightweight 308 with a steel Butt plate, its tolerable, and it looks really cool too...

Only drink authentic bottled water, can soda, beer, bottle wine, brush your teeth with bottled water and don't get shower water in your mouth. Verify the ice is made with purified water if using in your beverages. Keep food portions as reasonable as possible. Don't eat undercooked meat, be...

My Grandfather sought out and harvested every Black Walnut tree he could find in our county in Northwestern Iowa. He built grandfather clocks, gun cabinets, china cabinets, tv stands, lazy susans, a whole bunch of stuff.. He worked on these projects in his basement during the winter mostly...

It's the same as any current production wood and blued steel big game rifle, Dakota, Rigby, Heym,.....truly just not worth what they are asking for them. Out of them all though, Dakota is the most reasonable for what you get, IMO.

Used both, my choice would be the tsx, but there really isn’t a bad choice there.

I'm glad for you, that is very fortunate and adds a lot of flexibility to your rifle. You should post some videos of you shooting the 570gr load at 2500 fps, we all love these sort of things.

I don't have the answer regarding a/c equipment, but I will say you are asking for trouble keeping any of your reloading stuff in that kind of environment for long periods of time. I would at least store the powder, primers, and dies in the air-conditioned house. Surely you have a small space...

I'm glad someone brought this up,...becasue it's for sure true. I have had the same experience. 570 and 600gr Woodleigh, as well as the 570 gr Hornady did not work well in my rifles. My rifles were a Sterling Davenport Standard Mauser 98 with the center feed conversion, and a GMA that was...

IMO, both kill very effectively. The 500 J will possibly get you a little more punch in a stopping situation but at the behest of about 20% + more recoil. Is the juice worth the squeeze? If you are a shooter that can practice, master, and afford the 500 jeffery, which few can; but if you can...

Any of the premium bullets will work in 225 - 250 grain in the 338 WM. I've used the caliber a fair bit over there, 225 Barnes TSX, I think about 15 animals,....worked like a dream every time.

If you’re feeling all those symptoms, you’re doing real damage. I experienced the same thing with my 500 jeffery, sold it and moved down to 416 and 404. Once damage is done to your brain, there is no going back, only trying to save it from getting worse. If you’ve ever known anyone that has...

Diddo-

Every couple 2-3 years for the last 12 years or so, hope to go a few more times, probably a big safari including elephant possibly for my 60th B-day, then quite frankly I may be done. I really don't enjoy the travel anymore. Been traveling my whole adult life for work, then mix that in with...

Aren't many guys able to get out there in their 80's and pursue Big Game. Hats off to them.

A rifle collection is nothing more than a savings account for your last grand Safari,....at least that's what mine is going to be, then I will be down to 2 rifles, 1 small and 1 big.

Spomer is a great salesman, especially when he is selling something that will pay for his next hunt. I think the entire discussion on caliber and bullet weight is overrated, we all know that modern bullets and stated velocities in any 7, 30, 33 will kill plains game. It's the big stuff that...

I really don't think there is one knife that does everything perfectly, it would take 2-3, and then opinions vary widely. DesertDog on Youtube has a great video on the evolution of silliness in regard to bushcrafting/hunting knives for everything. If I had to pick one knife and that's all I...

On my belt, ammo carrier (8 rds) front, binos in eberlestock pouch left side, in the pockets of that pouch, ear plugs, chapstick, eye drops. A second small pouch contains hydration supplement, small 1 cell surefire handheld or headlamp. Right side of belt some sort of knife…depends what I feel...

Outdoor connection contains bolt, maxpedition case has optic, bob allen case has rifle. The hard case is a boyt single rifle hard case no wheels. It has steel latches and the best locks locations in imo of all of them. I leave the foam on top part of case. I have done 4 safaris like this...

Take them off and put them in their own soft case (maxpedition) and put in with rifle in hard case. I travel without the foam in the hard case and travel with rifle in soft case inside. Along with my shooting sticks.

They can really mill about and cover a lot of ground, lots of walking, super fun, and don't be afraid to use a large rifle. One of my big bulls took a 416 rigby 350gr Barnes solid, took a few ribs and the offside shoulder bone and did not exit. They are big, tough critters. Poke a big enough...

I have had two incredible Eland hunts on foot tracking. Zimbabwe and Mozambique, both free range in huge areas. It's a great hunt, one of my favorites. Both hunts Makore Safaris, one with Gary in Zim, the other with Doug from Moz.

I would say you had good luck on that trip

There is a 30x60 zeiss rubber armored short fat tube spotter for sale on ebay right now that would be the best $550 you ever spent. I have one of its cousins a rubber armored18-40 that I bought 15 years ago and I've never felt like I've needed anything else. I had one of these 30x ones a long...

Happened 1 out of 5 safaris. Could have been a nightmare, took a 500 Jeffery,...luckily Safari Outfitters in Joburg had 3 boxes of Norma 500 J softs on the counter, saved my safari. On returning from my trip I actually called and spoke with the manager of the store after we returned home...

Toss all of it. Make sure to check your chamber and make sure it did not get gas checked….that happened to a 338 win mag I had with 3 case head separations….it can ruin a chamber and requires new barrel. It will essentially cause a uneven gap between brass wall and chamber wall, may go a few...

Everyone ages differently and your genes are your genes, you don’t get to choose. Diet and exercise are simply the most important. Healthy relationships and low chaos in your daily life goes a long way to keep a guy going. Choices get complicated at some point, I love food, I love having a...

Went on a downhill mountain bike trip when I was in my early 50’s to trestle bike park, winter park Colorado with the commitment that we were to ride all the blue and single black diamonds tracks we could in 2 weeks……I had an equipment failure——my body. Back in my early days of big game...

Ah Canada. I once loved coming up there and hunting to my hearts content in the 90's. Really enjoyed the islands off both coasts. Best black bear hunting I've ever experienced on the Queen Charlotte Islands,.....don't even think they are called that anymore. Sounds like you have a lot of...

There is a lot to unpack here brother, it was interesting to read, and can't say I disagree with a good chunk of it. Where are you from?

It just always shocks me how expensive these British guns are, but hats off to their innovation and quality. I like the slanted magazine design, that’s somewhat brilliant, I’d like to have a closer look at the mag spring, gotta be something quite interesting

I always travel with a knife, have put both in the gun case and luggage, all locked Pelican hard cases. I think the biggest thing is always use an iTag so you know where you bag is and understand that if it doesn't show up on time it has been held by thieves and you're going to be missing...

Not normal leopard behavior, looks young, skinny, and hungry. Or maybe it just needed a drink damn it.

IMO athletes have to be judged against other athletes in their individual sport. There are too many variances between sports, and at pro level very few guys could cross over from sport to another. I’d say Messi is the goat for soccer. Just like Jon jones is the goat for mixed martial...

The best rifle scopes imo are Schmidt bender, and Swarovski. I have quite a few of both and there really is no comparison to all the others when it comes to glass and reliability. Leupolds reputation has been circling the bowl for a decade now, vortex has the best warranty in the business...

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I can see where some of the younger crowd gets frustrated regarding the level of financial commitment it takes to be able to do the things many on this site have done. Per capita there are less 20 and 30 year olds that can afford to buy a house now than ever before, much less take a 10-15k base...

Hornady loads cannot really be duplicated, they do a lot of things with powders that the average guy isn't going to be able to copy. Get a Garmin doppler chrono, check the factory loads, then use reliable load data and start low and work up. If you like light 375 bullets you should try the...

The internet and social media create these questions, so some influencer dipshit can create content. I am a gen-x in my late 50’s, and I wish it would all go away.

Really amazing Nyala genetics there......it's the place to take one if you have the $.

Fantastic wild country with a little lion experience thrown in. I was there a few years ago, fantastic wild Africa. Douglas is a great ph, I enjoyed hunting with him. They have good oribi there, you should try and get one of those with your bow.

Maybe they should post warning sign about the Bison "RUT" in season......on second thought most of the jack wagon tourist that go through there every year probably don't even know what "rut" means. Mess with the bull, get the horns. Bison bulls get ornery with age.

I've had both 505 Gibbs and 500 Jeffery on GMA actions. Ended up using the 500J for a couple years as I had a lot of components for it and brass was readily available. The 500's kill stuff for sure, and the GMA action in the respective lengths were made for these calibers. Weight of rifle and...

Now I’ve seen it all.

I have 5 of 10, but I was never interested in full mounts, so whatever rifle I have in my hands it’s going behind the shoulder, and it’s usually a pretty bloody experience. LOL. Had a buddy lose a duiker using a 22 hornet. Texas heart shot on a dikdik with a 375 270 gr solid, that was...

Can’t emphasize enough the importance of secondary insurance specifically on gun collections. Best 500-600 a year you can ever spend. Covers shipping transit, air transit, in your car if your in accident, fire, everything. I use collectibles insurance ltd.

Congrats, that rig will get’r done.