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Interested - I would like to hunt a Pronghorn if available and some hogs for sure. Birds sounds great as well. February is a good time of year that does not conflict with traditional fall hunts (Deer/Moose/Elk) and African Safaris in the Spring/Summer months. Be sure to look at the dates for...

This week am reading "The Snowman of Zanzibar" by G D Wallis. He has a series of novels that all feature the same leading character and are all set in parts of Africa. This is my 3rd read of his books and have found them to be entertaining and written in such accurate terms that the reader is...

Ordered a copy today and am looking forward to reading it.

That book is one of my all time favorite books. A must read for any young (or old) man.

As a rule guns & ammo appreciate at a rate faster than Gold. It is true they are harder to monetize but are never worth zero. Honestly, I wish that somebody told me as a young man to go out and buy one gun per month as an investment. Some of the guns that I purchased for $500 a few years back...

Yeah, the arrival destination countries rules apply. My Delta agents in my local airport always seem to know this and do not try to have me put the ammo in the gun case. RSA requires that the ammo be in a locked case separate from the firearms locked case. It can be then placed in your...

The first round placement is likely the most important variable but only assuming the hunter has already chosen an adequate cartridge/rifle combo. Bullet construction does matter but is much less of an issue as long as the shot is very well place. It becomes more important if the angle is less...

Pretty sure that for international to Joburg you will need the ammo in a separate locked container which can then be placed in your checked luggage or checked as a separate bag but not inside the gun case. For domestic flights the rules are different and ammo can be in the gun case.

Welcome 11B. I have hunted Texas for exotics too and it can be sort of like Africa but hotter, more humid and much flatter at least where I was. Africa is way better. Your life will never be the same but it is a wonderful addiction. Africa is magical. Ask any question here. The AH forum is...

Deer are not Elk but for sake of argument, please allow me to add some anecdotal evidence to the discussion. I used to hunt deer with a 44 Mag rifle and every single deer I shot dropped dead in its tracks. Bang/flop/done. I used 200g HP expanding ammo. One year, I used harder, slower 240g SP...

In one case a 150g Nosler BT from a 270 was used to shoot a buck from a frontal position slight quartering to the right. The failure was mostly due to a poorly placed shot and poor bullet choice but it skimmed over the shoulder joint and then fragmented in the muscle tissue above the ribs. It...

Using this logic, we should use the 22 CM to hunt Cape Buffalo, right? Can I watch from a safe distance? Should be entertaining. Too many variables to settle such an argument using only data and logic after all. A little fast, frangible bullet makes an impressive cavity in gel. But, that is...

I started deer hunting with my Dad's Winchester 94 in 30-30 but killed my 1st deer using his Rem 742 semi-auto in 30-06. The year after that, I began using my FAL in 308 (7.62mm) and that was my go to for about 8yrs. But that pig was heavy and not very politically correct (not that I cared)...

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When I show up at our local ELR range I see that about 90% of the shooters are using the 6.5CM or the 6CM. It is a great little accurate round. They get really good at smacking steel at 700, 800 and longer ranges. But, that is also why I started this thread. A young hunter/marksman was...

We are now getting close to 2600fps from the 300g TSX loads in my rifle. That is with a 26" bbl. They still do not pass thru a buffalo on broadside shots. Those sob's are tough. I have no experience with the 35W but on paper it looks as good as the 9.3x62. I do have experience with the...

Since a healthy Kudu can leap over a 12ft high game fence, all Kudu hunting is technically free range. They cannot be contained by most typical high game fences for that reason. Kudu go where they want to go. All the fenced game reserves provide is mostly unspoiled natural habitat for Kudu...

Truly, I thought the young elk expert in the video to be mostly full of $#!t. I laughed out loud while watching his video. But it reminded me of the general pussification of the younger American male and what seems to be the popularity of shooting game animals with tiny, fast bullets and...

Peacemaker National Range is near you. It is in the Eastern Panhandle of WV but is on a few miles from Winchester, VA. Great facilities and there is a ton of public hunting lands in WV.

Shout out to our Creemore fans. QUESTION: Is a 6.5CM or a 22CM the ideal Elk hunting rifle? Do you use one to hunt big game? If so, which game animals. How has it performed for you? Before you excoriate me for being a Creedmore fanboy, let me explain. I have never used a 22 or 6mm rifle...

I have to agree with your comments. A calm, animal that is unaware of the hunter's presence is less likely to run, charge or require multiple shots. Also, I have been told that a deer which has been spooked will taste more gamey due to the adrenaline in its body at time of death. I cannot...

I can give you an idea. I have a Sako 85 in 338wm with 24" bbl. It shoots the Barnes 225g TSX with MV of 2925fps. A later lot chrono'ed a bit slower. My son has a 338wm custom Mauser with a 22" bbl and it is about 50fps slower with the Barnes ammo and ran 2750fps using the Nosler AB factory...

The last Elk was documented killed in WV in 1875. Elk were also hunted to extinction in KY and most all Eastern and Midwestern states soon after settlers arrived. No matter that they hunted with muzzle loaders or early black powder cartridge rifles with iron sights. Why? Mainly two reasons...

LOL - My PH in South Africa played Rugby for the Springboks national team for a few years. He is not a sissy boy. But, then not all of us Western hemisphere lads are sissies either. When I was 12yrs old, I was hunting on my own, with a single shot very light weight (<6lb) 12ga shotgun using...

Well done Sir! Africa is magical and that Kudu is a stud. What did he measure? I am guessing 56"+? Also, please tell us about your rifle and the ammo that you used and how it performed for you. Of all of my African hunts, the Kudu was probably the hardest. We saw a big bull on the first...

I always wanted a 416 Rigby but ended up with a 375HH because that was what I could find at the time. Now, I have two of them. Both are nice and have never let me down. FN Browning with Swarovski Z6i 1-6x optic. Used to take Whitetail buck in WV and Blue WB in Limpopo on my 1st Safari...

375 is adequate for Cape Buffalo, barely. I shot a Wildebeest from 160y with a 375 a few years ago. It was a frontal shot and the 300g TSX penetrated over 3ft. A 2nd shot passed thru the beast and a final finisher lodged under the hide on the opposite side. The 1st shot was fatal but WB are...

For me, the hardest part of the 1st Safari was choosing an outfitter/PH. There are many good ones and a few bad ones and as a Noob it is darn near impossible to know which is which and how to make a choice. The different regions in Africa also are a total unknown to a newby and makes deciding...

Congrats on finally receiving your trophies from the hunt. Stunning work by the Taxidermist. Thanks for the thumbs up for Coppersmith as well. That gave me confidence in them as I had somewhat randomly chosen them to handle my crate of mounts from a PG hunt in 2024 that just arrived in...

Will preface this with, I am an old nationally ranked bench rest shooting competitor and learned over time a number of tricks of the trade to maintain high precision in a rifle bbl. While far less critical when applied to a hunting rifle, once you are bitten by the accuracy bug, it spreads to...

Compared to say a guided Colorado Bull Elk hunt a RSA guided PG hunt for say six of the common game animals is a bargain but it is not cheap and it is getting more expensive. We did a Texas Nilgai hunt this past winter. This was a guided hunt for a bull Nilgai with room and board included...

LOL - I would expect this to be the case from the father of Bigger is Better - shoot a 35cal, am I right?

To each his own and you are intitled to your opinion as much as any but, I will respectfully disagree with you. Until you try the Rhodesian carry, you cannot imagine how effective it can be. True, you could slip and jam a muzzle into the dirt but, I have never heard of anyone doing that...

100% - This carry method, known as the Rhodesian carry is the best way to carry a heavy hunting rifle safely. The rifle is slung muzzle down on the left shoulder (for right handed shooters) and when time to take a shot, you slide your left hand down to grasp the forearm or bbl as in the photo...

Lifting her up to the Lord

I love the old Land Rover early gen 4x4's. I had a 2015 Land Rover LR4 which I had bought for my wife. It was an amazingly capable 4x4 all while getting you there in comfort and style. I would also say that for a driver who does not want to learn how to drive off road the Rover made it easy...

I tried Schnitzel made from Impala, Eland, Sable and a few others and they were all good and some of the creative sauces were great. When I got home, I ordered a big bag of Six-Gun Seasoning from South Africa and use it on almost everything.

I have used the newer Hornady CX copper mono bullets in Africa on PG recently. I am not clear how the GMX differs if any to the CX. I always suspected that the alloy was changed. I was using a 7mm/08 and my bullet was 139g and chrono'ed 2935 fps. I only used it on two animals. A Blesbok at...

"Never eat anything bigger than your head." - this tid bit of sage wisdom was told to me by my beer mentor while sitting in a bar. As many bits of wisdom it carries multiple meanings. But, at least one meaning involves the size of your meals. The other meaning, I will leave up to you...

Both are adequate for PG. But, I would take both anyway. On each of my safaris, I have taken two rifles. A smaller, lighter, handier, rifle like the 308 or a 7mm and a heavier DG legal rifle like the 375HH or your 9.3x62. On every trip, I killed all but one or two animals with the smaller...

I can relate to the Delta cabin crew resembling escapees from the retirement home. Flying international on any airline from other countries is a refreshing experience. Better service, better food, better. Looking at Lufthansa shows that I can get options from Dulles, O'Hare, Atlanta and...

I chose to avoid the use of cup & core bullets in Africa and having returned home I generally avoid them here in the USA too unless I am only shooting varmints and want the explosive expansion in small targets. I know that if we dig and look, we can find examples of about any bullet having...

Great input Sir. The last example is a perfect case of when a bonded or mono-copper bullet might have done a bit better. While the animal dropped in its tracks, the bullet likely did not penetrate the vitals. I have found Impala to be similar in toughness to North American deer. Had this...

Cup & Core bullets work just fine until they don't. For perfect broadside or well placed off-angle shots they are great. Pop's and Dad used them for their entire life. But, when the shot is off and hits heavy bone or needs to penetrate more than 20" you can get into trouble. Still, I had a...

Roane County, WV between Ripley and Spencer. A close family friend owns a 375 acre farm that sits atop a mountain where three creeks/rivers all have their headwaters come together. I hunted the same tree for over 30yrs until it died and fell over. Now I hunt a stump. Our kids all grew up...

I like to tell people that the weather was like the clear blue skies, perfect temps, and low humidity of San Diego, combined with the exotic tropical plants and birds of Hawaii, all set on the wide open spaces of Wyoming and covered with hundreds of huge wild beasts roaming everywhere. The soft...

Yes - I agree. Balvar 2.5-8x or Weaver also made a similar version. I have one of each. My Balvar is on my FN Browning 308 which was one of the rifles that I took on my 1st Safari. While the Kuharsky mount is obsolete and tedious to get zeroed, it has the ability to swap scopes on and off...

Noah, congratulations on your fabulous 1st Safari in Limpopo. I did my first Safari only about 50mi East of there near the Sterk River on the other side of the Waterberg Mtns with RDB Safaris in 2024 and returned in 2025 to hunt with them again in both Free State and Limpopo. It is a magical...

A few comments for you: I have never gotten great accuracy/precision from factory PPU ammo. It is OK for practice and rough zero only. I agree that you will want to clean your bore well after shooting a lot of copper mono bullets. Do not clean with copper solvent. Instead use a very mild...

I have found Sable to be too easy to approach and thus, would not present a challenging hunt so, I have never chose to shoot one. Kudu on the other hand is free range even in a high fence zone since they can jump about any fence. I found Kudu to be a far more rewarding hunt. If you can hunt...