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A Mossberg ATR in 243. Bought it for my nephew when he thought he would take up deer hunting. Another one I carry a lot is a Marlin Model 25 in 22 Mag. This rifle has dispatched more pests than I can count.

Lions and Elephants no. Cape Buffalo yes. I felt very under gunned with the 308. We backed up and got real still and quite while they passed about 40 yards from us.

I started with a set of Ruger No.1”s, The Boddington series. An unforeseen tax event caused me to sell those and other guns. Currently the line up is a Ruger African in 375 Ruger and a Ruger No.1 in 450-400 NE. So not evolved but replaced. I do have the itch for a 450-400 Double Rifle.

I took a peek at a what a couple of the PH’s where using for ammo on our trip last year. Loaner guns where 30-06 and a 308. The 06 was suppressed. Ammo was PPU for both the 06 the 308.

That one is a bit of a head scratcher to me. Just maybe I am a bit obsessive about knowing how and where my gun shoots. Any ways free bump if it is still for sale.

Welcome to AH, as others have said it is a great site, with a lot info and experience. What part of Alabama are you in?

I went a little different route. A 2-10X42 Leupold VX-5 with the Firedot and CDS on my 375. You won’t go wrong with any of the three choices. Which one has the features you like?

New guy here. As far as buying items, I have not had a dismissive comment. For some new guys selling items is a problem because of the number of scams out there. We even have some members that have been members for a while, but all their activities in the classified and then they scam...

If it is still available I will take it.

I went with the 375 Ruger for a couple of reasons. First, it is available in a easy to find controlled feed left handed action, the Ruger Hawkeye African. Second was I liked the feel of the rifle and looks. The barrel band and walnut stick with cross bolt has the look. Finding ammo has not been...

What a beautiful Rifle.

Saswart thanks for the though provoking article. Hunting has the same problem as many other shooting sports, shotgunning, target shooting, competitive shooting… the people. The people who believe that their way of thinking or what they prefer is the only way and the right way. If shopping with...

Leupold, Triqicon, Ziess. I have no complaints with any of these. Red Dot (Prism Scope) tube style, Aimpoint. I have seen these things keep working with an incredible amount of damage and abuse.

One of the advantages to a rifle with a muzzle is that said rifle can be fitted with a suppressor. On our trip last year all of the rifles for rent had suppressors mounted on them. Even the .375 H&H was wearing a can. On my trip next year for Buffalo I am taking a 375 Ruger African (left...

Current set is a Primos Trigger stick tripod. I really like them. I decided not to take them last year to Africa because I was told my PH would have good commercial shooting sticks or tripod sticks. Mine literally had sticks. No big deal they got the job done. Next year I will take my sticks.

Let us know which you decide on. My reply was going to be that picking a scope comes down to your personal preference and your hunting style. Also a SCI show is a great place to go and look a bunch of scopes.

Congratulations.

Yes I have an update. My Zebra was caped for a shoulder mount. I told them I would do a shoulder mount instead of the map. Well they went ahead and tried to do the map mount. It was pieced together and looked terrible. I was offered a full zebra rug or they would pay for a zebra on my next...

I’ve hunted with a 25-06 for years. I’ve used 117 and 120 grain loads in my Ruger MKII. I’ve shot Whitetail deer, hogs, coyotes, Axis deer, cow elk with it. On one Whitetail buck, that was trotting , a quartering away shot at about 80 yards , I caught the deer in the ribs, the bullet...

Mine is a newer African in 375 Ruger. I am left-handed, I wanted to controlled feed, so the Ruger checked the boxes. Previously had one of the older model Africans with one cross bolt through the stock and no muzzle break. The muzzle break does a great job of producing the recoil. The...

It has sold

I have boots made by Danner, Courtney and Under Armor. The Courtney boots are built stout. I find them to be comfortable to wear, I did put a pair of orthotics in them. As others have stated they are heavy. These are my go to boots if I am not in wet conditions. I also wear good wool socks. My...

Wow what a terrible experience! I thought I had heard it all from a buddy of mine on a moose Hunt in Canada last year. He ended calling his wife on his Sat Phone and having her arrange helo transport out for him. I hate it you had a terrible hunt. Thank you for giving the AH community the heads up.

Just like the old 45-70 this thread ain’t dead. Buddy of mine used a Marlin 1895 SBL 45-70 on plains game last year. A couple of poorly placed shots resulted in game being tracked. Not the rounds failure to preform, purely trigger nut problem.

Was the stock cut or is it factory lenght? Thanks

We shoot our 45-70’s out to 500 yards on a 30” gong pretty often. My Marlin 1895 Cowboy does not have enough elevation on the Lyman tang sight, so there is some Cowboy hold over. The cool thing is to shoot, cycle the action and send the next one before the first impact.

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Tactical lever gun. For me the Citadel 92 in 45 Colt is a good 4 wheeler gun. I load 45 Colt and push them pretty fast. Why not get the 454 Casull? Model 92’s often have feeding issues with shorter cartridges. A rifle chambered in 454 May not feed 45 Colt. I can also transport this rifle, with...

I always plan to go. Problem is finding a place these days. In north Alabama opening day of dove season was a big deal. Not so much any more.

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Not so much in the gun but in my ability to shoot it. I had a Ruger Red Label. I am left handed and the amount cast on was too much for me. I could hit about 55% of the time with it. With the SKB or my SBE II I hit about 80%.

Another thing is that one of powders listed by vortex reloads as in stock has not been made in years. Has been out of stock for years.

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Yes I am the original owner. The S stands for medium sporter. The C stands for C weight barrel. Year manufactured should be 2011. If you put it beside my Ruger No.1 H 450-400, which has a C weight barrel, it looks the same. Which basically makes this a No. H with a Medium Sporter tag. The only...

Looks to be a military surplus rifle to me. It was fairly common to sporterize the K98.

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Question was asked if the rifle was was sold and returned. No it was not returned. The person that intended to purchase it asked for a face to face transaction on X date. No problem. Then it was can we bump it back a little? Again no problem. Then it was having some unforeseen financial...

Back Up for sale is a Ruger No.1 45-70 Looks like the deal fell through. Lipsey's special run with a 26" barrel 1 of 250 I have not fired the rifle. It has a 26” barrel Has the rings with it. Has the original box. Price is $1525 shipped. Payment by certified bank check or postal money order...

The taxidermy company was TTS. I am on the road traveling to a shoot right now. TTS is either Total Trophy or or Total Taxidermy Solutions. Yes I did check that the skins and skulls were tagged correctly. The initial response I received was that they would check with the outfitter and the...

The BS now gets deeper. I received the pictures of the mounts. The Zebra they mounted for me is not the Zebra I shot! I gave reached out to the involved parties and we shall see what the out come is. I am guessing they will be unable to make this right. There will be finger pointing and...

I own a range in North Alabama, Cavern Cove Competitive Shooting. I was kicking around the same idea. Except include bolt guns and single shots. We have hanging steel out to 200 yards. 375 & Up caliber.

Of the calibers listed I would pick the 30-06. With that said I took a 308 on my first Safari last year. The Savage 110 Timberline in left handed configuration. A 30-06 was not available in a rifle I wanted. Go figure. The 308 knocked down Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Warthog and Impala with one...

I like the curl of the right one. Which ever one my PH recommends would the one. My first Buffalo hunt will be next June. I plan on talking to my PH about my expectations and listening to his experience.

The consideration for the Marlin or any lever gun is the bullet profile. A round nose could set of a round that is in the tube with the recoil. A flat point would not. The Lever Evolution ammo has a softer polymer tip that will not cause the rounds in the magazine to go off. A buddy of mine, we...

Short answer is no, if the bullet profile is different. You can have round nose bullets, round nose flat point bullets, spitzer, conical and other designs.

Thanks for the reply. The AHG company is a shipping / brokerage company. I am now guessing Richard L, the owner, has the relationship with the Taxidermy company. Update my buddies who have the shoulder mounts where informed yesterday that their mounts are now in Atlanta. AHG skipped the step of...

Has anybody used AHG Shipping? If so what was your experience? Maybe I am out of line with my expectations. I had skull mounts done of Warthog, Impala and Wildebeest. The Zebra was done as a map of Africa with a neck mount. My experience has been less than good. Poor communication. Date for...

i shoot Rimfire Challenge matches. I need a round that is reiable. I shoot a bunch of Federal 22LR 40 grain @1200 fps. Around 4000 rounds this year. They run great in the match guns. I also shoot the Aguila ammo. One rifle will stove pipe the third round of the magazine at different times...

I think I would stick with the 450-400 NE. I have a Ruger No.1 H 450-400 NE. Hind sight being what is, if I was starting over buying guns… I would have purchased a Heym or Merkel double rifle to start with.