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@Sourdough Phil, Thankyou very much for posting this video of your Nyakasanga hunt. It is very enjoyable viewing and prompted my own fond memories of Nyakasanga where I hunted in 2023. I think you did as I do and just relax into the hunt so completely that tracking time becomes meaningless. I...

@NIGHTHAWK I have done this application with Emirates several times. It seems daunting first time but apart from requiring a little time and filling in some details it's not too bad. And, Emirates is pretty firearms friendly so it's worth making the effort. I think the section asking for details...

Great rifle bag. I might steal that idea one day ;)

Would a Picatinny rail interfere with brass ejection at all ?

@duckfish I am happy to see yet another positive post supporting Roy. Thankyou for replying. Cheers

@Fixfire Greatly appreciate your post. Thankyou. Cheers

@Clifford Johnson Appreciate your post and comments. Thankyou. Cheers

@BeeMaa Many thanks for your comment. Cheers

@potatojudge Would appreciate knowing if the bullets arrive as expected. Cheers

I am looking at a potential purchase via Classifieds and have approval from the Vendor to seek references here. The seller is @Rtsj Would anyone who has dealt with this person be kind enough to comment on their experience ? Many thanks.

I am interested in these. Would the OP please respond ? Thankyou.

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@JES Adventures My humble and grateful thanks for obligingly posting those pics. Just what I wanted to see. I agree with the comment about the horn mass of the Bezoar Ibex. I believe mass is a quality all of it's own. The nose bump of the LDE must be quite unique, perhaps adding some special...

@Garrett89 Sir, I hope the pictured rifle case is used only for display purposes and not for actual transport of that beautiful rifle. Internally that case is both too short and narrow to enable the rifle to remain undamaged in transport. I speak from experience. If I may be so bold, please...

@JES Adventures Popped in again this morning to check this thread after not doing so for several weeks. I am completely in awe. I wondered at the start why such an enormous trophy room was being constructed, now I totally understand. I am more than a little envious of how much of your life could...

I have heard most of those methods above. Sounds like they all work fine. I have deprimed hundreds of live primers using my press and, usually, a FL die. Yes it unecessarily reworks the brass again but I am using the only gear I have. I let the live primers drop down the waste tube and catch...

On my 2023 hunt with CMS I met Dean socially and had some great conversations, all around hunting of course and very enjoyable ! My gut told me we would probably get on very well together on a hunt. Hoping that might happen one day. The other PH I had sort of hoped to hunt with is Rich Tabor...

All three of my CMS hunts have been with Alan. IMHO he is every bit, plus, as good as his reputation. Honestly, each hunt done with Alan was more enjoyable than the previous one, and I have greatly enjoyed them all. I love to walk and follow the tracks, especially for Buff. A few times with Alan...

Only flown Ethiopjan twice, coach each time and flights were absolutely full. On one of these flights I found my seat occupied when I reached it. Despite a couple of polite requests the gentleman stubbornly refused to budge. Didn't want to instigate an incident so went and found a stewardess and...

That is a fabulous Leopard. It's unlikely I will ever hunt one but I certainly appreciate a great speciman. Congrats, and well done. Love the way you set your photo too.

Thanks for your hunt story Nick. A very enjoyable read indeed. I am very reminded of my own journey into my first buff hunt. It's one thing to read up on others hunts beforehand, quite another thing to actually get there, rifle in hand, hunting and taking buff yourself. All hunting is great but...

Yep, buy them. If we had them here I would. We have seen spotty supplies of LR Primers arrive but some guys are becoming desperate for Magnum Primers and it seems there's none on the horizon.

I count among the most satisfying things I enjoy that of turning out a batch of handloads. Any time I do so is another great day (y) :D

@prdhuntrs I checked my load data. Actually I have MV recorded as 2950, not 2850 fps. Used an older style chronograph so readings were probably not as accurate as my current Garmin Xero. On the Namibia hunt I shot my Balser R93 with a custom produced Blaser 24 inch ( 650 mm ) barrel. Anyway, my...

Yes, that's fast enough for most distances you're likely to shoot at. I shot plains game in Namibia, the largest of which was Gemsbok, Kudu and Zebra with that exact bullet from a 24 inch barrel 30.06 giving 2850 fps. Performance was great. I think the Kudu was the longest shot at something...

@michael458 After studying your info my feeling is I will be quite suitably prepared to meet Buff with the 275 gn Raptors. Thankyou for the work you did investigating bullet performance. It's not common to get that level of detail for a particular bullet. I know some Americans live by a creed...

Getting airlines to fly Cites and / or Big 5 trophies is a major obstacle now. Almost all have jumped aboard the virtue signalling bandwagon and refuse to ship. I believe Turkish Air may be about the last one standing. I have trophies, including Cities and one Big 5 in Zim awaiting shipment to...

@TucsonFX4 @Daisy Thanks. I'll invite @michael458 to dispense some wisdom if he feels so inclined. All comments, recommendations appreciated.

@RLL and @zephyr Thankyou both for your replies. Very helpfo info in both cases. Cheers

That photo with the bull ele with rising / setting sun background is fabulous. Wish I had the skills to take photos that well. Congrats on your buff.

After finding positive reports I'm thinking about trying some 375 cal Safari Raptors, 275 gn in my .375 H&H. I have some questions for those knowledgeable enough to comment. 1). Is this bullet weight sufficient for Cape Buffalo ? 2). I see two versions of this bullet. One a design from which 6...

Love the Springbuck. Congrats.

Met him once some years ago at an SCI show in Reno. A very modest and approachable guy for one who had done many big hunts. I always remember how much I enjoyed our brief conversation. Just two hunters talking shop. Nothing better than that. RIP Mark.

Well done and a blessing to take two bulls in close proximity of both time and location. I guess it always pays to carry enough ammo for such eventualities. Each time I hunted Buff I packed what I thought to be more than sufficient and each time the shooting stopped I thought I should have had...

Both have very desirable features as trophies. I would guess both are mature, or close to mature, but not as old as they should be when taken as trophies. Unfortunately the pic doesn't show enough but I would want to assess body mass and other signs of great age before a decision to shoot. If...

@SWS1 Glad it all worked out for you both. Yeah, beginning of this year I'm pretty sure Qartar was still carrying trophies then and have only very recently jumped onto the "anti" bandwagon. Might pay to have a word to Geoff before heading ocer to Oz. See what he says about getting trophies back...

Updating my post above to say I have communicated with the seller and decided to not buy these. Smo1127 replied VERY promptly to my enquiry. Great service. Cheers

PM sent re the Barnes .375 270 gn Cheers

Hi @SWS1 Thanks for your comments. We are using Geoff Olsen, as we have done for several years. Yep, he is the "go to" guy and I think this particular case has him pulling his hair out but we remain confident he will find a way, eventually ! The nub of the "issue" is airlines. I think now all...

I have seen the supposed Alliant "announcement" re suspending powder supplies to the civilian market. Have also seen comment that those same propellants are employed in the making of artillery and tank ammunition in, of course, vastly greater quantities. And while current world hostilities rage...

@JES Adventures Sir, Very much appreciate your reply and information. A great help. Thankyou. Cheers

I am quite happy shooting a 375 H&H. I have done some range sessions shooting from a bench of 50 rounds in succession ( allowing barrel cooling ) before feeling recoil weary enough that my shooting starts to be affected. However, I qualify that by saying rifle suitablility is all important. My...

@PARA45 No apology necessary, but thanks. Not so long ago we used to be quite well serviced by airlines, even down here in NZ, that carried hunting trophies. Sadly, now most seem to have jumped onto the antis bandwagon and refuse to ship hunting trophies. I'm jealous of you USA hunters as you...

@PARA45 @JimP @Vintageguy @375Fox Gents, many thanks for the comments. Since posting my question we ( three of us ) have continued pursuing possibilities with our NZ based customs broker, a great guy trying his best to help. I'm unsure at this stage if there is light at the end of the...

After a bit of life experience, and reading thread topics similar to this one, my own rule re scopes is: most rifles have something of a mix, either Leupold or Swarovski. Any DG rifle is scoped strictly with Leupold. No disappointments so far.

Hi AH Members, I have a question re hunting trophy shipping costs. Some friends and I are wanting to ship Bezoar Ibex trophies from Turkiye to New Zealand, and are rather aghast at just the arifreight rates quoted. We all know about cost increases but these prices seem a bit off the scale. What...

Beautiful Bushbuck. Congrats.

The future of hunting is very muuch in the hands of future governments, especially western governments. Given their track record of managing things properly and correctly doesn't give me great cause for optimism at this particular moment. But, at the same time, surprising things sometimes arise...

A favourite spot I'm loking forward to revisiting late this year.

Great story and that rifle has tidied up very nicely. I'm also a 243W fan. I like it so much I have two of them. One a Sako M591, retro fitted with a True Flite 23 inch barrel. It's a little laser. The other a Ruger American Rifle Predator with a crappy plastic stock and a barrel with such a...