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Rimshot

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Just joined after lurking for a while and found a ton of good information. I've never been to Africa but so far Namibia seems like the place for me!

Lifelong hunter (in my 40's now), dad had me shooting, hunting, and even handloading (I was an unusually conscientious child) at a young age.

Live in west GA, (Polk co.), and finally at a point in my life I can afford to own a little bit of my own property to hunt and fish on.

I realized I have several less common/obsolete rimmed cartridges that I most often take into the field, hence the username (I'm not a drummer!)

Looking forward to contributing whatever I have learned so far!
 
Welcome aboard!
 
Hello and welcome! Hope you can make the journey to the African continent soon!
 
Welcome. you should enjoy this site
 
Welcome aboard, I live in Houston County.
 
Welcome to AH Rimshot!
 
Welcome to the other side. You found a great place to gather information on everything pertaining to hunting Africa.
 
welcome welcome welcome
 
Welcome Rimshot. If you are interested in Botswana we can certainly help. Thank you
 
Welcome to AH!
 
Welcome to AH !
 
My impression from the reports on here is that Namibia is quite affordable, has most of the species I'd like to hunt, low corruption, rural/remote, yet easy to get to from Atlanta.
The iconic Namibian species for me is the Gemsbok, but it must be in a dry semi-desert setting. I have seen videos of them in thick bush, it somehow seems all wrong.
 
Rimshot, welcome to the AH forum! Looking forward to helping push you to Africa! :ROFLMAO:
 
Hello Rimshot,

Khomas Highland Hunting Safaris of Namibia, welcomes you to the greatest forum on earth.

Best Regards,
Velo Dog.
 

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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
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