Hello from Georgia

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Welcome to AH! Your gateway to paradise (or hell if you start buying .375 and up rifles!). Have fun!
 
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!
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Welcome to AH! Your gateway to paradise (or hell if you start buying .375 and up rifles!). Have fun!
I've been tempted by a few big bores lately!

I think my Ruger #1 in 9.3x74R will be my perfect PG companion though. I bought it on a whim when CDNN was blowing them out for $600. After a little fore end and safety switch modification, it drives tacks and flings empties clear of the rifle. I must now go to Africa so I can use it properly!
 
Giday and welcome to the AH forums Rimshot.
 
I've been tempted by a few big bores lately!

I think my Ruger #1 in 9.3x74R will be my perfect PG companion though. I bought it on a whim when CDNN was blowing them out for $600. After a little fore end and safety switch modification, it drives tacks and flings empties clear of the rifle. I must now go to Africa so I can use it properly!
Nice! But, it won’t stop there, trust me. The enablers here will cajole you into a .375 and it won’t stop until your into a .45 something . There’s guys on here with Ruger #1s that can’t remember what a .375 is! Get out now while you can! Or not! The choice is yours grasshopper? Ha! Ha! Ha!
 
Good day Rimshot, welcome to AH

Game Trackers Africa is managing various hunting areas in Namibia, please feel free to contact us
 
Welcome sir, glad to have ya! I’m in Paulding county. If you need any assistance or advice I’d be happy to lend my advice. Ever down my way look my up!
 
Welcome sir, glad to have ya! I’m in Paulding county. If you need any assistance or advice I’d be happy to lend my advice. Ever down my way look my up!
Hello neighbor! If you're a reloader, I bet we both have stuff we don't use much that we could trade in these times of scarcity!
 
Welcome to AH! Namibia is great first time choice!
 
Hello neighbor! If you're a reloader, I bet we both have stuff we don't use much that we could trade in these times of scarcity!
Unfortunately I’m not a reloader...
 
Welcome Rimshot
Good luck in your search for the right place to go.
The search is part of the fun.
If we can be of any help just let us know.
Sincerely
Hans de Klerk
 
Im on the other side of the State from you, welcome.

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Welcome! My primary home is in Alpharetta and my farm is in Troup County
 
Welcome to AH, enjoy.
 

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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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