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  1. Spooksar

    How many .375 H&H's and/or .416's do you own and shoot?

    2 375 H&H, 1 375 Ruger, 1 375 RUM 1 375 Winchester 2 416 Rigby’s and 1 416 Taylor
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    Financially ready for a Safari?

    No mortgage no vehicle payments no credit card debt, more money in the bank, then I could spend in the foreseeable future. Making good money on investments due to some good decision. I’ve went 12 times.
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    Reloading for Dangerous Game

    In northern Alberta factory ammo for dangerous game is hard to find, most of my rifles have never had factory ammo shot through them. I’ve taken Elephant, Cape Buffalo and Hippopotamus all with reloaded ammo never had a problem. Just be diligent in your hand loading practice.
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    Alternatives to wired transfers of money

    A lot of US banks have a hard time with wire transfer, I have a sister in Washington state that needs money every once in a while, her bank can’t give her the information to her for doing a wire transfer even when i emailed a copy of all the information I needed. They keep giving her Western...
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    Dismantle your rifles while putting them in travel case or keep them as one

    air Canada marks Firearms on the gun case and Ammo on my duffle bag
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    Fill this Rifle Gap

    338-06 close to a 318 WR but easy to find components and ammo. Another would be a 358 Norma
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    Eye catching pictures...

    Courthouse Butte on Friday morning Oak Creek
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    Eye catching pictures...

    Snow in Sedona on Thursday
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    416 Taylor Info and Advice

    They do runs every once in a while. Took me a couple of years to find some
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    416 Taylor Info and Advice

    When I first got my Taylor bought CH dies and just necked down 458 Win brass worked well, I’ve since Quility Cartridge Brass with the proper head stampl
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    9.3 X62 brass and bullet powder recommendation

    Norma brass, I’ve shot over 30 plains game including Eland with a 250 grain Accubond
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    Shipping Trophies from RSA to Canada

    Contact Dale at Talon Distributing in Edmonton I’ve used him to import for years and he maybe able to direct you in the right direction.
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    Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

    It minus 34 celius here now will minus 40 tonight first cold weather this year, not much snow. The Farmers are going to be hurting this year. And the wildfires will be bad if we don’t get any moisture.
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    Tick clothes spray

    Spray your boot, socks and pants with permethrin it last 4-6 washes and seemed to work for me.
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    We are taking my Dad on his FIRST African Safari!!!

    Good of you and Bob your dad will love it, I’ve just turned 71 and last year I did my 14th Safari in Africa.
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    425 Westley Richards

    I totally agree the Bertram brass I bought I had to trim some .100 inches to get them all even. I had case Failure on some on the first load. I had some Jamison 404 Jeffery that I trimmed and did the rebated rim, I then did a test first failure was on the 10 th firing. I paid $4.50 Canadian for...
  17. Spooksar

    The 470 Double in Africa

    I’ve shot an Elephant 2 Cape Buffalo and a Giraffe with my Merkel in 470, all with Woodliegh bullets
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    Medical Considerations for Safari

    I have had travel insurance for years, never used it but came close. Also had Global Rescue on top of it, but I recently changed to AMA insurance here in Canada and they cover everything
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    Wanted Premium 9.3 Bullets (For Reloading) In Canada

    I’ve used Accubonds with great success in Africa, if you really want the brand of bullets that you state either Prophet River or I-runguns will import them for you if you can find someone willing to sell them to you and work with you, it does take a while to get them thoug, I’ve used Prophet...
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    on a lighter note...

    sad state of affairs when this needs to be posted in a toilet in a national park.
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    425 Westley Richards

    Quality Cartridge made a run of 425 WR a few years ago I bought a couple hundred as I found the Bertram brass horrible. Also you can make it from 404 Jeffrey, which I also did. My rifle is a Montana 99 factory made.
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    USA: First Fenced Hunt

    I’ve done 3 high fenced hunts in Texas, i lucked out and they were big places. First thing to do is establish how you want to hunt ei spot and stalk. My first hunt i had a young guide and we walked our butts off and were successful, very enjoyable. Second was with the same outfit and was a lot...
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    CANADA: Central Barren Ground Caribou With Canada North

    Baker Lake is the geographic Center of Canada I have fun with that fact when people tell me they live in northern Canada. I lived in the Yukon and it still was southern Canada, but not my many miles.
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    Cat hunters

    I’ve got a Cheetah and a Leopard and that’s about all I wanted in the way of cats. The. Cheetah was a old animal that walked in when we where looking for Jackals, the Leopard was on my fourth try.
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    404 Jeffery Caliber

    CZ made the 550 on 404 Jeffery I used mine on Hippo a few years ago, Hornady made a run of cases so I bought enough to last, paired with Woodliegh bullets it works.
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    RIP Jimmy Buffet

    I will miss him stared listening to him about 1975, saw him in concert many times. What a true entertainer never a bad show and was much loved. Rest in peace.
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    DIY failure importing trophies

    I just got a shipment through Toronto a month ago, I live in Alberta and was a little worried, but I’ve use Talon Distributing for years now and it only took 1 day to clear. But I had a similar problem with my first shipment for Africa, shipped to Edmonton and Dale took care of it quickly. It...
  28. Spooksar

    Looking For A Lefty Bolt Action Big Bore ~8k

    If you can source a LH action, I would have one built in 404 Jeffery or a 458 lot. Depending on how fancy you want you could do it for under your price. I just had a 375 Whelen AI built on a Enfield action I bought for $100, with a Boyds stock, Pacnor barre, Timeny trigger and Cerecoated for a...
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    on a lighter note...

    Sadly very much becoming the truth in Canada
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    Of all the African game meat, which is your favourite? How would you rank them?

    Hartmans Zebra hands down. Cape Buffalo tenderloin second.
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    Wanted 425 Westley Richards Dies

    You’ll have to order them from C&H it took 6 months for mine 8 years ago
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    Eye catching pictures...

    Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba
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    Eye catching pictures...

    Jamaican weather station
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    Eye catching pictures...

    Grizzly Bear in the rain forest BC
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    Eye catching pictures...

    Sunset in Namibia this April
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    Standard Length or Magnum Action, which camp are you in?

    Either I figured out 50 years ago how not to short stroke a bolt action.
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    . 308 Norma Magnum ammo

    I make my brass out of 300 WM, but as you live in RSA with that silly law of barrel stamp and case stamp, it my not work for you.
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    Thought our .405 Win guys might get a kick out of this...

    I did load it up a bit but stayed below my recoil threshold., but I do shoot a 505 Gibbs so my threshold is up there.
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    Why not a Dangerous Game lever?

    The NE cartridges are wide and long compared to the existing lever action cartridge. The action would be very unwieldy and a very long throw on it. Just not practical.
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    404 Jeffery barrel length?

    Anywhere from 22-24 inches depending on the balance of the rifle and hunting condition. A well balanced rifle deters felt recoil better then a front heavy rifle.
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    Reloading or factory loads for Dangerous Game?

    I’ve never taken factory ammo to Africa, or on any hunt to be truthful . I’ve been reloading for 52 years and shoot a lot of oddball old rifles and many wildcats.
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    Case stamps matching barrel stamp in SA

    I took a 300 H&H to Namibia and the officer just looked at my form, then asked what does the H&H stand for. All he really was interested in was the 300. The other rifle was a 9.3x66/370 Sako. He asked why 2 names I told him one is American the other European his comment was they make things to...
  43. Spooksar

    United then Lufhansa?

    I’m in Canada and just flew both ways through Frankfurt, it was a cluster they’ve changed the airport with Reno’s and no one seemed to know how you’re supposed get to my gate. The other thing they claim you need a permit in Frankfurt, it used to be if you transferred your firearms to your final...
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    on a lighter note...

    Until the chain gets to short, I live with that problem monthly
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    Sako 90

    I don’t like the semi covered receiver could be a hindrance when trying to load fast in a bad situation.
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    Thought our .405 Win guys might get a kick out of this...

    Own 4 of them, the Teddy Roosevelt pair, a new 1895 to shoot so I don’t shoot the Teddy Roosevelt one and a Ruger number 1.
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    Most efficient 3 cartridge spread for dangerous game?

    I had Wild West Guns build me a 50 Alaskan 10 years ago, great packing gun for hiking in bear country.
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    Most efficient 3 cartridge spread for dangerous game?

    What has worked for me 9.3x62 plains game 404 Jeffery/416 Rigby 470 NE Double have used all 4 with a great amount of success
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    Travel with prescriptions, hearing aids and what would minimum rifle bbl length be for Namibia or South Africa?

    This is good to know I’m diabetic but don’t use a monitor but if I do I’m now aware of this. Thanks
  50. Spooksar

    MAULED: Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear Attack

    Just bought the book and started reading it, seems like a very good read.
 
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