It is a control round feed model but not a pre-64. I don’t believe the left hand version was made pre 64.
There is a sticker on the box with a date of January 24, 2006. That seems to make sense because I believe the New Haven factory shut down shortly after that.
The serial number is G2598684.
Guys,
For those that have been looking for a left hand dangerous game gun, I've got a new Winchester up for sale. This is a rare New Haven made left hand Winchester Model 70 Safari Express in 375 H&H. This gun was sold to me as unfired / new condition with the original box. Since I purchased...
I recently used Bullseye for finished taxidermy. My entire shipping costs to Atlanta were about $1100. That included two impala shoulder mounts, a blue wildebeest shoulder mount, a zebra flatskin, and two additional backskins. I think the weight was about 150 lbs. I used Coppersmith for...
Has anyone ever had a rug made out of an immature zebra?
On my last safari, my PH had me take a risky shot through some brush, and I shot a younger specimen. I still feel bad about it.
Any thoughts on how the rug will turn out? Will it look bad because it is a bit smaller?
That's why I would go home empty handed sometimes. I'm not going to just shoot an immature animal because I found nothing better. If you don't find the trophy you are after, don't shoot.
Brickburn has nailed it. That is the question.
I, for one, would not want to hunt with a PH that would let me shoot such an immature animal.
PH should have said no or charged a "cull" price.
Billc--you are missing the point. A first-time hunter really has no way of judging an animal. So of course Dobber is happy. Heck, if my PH on my first hunt had told me to shoot an impala that was 18 inches, I would have been happy at the time. I just wouldn't have known one way or the other if...
The defenders seem awfully quick to say that Dobber is "happy" with the hunt and that he got "exactly" what he wanted.
That may be so. But only because he was a first time hunter. How many veteran hunters would be happy with that kudu? None. My point is that it is the PH's job to say, "no...
Isn't it the PH's job to put a first-time hunter on a mature animal?
dobber, I hope you didn't pay full price for that kudu.
you should tell people you shot a mountain nyala. Because that is what an immature one-turn kudu looks like.
This really is one of the better articles I've seen that lays out the case for trophy hunting.
I've shared it with a non-hunting coworker and he seemed to agree with it. I intend to share it with others, and I think everyone on here ought to do the same.
Good article - UC Berkley.
This is a well written piece on the problems with banning trophy hunting:
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2015-08-03/lionizing-cecil-makes-us-feel-good-trophy-hunting-ban-will
Lionizing Cecil Makes Us Feel Good, But a Trophy Hunting Ban Will...
I'll agree that it is a 2 and 1/4 curls. Revised picture attached.
I think the way to imagine the curls is like a full curl ram. When the horn completes 360 degrees, you get one curl. If you follow the horn of the kudu, you can see how many 360 degree turns the horn makes.
I see a lot of conflicting terminology when describing Kudu horns. Here's the way I see it: a kudu will rarely have more than two full curls. A magnificent kudu with tips that point out will have three turns, but only two curls. See the attached picture. Anybody agree?
Great caliber. Honestly, for the average hunter that does some deer hunting, might go on a big game hunt out west, and may take a trip to Africa, there is absolutely no reason to buy any other caliber.
I agree that Royal should get his refund. No blood, no pay.
However, I want to know if Royal contacted Loodt about this issue before posting on AH. So Royal, did you contact Loodt privately? Seems like it would be only fair to work it out in private like men before going public.
From what I see advertised, it seems the price for a sable is going down. Looks like you can get one in the 6k range instead of 10-12k. Is this from all of the breeding going on in SA?
Once they get into the 3-4k range, I may consider hunting one.
Here's another article from CNN supporting the science behind conservation hunting: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/21/opinions/rhino-hunt-is-conservation/index.html
Can someone explain how a 2x1 hunt actually works?
Let's say I go on a 10 day hunt with my brother and we are sharing a PH. How will that actually work? Are we both carrying our guns at the same time? Who gets to shoot when?
Wouldn't I be better off hunting 1x1 for 5 days and then spending...
Well, here is the waterbuck that just kept begging us to shoot him. The PH thought he was 24 inches, and as a result, offered him at a pretty significant discount. We declined the opportunity. Who would have shot it?
What are everyone's thoughts on the ideal number of species to take each trip? Sometimes I see pictures where it looks like someone shot every single animal on the property. I'm not saying anything is wrong with that; it can certainly reduce your overhead in terms of flight cost.
But I think...
Man, y'all need to quit showing me these pictures! I have a feeling I'm going to be back in Africa chasing a kudu sooner than I thought.
I really like that kudu in the picture above on the right. I like those tips pointing out like that.
Don't get me wrong; I think they are beautiful animals. And they make great looking shoulder mounts. Just trying to decide if its actually a challenging hunt given the fairly high trophy fee.
Is hunting waterbuck challenging? I saw a few decent ones in the Limpopo province last year on a hunt, and they sort of just stared at us. If I had shot one of them, it would have almost been like shooting a cow. Is that typical? Or are they usually more skittish?
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