Recent content by Andrew62

@MShort, I checked the ammo that I got with my rifle; all Double Tap loaded ammo 300 grain, 2700fps 350 grain, 2550fps 400grain, 2375fps I've only shot the 350 grain ammo. My rifle with Trijicon red dot weighs just 8lbs 1oz, it's a bit of a thumper.

That’s a good looking rig, I really like the stock. I recently purchased a 416 Taylor, it came with loaded ammo, Barnes 350 grain TSX, I looked at the box earlier today, and I’d swear the box said 2550 fps. I’ll try to get back out to my cabin tomorrow and check that.

I also put a bug net in my pocket in case the mopane flies get too bad. This is more for sitting around in the bush during the lunch break or if you get an animal and have to stand around a little while.

When you decided to go to Africa, you went top shelf, good for you!! Seeing wild Africa is such a special experience!! Amanzi Lodge was also a great choice!!

My first African animal, taken way back in 1988, was a Cape buffalo, I don’t have a picture of it on my phone so I’m posting a picture of the leopard I took on the same hunt. I was fortunate to have taken this leopard after sitting just 45 minutes on my very first night sitting in a leopard...

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As @coreydb mentioned, contacting auction houses would be a good start. My brother sold off my Dad's collection 3 years ago, last year I sold about 1/3 of my mounts. The auction house I used charged me 20% of the sales price and 200.00 to come collect the animals I was selling. Mounted...

You To answer your questions, it partly depends on where one will be hunting. Hunting South Africa, kudu and bushbuck are really hard to beat, other species like blesbuck and sable, well, they're more of a 'let's go shoot one' kind of animal. If I were hunting Zimbabwe, then I'd put sable...

I hunted with Wik in 2022, a buddy went along with me. Since he was on his first safari, and getting lots of things mounted, I went ahead and had 4 small mounts done. Our experience with Lauriston was nothing short of professional, things came timely, I would definitely recommend them to...

In large part you're splitting hairs trying to decide which of these two calibers to take to Africa. As someone who shoots factory ammo, I appreciate being able to use higher weight bullets in the .308 than I can find in the 7mm-08. On my last PG hunt I took an eland at 75 yards using my .308...

Now that's a beauty!!! Crazy awesome looking!!!

This is a bit off topic but I really recommend everyone use AirTags or something of the sort when traveling. Last year when I was flying from Harare to JNB on to IAD, when I arrived back to JNB I was told my rifle did not make the flight down from Harare. I pulled out my phone, showed the guy...

LOP, weight, barrel length, round count, any other information you can give?

On one of my trips to Zimbabwe my gun arrived on the same plane I was on, my luggage arrived 9 days later. On one of my trips to the rain forest my luggage and gun made it, I saw my luggage bag and rifle case being put on the air charter into the rain forest, I then saw them both being taken...

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