Recent content by Andrew62

Safe travels, enjoy your hunt!!

Hunting in Zimbabwe on my very first safari, 1988, my guide said to shoot the klipspringer on the right, shot it, turned out to be a female. If that were today I’d have had a 10x power scope rather than the 5x I was using and I’d know better to be sure of my target.

I for one sincerely appreciate your detailed and honest hunt report, all of us are thankful for your time! I am very sorry you did not connect on your leopard, super frustrating going that far, spending that amount of money and come away without your target animal, that has happened to me on...

Welcome! Certainly glad to have you here with the rest of us!

Welcome! Certainly glad to have you here with the rest of us!! I attended my first SCI show last year, it is an amazing experience!

Sure it’s a boring caliber for many, but .308 is what I’ve been using for many safaris. The past couple of years I’ve been using 180 grain Swift frames, my last eland went maybe 40 yards.

I’ve found in my travels that departing from any SA airport or Zim back to the states, I’ve always had to collect my bags in JNB then recheck back in on whatever airline that is bringing me back stateside. It may have changed but there were several of my trips where only Airlink would fly my...

Last kudu I took was with my .308 using Barnes 168 grain ammo, TTSX.

This is my Kimber Talkeetna, I had 4” of the barrel cut off, then threaded, the stock I had Cerakoted to look like an antique wood rifle.

Amazing what all they can pack in a crate!! Glad your mounts are home!! Your honey badger looks pretty bad ass!!

Last year was the first time I attended. I live in MD so I rented a room at the Drury Hotel, 2 blocks away, I believe it is 219.00 a night this year, look on the SCI web page for other options. If I recall correctly it is 125 a day to get in. Last year it took me 1 1/2 days just to get...

Welcome! Certainly glad to have you here with the rest of us!

I agree with @Throwback, packages are great and all, but sometimes there are issues with this. I've had packages that included 4 giraffe, I shot 3, at the end of the hunt the outfitter discounted the package. We hadn't had that conversation, but he was a stand up guy, but moving forward, if I...

Anything like this works. It’s just one thing you’ll want to remember to take.