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CAs a kid in the 70's and early 80's, I remember seeing advertisements in NRA's American Rifleman for the Bank of Boulder offering a free...
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CMisspoke. .300WBY in all cases. Not .300WM
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CIn 1973 I purchased my first new gun, a Weatherby Mark 5 in 300WM. The dealer/gunsmith installed a double (set) trigger with a little...
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CI know Weatherby is not well liked in this forum. This rifle has some nice lines and a beautiful wood stock and not too expensive with...
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CLast year, my brother and I purchased Apple Air Tags and placed them in two pieces of luggage that we use when traveling to Africa as...
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CI put 9 rounds of 416REM in my buff. The client before me put 12 rounds of 470NE in one. My feelings have changed, I'm not going to the...
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CMurray Leather Cartridge Belt with leather loops. It will hold anything based on the 375H&H (like the 257WBY or even 458LOTT) equally well.
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CThis is my current cartridge belt, a leather and canvas combo made for me by Lindwells Leather. It takes 458 ammo and is set up in a...
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CIve experienced far more heart shots where the animal makes it 20-30 yards, and then still takes a moment or two to expire than I have...
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CLike any other hunt, the better shape you are in, the more you will enjoy yourself. Buts that's also just good general advice. The...
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CNo worries on the overpacking, I am a minimalists, If it wasn't for the ammo I could go with no checked bag. Just a gun case. Now my...
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CWelcome and best of luck on your upcoming trip. Unless you are grossly overweight or out of shape, you will be fine if you just do some...
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CThis is the sharpener I use at home. I have a small diamond hone in a brass handle I carry in the field.
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CCADDIE5 reacted to Phil Giordano's post in the thread Does the perfect fixed blade for Africa exist? Whether it does or not, what should it look like? with
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To me, my beloved old Randall is the perfect hunting knife for Africa and for everywhere else -
CHello AH Folk... I have been carrying .350 Rem Mag's while guiding and hunting for four decades plus... I have always found that it...