Recent content by Csnakes03

Looks like a great hunt!! Im slightly jealous of the black wildebeest, as I was hoping to take a another one on my hunt in May but it didnt happen. He looks like stud from the photo you shared! Great pigs too!!

Not sure if this is allowed or the right place to post. Saw this at the Mesa Arizona gun show today. Im not in the market, but maybe someone else is. 2k seems like a good deal.

Again, I have to say thanks to everyone who has been contributing to this thread. You all are a wealth of knowledge, and its much appreciated. I did grab a box of 150gr Nosler ABLR to see how reloading goes with those. Trying to maximize my odds with the heaviest bullets I can find. I have 3...

To answer a few questions, my shot distances would be anywhere from almost point blank to 400 yards max(Ideally 300ish). I know some folks like to shoot further, and are very capable, but I would prefer to stalk in closer. I originally bought this Rifle with the thought that both myself and my...

The TSX and TTSX are definitely on my list, since I'm in California and have to use "nontoxic" ammunition. The CX wont give me better than a 2-3 inch group at 100 yards, so hopefully the Barnes are better. That being said, my '06 shoots factory copper ammo quite well, and that's usually what I...

I appreciate the thoughtful response. I was leaning toward trying the A Frames for bigger stuff, and then the accubonds for "less tough" plains game, mainly because the accubonds are 140gr over the 130gr of the Sciroccos. Hopefully my rifle likes both. It absolutely HATES hornady ammo (CX and...

I'm looking for some advice based on experience for those who have shot both at game, and also for those who have reloaded. I'm leaning towards the Nosler Accubonds over the Sciroccos just because they are heavier in the caliber I'm looking to reload (6.5PRC) but I'm torn between the other 2...

Thursday- Day 2 Woke up again early. Breakfast was Toast, bacon, and over easy eggs. Our hunting groups were the same- me with Jose and Tony with Victor. We were only a couple of minutes from the lodge when we spotted a nice hartebeest on a hillside. Hartebeest was my main target for this trip...

Tony's hartebeest

To keep costs down. The City Lodge was only $120 for 3 of us to room together (Victor got his own room) and dinner in total was about $60. If we had stayed at Africa Sky, we had been quoted $150 per person. Even though that included dinner, it wasn't worth it to us. Plus, it was nice only having...

Wednesday- Day 1 I woke up early to utilize the wifi to call my wife and kids. It worked quite well when no one else was using it, lol! Everyone arrived for breakfast, which was eggs benedict- delicious! The weather was not ideal. Cold, overcast, and windy. Still we did our best to stay...

I've been prepping for this return trip almost from the day I returned from my first one last year. On the flight home my wife gave me the green light to come back (though she and the kids would stay home) and I didn't hesitate to run with it. I bought an auction hunt from the same Outfitter we...

Wish I had some advice on how to deal with the anticipation before leaving. I'm heading back for trip #2 with some friends on the 3rd of May. None of them have hunted Africa before, and I'm probably as excited for them as I am for my return. Certainly hoping to head to a different country on...

There are some species from south America that fetch upwards of $1500 for a queen!! I think that price tag is ridiculous, but the thought of being able to "spoil" ants with a spacious enclosure in the current apartment culture that cant accommodate more "traditional" pets is intriguing. Google...

If you think snakes and iguanas have "zero personality", you've never kept one as a pet.