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    The Rumors From All Those Years Ago Really Were True

    I may have missed it, but have any been checked with a micrometer? Not calipers. That is ths only way to truly know if they vary in diameter.
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    NAMIBIA: All Across Namibia

    Very, very cool! Congrats!
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    Anyone else shooting doves today?

    Headed to Hondo tomorrow, wish me luck, Im not much of a wingshot!
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    Name this base . . .

    Im surprised nobody recognizes these here. I figured this place was your best chance!
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    What have you actually had stolen getting to, coming from or on safari?

    One trip so far and had my Pelican Air cut/ripped open and my locked ammo case stolen, along with a cheap camera. We stayed the night in Joberg, so we assume it happened then. Was pretty stressfull at Namibia customs when I had put 60 rounds on my permit and showed up with nothing, then leaving...
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    NAMIBIA: First Safari Lessons Learned

    Awesome animals, congrats! Sorry you got a bad PH. I went with Frontier in Namibia this May. I was paired with a master guide and 17yo apprentice rather than a PH. I was slightly concerned at first, but the master guide was excellent. He spoke very little english, so the apprentice translated...
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    Thermal Optics and Eye/ Vision Impairment/ Damage

    I dont know anything about that scope, but it appears as if it is both thermal and IR? Did you use an IR illuminator? If so, the light can damage your eyes even though its invisible to us. Maybe it was shining on the blind, or a tree or something and reflecting back? The good ones are...
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    Let's See Your Pig And Pig Gun

    I havent killed many in the last few years, but I used to make and sell a digital nightvision scope and killed a lot for "research" haha. I think this was the biggest, though we didnt weigh him. He was bigger than my next largest that went 316lb
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    Finding out your father and hunting partner is tougher than you thought

    True hero, please thank him for his service for me!
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    Howdy from Texas!

    Welcome, Im not too far from Montgomery ( for now ). Sure is a busy town compared to what it was growing up!
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    Africa At Last

    Will be following, good luck!
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape Bound

    Good luck, Im jealous!
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    Politics

    I absolutely support citizens right to protest. But I will be the bad guy here and seriously question the loyalty of people waving the flag of another country.
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    Wish me luck gents

    Good luck!
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Honeymoon Hunting Day 1

    Sounds like a heck of a start!
 
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