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    French Foreign Legion

    Very interesting. And, if the French Foreign Legion is as it was, and most of the rest of the armed forces in the West have become more Woke and Politically Correct, in relative terms The Legion must be even more of an elite force than it was in the 80's.
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    First .375H&H, what to avoid?

    Hello Norfolk Shooter May I ask why you would keep the .375 over all others for UK game? With kind regards Chris.
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    First .375H&H, what to avoid?

    + 1 I have never shot Dangerous Game, but I have short cycled my push feed a couple of times just with the excitement of shooting a Roe.
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    .450 Rigby whats your opinion

    People seem to be saying very positive things about this calibre. (I am still fairly new here) but my understanding is that .450 Rigby is relatively rare. If that is the case, why isn't it more common?
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    Thinking of selling my .404

    Hi Stalker91 A couple of ideas. Holts Auctioneers have free valuation days around the country. After lockdown, it might be worth popping down to one of those. Or you could try asking Westley Richards for their thoughts. With kind regards NF
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    Hippo hunt: why?

    I have never hunted outside England, and I too wondered what the attraction was in shooting a hippo was. Having read a little bit about dangerous game hunting now, it seems that hunting hippo on land is pretty dangerous and exhilarating. (And now it quite appeals to me.) I agree that I...
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    Hunting The Royal Bengal Tiger : The Essentials

    Fascinating, Professor Mawla. Please keep these articles of your experiences coming. What is the name of your book?
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    Thinking of selling my .404

    Any chance you could get it cleared for boar in the UK?
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    In memoriam - RIP Dennis Croukamp

    I did the same!!
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    Thinking of selling my .404

    May I ask why you think you will never use it? Plains Game only??
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    .404 Jeffrey and .416 Rigby: which is bigger?

    Thanks. How would you best describe "fit"? Length of Pull relative to your arm's length?
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    Drinking Water on Safari

    Why does no one seem to carry any water in the photos of safaris? I would have thought that there would have been a water-bottle or two on people's belts or a camelbak.
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    .404 Jeffrey and .416 Rigby: which is bigger?

    Quick question: which is the bigger calibre? I think I know that the answer is the .416 Rigby. Everyone says the recoil is higher. But apparently, the real diameter of a .404 Jeffrey bullet is .422. So, why is the .404 not regarded as a larger calibre and why does it not create more recoil?
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    Detachable Mounts and open sights

    I see a few rifles for sale with quick detachable mounts to allow open sight use. How often do you guys actually take your scope off and use open sights? And, are quick detachable mounts worth having, or should you just stick with a variable scope which has low magnification option?
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    Why are there no Double Rifles which are Over and Under?

    As someone who has never shot a double rifle (but has shot shotguns with two triggers) I think that this question probably deserves a thread of its own!
 
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