Recent content by Rellik

My trophies from my hunt last April are in process from RSA to the Seattle port of entry. 5 Shoulder mounts sable, kudu, waterbuck, gemsbuck, impala, full mount Steenbok, 1/2 mount nyala. zebra rug . volumetric weight 411k crate is 181 x123 x 111 cm $4474. on Delta air cargo. Truck from...

When I went last year for my first trip to Africa, I paid for the VIP service through Gracy. I think it was $300. Bruce met me when I got off the plane at JNB and walked me through customs and the SAP office with no waiting. He then escorted me to the lobby at City Lodge, where they already had...

My first and only safari (so far) was a resounding success. If I could go back and relive the trip, I would take more pictures. I was very caught up in the hunt itself, the comraderie with my PH, and the overall first experience. Although I took some pictures, I should have taken 10x more. It...

My experience is limited to one African hunt (so far) so take that for what it is worth. Many of the folks on here have much more experienced opinions. There are untold numbers of outfitters in South Africa that can provide a good experience but there are also some who will absolutely take...

I've never hunted cottontails with dogs but hope to someday. I do enjoy stalking them in the tall sage and rimrocks with my .32cal BP squirrel rifle. Some years there are rabbits behind every bush and other years I can hardly find a track.

DOT regulation 49 CFR 173.50. considers primed brass as Class 1.4 - Explosives (with no significant blast hazard). This is the same class as loaded ammunition. Loaded ammunition requires special packaging placards and ground shipments only. However - DOT Special Provisions 49 CFR 172.102...

Used to be that anything new from Remington, Winchester, Weatherby ( you pick the brand), etc. and effectively marketed as "better", would sell well enough to make the production effort and marketing expense worthwhile. That is no longer the case. Older, experienced shooters and hunters...

I have 2 rifles in this caliber. With my model 70, I have taken pronghorns, whitetails, mule deer, elk and black bears. Over the years I have worked up loads with Nosler Partitions in 150, 165 and 200 gr weights. In that rifle, 150s actually shot the best and I have killed many deer and...

Welcome to the forum. I am also from Montana . I did my first African hunt back in April. It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime but I expect it be the first of hopefully several more. My trophies are preparing to ship and I am in the process of getting shipping quotes. Those of you that...

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I only have experience on 1 of the tiny ten when I was afforded an opportunity at a steenbok last April. Not wanting to use my 300 H&H, I used the PH's rifle, a 222, and it seemed to work just fine. Even though I hit a bit farther back than I would have liked, It knocked the critter down where...

Remington --not so often mispronounced but very often mis-spelled as Remmington

My favorite hunting cartridge. I own two-- a Winchester model 70 XTR Sporter, which I have used extensively across North America. It has proven itself more than accurate enough with a variety of bullets on everything from pronghorns to elk and big black bears. I recently un-mothballed a...

I have been dreaming of hunting in Africa for as long as I can remember. Being in the gun/ammo/hunting industry for 40 plus years has exposed me to a lot of people who have been there, most of them more than once, and they have been an invaluable resource. I booked my first trip just over a year...

Almost all of my gun purchases over the years have been spontaneous or I get a whim for something and then spend the next days trying to justify the cost before I buy it.. Sometimes my good sense takes over and sometimes it doesn't. And since most gun collections seem to have a theme or a common...