Recent content by Rust Merchant

My recommendation is to take your time to see how the time vs game goes and make sure you have enough time to hunt both. To make it clear: You are hunting both elephant and leopard--that ain't the same as shooting them! Shooting them might take a while; there ain't no leopard trees in most of...

I strongly suggest that "bigger is better!" African game takes a lot of punishment and stays on its feet. Ex: Some years ago, in Rhodesia, while walking, I jumped a nice impala bull. He ran from me; I got a quartering shot that I aimed at his off front leg (7mm Mag through the center of his...

In Honor of Cal Pappas--NKWE Safaris

In Honor of Cal Pappas -- NKWE Safaris

I've shot maybe 40 African animals with a 7 mm Remington mag, mostly during the late 70s. Practically all were plains game, with one leopard thrown in. I used a Winchester 70A for most of the shooting. That 7 Mag round has always done its work, whenever I have done my part. And Remington...

African Sun Safaris / Rust Merchant / 4/6/2020

Thank You! Rust Merchant

Keep your rifle clear and your powder dry! Rust Merchant

Sounds great to me! Rust Merchant

I've shot a fair amount of stuff with a 7mm Rem Mag, and when I've done my part, it has always done its part well.. (Winchester 70A, and I found that Remington bullets didn't break up like the Winchester rounds did.) Longest shot was around 330 yards; biggest thing I shot was a kudu. Never...

I suggest you look at the Fish & Wildlife regs: https://www.fws.gov/policy/do210A1.pdf And, incidentally, I have two one-piece ivory picture frames that I bought from an old ivory cutter in Sheffield, England in 1972. They were cut from the lip area, and were then lathe turned after cutting...