Recent content by Rusty Iron

Thanks I now unfortunately have first hand experience and wont be repeating that mistake. I also couldn’t help but notice you joined this forum today at 1:00 pm and 5 minutes later you commented on this thread and this thread only.

@Certus- the Ph and Outfitter we hunted with in Tanzania last September has not paid anything to the concession/block owner where we hunted. As a result, they will not release my trophies unless I compensate them directly. I’m obviously not paying twice for that hunt and I don’t believe they...

Awesome. That was my plan but I’ll likely never see my skull again.

Yes to both, however did not go through an agent. Lesson learned there.

We did end up hunting with Pano last September in Tanzania and no, not an auction hunt. Absolutely nothing went right and he took us for a ride at every turn. Short of a miracle, I’m confident we will never see the small number of trophies we took. I can say I’ve never felt more unsafe and I’ve...

Overall, I’m pretty happy with them but our last trip was a mess. While flying to Tanzania in September on check-in they initially didn’t allow me to check my firearm and ammo, stating there were no firearms on this flight. After showing them the restricted baggage on my booking, permits, and...

I shot mine with a 50 cal muzzleloader and 300 grain 44 cal Hornady XTP’s (in a sabot). Shot was a steep angle up, as he was quite high up a spruce tree. He was dead before he hit the ground, and there was next to nothing for hide damage.

If only it were that simple.

In Canada, porcupines can also be hard on vehicles by chewing on tires, hoses, etc. Some staging areas (parking lots) used for multi-day hikes or hunting trips have rolls of wire and rocks available to temporarily fence passenger vehicles in.

It’s potentially tied in with their attempts to ban hunting rifles capable of over 10,000 joules of energy. Argument for ownership was they are used for hunting large and dangerous game, such as elephant. It doesn’t stop with this.

Fishing is good for the soul.

Barnes is manufacturing banded solids again. They are listed on their website again and available (in stock). I just obtained a couple boxes of .375 300gr banded solids in addition to triple shocks (tsx).

We are hunting Tanzania in late September and currently have 1 free day in Dar Es Salaam. We’d like to do a day trip to Zanzibar if it’s feasible. Do any of you have recommendations? I’ve googled the subject at length and haven‘t sifted through the spam. Thanks in advance.

I agree! I’ve had Leupold scopes on my rifles for >30 years and have used the warranty a few times, mainly for scopes I’ve bought used. The service has been exceptional. They have a rep and repair center near our home and that is a huge plus. Before that was set up we had to send to the USA...

I have a couple Zeiss Terra 10x42s. They are very clear, good at low light, and have been durable. I also bought them on sale and feel they were extremely good value. I do like my Leicas better but they are also much more expensive. I see a couple references in here to Vortex, and in particular...