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SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with
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Yes sir. One of the really cool things was being up close and hearing the sounds and vocalizations they make. That stomach rumble. The... -
SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with Like.
You know, that's not a terrible idea... Those are Russell PHs. I've been wearing Russells for years and I love them. I usually put in a...
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SSideshow reacted to Jefferry404's post in the thread Calibers for rifle sight zeros at 150 yds, oh no… with
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@Wyit76 Actually, mathematically, bowling ball has twice the ballistic coefficient of the 525gn Gibbs:) -
SSideshow reacted to Jefferry404's post in the thread Calibers for rifle sight zeros at 150 yds, oh no… with Like.
one can argue that once the first sight is filed in, the leafs must follow it exactly with the offset for the longer ranges. The issue...
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SSideshow reacted to Jefferry404's post in the thread Calibers for rifle sight zeros at 150 yds, oh no… with Like.
my Gibbs barrel. fixed sight zero at 75yd, 1st leaf at 150yd and 2nd leaf at 200yds:) Taylor's book table excerpted from: Who would...
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SSideshow reacted to Josh P's post in the thread Calibers for rifle sight zeros at 150 yds, oh no… with Like.
Given the list of calibers, and their era of being popular enough to be in print together, it’s safe to go with irons. Maybe one day...
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SSideshow reacted to farmer_john's post in the thread Calibers for rifle sight zeros at 150 yds, oh no… with Haha.
When the buffalo is hiding half a mile away on the other side of the bushes
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SSideshow replied to the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe.Think you may have to send it back to the engravers to get the name officially put on! Thanks for the great write up. What boots are you...
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SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with Like.
Thank you. Believe it or not, that hat is 27 years old and has now been on six safaris! Originally made by Priest Hat Company, Idaho...
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SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with Like.
Buzz loves the Heym and said it has served him very well. The Shikari is unfortunately tied up in Zim import bureaucracy and is still in...
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SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with Like.
The Main Camp at Maitengwe is fabulous; truly the most comfortable safari camp I've ever been in. But The Alamo was just a great...
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SSideshow replied to the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe.Wows that’s very orderly! Good to see! Usually it’s very intense.
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SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with Like.
As it was near the end of the day, we left a guard with the elephant, and came back at first light for recovery and meat distribution...
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SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with Like.
We took a few photos of the rifle, and the knife I used to claim the tail...
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SSideshow reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Hunt Report: Elephant with Buzz Charlton, late-season Maitengwe, Zimbabwe with Like.
When the road got to us we used the winch on the Land Cruiser to roll him over into a brisket position for more photos