Recent content by Whit

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    Courteney boots in SA

    Holy thread resurrect — but I am off for SA in September, and will be looking for a pair of Courtney’s in the Johannesburg/Pretoria area. Does anyone know of a shop with reasonable prices?
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    New Heym Express ~ .458 Lott & New Swarovski 1-8 x 24 Z8i+

    That is a rifle you buy and keep for a lifetime. Have a Heym SR30, and the quality is superb. Imagine it's even better on the Express series.
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    Dating A Chapuis

    Try ChatGPT, believe it or not.
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    ZIMBABWE: Nyakasanga Buffalo With Buzz & CMS

    Oh man, I want to go so bad now… how to live in Africa…
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    Yup. An old girlfriend told stories of her family’s safari expeditions, and waking in the middle of the night to see elephant, stepping amongst them, often within mere feet. Quite a moment.
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    Funding a Safari with Facebook Marketplace

    Dave, great idea... going to have to try this once I'm back from summer work... see if I can't break $1k or so in the month I'll have before safari!
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    For Sale: Dakota Traveler - Take Down - 375H&H

    Beautiful rifle, and superlative use of the word 'chatoyance'.
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    Funding a Safari with Facebook Marketplace

    Gosh, I’m not terribly far another neighborhood like that, maybe I need to get after this to fund my own safari!
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    Funding a Safari with Facebook Marketplace

    Great idea! I applaud your efforts and initiative. May have to start doing something similar. Seems the best location might involve living in a wealthier area, with more to give away?
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    Ethiopian Airlines - Anxiety in Addis Abada

    Shoot, Condor Airlines (Lufthansa subsidiary) has a weekly-ish cheap flight direct from Frankfurt to Windhoek. Suggest you look into this next time.
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    Ethiopian Airlines - Anxiety in Addis Abada

    I’ve actually flown through ADD three times (2018 & 2024) without issue. Once from Washington DC with a layover in Dublin, Ireland, and then on to Harare via Lusaka stopover, and then the return journey. Second time was from Frankfurt to Entebbe, Uganda with a layover in ADD. The security was a...
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    Good Gun Deals This Week

    https://www.okshooters.com/threads/ruger-rsm-416-rigby.402645/ Kind of an out of the way website, but the $3800 ask is for a .416 RSM, 100 rounds of Nosler Trophy Grade, and a NIB Zeiss Conquest 1-4x24 scope. Rifle has been for sale for at least three months, so the seller might be willing to...
 
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