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I can state this is a SUPERB model of scope! FYI the Australian who won the World Rimfire Championship a few years ago (his name escapes me) used just a scope to win his title. I have one on my Anschutz .22 MPR - and it's got a devilishly fine crosshair!!

My Dad was 7yrs old when he pinched his father's 405W and shot the leopard that was eating his pet guinea pigs. He got a hiding for shooting the leopard, but my grandfather had the hide mounted and displayed on the wall all the same!!

G'day mate!! Hope you get to Africa soon!! Like many of us, it's become something of a disease which, once (happily) infected, you'll think of nothing else but planning the next hunt!! (y)

As Nhoro says the heart on a buffalo is about 6". All the PHs I've spoken to prefer taking a broadside shot, as it would also take out a shoulder, the heart or lungs. Here's a pic (sorry its a bit dark) from a buff I hit broadside through the heart in Zambia. The size of the heart can be guaged...

Perhaps it's a part of the nostalgia of hunting Africa, or that I like stalking in close just as much as placing the shot, but IMHO for PG I'm on the side of using those standard classic calibres which have stood the acid test of time: having the range and authority to do the job over the...

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Some great trophies!! Just love the wide spread of that kudu - superb!! (y)

......or instead the tried and true 9.3x62. ;)(y)

Probably not much - I've heard he doesn't give much away!!! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Oh, F#CK!! Thanks for the history, so its' days are truly numbered!! FWIW I stayed at Nehimba and can recommend the place (before it too goes!!). Superb facilities (all done reminiscent of 1920's decor). Elephants known to drink the water from your shower rose while you're showering, and also...

What a great buff!! (y)

Nice buff!!

What a day you guys had! Well done!! BUT....... .........now to the real test of a wing shooter - the PLUCKING!! (y)

Great to the point video. Thanks! Where can you get that neck/face protector? That's something I didn't know about - but I now wish I had one on some of my previous hunts! (y)

Really? Coal mining in Hwange? Lets hope they DON'T find any deposits!! Otherwise there goes another native habitat eradicated, with the resultant displacement of fauna and flora!! And it's if the bloody Chinese haven't screwed everybody up already by inflicting upon the world Covid-19!! :mad:

Seen this before - but for those who haven't:

Reminds me now of the start of a new hunt with newbs at the lodge!! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I can hear banjos a-playing!! :ROFLMAO:

My point inferred was that animals can and do move at that critical, inopportune, moment of firing which ends up with them being wounded. What an animal will do - even when standing still - in the next moment, (or during the bullet's time of flight) is both unpredictable to pre-empt, and has...

Don't know the exact velocities he uses Jim, but it's still enough time for the animal to move enough to be wounded.

I agree the equipment alone won't garuantee taki g an animal efficiently at those outlying ranges, the skill of the shooter plays a big part of it too. Personally I don't like ranges further than 250yds because I enjoy the excitement of stalking in close to my intended quarry. Using cover...

I like Von Gruff's knives and am toying with some ideas of what I want for my next one. Early this year I was sent this one a PH had made for me from Africa.

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Thanks Chris, it was great catching up with you too. As for hunts, it's always the next one that I'm looking forward to!! Yes, I like Von Gruff's knives and am toying with some ideas of what I want for my next one. Early this year I was sent this one a PH had made for me from Africa.

The problem is that if SA did have an aircraft carrier it would've been either lost, stolen or sold off by now, by the current government. However, IMHO, SA might soon get an aircraft carrier anyway - by courtesy of letting the Chinese station one of their naval fleets in SA waters (along with...

Pretty amusing clip, but I'd forgotten just how many of Trump's staff have been (the fall guy?) convicted and gone to prison:

True, there's plenty of 'roos! They're found in outlying suburbs, within "green corridors" snaking through cities, and on quite a few golf courses too. Though what I did was commercial shooting, there are also many deer farms around, the commercial shooting of buffalo for pet meat companies, and...

Great article!! I hope more people (ladies certainly!) would take up the sport. Whether it's competition shooting or sport hunting, shooting/hunting really poses no barrier - to sex, age or disability - for anyone to successfully participate and enjoy it. My daughter enjoys hunting with me and...

Kangaroos for Australia. Ironic how they're the national emblem of Australia, yet when I was a professional kangaroo shooter, I'd shoot a tonne of kangaroo meat each night for pet food companies. For that, I'd be paid $330/tonne, less nightly expenses (fuel, wear and tear, ammunition, supplies etc).

"Don't just stand there! I said, get me a beer!" or "Did you bring my beer?" or "Did you bring pretzels?" or "I can't believe it! There's ANOTHER idiot!" or "Yep!! They're an impressive set, hey?" or "I know! I'm stud material!" or "Just chilling' - giving them a well earned rest!"

I find that it's best to use what you've had long experience and practice with. For years I've used an Uncle Mike's synthetic nylon ammunition belts for home, PG and DG hunting. They're light and very robust, and in the heat of the moment I find I'm not buggering about fumbling for ammo, as by...

It's a lovely short action calibre - manageable recoil with the power to take anything up to buff.

Yep! Unfortunately the anti-hunting brigade are slowly making more in-roads to extinguish our sport. Perhaps we should all just pack up and migrate to Africa and set up community like the Germans did in Namibia, but for hunters?

30-06. It has a phenomenal bullet range to choose from (110gr to 220gr) so you can load up or down depending on the game and conditions. My 30-06 has shot a lot of game, including PG (up to kudu at 250yds) and NT water buffalo with no problems at all. It's a very versatile calibre and as the...

Why not attend dressed like this? This guy's been ok with his attire for years: :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Shhhh!! If you don't tell them that, all will be OK!!

Like you I started reloading, or in my case have continued reloading - since startng when I was 7 or 8 sitting by my Dad helping, learning, and then progressing to doing every stage of the process myself - to save money. And with 4 siblings on one income our reasoning was quite true back then...

I can personally vouch for Terry Fenn of Chinanga Safaris. I've hunted Africa for 30yrs and to date, with his 40yrs experience as a PH, he is by far the best and most convivial guy I've ever hunted with. I can't wait to get back there to hunt with him again. Contact him via his website, and I...

IMO placement is just as important as velocity. Even with the right MV, you can put multiple holes in elephant or buff and it still won't get you anywhere until you put a bullet (and preferably the very first one!) in the correct place. For my needs I've used Woodleigh 500gr RNSN and FMJs with...

Thats one lovely rifle!! This pic gives one an irresistible urge to slide in behind, shoulder it, and send a few projies down range. (y)

If you're referencing my experience of taking 6 DG with my 458 Win Mag "could be done with a 9.3x62 if all you are shooting is Buffalo and Cats" then I suppose you haven't given your offhand statement much thought. FYI many years ago, I chose to license a 458 Win Mag in consideration of a...

Thats a superb leopard - ahem cat! - you've got there!! :LOL:

A female class teacher was having a problem with a boy in her class in Grade 3. The boy said, "Madam, I should be in Grade 4. I am smarter than my sister & she's in Grade 4". The Madam had heard enough and took the boy to the principal. The principal decided to test the boy with some questions...