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AH sponsor and the owner is a genuinely nice guy… @RAVEN ROCKS PRECISION is who I’d call for DG brass… @Mark Biggerstaff has also done me solid anytime I’ve called and asked if he could find me something as well… I searched high and low for some 358 Win brass recently and couldn’t find any in...

Ive handled a couple of different musgraves over the years.. I found them both to be reliable and very accurate shooters.. A south african gunsmith that was living in the US at the time (now has moved away) that built a custom rifle for me apprenticed at the musgrave factory.. she did an...

Not quite as good as Californians in Texas... but.. still funny... :)

there will always be a market for new small and mid bore options.. between the tacti-cool community and the long range shooting community and hunters to one degree or another, there is always a desire to shoot "flatter", faster, with more precision, with less felt recoil, etc.. and the marketing...

That conquest retails for about $700 most places…it’s an outstanding optic even at its full retail price… I’ve got one on a 270… from a clarity and ruggedness perspective I’d put it slightly higher than a swaro z3 of comparable variable power… At $507 I’d be all over that deal like stink on a...

I think what made Hemmingway great (in addition to his magical ability with prose) was that he was an adventurer.. that also happened to be a hunter.. running with the bulls.. ambulance driver during the great war.. volunteered to be a journalist in spain during the spanish civil war.. several...

I may still have some 375 banded solids out on the reloading bench… I’ll check today and let you know if you’re interested…

You haven’t dealt with the UG Govt before I’m guessing.. :) They are notorious for not communicating from agency to agency and for different agencies having different rules about the same thing… Advice won’t keep you from being guilty or fined.. even decisions made by govt agencies change and...

strong work Justin! stay the course..

I shot 20 rounds, not particularly hot loaded, from a 358 Win off the bench yesterday and thought "damn.. that kinda hurt.."... Im feeling like something of a sissy now lol.. .

Just dug into the regs a little bit... the answer is YES.. SOME thermal devices can now be exported without a license to a limited number of countries.. As I read things.. if there is a camera (most scopes and handhelds have a photo/video option) the frame rate cannot exceed 9 frames per...

I’m 6’4” … I absolutely prefer the bulkhead… When I don’t get bulkhead seats I inevitably end up flying with the person seated in front of me laying in my lap the entire trip…

Early gen night vision has been taken off the USML… but not thermals to my knowledge (when I get back to the office/laptop I’ll check the most recent USML and any updates that might address thermals)…

Yes. They absolutely are. A former US Service Member is learning the hard way as I type this response… https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-us-serviceman-pleads-guilty-exporting-defense-items-such-night-vision-goggles

You first apply for registration with DDTC. That takes weeks and the cost is about $2500… then you apply for an export license… that can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to 3+ months… Thermals are ITAR regulated… only a licensed exporter can send them to South Africa from the U.S.. Another...

Took me a month to finally get the rifle to the range… but.. based on todays results I do t think I’m going to change a thing… there’s no reason to tweak or tune a load that is already shooting just inside an inch at 100… clearly the rifle likes the 4064 interlock combo and 48 gr gave me all the...

Aimsport is a good can… depending on what model you want they’re between $310-$350 at the current exchange rate.. they are indeed Swedish made.. https://safarioutdoor.co.za/shooting/gun-smithing-parts/silencers/silencer-aimsport-triton-no-5-7-7mm-14x1-57077114.html There are several South...

Snoop high? or Willie high? :D

Ive done American, United, and Qatar all out of DFW... Qatar is without a doubt the absolute best option.... The last two times we've done Qatar the flight between DFW and Doha was pretty packed.. but the planes are in good shape, the crews treat you well, etc.. from Doha to Joberg the...

Did you read any of the actual posts made? What has been said over and over and over again is... Yes it can be done.. Do it right.. the penalties for doing it wrong are stiff... For me, a guy that exports controlled items as a significant part of his job and whose name is often on the "go...

I’m jealous! I swung by the Barnes booth too late at DSC…it was my intention to grab a few hundred tsx in 375 and 416… but they were completely sold out of those options by the time I got there about 3pm on Sunday…

Give me a couple of weeks and I'll take it out and get a pattern pic or two (busy with a sporting clays tournament this weekend.. and then will be on a hog hunt from Thursday - Sunday of next week).. Ive never patterned it past 40 before.. so it will be an interesting experiment.. Im...

Yep! I still do a happy dance every time I think about how I came into my .375... A guy bought it intending on moving to Alaska (was in the USAF, planned on getting himself stationed there on his last tour.. and then settling there after he got out).. he had held onto the rifle for almost a...

I stepped up from my 416 for a very short period of time to a .585 HE... sold it off after a little while after shooting a 500 NE and a few other "bigger" cartridges and realized I really dont need or have interest in a "stopping" rifle.. a 416 will accomplish anything I would ever ask any...

I suppose Im a member of the minority on TSS.. Nothing wrong with it.. it is certainly effective... But.. I've never had a problem with 3" Winchester Long Beard.. Every turkey I've ever shot with it has died with no associated drama or problem.. 10 rounds of long beard is $24.. and can be...

Yep... similar situation.. I am fortunate in that the PH I hunt with has a camp rifle with a suppressor that I have used (a wonderful 7x57 with swaro glass, etc)... and another AH member purchased a good quality .30 cal can and left it in camp and has given me his blessing for using it if I am...

Valid question(s)... but I think we do have those discussions/arguments occasionally... and I think there is very different reasoning for the decisions made.. While a 404 (or 416 or 458 for that matter) may be more effective at killing DG.. whether or not a client can actually manage the...

Most of what is cited here is addressing traveling domestically... The game changes significantly when you start talking about international travel (now the Dept of Commerce, the State Department, US Customs, countries where you may have a layover, countries you intend to actually visit, etc...

I’ve got a buddy that runs that can on both a 308 and a 556… it’s impressive… you’re going to love that thing

Since I agreed with @rookhawk I’d guess I’m one of the people you think have irrational fears? Or did you bother to read further and note that I deal with exporting controlled items for a living? I’d guess a guy that has temp exported quite literally tens of thousands of firearms, encrypted...

I’m thinking about the same can… could use it on everything from my 458 socom down to my 223 rifles…

Ive got an attorney that would probably put your trust together for you free of charge if youre needing someone to draft everything for you.. he likes jarheads for some reason :D remind me when we are in the pig woods next weekend and I'll give you his contact information.. another option is...

I think thats a safe bet... so much for the ATF promising that the E Form 4 was going to permanently speed up the process.. Silencer Central is reporting they are just now getting approvals back on applications submitted March-May of 2022 (basically a year ago..).. while the ATF swears...

I’d even be reluctantly happy paying the $200 tax.. if the government could figure out how to make the current 9-12 month wait go away..

My shot timers opinion of my last string...

308 with a good bullet is plenty for everything on your list except the buffalo... Both my wife and I have taken a zebra with a 308.. same load mentioned above.. barnes 168 gr ttsx running about 2700 fps.. hers went less than 10 yards.. mine maybe went 30-40 yards before piling up.. just put...

dont cross wildebeest off the list... I havent seen the video... but there is clearly something wrong (insufficient caliber? poorly constructed bullet? poor shot placement?)... wildebeest are notoriously tough.. but they arent tanks.. Ive taken 3 and my wife has taken 2.. none have strayed far...

Stay away from my bush pig!

Stay away from my bush pig! :D

Just sent your link to a buddy that was looking for some carcano ammo… That’s a good price on the ppu..

I dont mind slinging interbonds and interlocks at pigs and deer here in the US.. while I've been a dyed in the wool barnes guy for quite some time, barnes bullets have been pretty hard to come by in some calibers for the last few years (my local cabelas and scheels rarely have much in stock even...

Never cross the threshold and start building your own "high quality" guns.. That depletes the wallet faster than anything.. I cant tell you how many rifles I've invested $2.5-$3.5K into at this point.. that would probably retail for $1.5K once they are finished products lol... Financially I...