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thanks for the compliments. I absolutely loved hunting the baboons. I would love to go back and just hunt them, along with a cull hunt. You really got to stretch out the shots. So i say they are great for honing your long range shooting skills.

my 300 wm with 200gn barnes lrx was devastating on the game you have listed so i would say the 300 with a barnes. as others have said no go on semi auto

I just got back from africa flying the same flights as you are going to. on the way back they asked us if we had any explosives packed, the african that was helping us said no, i gave him a funny look, they took the bags and checked them in. after wards i asked him what was up he said they...

looks to be a lot less grass then. Is that Larry S. with you? will tell Tom and Linda hi when i see him -- he will be building me another rifle here shortly.

here is the one bullet recovered from the gemsbok i shot at 250 or so yards frontal. the barnes 200lrx performed flawlessly the whole trip. i was pushing thes at 2948 at 1000 feet so at 4000 ft they were in the 2980 range. retained weight of the bullet was 199.9 grains out of 200 sounds perfect...

here is my 21" from a week ago taken at http://www.kalaharihuntingsafaris.net/

thanks guys. yes i am very proud/ happy with my kudu just what i was hoping for 54 or better. Now I have to figure out how i want to do my mount, thinking of combining the impala,gemsbok and kudu on one pedestal just trying to find examples. i know i have seen them.

Day 13 Today was a beautiful day slightly windy but temps were up in the 70's. We went out after some cull blue wildebeest and they were a mighty challenge. Must have followed them for over 5 miles before they presented a shot then they took off again. This continues for over an hour but I...

Day 12 Today started out a bit warmer than yesterday with no wind. We were in search of my steenbok, saw 30 or so on the way up to the main hunting grounds but no shooters. It took us a while to find some game today. We got on some springbok and Tom took a shot and missed -- he is really pissed...

Day 11 Brrrrrrr that is all I can say. This morning it is around 30 deg F. I bundled up in a t shirt, long sleeve shirt, sweat shirt, my coat, stocking cap and gloves and it was barely enuff. The weather here has surprised me I should have brought some warmer cloths. We head out to the main...

Day 10 We got a late start today which was nice, left the ranch around 930-10 and it had already warmed up enuff I only needed my coat, no wind to speak of. saw a lot of different animals on the way up to the hunting grounds. We started out going off road in search of gemsbok. We saw a few...

Day 9 Chilly again today. After another great breakfast we packed up the land rover and headed out. Today it is very windy 10-20 mph and it caused problem getting the game, the animals were very spooky. We were seeing a lot of springbok and gemsbok but couldn't get close than 4-500 yards and...

Day 5 was a travel day from the mountains to the kalahari desert area about 350 miles or so. Day 6 First day in the Kalahari at johan's We got a late start again today, got up at 715. We were beat from the very long drive from Joan's in the Khomas Hochland Mountains yesterday. Mabel cooked us...

Day 4 We slept in today everyone is getting a bit worn out so we are leaving at 8 am. Truck is packed up and we head out. Not seeing much game we are headed to the back side of the property to find my last trophy up here in the kohmas hochland mountains. Down the road a ways we spot a very...

here are the first couple of days: Day 2 the day started off seeing a lone burchell zebra at 300 I passed on it because I want the Hartman more. another 10 minutes down the road we see a nice herd of burchell zebra at 280 I still passed on them it is only day 2 and I am holding out for a...

Thought i would start my post as i head home and finally have some internet for a few minutes. I just wrapped up a 3 week hunt in Namibia with http://www.kalaharihuntingsafaris.net/ I have never been treated so well, they went way out of their way to make sure my hunt was a trip of a...

hey guys just a quick rundown, been in namibia for 11 days. internet sucks here but i finally got on. short report i got a 54" kudu, very nice hartman zebra, very nice warthog, 37 1/2 gemsbok, a blue wildebeast that had 28 1/2 spread, 14 1/4 inch springbok and a few hyrex. full report and...

will do. made it to jo berg, staying at african sky, off to namibia tomorrow. man the 16 hr flight is looooong

I am not a very good writer but I will have plenty of pictures, going to take notes as others have suggested so that will help.

Well guys I am out of here, plane leaves in 5.5 hours :D the wait is finally over my hunting starts on the 1st full report when i get back. thanks for all the advise and tips.

Yes the tetons are beautiful, i have been snowmobiling there many times. and thank you I hope i have some good luck also but will be super happy if i just don't have any problems.

Glad you had a good trip can't wait to read the report. one more wake up now :D

Guns are packed along with the accessories my bags are mostly packed also, i included pieces of paper in each bag with my name and mailing address in case the baggage tag comes off. Along with spare locks in the gun case if they have to cut them off for some reason. these last 2 days are going...

I now am wondering about that, I have a tsa lock on the bag but i have normal locks on my ammo container -- if they have to cut them they have to cut them. i have a spare set of locks in my rifle case for just that reason with a note asking them to put the new locks on.

Thank you sir. Can't wait till i can post up some trophy pictures.

i was a little worried at first that is why i started the thread but after research and the posts here i think i am ok, so i am not going to fret it. 2 days to go and we will be in the air and the journey begins. to say i am excited is an understatement. I have everything packed, gun case...

we are flying delta from atlanta to joberg. good to get all the advise, worst case i have to take a few out but I am not too worried. and on the way back it should be considerably lower, may leave the 300 win mag with my ph -- was told he had a 300.

have a great trip, leave on next wed. I know i am pumped up. can't wait till the report.

lol, i love hunting but i do love my D more i can say that. maybe i can do new zealand instead :p

Good luck on your hunt. looking forward to the report. btw barrel should be there saturday. It will be one and done for me -- no funds for a second trip and the girlfriend would probably leave me. 5 days 4 hours till i am off on my first one. not saying i won't want to go again probably...

I think i better take the original strap just in case i don't like it. thanks for the input.

I just bought this one for my safari. it is like the first one from brickburn http://www.scheels.com/shop/en/scheels-catalog/scheels-outfitters-binocular-harness-750668-sch100bh-y3

i almost have my bags packed going to finish tonight and i am weighing them all, my gun case is at 44lbs. if my large case is close to the limit i will put the grid in the 1400 to save some weight, i do know the ammo cases weigh right at 2.4lbs thanks again for all the help and ideas.

Yes i have a 1200 and i put some grid in it but i could only get 140 rounds i want to take all 160 i am allowed. so i stepped up to the 1400 and they fit no problem . thanks for the input many have said they haven't had issues I hope i can say that in the end.

Well after packing things up to see what room i have i have decided not to take the canon -- if i did i would have to take the camera bag and as it is i can get by with just one carry on -- less things to keep track of and i believe the sony hx 50 will do the job plus i have the cell phone for a...

I have been accused of being anal before :D just don't want problems and i love to win arguments and disagreements :p

It is the 1400, I tried using my 1200 but i just couldn't get all 160 rounds in it so i bought the next size up.

I have delta's rules printed and highlighted, it states ammunition must be 11lbs or less. I have the weight of each round written down also along with individual weights of everything. these last 7 days are going to get hectic i can just see it now trying to get everything done. thanks again...

Thank you Sir! i got to reading some stuff and thought i seen factory boxes and have none. never buy factory ammo. i had more like the gray ones they were supposed to fit the 300 wm but they don't so had to use the larger blue ones. I only have 80 of each caliber -- going to namibia -- looks...

I just got all my ammo loaded tonight and am packing it up. my question is can i use these ammo boxes packed like this?

Thanks guys I am just going to cut some notches in the foam and put them in.

never mind i found some info, looks like it is ok to put them in your gun case.

I have been looking and can't find an answer. does anyone know if it is ok to put a couple of knives in my pelican 3300 storm with my rifles? I don't see a problem with it but i can't seem to find the answer, will be flying delta from cedar rapids iowa to atlanta then straight to joberg. any...

Lol, make up your mind ;-) Yes i have had my canon for 15 or so years. If i have room in my carry on I might throw it in, will have my back up scope, binoculars, 3 days clothing, and hygiene items, also taking my laptop bag, will put the sony in there. I also have the camera on my phone...

here are a couple from this weekend at the private range i have been practicing on the farthest target in the second pic is 712 yards away. you can actually see all the targets 100,200,300,400,500 and 712 in the second picture.

Yes I was thinking the same thing, the canon is big and bulky -- takes great pictures -- but so does the sony and half the size. i just want some good pictures of me and my trophies and the scenery to document the trip, not a professional photographer. thanks for the input I am leaning more...

Hey guys, I need a little more input. after taking some pictures with the sony hx50 i am wondering if i even need to bring my canon eos rebel. What say you guys? does a person need 2 cameras? just trying to possible cut back on some luggage thinking why do i need or want to take 2 camera's...

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I have a brand new barrel blank I don't need it is a Krieger Barrel 6.5cal 1-8tw #18 LV @ 29" 1.200 X .875 still in box $350.00 shipped or best offer pm or email.

couldn't have said it better myself. that is exactly what i look for when developing loads for my weapons. i pay most attention to where the first shot goes each time i go out so i know where the cold bore shot is going.