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    Why are Weatherby guns in 375+ calibers not liked on a Safari?

    Paul, It is good to know that compassionate folks like you lurk on this site. Perhaps a few of us should form a Mauser support group. Russ
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    Why are Weatherby guns in 375+ calibers not liked on a Safari?

    I have had 3 Weatherby rifles and still have 2, both re-barreled and restocked Mk 5’s. I enjoy firearms and picked these weapons up during a sale in Southgate way back, not because they were Weatherby so much as because they were a good deal and they were not black and automatic (USMC day...
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    Rifle/bullet combo for Namibia

    Another "Stay away from ballistic tips" I'll add Hornady stuff to the list as well. On three hunts in South Africa totaling a dozen one shot kills of 13 I've use some of Carter's original Trophy Bonded 180 gr .308's and Northfork 200 gr 308's. The Northfork was responsible for a 1600 lb Eland...
  4. Red Hartebeest Hunt

    Red Hartebeest Hunt

  5. Giraffe in Natal

    Giraffe in Natal

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    Elephant Pictures - The Magnificent SEVEN - Big Tusker Elephants

    No matter the size of the ivory. Any bull is impressive. We took this in Natal this summer. He had my attention.
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    WANTED: Days Hunts In KwaZulu-Natal

    Check Trevor Lake with Lake Safaris. He operates out of Durban and might be able to arrange something. I found him on this forum and hunted with him last summer.
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting With Lake Safaris

    My wife is pretty quick with the camera. Trevor's Nyala camp is crawling with nyala making it much easier to get a picture. Cathy and I would walk at lunch and spot them. Hunting is very limited on this ground the animals don't move off too quickly from the truck. Cathy and I managed to walk...
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting With Lake Safaris

    It turns out the Hartebeest was 24 5/8 when the taxidermist measured him. Still a really nice bull. Trevor definitely delivered on everything he said he would. I even spent an evening in a blind waiting for his favorite quarry, the Bush pig. The trail cams revealed pigs after we left. That...
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting With Lake Safaris

    We thought he was maybe 14.5 but young. We took a 13.5 two years back so I figured we could be selective. And no we did not find a bigger one darn it. Maybe next time. Trevor made up for it by finding the Hartebeest. He is 28+ raw. Never thought I wanted one until I saw this one.
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting With Lake Safaris

    Here's a Bushbuck we passed and a Waterbuck and Hartebeest that we took. Amazing hunt so far. We've seen a wide variety of game in a lot of different terrain. We could not be more pleased. Our planning all began with a thread on this forum. Thank you guys for not keeping people like Trevor...
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting With Lake Safaris

    Sorry. That picture is of one we passed. Click the other tile for a picture of the one we took.
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting With Lake Safaris

    Hunting with Trevor and shot this bull on the second day. Excellent free range area. We saw at least a dozen nice bulls before this one. If you are looking for a great free range Nyala and have the time, Trevor still has two more available this year. We're off for Waterbuck and Black...
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    Rhino Hunting - Green or Kill

    The shame is that the game that really needs that remedy never goes afield.
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    South Africa Plains Game, Packaged Hunt Vs. A La Carte??

    I agree for the most part one doesn't hunt a concession or even "free range" in South Africa. I, like many folks on this forum, have not done enough of this sort of thing to use the correct terms always. While I have spent well over six months on the continent both in cities and in the bush in...
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    Rhino Hunting - Green or Kill

    Absolutely! The place I took this photo lost a cow and calf to poachers. It is hard to maintain any degree of security on 20 or 30000 acres. Between knife handles and oriental medicine the prize is worth the risk for a poacher. The gentleman who has this cow doesn't think there will be...
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    Copper fouling a good thing?

    Dan Lilja addressed this in a paper on his web site. Quite a good read. He provides an explanation of why both copper deposition and over cleaning are bad. He provides his rationale for a proper barrel break-in as well as why you likely need to do it again if you over clean.
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    Rifle Barrell?

    FYI: Much of the machinery and tooling that was Atkinson's is still in Prescott either with Classic barrel or at Wells Sports Store.
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    Rifle Barrell?

    Danny Pedersen at Classic Barrels in Prescott. I have a .411, .458, and .510 that he made in addition to 2 308's a .257 and a .358. All shoot under .5 MOA except the .510. It isn't finished yet. I expect it to be as good as the rest if it doesn't beat me into submission.
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    Rhino Hunting - Green or Kill

    There was a good population of white rhino on the place I hunted this year. The PH said that darting was no longer permitted. He said that it does stress the animals. I thought from the way he said it that this was law and not just his personal rule. He had no problem with us "stalking" them...
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    South Africa Plains Game, Packaged Hunt Vs. A La Carte??

    Some good advise here. I hunted South Africa for the first time this year with an outfit that is not on this forum. I met the outfitters at SCI 10 years ago and just liked them. The owner was honest and told me that I would not shoot the nyala of my dreams on his place but that I could shoot...
 
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