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  1. JimP

    this sucks

    This is one point that you need to take up with your importer. I have used SSI, they have their own warehouses in New York where your shipment will be brought into. They don't charge for storage since it is included in their fee. You pay a little more for what they do but a single day of...
  2. JimP

    Bipod practice?

    On both of my hunts in South Africa all my PH's provided were standard Bog Pods, nothing fancy. You might contact your outfitter to see what they are providing as far as shooting sticks. You can also plan on taking your own.
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    Early stages of potential 1st safari

    On both of my hunts in South Africa the PH's had standard Bog Pods to shoot off of and nothing else.
  4. JimP

    Passport Renewal...

    I've used it for entry into Mexico when I didn't want to pack my passport book. When I head down to Arizona for a javelina hunt I just place the card into my wallet. I know others who take it with them when they are on a cruse in the Caribbean.
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    Advice on planning a safari

    Do some reading on here. There have been some that have taken a giraffe with a .30-06 and the proper loads, but I doubt that I would go any smaller. Getting a firearm into and out of Africa really isn't a problem, just hoops that you need to jump through and if you are prepared they are not...
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    Pay It Forward-Free

    Yea, that AutoMag brass is kind of a one off type of thing. A person can resize it to a 357 AutoMag but that is about it. Now if I would of picked up a AutoMag back in the 70's or early 80's I'd be all over it.
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    Pay It Forward-Free

    That might be a good idea if you are dealing with a fairly new member.
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    Colorado's Legislature Session HB24-1270

    It's the Democrat agenda. They started in 2013 when they gained control of both houses with a Democrat in the Governors office. Since then they introduce a anti firearm bill and most of the time it passes and is signed into law. I believe that two of the three introduced in 2023 have legal...
  9. JimP

    Leupold CDS Feedback

    I have one on a single rifle that I use for hunting. As was mentioned, the ballistics on the dial is set up for a specific round, elevation, temperature and a couple other things. If anything changes the dope on the dial will also change. Perhaps not enough to miss the kill zone on a animal...
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    Colorado's Legislature Session HB24-1270

    This is mostly for Colorado members but others might be interested in it There is a bill in the Colorado Legislature that requires firearm owners to purchase liability insurance on their firearms, just encase someone gets shot with one, it is HB24-1270 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1270...
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    Pay It Forward-Free

    It's sad that members will take advantage of the good will of those who are offering up items. I have seen a couple on here that appear that they did a search for a item and found it here on the site, then claimed it never to return again. The problem is how do you police it? Tell them...
  12. JimP

    Problem with ruger M77 RLS in 270

    Back in my younger days when I enjoyed taking everything completely apart and putting things back together I grabbed my Ruger 77 and went to work on it. I remember taking the extractor plunger out and stripped the bolt down to bare metal. I remember fighting to get that plunger back in...
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    Passport Renewal...

    I started my renewal on Feb 1. Got me a new picture and sent everything off for both a new passport book and card. It was received on Feb 5 and I received my new passport last Monday March 11. I didn't expedite it so it still went through pretty fast. I am still waiting on my returned...
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    Problem with ruger M77 RLS in 270

    Brake and carburetor cleaner works wonders on built up gunk. Just don't get any on the stock.
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    Problem with ruger M77 RLS in 270

    Candle black will also work. Light a candle and use the smoke to blacken the area.
  16. JimP

    Time for Dip and Pack

    It comes down to the one doing the job. On my first hunt it took my dip and pack it took 3-4 months from the time our hunt was over until shipping. I've seen others say 9 months. My last hunt I had my taxidermy done in South Africa and had everything done in 6 months. It was another 6...
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    Time for Dip and Pack

    You also have to remember that you are on African Time
  18. JimP

    How hard is too hard?!?!

    I have a Ruger 77 in 7mm Rem mag that has traveled more miles than I want to think on a quad rifle holder attached to the handle bars and it has never lost its zero. I've had a trigger problem because of it but not with the Leopold VX II scope
  19. JimP

    Leupold dove tail base loosening

    Here is a link to a chart on felt recoil that you can compare different cartridges. For a example it shows a 375 HH at 42 felt recoil with a 300 grain bullet and a 340 Weatherby at 35.6 with a 225 grain bullet which is what I shoot, but up to 43 with a 250 grain bullet...
  20. JimP

    Leupold dove tail base loosening

    I have the standard bases on my .340 Weatherby and haven't had a problem in 24 years of shooting heavy loads through it.
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    Time for Dip and Pack

    Why not contact who you are having do the dip and pack?
  22. JimP

    RSA - Flights for September 1st - 10 Day Hunt

    I'm 6'4" and 240, anything past a couple of hours in cattle class is too long
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    RSA - Flights for September 1st - 10 Day Hunt

    After a 15 hour flight that extra 450 miles isn't going to matter very much.
  24. JimP

    Imagine Importing Your Own Truck to Africa

    I'd like to figure out how to get one of their Toyota's with the diesel engine imported here to the US.
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    Hippo on land Vs. Buffalo for first Dangerous Game hunt?

    Can't help much but offer my opinion. The hippo's that I have seen on the TV shows that have been shot on land, they go for the water as a safe spot after being hit. I'm sure that there is a possibility of them charging the hunter but I haven't seen that on the shows that I have watched...
  26. JimP

    Question for the lever action experts - Paul Newman's rifle in Hombre?

    If I remember right somehow a gunsmith went back in time and built that pistol and used it to kill a knight shooting the bullet through the armor. Either that or I saw a similar movie a very long time ago. For some reason I think that the name of the movie is "A Connecticut Yankee in King...
  27. JimP

    Travel duffle bags

    If I remember correctly the problem in Joberg was that duffel bag straps were getting stuck in the luggage conveyors and jamming things up. If they were wrapped in plastic then all the straps were contained and you were good to go. I have been using Cabela's wheeled duffel for years the...
  28. JimP

    Ammo into JNB Question

    The only time that my ammo was weighed was in 2022 on my return flight on Qatar out of Joberg. As for how to pack it weather you just fly into Joberg or jump on Airlink I'd place my ammo into a proper carrier where "boxes" of ammo could be removed all at one time, just as a convenience to me.
  29. JimP

    Need help, Load discrepancy Swift vs Hodgdon

    Different manuals. There can also be a misprint. This is also why they tell you not to start out at the max loads. I found a well known manual that listed some loads for a 7mm Rem mag, if you would of even started at the minimum load you would of seen over pressures. I contacted them and...
  30. JimP

    Midway USA

    My only problem with Midway is how easy I can order stuff from them................when it's in stock. They even do a pretty good job of notifying me when something that was out of stock and it comes in. Love the birthday cupon
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    Ammo into JNB Question

    Depends on where you are located. Some want you to call ahead, some want you to call from the parking area, while others let you walk right in. After all it's the US Government
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    Ammunition Question

    I also shoot reloads and just use a 20 round plastic ammo box. But others have used larger ones. For South Africa my ammo has never been checked, and it's only been weighed once on check in.
  33. JimP

    So How Much Does Cartridge Commonality Matter?

    It only matters if you depend on the market where you are hunting. For my African plains game hunting rifle I use a 340 Weatherby. Ammo for it is hard to find here in the US much less some remote store in Africa. I just make sure that I have plenty before the flight over.
  34. JimP

    Drunk Cursor

    I just got done sending my state Senator a poison email about three appointees that the Governor of Colorado is trying to get onto the Wildlife Commission. My liberal Senator defiantly isn't going to think that I lean to the left.
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    Drunk Cursor

    I wish. I poured out my stash of whisky a few years ago, I even cried as some of it went down the drain. Now I will have one or two beers a month. For some reason alcohol doesn't appeal to me now that I am in my 70's as it did back when I was in my 20's. As for the mouse/cursor, I...
  36. JimP

    Amazon Safari supplies?

    Florescent luggage tags
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    Drunk Cursor

    My laptop is starting to have a mind of its own. For years I have had the touch pad disabled and overnight somehow it activated itself. So now when I am typing a response and the heal of my hand rest on the touch pad the cursor moves all over the place. But it seamed that one time when I...
  38. JimP

    Drunk Cursor

    Ignore me, found the problem on my end
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    Drunk Cursor

    Things are getting interesting on the forum here. While typing a reply my cursor is taking on a life of it's own. It is jumping all over the place and moving to the far left. It is only happening on this forum. If you ever saw the old joke called the "drunk mouse" it appears that is what...
  40. JimP

    Click BANG!!!

    If proper procedures are followed there is nothing wrong with home loaded ammo. Novice re loaders make a lot of mistakes from leaving the cap off of a bottle of powder to handling primers with their bare fingers that may or may not have some contaminate on them. A couple of years ago I...
  41. JimP

    460 Weatherby Magnum Scope

    I think that if you are wondering about recoil, I would take it out and put a couple rounds through it even with no sights. This will tell you how the recoil is for you and then you can figure out what scope you would like to use.
  42. JimP

    Guns to US

    As for getting into Canada, my one and only time entering my truck had everything taken out of it and dumped on the ground. My two bags were also dumped while I sat in their office for 2 hours. I then had to listen to a half hour lecture about not keeping ammo with the rifle. I had a standard...
  43. JimP

    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    Since I retired I don't wear a watch unless I am out hunting. Then it is a Timex Expedition. When the battery dies I just get another one.
  44. JimP

    460 Weatherby Magnum Scope

    Remember as a general rule that as you go up in power on the scope your eye relief goes down. However with the brake on the barrel you pretty much should be able to go with a lot of different scopes out there. What is going to be your primary use for the rifle? Ground hogs, deer, pigs, or...
  45. JimP

    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    I had a self winding Wyler for years. I bought it when I was in high school and wore it all through college. I finally killed it when I was working in the oil fields running a jackhammer.
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    The vast majority of stores don't want to do business over the phone. They figure you are just looking for the best price and once they say that they have the item and the price that you'll check elsewhere. In the long run they want you in their store.
  47. JimP

    1 shot kills

    That's the way that a number of us are conditioned who hunt non dangerous game here in North America and elsewhere. My last safari I didn't loose any brass thanks to my tracker. On my first safari I lost a couple. But I had to stop the urge to catch the empties as they came out of the chamber.
  48. JimP

    NRA wayne La pierre

    My question about him needing to look like a hunter, is why? When the NRA isn't about hunting, but there are a lot out there that think it should be.
 
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