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    African Sporting Expo Charlotte North Carolina

    I will be going next weekend to the African Sporting Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina... any advice on what to look for what to ask etc. I want to work on my Cape Buffalo trip as well as something sooner for my daughter and I on plains game. Any advice appreciated...
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    Barrel Purchase question

    I have an option on a Franz Zodia O/U two barrel set in 300H&H and 20 g. I have done some research on Zodia and despite there not being much available have come up with the following: Obviously part of the Furlach guild but went OOB in 1986; generally high quality guns but the barrels are not...
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    1st shot solids?

    After reading much here and elsewhere about velocity and bullet form retention as being a real issue with higher velocity rounds such as 460 Weatherby it occurred to me.. why not just shoot solids from shot #1 rather than using them as back up for shot 2 or 3? I am new to this of course so...
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    Cape Buffalo taxidermy

    this answer to this question may be obvious but as I am planning my dream trip I will go with the old belief that there is no such thing as a stupid question. I have noticed in the many pics of trophy buffs an extreme difference in the "countenance" of the buf's face if I may phrase it that...
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    Drilling Combination Gun question

    I have my eye on a Sauer 3000 drilling in 12G double over 30-06. I am interested in sending it to Briley to have a choke system installed. I was wondering the pros and the cons. Will it affect the value? It is currently F/M. Thanks.
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    Long Gun advice...

    OK I am 48 I have dreamed about it and now the rubber is going to hit the road! I am going after the black death in honor of my half century on this planet in 2012. First things first I need a weapon and have narrowed it down to two choices... Kimber Caprivi in 458 Lott or Weatherby Mark V...
 
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