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I've found only two loading manuals by different bullet makers, which seem to be the only ones still making bullets for a .405 Win (.411-inch diameter). I also own a Marlin 45-70. The two manuals (Hornady and Barnes) give several different, progressively hotter loads for the .45-70, depending...

I don't see Leica mentioned much hereabouts. Anyone have experience with them? I picked up a discontinued (I think) ER 2.5-10x 42 a year or two back from Europtic. Mounted it on a Sako AV .375 H&H, but haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. Are these new ER 5 scopes any good? I know Leica makes...

Either I'm missing something, or Amazon has some amazing prices on Leupold scopes right now. Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x 40 mm: Cabelas, Bear Basin, and so on: $399.99 Amazon: $310* https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018YKYBVG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 * The Amazon price...

Right now the Great Alaska Outdoors show is going on here in Anchorage. There will be car and truck dealers, gun dealers, motorhome dealers, ATV dealers, guides and outfitters for fishing trips and hunts for sheep, goat, bear, deer, and so on. The last time I went to this annual event, some...

Last June I went buffalo hunting in Zambia with a .416 Remington Mag. It was great. But all the hand-stands and hoop-jumping you have to do to take a rifle into Africa makes me wonder if that rifle will ever see Africa again. Next time I might just leave my rifles behind and borrow or rent one...

Has anyone figured out a good way to get a shoulder mounted trophy up an extension ladder to hang on a 16-foot wall? I going to have a kudu, gemsbok, nyala, puku, and sable for shoulder mounts, and a black wildebeest, buffalo, and duiker skull mounts. Have to fit these in with an Alaska Dall's...

After my great hunt with Karoo Wild Safaris in South Africa (see my separate thread), my wife and I flew to Livingston, Zambia, and hunted with Balla Balla Safaris from June 13-21. It was a great hunt too! I took a buffalo, sable, puku, common duiker, and impala. I kept a journal of both hunts...

A year ago I faced a big decision: whether to go to Africa. When that question was settled, the remaining question is where in Africa should I go? Little did I suspect that such inquiries would infect me with AAS, Africa Attachment Syndrome, a set of eccentric, but harmless behaviors. When...

I had a discussion recently with someone on another forum and want to see if there is any sort of consensus here. The question is whether, when borrowing someone else's rifle, you should always check the scope sighting to find out where it shoots for you. I say that everyone's cheek-weld is...

Sunday, June 5,2016 Outfitter and professional hunter Victor Watson picked us up at our hotel in Port Elizabeth and took us to his lodge. Victor is a tall, fit young man with short hair, a clean-shaven face, and kind of a sly but good-humored air about him. Since Victor and I had previously...

I just stuck the bolt of my .300 Win Mag with a load that was somehow way too hot. I had to hammer the bolt open, and on the case was black hole where the primer used to be. I've never had this happen to me in almost forty years of reloading, but I assume I screwed up somewhere, and when...

I have loaded some .300 WM rounds that turn out to be too hot. Would like to pull the bullets, to save the bullets and cases. The bullets are crimped into the cannelure with a Lee Factory Crimp die. I have an RCBS bullet-puller die, but it can't get enough purchase to pull the bullets. If I...

I have a .416 Dakota M76 with low Talley rings and a Z6 1-6x Swarovski scope. Got it all mounted nicely--except the bolt hits the rear scope cover and won't open or close. The bolt action works fine with the scope cover off, but it's a nuisance not to be able to open and close the action while...

. . . before my wife and I leave on our first trip to Africa. Africa! My dream, not my wife's; but she dutifully agreed to go along. It's actually to be our first two safaris. We'll be hunting a week in South Africa with Karoo Wild Safaris on the Eastern Cape, and then a week with Balla-Balla...

Has anyone dealt with or heard about Karoo Taxidermy? I'd be interested in hearing any info, good or bad.

I finally broke down and bought a Swarovski Z3 3-9x riflescope a year or two back. I'd always thought German glass is over-rated, a product of the overpaid German worker. I've long been a fan of the Leupold V-III series, never believed German optics would be noticeably better. I've been...

Is anyone else a fan of fixed-power scopes? Almost everyone uses variable scopes these days. Except me and a maybe a few other troglodytes. One of the advantages of a fixed power scope is its simplicity. No dials or adjustments to make, once you've focused the ocular lens for your eye. No...

This is mainly my stuff, not counting my wife's clothes and personal items. Seems like a lot of stuff to me. Hunting 2 Binoculars………………………….Carry-on (for wife and me) Range finder………………………….Carry-on bag Cartridge holder……………………Check-in bag or ammo case...

My Zambian outfitter said we'd need proof of a yellow fever vaccination when traveling from Zambia to S. Africa. But I can't confirm this information anywhere else. The US Center for Disease Control lists Zambia as low-risk for yellow fever, and S. Africa is not listed as one of the countries...

I'm flying Alaska Airline from Anchorage to Seattle, Emirates Airline to Dubai, and then Emirates again to Johannesburg. To minimize pieces of luggage, I'd like to put my Pelican ammo case in one of the suitcases. The airlines don't seem to have a problem with this arrangement, but will the SAP...

Anyone know if there is a Casa del Habanos franchise in or near the airports in Dubai and/or Johannesburg? I'd like to pick up some genuine Cuban cigars to hand out to the hunting crew, if I bag something.

Actually, I believe I'll need two because I'm taking two rifles, right? But what I'm talking about is that I'll be entering S. Africa twice, so do I need two sets of permits? I'll be hunting in S. Africa a week, then going to Zambia to hunt for eight days. After that, I'll be entering S...

Going on two back-to-back safaris next June, and have to make up my mind on which two rifles to take. The first safari, I'll be hunting plains game on the Eastern Cape, and the next I'll be hunting buffalo and sable in Zambia. The outfitters need to know what firearms I'll be bringing. The...

Assume: You've never been to Africa, but are an experienced hunter elsewhere, though hunting with a guide would be new to you. You have always wanted to go on an African hunt, and decide to go while still able to do so, 2016. You want to shoot a buffalo, sable, leopard, and kudu, and perhaps...

Greetings to all. I live in Anchorage, and have done quite a bit of hunting in Alaska, but almost no place else. I'm here mainly to learn more about Africa, as I'm planning to do a hunt there sometime in 2016.