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Jess Briley used to shoot regularly at the gun club I worked at north of Houston. He was always quite the gentleman and was patient with the 101 questions I had about shotguns and clays. He gave me a $100 bill to pull skeet for him when a tropical storm was blowing through. When I shot...

Welcome @TXTad from a fellow Texan. Safe hunting

I wear canvas gaiters with pants and shorts. I wear them more to keep my laces from hanging up and becoming untied and to keep rocks and twigs out. Safe hunting

I have the Leica Amplus on my 416 Rigby. Other than the issue with the mounting caused by the raised rubber brand on the end, I have had no issues with it. The illuminated red dot is crisp and clear compared the one on the VX5/VX6 Leupold's, but that could be my eyes. In limited visibility...

I was the only white boy around working with migrants/illegals in the Houston area when I was a kid. I busted my butt working the Atascocita and Woodlands areas north of Houston. I was paid $50 a day cash working from can see to can't see during the summer and I learned to speak Spanish as a...

Mama reads the Perfect Shot like the bible prior to a safari and looks at it daily while we are in country. Safe hunting

I guess they were tired of waiting on the list to get their Rolex! :LOL: Safe travels

I want a bull that is past his prime. 12 years old or older. Horn size is not relevant and I am sure what I am looking for will be well below 40”. Safe hunting

You would be correct. For that reason, I have removed them from my short list. However, they have some big bulls. Safe hunting

Ask your PH what he recommends. For what it is worth, Mama has killed most plains game up to sable with her 275 Rigby using 170 Norma Oryx bullets that I loaded for her. The only bullet that did not exit was a huge warthog she shot in the head and the beautiful, mushroomed bullet was found on...

If I recall correctly, Timbavati was one of Tony Makris’s favorite areas for buffalo Safe hunting

Thank you for the information. I want to hunt out of a nice camp but could care less if it is nice tents or the typical, nice South Africa style lodge. I had enough roughing it experiences in my earlier life, so I don’t have a void that I need to fill when it comes to rough outdoors...

You should still be eligible for 2025. Check the link and please share some photos. Safe hunting

I am looking for a buffalo hunt for 2025. I want to hunt a bull worthy of Rigby's Dagga Boy Award or being honored in the next edition of their book. I am retired and will be prepared to stay a month if necessary. My wife will be coming with me and will hunt other available species, but we...

Good looking rifle. And it shoots as good as it looks. Safe shooting

In my experience, the two most common reasons for rings slipping is improper torque or improper lapping. I have not lapped rings in years. Good quality rings and mounts should not need it. Safe shooting

Your imagination and reality cannot be further apart. If my Rolex could write a book, it would be an adult only controlled item and the header and footer of each page would have emergency contact numbers for a priest and a therapist. Safe adventures

I joined the Army the day I graduated high school to escape farming and ranch work. Safe hunting

Welcome! Safe hunting

We travel like the Royal Family. For every trip Mama asks “how many suitcases and how much can they weigh?” For Africa we use the Pelican Air 1615 in Yellow so it stands out. They are normally about $350 on Amazon. Safe travels.

I bumped into the power couple of Despecho this morning, Paola Jara and Jesse Uribe. Safe travels

I like it. What caliber is it? I love rifles like this and always wish they could talk and tell me their stories. Someone modified it to continue using it for what it was born to do; just more efficiently for the owner at that time. Safe shooting

At one time my go to gin was “Death’s Door”. If you can find it, it is worth a try. Safe travels

G&T is my favorite drink. My go to gin is Beefeater. I love South African Kwv Cruxland and Mombasa Club when I can find them. In Colombia, I normally drink Gordon's or Tanqueray because they are easier to find and generally the cheapest. Fever Tree Light is my preferred tonic. Mama loves...

I’ll be the strange one. I seldom listen to music in English. Especially the trash that is popular now. I listen to music more than I watch TV. If I am awake, I have music streaming in our house. In the cantinas, the campesinos often ask me to be in charge of the music requests. My favorites...

Years ago, I had a 3200 Trap model that had Briley tubes. I used it on skeet and trap, and it cured me of "stopping my swing" with the added weight. Then I got used to it and it was my competition gun for years. For those that don't know, the "dot" by the serial number means Remington...

Here are the 2 of the knives I normally carry in the field. (one not both). Top is a Rigby of unknown maker, and the bottom is a Wagaman. For field dressing, I find myself using this more and more. It is ugly but awesome. Much like its owner. :LOL: I can gralloch a deer like it is...

Might I suggest pairing wild pig with a nice, organic, Andean Ridge chicha? I know a great chicha master. Safe hunting

I will put one or 2 young ones in the freezer sometimes if we have a good winter. Normally, I am shooting the oldest and gnarliest looking sows and loner boars, and they stink worse than a septic tank overflowing. I open them up with a machete and let the coyotes and pigs eat them. I have...

Sure thing. Safe hunting

My Rigby Big Game in 416 Rigby. After using this rifle, I sold my 2 rifles in 375 H&H. Nothing against the caliber at all. Just couldn't justify the need for it any longer. Safe hunting

@mdwest "starter wife..." Love it! :LOL: I always referred to my ex as "the practice wife" or "La Bruja". Life changes have changed my shooting habits. I have always stocked up during sales or bought in volume to justify high shipping costs, so the Great Panic-demic did not change...

Mama and I really enjoyed visiting with you at DSC and the great deal you offered on your bullets. We look forward to using them on our future hunts. Safe hunting

We went last year. There were a lot of nice guns but it was so crowded that we did not find it enjoyable. Also, the asking prices were far above Guns International prices. Safe travels

Mama bought me this watch for Valentine's Day. It is a copy of one of the old Army issue watches and I really like it, plus it has Seiko automatic movement. I will probably be my new daily watch for Colombia. Safe travels

I have a Merkel double in 9.3x74R. It was my first double and the only one I still have. It has killed everything from eland to turkey. I think it is one of the more practical double rifles if "practical" and "double rifle" can be used in the same sentence. :LOL: It works great on whitetail...

Nobody is special when it comes to ITAR. I remember when it went into effect and it not only shut down my orders to an APO, but became a total pain for the foreign military sales I was managing. I “adapted and overcame” immediately. :D Midway has always been great to me. I bought some Leica...

Strange. The majority of the Rolex owners I know have "cool stories" much like those of @JoninCO and we don't baby them. Safe hunting

I bought mine for the same reason combined with I wanted it, earned it and deserved it. I am sure those are the same reasons many SF soldiers wear/wore a Rolex. I went with the Randall Model 14 because it was an SFQC graduation gift. I have the same reasoning for all the nice stuff I buy. I...

Another issue to consider is having firearms with you and doing tours and site seeing. Argentina is very safe with proper due diligence but dragging a firearm while not hunting is always a bit of a headache. All the Argentinians I have hunted with had nice firearms and optics. I am like you...

I have visited, worked and lived in Argentina. I almost always flew AA out of Miami or DFW. At one time I had hunting and firearms licenses and an Argentine passport and it was still a shit show coming in and out with a firearm. I absolutely love Argentina but they exceeded my tolerance level...

Good morning. I like Fever Tree tonic for my G&T's. Safe hunitng

Good evening. Is that 11 LBS with or without the case? Safe hunting

Like many here, I married my international hunting partner. Best hunting buddy I ever had. Safe hunting

In the spirit of staying off topic, I must say I have the ultimate suppressor system. I simply remove my hearing aids. It lowers the noise level of all of my firearms to a comfortable, or barely noticeable level and even muffles an angry Colombian woman. :LOL::LOL: Safe shooting

I noticed when I was getting ready to order. I threw on the brakes. :LOL: Safe hunting

This caught my attention, so I checked it out. It is Grizzly Safari Ammo (Reload?), 5 rounds per box for $89.99. Yikes! Safe hunting

I used the Barnes 350 TSX in my 416 Rigby on our last trip to Africa. I had it loaded to just over 2400fps. I shot several impalas, blesbok, zebra and warthogs. All bullets exited; nothing took a step after the shot; and the exit wounds were around the size of a ping pong ball or bigger...

I think they ask for a lot of money for that much ugly. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: If I were still in my "I must try every gun" years of my life, I could not live without one. I really admire the concept and "Lego" available options. However, I have never been able to bond with plastic and...

I have killed a lot of game with the 45-70, but not in Africa. With the right bullet through the shoulders, it hits hard and anchors game where it was standing. I have used numerous jacketed, cast and paper patched bullets using smokeless and black powder. Never recovered a bullet or had to...