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USAA was ridiculously high cost for the dollar amount of coverage. I believe their limit in my state for the firearms value included in homeowner insurance was something like $5-10k. Trying to get that to $50k of coverage would have cost more than 6 years premiums I pay for Eastern and I have...

I can second this recommendation. I had used a different company to handle my trophies from hunt 2 years ago and they had very delayed responses and confusing communications. Coppersmiths has been great so far. And, yes, they are dealing with African Trophy Exports as I had work done at AWA as...

Big fan of Qatar. First trip to S. Africa was using BA and only benefit to that was that it was ridiculously low $3400 roundtrip from US to JNB for First Class (and then received something like $800 back for being downgraded to Biz on one leg and a second leg having a >6 hours delay). On return...

Definitely take a trip up Table Mountain, easy to do from Cape Town proper. The wine regions were a fun experience for us and they're actually pretty family friend too for those with kids. But they are a bit of a drive from Cape Town. My first trip I stayed just in Cape Town for 4 days and...

Where did you get the 7 PRC barrel?

This may sound odd since I've not actually hunted with Jacques yet, but I'd feel very good about taking my son hunting with him. I happened to run in to Jacques last summer when I was at Africa Sky. He was there to meet his hunters and head to the airport with them. Even though I was not with...

I’ll take em

Looking at Thunderbeast's information, the Race Ready/Brake version are louder at shooter's ear than the non-braked versions. Notice how all Shooter's Ear dBA readings are higher on the S-RR than on the S.

Some dealers order cans as demo cans. I am an SOT and have a few cans available for demo usage for my clients. I had a few people who were curious but not sold. I'd meet them at the range and set them up with the suppressor on their own rifle and double check for alignment issues. Everyone who...

Reticle is the 1/4 MOA L BRM reticle, non-illuminated New in the box but I cannot find the multi-tool for it. As you can see from pics there are no marks or issues at all with the scope. Price is $1850 delivered with full insurance and signature on delivery. Payment via USPS Money Order...

Appreciate you sharing the information. They were very open to moving if I wanted to and I'm now setup to arrive mid-September for my 10 day hunt.

Its not that any recommended it specifically, its more that they all generally communicated hunting dates would be between June-September. None dissuaded me from any months in there or indicated any being better than other. And by the time I was working with Leopard's valley on setting dates I...

This is now sold.

Thanks for the warning. On my first hunt there were two primary animals I had in mind - Sable and Kudu. The Sable was shot in the first two hours of my 3rd day of hunting, the first day we were really looking for a Sable. But the Kudu, that animal 'frustrated' me. It was over the course of a 4...

The base camp is on the Lugenda river and the hunting area is bordering L2 on their Southern side. I booked with Leopard's Valley. I've hunted with them in South Africa and they have a partnership with an operation in Mozambique. I know the name of the partner but would want to check with Dave...

As I've read and looked around more, I'm thinking Niassa Wildebeest has to be on the list. I'll be there in June so won't see the late season Eland numbers. Will have to have it on my list as well though just in case of opportunity.

Thanks for all suggestions. I have some reading up to do around all these options.

I decided to book a 10 day Buffalo hunt in Mozambique. I'm really looking forward to the hunt part of it and tracking/walking for days to find the right one and the right shot. But, if everything lines up to take a great one and still have days left in the hunt, what are some other animals I...

Price drop to $3700 shipped to your FFL. I am able to take credit card payments through my business for a 3.35% loss of cash discount fee ($3823.95 charged to card).

Still available. Open to reasonable offers.

PM'd you, I have one I don't need.

This is back up for sale. The supposed buyer strung me along for a bit and then went silent. So, hopefully can find a serious buyer for this. Any questions, please let me know. Happy to talk about it.

Thanks for feedback. I only worked with them for a few minutes and then haven't had much time. I'll find some more time to work with them and likely have better feel for what you two are relaying. I also realized if I wanted to that i could do a quick 3d printed clip-on loop to make my own strap...

Up until now, I've been using Primo Trigger Sticks. After my last SA hunt, I've been looking for some shooting sticks that support front and rear of the rifle like my PH had. I just got a set of the 4 Stable Sticks from @RAVEN ROCKS PRECISION and in practicing with them today something felt...

Currently sold pending funds.

I think that's a deal. i would have bought it at that myself.

For current production guns, I frequently refer to gun.deals site to see pricing and inventory/in-stock information. I know some states, like WA where I live, require an FFL to collect sales tax if not assessed by the seller. But for other states that don't have this I find it rarely useful to...

They were hard to find for a while and sold at good bit higher prices. But they do seem to be more available recently. That said, the lowest price I see for new right now is $1125.

no base or rings included, though that would have been an amazing deal :) Listing is for what it shown in pictures + the t-handle barrel key/wrench

Seattle area.

Excellent condition rifle. Purchased it from previous owner who noted <40 rounds though it (he bought 2 boxes of ammo and had not shot it all). No marks at all on stock that I can find, it looks brand new. I had intended to have a second setup but have instead decided to go with an Akila...

ugh, I knew I should have checked this set every day. I've been looking for these but was hesitating with the $280 price. I did register for notification on the carbon ones so hopefully you can get some at this price again.

Well, as usual, different answers depending on who you talk to in the government. The info given to me by a CBP agent was to get the 5320.20 approved as an individual for temporary export. His statement was that the form is not necessary for suppressors in travelling within the US but the use of...

The form 5320.20 is really very little work to do and costs nothing more than a postage stamp. I would recommend doing it for peace of mind with minimal effort.

Would you mind sharing name of outfitter for Limpopo hunt, even if just in PM? Happen to have a trip report for either/both hunts?

Some have also pointed me to the Limcroma Buffalo package being offered for Limpopo. Has anyone done those? Did a quick search for trip reports with them for buffalo hunts but didn't notice anything recent. Curious on comparison of that to the wild Moz/Zim/etc hunts.

Any recommendations for Zim outfitters? The Moz hunt I was looking at was about 60% more than the SA option which didn't seem terribly bad for a wild hunt. Flights from JNB to Pemba would add about $800 extra cost vs just going to JNB. Then outfitter said it's a 5 hour drive to the camp, no...

I admit to being fairly new to hunting in Africa, with just 2 South Africa hunts under my belt. First was on a Cabela's package in 2022 (using PH's rifle) and then booking on my own for 2023 (using my Blaser R8). A little while back I was looking at Cabela's packages for 2024 and their offering...

Highly recommend Van @ Top Dog Guns, good guy to deal with and very upfront with everything.

Now it all makes sense. I had seen that item listed in places as discontinued so it looks to no longer be available in the US. SO, today, you can get a stock and transplant Blaser receiver/trigger unit to it, but can't get a new on including the receiver/trigger. Thanks!

What model is yours called? I am wondering if they still make them today including the receiver in the stock. Looking at their site I see the GRS Sporter stocks that note the inlet type for R8 Professions. They also call out that for the R8 that glass bedding is required. That and with those...

Thanks. Looking at current products for US it seems only to be available as stock that you need to transplant your R8 receiver in to. Looks like a great setup but I'm not trusting my skills that much to do the transplant. Glad your barrels turned out well. I still need to check back with him...

What stock is this? Did you have to transplant your R8 Professional receiver in to it?

To cover your bases for taking it out the US and bringing it back in, fill out and get approval on ATF Form 5320. I had my form approved and back to me within 25 days of mailing it in. No issues at all with customs. There may be concerns depending on your transit points and point of entry to...

Brand new, still sealed in box. Had ordered a while back and while waiting for them a buddy sold me his Sig Kilo 10Ks. So, these are up for sale $1200 shipped to your door. Not looking for anything in trade at present, just looking for cash sale. Payment accepted via USPS Money Order, Cashiers...

Let me know if sale falls through. Very interested and wish I hadn't missed this one.

I ordered a 7 PRC barrel from him back in May. He had estimated 4 weeks and it slipped to 6 weeks (Mid-July). He did not collect payment until he was ready to ship it. It sat for a few more weeks due to work being busy and when I went to the range it had an issue where my the action would not...

On my first trip in 2022 I used my PH's old 30-06 and took 5 animals with 5 total shots, no more than 1 needed per animal. In 2023 I took my own rifle that I was very comfortable with at home but I kept pulling right when on my hunt. I was closed to 2 shots per animal. Next year I'll take my own...

Day 8 - What a day! Ok, to spoil the surprise - it was an awesome day today. We headed over to a property about an hour away that was also incredibly different in terrain. It was very void of brush/trees, with just occasional patches but mostly wide open spaces. It made it easy to see animals...

Photos & trip report are at https://www.africahunting.com/threads/south-africa-return-hunt-with-leopards-valley-safaris-even-better-than-the-first.76278/