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  1. deewayne2003

    Woodleigh Bullets

    With Huntingtons closing its doors; it would make life easier for many in the USA if @RAVEN ROCKS PRECISION would become a national dealer/importer for Woodleigh.
  2. deewayne2003

    Wanted Norma 257 Roberts Factory Loaded Ammunition

    @Dirtdart I have 50 new Winchester brass in sealed factory bag and 120+ once fired brass that’s been tumbled, sized, trimmed & chamfered .257Rob brass Will sell cash or trade for .404j brass for it.
  3. deewayne2003

    Heck of a gift

    I say leave it as is and put a classic Leupold on it.
  4. deewayne2003

    The Westley Richards .451 ‘Monkey Tail’

    @Fabnosh Well written article, I will never complain about weighing dacron for my .470ne ever again.
  5. deewayne2003

    Importing moose meat from Canada

    You can bring it back but will need an additional “moose export permit” which is $50 and available at any place that sells licenses. Good luck to you my last ever trip to Canada I spent over an hour being questioned by Ontario game wardens when they heard I was purchasing an export permit at...
  6. deewayne2003

    Wanted 404 Jeffery Cases

    Yes - PM sent
  7. deewayne2003

    Woodleigh Bullets

    You can get away with a couple of boxes, but order large quantities and your playing with fire. I was ordering more than a couple of boxes, and yes you as a private person can get away with it; but when the order is 30+ boxes ordered direct from a business, then yeah better safe then sorry.
  8. deewayne2003

    Woodleigh Bullets

    That may be a hard thing to find until Woodleigh can produce enough to get Midway to make a bulk order of various bullets. I went as far as getting the ATF import permit and buying them from an online store in Victoria and having them shipped over. My supplier then stopped international...
  9. deewayne2003

    Question On Heart Shots

    @sgt_zim While in college, I read a study by Texas A&M that stated: Even with the heart completely destroyed a whitetail deer still has enough oxygen in the bloodstream to allow the animal to run for 15 seconds. Not a rifle kill and certainly not a "bang flop"; this cull buck was from Oklahoma...
  10. deewayne2003

    Question On Heart Shots

    I have a theory about this…. The bang flops are the result of the heart being in the contraction motion of pumping blood, the hydrostatic shock of the bullet impact makes the blood pressure go through the roof and actually damages the nervous system. So the bang flop phenomenon would be...
  11. deewayne2003

    this sucks

    Agreed!… First time in Africa will be July of this year and the horror stories and hassle of shipping alone has convinced me to bring nothing back but pictures and memories. I’d rather put the shipping and taxidermy costs toward my next trip.
  12. deewayne2003

    A time to sell & a time to buy

    Lon, At least you got to own and cherish those rifles while you could, and this forum is a better place because of your contributions.
  13. deewayne2003

    Opinions wanted on a backstop for home rifle range

    A wall of cross ties with earth stacked behind like a retaining wall; then attach FLAT sheet metal to the face of the crossties and cover that sheet metal with rubber conveyer belt. Conveyer belt as in the type used for rock crushers/earth moving. The conveyor belt will act like a self sealing...
  14. deewayne2003

    .500 Jeffery Brass Cases Wanted From A Company That Will Assist With An Export Permit From The Usa To South Africa

    This supplier in Australia advertises international shipping and has a few .500J in stock. https://www.northernshooterssupplies.com.au/default.asp I would contact them and check on ordering 100+ cases each. When I was in Australia in October I picked up 200pcs of Bertram .404J by making one...
  15. deewayne2003

    Whitetail Tooth Aging Results came in

    Agreed I just sent off 75 jaw bones to Oklahoma department of wildlife; we have to send in 1/2 the lower jaw for every doe we take as part of the states DMAP program.
  16. deewayne2003

    Guns to US

    I’ve been to Canada 6+ times and between the poachers, game warden harassment and rude border agents; I decided my money is better spent elsewhere. However my friends who go up there waterfowl hunting often got so tired of being harassed that they paid an instructor to fly to DFW and teach them...
  17. deewayne2003

    Leupold dove tail base loosening

    I switched to Talley after the windage adjustable rear mount on the Leupold bases stripped out of the dovetail under recoil on my .300Wby. As years went by I noticed how common this problem was with Leupold bases/rings; while I am a fan of Leupold scopes for think their rings are of poor quality.
  18. deewayne2003

    How inaccurate a double rifle when?

    Well said Lon Ken did load development & regulation on my Sabatti, also this rifle shoots the same with both Hornady & Woodleigh bullets.
  19. deewayne2003

    Sabatti Big 5 EDL 470 NE

    I am pleased with mine as well…
  20. deewayne2003

    Most Iconic Animal of Oceania?

    Water Buffalo gets my vote
  21. deewayne2003

    New name same opinions

    I guess it’s true…. Anyone can be “born again” Welcome back
  22. deewayne2003

    Does the perfect fixed blade for Africa exist? Whether it does or not, what should it look like?

    Agreed! After seeing a man stabbed to death infront of a bar in my early 20’s I learned that a knife can be a great force multiplier. I also learned that being of large stature, that if someone wants to do you harm, they will more likely than not bring friends and or mechanical assistance.
  23. deewayne2003

    What Line Of Work Are You In

    I do excavation takeoffs and GPS machine control models….. so I figure how much earth has to be moved for a project and then build the file modern earth moving equipment use to leave the ground accurate to grade. Also do custom pond and lake design and consulting.
  24. deewayne2003

    BRNO ZKK 602 Scope ring options?

    That’s funny…. Because it’s true!
  25. deewayne2003

    Trusting A Wild Animal - And Nearly Killed By Him

    Not just wild animals turn on their keepers, local rancher bottle raised an angus bull calf orphan and he turned into one hell of a bull. Two months ago that bull pinned him between the fence and gate - both of which were steel pipe and kept bashing the gate until he could roll out under the...
  26. deewayne2003

    1 shot kills

    I would attribute lack of practice with big bore rifles; even on whitetail hunts I see clients who show up and are scared of their rifles.
  27. deewayne2003

    Converting 30-06 to 7x57

    Agreed! …. This will save you lots of headache https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1032343396
  28. deewayne2003

    Why I Am A Member

    Agreed! This is truly a great forum that allows the sharing of information and experience that would otherwise be hard to find in the modern condition.
  29. deewayne2003

    Shout Out to Bell and Carlson!

    Wondering if they make them for BRNO 602?
  30. deewayne2003

    Truck - what do you drive, and why?

    The diesel fords are a good bet especially the older 7.3ltr power strokes, my dad had one with 450k mi and 75% of those miles were pulling a loaded tool trailer and he sold it to an employee. That truck is still going with 550k + miles. However before buying a diesel consider the cost of...
  31. deewayne2003

    Truck - what do you drive, and why?

    The 5.7ltr tundras are bombproof! I bought mine after seeing the excavation superintendents at the company I was working for put crazy high mileage on them with nothing but the occasional battery. People complain about the fuel mileage of the 5.7ltr but my 4x4 tundra gets the same mileage as...
  32. deewayne2003

    Question for long-time alaskans

    @freefall …. If they have a shotgun and you give them a .308, they would have a lot of bases covered with two of the most versatile weapons in the sporting world. Throw in a good .22 and for training and practice and once their pretty well covered. I must confess though, I do live east of the...
  33. deewayne2003

    Post Covid Rising Safari Cost

    I agree with you, but many of these fields in the USA are in tech and most of those people are NOT hunters. Furthermore when it comes to high paying jobs in USA outside of tech nepotism is king!
  34. deewayne2003

    Post Covid Rising Safari Cost

    You are correct sir!… the only young people getting into hunting internationally are those born into generational wealth. I passed over the wife and kids option and bought a farm instead of a house; if I’d taken the normal family route I wouldn’t be hunting or fishing internationally….. ever!
  35. deewayne2003

    Politics

    The replacement is long form interviews on YouTube; you get the real story from people that were there and fully discuss the topic instead of scripted sound bites. Couple of years after cutting cable TV from my life it became disturbing how I could predict the talking points of my baby boomer...
  36. deewayne2003

    Post Covid Rising Safari Cost

    I made the decision to book my first hunt in Africa for July 2024 after seeing the price increases on Moose, grizzly & Elk hunts; I can fly to Zimbabwe and hunt for 10days with a tuskless & other game on the menu for roughly 50% of a decent Alaska or western state hunts. I only hope that my...
  37. deewayne2003

    Politics

    More immigration laws = less illegal immigration Will be as effective as… More gun laws = less gun crimes We have more than enough laws regarding both illegal immigration & guns; what is lacking is enforcement. Example: School shooter Nicholas Cruz had police respond to his family home more...
  38. deewayne2003

    Gun shop with indoor range and classes near Austin?

    @Scott CWO My advice to your brother would be to test fire handguns at Reds to try out different models and then purchase at McBride’s. Also, he’s gonna need a 10/22 because everybody needs one those.
  39. deewayne2003

    Politics

    As for Afghanistan, Going from not loosing a service member for 18months to the loss of life in our withdrawal I believe was at the very least a national embarrassment; but I wasn’t there. This Marine had a front row seat though and I believe Every American should know his account of what...
  40. deewayne2003

    Gun shop with indoor range and classes near Austin?

    The range at Austin is definitely an option but it’s on the south end of Austin in I35 - depending on traffic it’s going to be a 3hr round trip from Round Rock….. not kidding. McBrides is a great privately owned store and probably the last true gun store in Austin; I bought my .470 there.
  41. deewayne2003

    Gun shop with indoor range and classes near Austin?

    Red’s indoor gun range in Pflugerville. 100yd indoor rifle range, handgun lanes, sales, gun rental and ammo. Be prepared for employees of varying intelligence, I was shooting my .470ne there once and when checking out I had a brain dead employee come storming up to me and say…. “If I catch...
  42. deewayne2003

    Ammo and component prices and supply in 2024

    Consider this - there is 1 manufacturing facility for BLACK powder(not smokeless) in the USA; it’s located in Louisiana that’s operated by Hodgon and supplies all the USA military munitions needs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-military-has-an-explosive-problem-6e1a1049 It takes 0.5oz of...
  43. deewayne2003

    You Tube Hunting Couple Brown Bear Gone Wrong

    Per the video at 39:40 … “Pretty hot round, the pressure is above saami specs” And this is from someone other than the shooter/hunter so I would be willing to bet the hunter had this 3rd party load his ammo. So a combination of errors and irresponsible behavior.
  44. deewayne2003

    You Tube Hunting Couple Brown Bear Gone Wrong

    If they had been as concerned with shot placement as they are with product placement that situation wouldn’t have happened. 475yd shot in howling wind on a bedded animal partially obscured by the snow den it was bedded in. She said it best in the interview….. “What’s this bow gonna do?” Thank...
  45. deewayne2003

    BRNO ZKK 602 Scope ring options?

    I’ve got a BRNO 602 .375H&H I’m looking to mount a scope on and have a couple of questions. 1. Are CZ550 scope rings/bases fully interchangeable with the BRNO 602? 2. For those of you with 602’s which mounting option did you have success with?…. Preferably QD
  46. deewayne2003

    375h&h on elk

    Nice, where were you hunting?
  47. deewayne2003

    For Sale Ruger Red Label All Stainless 12 Gauge

    Quite possibly the best OU waterfowl gun of all time and the Carlson tubes are the cherry on top! If I didn’t have my first Africa trip in July I’d be all over this, GLWS.
  48. deewayne2003

    Jet lag- how do you handle if?

    As someone with diagnosed insomnia from an early age and having been prescribed Ambien in the past I can tell you that I would avoid it if at all possible. What has worked for me avoiding jet lag on several long haul flights including two trips to Australia with 17hr flights is…. Figure out...
  49. deewayne2003

    For Sale Swarovski CL 10x30

    I'll take back up if sale falls through
  50. deewayne2003

    Leopard Hunting Accident Involving Craig Boddington's Daughter

    Correct, I have seen an interview where CB stated that he was in another country and I believe it was Tanzania when he heard the news and immediately ended his hunt and flew to Namibia.
 
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