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This is why I make coffee at home. Because I would make it a true statement. Me every morning when the first drink of coffee as black as sin and strong enough to bend nails crosses my lips, “mmmm, tasty, tasty no-murder juice.”

Just throwing a couple things out. I believe Grace Callahan, who is a very high level women’s clay shooter is doing so with a Caesar Guerini. She’s the only one who pops to mind (I’m not a competitive shooter, but spend a lot of time listening to sporting clays podcasts). If you’re looking for...

Literally happened to me tonight…and I’d just moved it to that drawer because it was causing problems in a different drawer, taking up too much space. Took 5 minutes to get that drawer opened. At least the masher was the actual tool I wanted.

Oh. My. Gawd! It’s Mrs. Gollum!

If you go to the Midway USA YouTube channel, and watch Larry Potterfield’s videos on his “nearly perfect safari rifle,” you’ll see him use a push feed action. His reasoning is was that when he looked in his safe, most of his rifles were push feed. It’s what he knew, had experience with, and was...

Somebody should buy this so I can’t. Right now, it looks like a steal, unless I’m missing something. My understanding is the Griffen and Howe side mounts are very good. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1038704424

That’s a really good one, too.

YES! That’s the one I was thinking about. Thank you so much. Again, I’m sorry to bet “that guy.”

I hate to be this person, but I distinctly remember a photo that was posted a year or 2 or 3 ago of a leopard, up against a rock cut like a high creek bank, that was virtually impossible to see. I have tried searching for it probably two dozen different ways, all to no avail. Is there anybody...

I Feel that I need to go hunting more often. I FEEL that I don't hunt enough.

That is absolutely stunning.

This thread has made me feel so much better about myself. At 41, and never having been to Africa, but dreaming about it for over a decade, I was beginning to think it will never happen. But I would say I’m not even up to the average. Hopefully I’ll get there before I’m 45 (previous goal was 40...

I am at home for a couple weeks of paternity leave after my wife and I welcomed our son to the world, joining his older sisters (4 and 2). We’re all lounging in the Den, and I turn on a YouTube video of Cape Buffalo Hunting. The 4 year old sees the thumbnail, and exclaims “Oh yeah, the BULL!”...

Just saw this on social media. DSC Convention is moving to Atlanta for 2025-2029. https://www.biggame.org/dallas-safari-club-venue-location-change-for-dsc-convention-sporting-expo-2025-2029/?fbclid=IwAR3JoOCtdCOr5TnBpIAflaUUPNNcal3UEkpbp-Nush5aA2W0cELE8xKT3rw

I’m a living history reenactor. One of the groups I belong to has an annual winter camp in northern Wisconsin in February. We stay in a lodge at a youth camp. It does not have actual heat, only a fire place at one end, and we move in a crappy electric furnace a the other end. There is no running...

@Just Gina Just come to West-Central Illinois and you can go on a giant tenderloin tour. Spoonies in London Mills, IL, right on the Spoon River, is highly regarded. The Goose Pit in Banner, IL, between Banner Marsh and Rice Lake, just off the Illinois River, has a great one that comes on a...

I couldn’t find any previous posts in this thread, and I hate being even a little off topic. But I am trying to mount a scope on my No. 1. It has what I assume are factory rings. But they don’t seem to align right when I try to check them using the Wheeler scope mounting kit. They’re close, but...

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I looked at a Qatar flight to Windhoek just a couple days ago. One option (out of Chicago O’Hare) was British Airways to London, then Qatar to Doha and on to Windhoek. It was significantly cheaper than direct to Doha for business class. But I don’t think I would want to transfer airlines with a...

I have looked at Namibia and am strongly considering it for my first Safari. Life has delayed any finite plans yet. But Namibia is definitely on the list, even if it’s not my first trip.

Following. Hope this works out. I have visions of taking a flintlock for PG. Had one or two outfitters reach out with interest in trying to help. Black powder was the biggest issue I ran into right out of the gate.

As I have not yet been to Africa, I can only relate what I have heard or read. Back in 2020 when Nathan Askew of @Bullet Safaris did his Zoom safaris, there was some discussion on this kind of topic. A couple of the experiences participants talked about were: 1. A gentleman (My apologies as I...

I am excited about Nashville. I’ve never been to SCI or DSC, and have zero desire to go to anything in Vegas. But Nashville is only an 8 hour drive, which would be faster than flying since the closest big airport is Chicago and that’s 3 hours.

Just downloaded the episode (plus some others I hadn’t seen). Would love to find more. Or maybe we need a dedicated Safari Podcast.

They don't call it "The Golden Triangle" because of the spikes and buttons.

I found a No. 1 the other day that almost made me cry. Chambered in 404 Jeffery, and for sale on Gunbroker. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to afford. And even if I could, I can't justify the expense at this time as any DG hunt would be several years down the road. The stock on it is...

My great uncle had a domestic beef scrotum for a candy dish. This particular photo is from a catalog. I've seen them in tourist trap gift shops, particularly in the western US.

Think young and you'll be an INJURED, delusional old fart. The number one cause of injury for old men is thinking they are still young men.

I’ve said for years that if I ever hit one of those ridiculous 9-figure lotteries, I’m headed to London to order a custom Holland & Holland Royal Deluxe double rifle, and a full set of SxS shotguns in 12, 16, 20, 28, and 410. And probably dragging my closest buddies along for the same. In a...

Maybe, in my spare time (haha) I should take the 30 minute drive to Simpson Ltd. I haven’t been in there in years.

Ditto.

Dad and I raise about 400 head of feeder cattle per year. Most head for a big slaughter plant, but some are sold as whole, half, or quarter for private butcher. Farm hand gets a half a beef processed each year as part of his compensation. In my basement, the are 3 BIG freezers, plus another at...

Holy drop. Buff of dreams.

Great cat. And love the goatee, too.

I’m not too far from you, up in Henry County. My town is about 2,500 people and the largest town is 13,000. I can recall 2 shootings in or around our town (one included my neighbor in self defense when he went to check on a couple drunk teenagers who’d rolled their truck), we’ve had multiple...

I completely get that concern. However, a good friend of mine used a No. 1 for elk hunting. He had a cartridge holder on the butt stock,but only put a shell in every other slot. He swore he could draw from those cartridges and reload as fast or faster than and bolt action. I never saw him in...

A good friend if mine always says "I've never had a bad Fuente."

Heck, @Boyd Brooks, I’m not even 40 and have done all those things (except it wasn’t a transistor radio). But then again, I’ve pretty much been an old man since I was 16.

Any chance you’ll get Hermie to share his experience?

Great report and some really beautiful trophies for you both.

I’ve got Remington 600 (not a Mohawk) in 6mm Remington with a Weaver 3-9x scope and Monte Carlo stock. Love it. Bought it from a friend who hunted with for years in Arizona. Probably the best fitting gun I own.

I’ve got 2 that I would part with or rebuild. First, a Rossi Ranch Hand .44 Mag. It is a Mare’s Leg like Steve McQueen carried in Wanted:Dead or Alive. It’s a novelty. I regret buying it. Second is a Siamese Mauser in (I think) 8x52mmR. The stock has been mostly sporterized. I would like to...

@Randy Bo recently started a thread about “If you lost everything” and it set my wheels spinning. A friend of mine had all his firearms stolen a couple years ago. He had everything scheduled with the insurance company, and had pics with serial numbers. But no insurance can replace “Grandpa’s...

All the more reason to think about it. It would be horrible, but better to be prepared than sitting in shock.

Fantastic news. Praise God.

Ditto.