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    Recent RSA taxidermists experience

    I hunted in Limpopo in 2014. I was planning on bringing my articles for taxidermy back to the states, but a slick presentation and a "we can't guarantee that the dip/pack will successfully make it back to the states" line convinced me to have it done in S.A. All I can say...
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    Im done with steel shot

    As someone else has stated, higher velocity steel loads kill better.........we shot a mallard once 13 TIMES after it hit the water and the bird still kept swimming; when we paddled the canoe out to get it, when we got the bird in the boat, and shook it, all you heard were pellets that fell out...
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    Wanted Rem 7600 Long Action

    Would it be possible to just buy one in 30-06 and have it rechambered? Or rebarreled? .....just wondering if that may be an options. $1750 seems a bit pricey to me for ANY Remington 7600.
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    Calibers that make your Professional Hunter shudder

    Somebody please educate me....... Why all the hating on muzzle brakes?
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    Reloader 17 & Varget Powder

    Not sure where you are based in MI, but I was just at the Sportsman's warehouse in Troy.......they have two 1 lb canisters (well......as of 20 minutes ago they had two 1 lb canisters) of Varget....$50/ lb. Good luck on your quest!
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    Should parents be held responsible?

    Not true..........they were discovered in an abandoned building in Detroit. They may CLAIM that they were in "fear for their lives", but to date no one has been able to prove that. If they were going to "turn themselves in", they had plenty of opportunity to do so; and didn't. They also...
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    Should parents be held responsible?

    I'm from MI as well; in most cases, I don't feel that the parents should be held responsible......but in this case, I feel differently. There were red flags prior to this; yet the parents bought HIM the gun four days prior to the shooting. They knew he had issues, but didn't lock up the gun or...
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    .22 scope question

    I bought a GAMO air rifle scope for my recently acquired Remington 552.....I've taken the combo out now a couple of times for squirrels and so far the rifle has held it's zero. I think that the scope retails for around $40 or so. Good luck with your quest.
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    .30-06, 180gr Bullets, favorite powder?

    My 30-06 Interarms Mk X likes IMR 4064 with most 180 grain slugs............not a speedy load compared to others, but quite accurate. I also have a load using 180 grain Nosler partitions and 58.0 grains of Reloader 19, a Remington case, and a CCI 200 primer that is quite accurate as well.
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    What was your first African Game?

    Blue wildebeest for me. Taken on first safari in 2014. Wasn't part of my package, but since this is the animal that always symbolized "Africa" for me, I really wanted to take one.,,,,,,so I payed a little extra for the privilege. Taken with my Ruger 77 in .338 Win Mag and 225 grain Nosler...
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    Is bismuth shot worth it?

    I handload and use both; steel in my 12 gauge 870 (which does most of my serious waterfowling work) and bismuth for my thinner barreled 1100 and my smaller gauges (16 and 20 gauge). I also like to hunt with traditional muzzleloaders (including shotguns), and steel is not an alternative for a...
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    sxs shotguns: 20 vs 12 for game?

    Another vote for the 16 gauge............;) If you already shoot 12 gauges, then I would stick with a 12, as ammo can be hard to come by. I quit using lead hunting loads (with a few exceptions) a few years back. Makes life simpler if I jump a wood duck or mallard while out hunting...
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    Most beautiful antelope?

    IMHO, Gemsbok.......followed by Sable.
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    Out of Stock??

    Going to the rifle range, I've noticed that there are a whole lot of new shooters out there.............never seen so many AR15's outside of a Vietnam era war film. People wanting some thing "for protection" and to "fight Government tyranny". They aren't the safest lot out there, sweeping the...
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    on a lighter note...

    "So stupid he couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the directions were written on the heel"! el"!
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    Powders, primers, bullets,.....prices and lack there of....and what substitutes?

    I kinda saw this coming as well, due to the upcoming election.......Covid only helped it to snowball. Fortunately, when things started coming available, I bought them.....whether I needed them or not; right now I'm sitting pretty good on both ammo and reloading components. I remember when lead...
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    .22 Ammo

    Kind of saw this coming when the pandemic talk started (not the pandemic, but the talk); and with it being an election year, I am not surprised that goods are flying off the shelf...........I started restocking early after the Obama years, where I couldn't find .22 magnum ammo for 9 freakin'...
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    Warthog aka Pumba

    Needs a meerkat on his head!:D
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    Eight Hot New Cartridges

    Anyone remember a few years back when we were told that we "needed" the Remington Ultra mag cartridges and the Winchester "short magnum" cartridges? Anyone recall seeing a box of ammo for said cartridges on the shelf of their local gun store or larger sporting goods store? You know what they...
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    Cape Buffalo Targets

    I draw my own...........get some old refrigerator boxes and draw what you want, then paint them up with poster paints.
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    What guns will you never sell? And what guns do you regret sellling?

    "Never" is a long time.......esp. in this day and age of the pandemic. However, there are a few that would be "last on the list". 1.) Mossberg 500 pump shotgun......first gun I ever got (purchased it with my own money at 14 years of age) 2.) F.I.E single shot 20 gauge shotgun.......my...
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    on a lighter note...

    Wal-mart shoppers would probably think it to be a family reunion!
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    .45 ACP recommendations

    I'm a little late to the party...........I'll just say that I like my Ruger SR 1911 CMD and leave it at that.
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    Travel News - Coronavirus Advisory

    Personally, I hope that this coronavirus ends up being the zombie apocalypse........I have a cabinet full of ammo and no where to shoot it!!!:rolleyes::whistle: Seriously, though, I hope you all get to go on your trips with a minimal of hassle..........good luck to all of you heading out.(y)...
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    Wife of Treasury Secretary, takes aim at Trump administration over trophy hunting

    Yep.....just what we need. Spouses of govt. officials (who have no real authority) who are actors or actresses (and work in a make believe, fantasy land) making govt. policies. Tell me how this isn't going to end badly...............:mad::rolleyes:
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    Pure indoctrination...

    ANYTHING that has a "Clinton" name attached to it is nothing but a pack of lies...................(n)
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    Rifles you will NEVER sell

    Never is a pretty long time......:cautious:. However, I would be hard pressed to sell three of my rifles: A Winchester 94 in .30/30, an Interarms Mk X Viscount in .30-06, and a CVA St. Louis Hawken in .54 caliber. The Winchester was a Christmas gift from my parents in 1976 (bicentenial year)...
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    What can be done with a hide!

    I've always wondered if zebra hide would be as good (or better) than horse hide for leather holsters..........holster makers can't get horse hide anymore, and I have a Bianchi horse hide holster for my Colt Trooper Mk III and a Milt Sparks summer special for one of my 1911's. The hide is much...
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    Robert Mugabe dead

    Hmmmm.......wonder if he had some dirt on the Clintons?
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    Terms I am tired of hearing

    The one that bugs me the most? "Tactical"......."tactical" this; "tactical" that......what, pray tell, makes it "tactical" (other than a cool marketing ploy)? ......and I really dislike "long range hunting"; I was under the impression that the duty of a hunter was to get as close to the...
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    Is there an African animal you wouldn't shoot?

    Elephant.......unless it was trying to stomp me into the ground. Just think that they are cool animals and I can't bring myself to harm one. Now Zebras, on the other hand...........I got bit by a horse as a child, and somebody's got to pay!!!!:D;)
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    270 grain Barnes LRX (375 H&H) for Buffalo??

    Well......guess I'll just quit reading then.
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    270 grain Barnes LRX (375 H&H) for Buffalo??

    You might want to factor in buffalo charges and such.........the world can turn to shit in an instant! Best to have and not need than to need and not have.;) From what I've read, "normal" buffalo hunting scenarios often have some type of charge involved.
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    Moose Blanket

    The hair may be brittle, but the hide makes the best moccasins!!!!!(y)
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    A Solution To The Ivory Trade Conundrum: Buy It And Burn It

    Sounds like the idiots who live trap feral cats and then neuter them and then turn them back into the wild.......to spread diseases and prey on the local bird population, get into garbage and rip it up, etc.(n):(o_O Common sense isn't so common any more......................................:cry:
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    Deer wasting disease

    I disagree that game farms are the only culprits......if you look at those "antler growth blocks", they contain animal proteins......"mad cow" disease was spread by feeding ground up beef parts to cattle as a source of (cheap) protein. Both mad cow and CWD are spongiform enchephalopathys; they...
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    Taxidermy recommendations for South Africa

    Bring it home......lot's of "smoke and mirrors" with SA taxidermy; and as previously stated, you can complain, but you won't be able to (cheaply) send it back to make it right. If I ever get to go back, I won't make the same mistake twice.
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    on a lighter note...

    Well, that explains congress........................
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    on a lighter note...

    I would guess that if I were driving a visually impaired person through a drive through, I could READ them the menu, and a braille menu would not be needed.......unless, of course, the driver couldn't read.....and in that case the braille sign would be moot as well.
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    on a lighter note...

    Never noticed that on the ATM machine (probably because I don't use them), but I did notice a sign at the local Wendy's drive through.......said "Braille menu available upon request". I always wondered who the hell that sign (in a drive through) was for!!!!
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    Opinions on 8mm Mag

    I was considering an 8mm Rem. mag; was enamored with the gun/cartridge when it was first introduced back in the 1980's; fast forward about 40 years......thought about getting something "bigger" than my .30-06 and again started thinking 8mm magnum. Did some research.......not much available in...
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    Hello from S.E. Michigan

    Welcome from another S.E. Michigander (Troy).
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    Did Cabela’s stop selling African hunting merchandise?

    It might be a local thing.......the one by my house does not; there was a blurb in the paper about it a few years back, saying how they didn't want to attract an "undesirable element" or some such nonsense. Or maybe they've changed their policy and decided that hunters/gun owners $$$ are just...
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    Did Cabela’s stop selling African hunting merchandise?

    I'm sure that those folks running around in the tan vests at Cabela's aren't there "for fun".......they are trying to make a living as well as those who own small business.........I guess I have to draw the line at "what does the store/company do for me as an outdoorsman?" Do they decide to...
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    Question about crimping

    I crimp for lever guns, for obvious reasons......the recoil can push bullets deeper in the case, causing jams, inaccuracy etc. I also crimp any heavy recoiling handgun round......nothing worse that trying to cock the hammer on a DA .44 magnum and not having the cylinder turn.....because the...
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    BOYCOTT DICK'S!

    I sure hope so.......and I hope that I was part of the problem by boycotting them because of their stupid arse politics!
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    Bos en Dal 2019 season update

    How do you keep the water from spilling out of the bathtub when it's like that?;):D
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    Did Cabela’s stop selling African hunting merchandise?

    Used to wait for the Cabela's and Gander Mountain catalogs with great anticipation........like a kid going through the montgomery wards Christmas catalog! Then when Cabela's opened their retail store in Mitchell, SD, we just had to make a pilgrimage there.................... Fast forward...
 
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