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Just the normal place.....in the engine room. Copper solids are the most effective. ;):ROFLMAO:

Just a side note if anyone is interested. In addition to automatically setting the safety when cocking, it has this kind of quirky "half open/half closed" position. When it's in this position, the action is closed just enough so the loaded rounds won't fall out. I called Remington and they...

I happen to have a used RCBS, 2-die set for 7x61 S&H if anyone is interested. Acquired them in a "box of trades" at a gunshow several years ago. Just been sitting on the shelf. PM me if interested.

I have one. Bought when they first came out. Took awhile to sort it out. Triggers absolutely SUCKED. Rough, gritty and HEAVY. Also required a lot of effort to cock. Took it to a gunsmith who sorted out the triggers and cocking. Put an old Weaver 2.5x on it. Got it regulated with some...

We've done the AMS route into Namibia, with firearms several times. Delta from Tampa, overnight direct to AMS, long (12hr) day layover in AMS and overnight direct to WDH on KLM. There is a little hotel inside the secure area of the terminal called YOTEL that you can book a dayroom or just a...

I've never hired a service in over a couple dozen trips. The SAPS 520 Form is long but, you only need to fill out a few certain sections. I do it so much, I have a SAPS 520 scanned in and set up in a form filler program with just those sections. Type the info in for myself and anyone...

SV acquired sole concession rights to CH1 in 2021 and recently officially obtained sole concession rights to CH2.

Challer - your info "Remember batteries are not allowed in checked bags and neither are the GPS trackers. The small battery in the air tags have been given an exception", is not completely accurate. Only Lithium metal and Lithium-Ion batteries have SOME restrictions in checked bags. Per the FAA

Back a few days ago from Bots. Tile trackers in my carry-on, one checked bag and rifle case. Flew Delta from Tampa, Atlanta, Jberg, overnight then next morning SA Airlink to Gaborone Bots. Played with the Tiles a couple of days just driving around locally before the flights. They were OK...

After talking directly with tech support for Apple, Tile (bluetooth) and Tracki (GPS) I've decided to try the Tile Pro and ordered a 4 pk directly from their website. Why..... I'm dedicated Android user, my wife is Apple only. Sometimes we travel together and sometimes separately. After...

I've traveled all over the world both during my military career and civilian life. I've been very, very fortunate in that luggage has only gone missing/delayed just a few times and luggage broken into and just very minor items taken only twice (both in Jberg). Was always found caught up with...

Last 3 trips thru JNB in the last 18 months via Delta/SA Airlink, the SA Airlink agent, checked us in for the SA Airlink flt then we had to go over the the separate window and get in the queue to pay the extra fees. It was that window that actually printed our boarding pass. Coming back from...

Done the Jberg overnight layover a good number of times. Twice last year (2022), June and Aug. June was to Namibia, Aug to Botswana. Delta over and SA Ailink from Jberg to Windhoek and Gaborone. Two major factors: a) are you flying on a "contiguous ticket". Meaning, is your long-haul flt...

Quick point of clarification..... The FAA regulates US domestic transport of firearms/ammo. The ICAO regulates the intranational transport between countries, of firearms/ammo. Example of one difference. Flying domestically entirely within the US, ammo can be inside your locked rifle case...

The ICAO regulations govern transport/shipping of loaded ammunition and firearms on commercial passenger aircraft, not TSA. That said, it is still up to each airline if they want to allow firearms or ammunition onboard their aircraft. If they do, they can NOT exceed the limits established by...

Great news on Nam. Was a recent change as it was still required when I went in July.

In Bots right now. Either shot card with initial two Jan's and booster or a negative RT-PCR test with sample taken less than 72hrs from entry. Nam is currently the same.

Finally getting caught up from the trip above. I was not the hunter but, I had the privilege of taking a member from this board on not only his first African safari but. he jumped into the deep end of the pool with a leopard hunt. I have his permission to post up the bones of the trip and he can...

Have been going to Namibia at least once a year for the last 15. Exception was 2018 when we went to Australia for a month touring and a 7-day water buffalo cull hunt and of course 2020 with the Rona lockdowns. The drought started about 7-8 yrs ago. Was supposedly the worst/longest in the...

Would appear the Mods are up early this morning and flushed the new member, @uncivil lucks who was quoted by Zambezi above and have deleted Zambezi's response with the new member's first post as well. Since Uncivil *ucks didn't provide preferred pronouns on initial post, I'll default to the PC...

Here is a link to Dr. Child other research. Some very interesting and supportive info. Dr. Brian Child Dr. Child UF Info Those two links can keep you busy for awhile.

Thanks John. Yes, the Tuli is a pretty great area with a very interesting history as to it's origins as well. One note is that this southern part of the Tuli doesn't have elephants or lions, just non-huntable leopard and hyena. On the northern end of the Tuli up in CT27 they do have DG. The...

A friend and I and two acquaintances had booked a 10-day PG hunt to the Tuli block in Botswana for the end of Aug 2022. My friend and I have paid our deposits but, the two acquaintances decided over the weekend not to go. They were still a bit squeamish about the Covid situation and the...

Kevin P - the US Constitution has two methods of removing a sitting Pres: Impeachment as already mentioned and the 25th Amendment. The 25th in simple explanation allows the Pres's Cabinet to declare the Pres unfit (mentally or physically). In both cases the line of succession goes to the Vice...

Philip - agreed. This is really nothing new and has been the case for several years, at least in Namibia. Namibia went this route for several reasons the major ones were: a) lots of the old style counterfeit $100.00 USD bills coming into the banks they were tracing back and attributing the...

Thanks all for chiming in. Yes, this has been being implemented for several years. When in started in Namibia, the banks would accept a few of them per transaction but kind of give you the "stink eye" while doing so. The following year they wouldn't take any. Namibia has another hurdle for...

The old style are still in general circulation in the US and still generally accepted in the US. Namibia actually started the new style requirement about the same time the Covid lockdowns started and this little detail may have gotten lost in the fog of it all. My PH friend ended up with a few...

While discussing and finalizing plans for this years trip to Namibia, my PH friend asked me to remind everyone that IF they intend to settle out their final bill and pay staff tips in US dollars cash to be 100% certain you bring the "new" style $100.00 with the blue security stripe and not the...

There are some huge private farms in Bots. The place I go, and going again this Aug, is in the Tuli block about 2 hrs N of Gaborone. 250K is acres with hunting rights to another 150K adjoining on the N side. The quantity of PG there is astounding. All self sustaining herds. I was there with...

Thanks for the article. I did read it. I think maybe Larry conflated the Namib Desert NP with the Naukluft NP and the Naukluft area in general. He wrote as if they were the same and they are not. He's writing about several different places within the Namib Desert which is the western most...

375Fox - the Nauklouft Park is in and around the Swakopmund/Walvis Bay area and inland. It is a highly restricted area and NO HUNTING. There are only a few limited permits for even tourist operations there. Requires a special permit to transit thru in small groups in 4x4's. We've been there...

The "Kalahari" is a HUGE area that runs from the Atlantic Ocean in western Namibia, east into RSA to the eastern side of Bots from the Tuli block S. The only place you're likely to find true free range fair chase gemsbok is going to be Namibia. The vast majority of private, registered game...

Just a couple of things to note. In Botswana all registered game private farms are required to be enclose by high fence. Only govt concession areas are exempt from the high fence requirement. The govt concession areas are primarily for elephant, buffalo and leopard on limited quota. There...

MMAL - I think maybe perhaps you mis-read Autofire's post. He mentioned .308 150gr TSX FN. Maybe you only saw the TSX part and missed the FN part. Here's a link to a pic of the projectile and so happens to have them in stock...

Revturbo: I've flown thru Boston and JFK with firearms several times. Most recently was Boston (Jun 2021), just after Qatar Air resumed service. No issues with firearms. We flew with Qatar Air and DID NOT check all the way to Bots. We checked just to Boston, claimed and rechecked bags and...

Recoil "tolerance" is a learned/acquired ability and best to be slowly built up to. Likewise, tolerance can diminish with absence of practice and familiarity. From what you've done above, you're well on track. To perhaps help him build tolerance I'd suggest a couple of more things. a) Build...

As long as you have access to WIFI, either on the aircraft, at the lodge/quarters you stay in, restaurants/cafe's/hotels and even most airports provide usually free access. You just have to ask for the password. So, WhatsApp, Facetime, Skype, Duo etc. all work for text messages, audio and...

:ROFLMAO: Yea, I agree. He had to pay for his current trip and the previous year's trip taxidermy bill. He could have chosen to wire funds but he didn't "trust" the system. o_O Just confirmed with my PH in Bots that the same restrictions Namibia has also apply in Botswana. However...

The original post goes back to 2013 as well as the first dozen or so responses. I can address what is currently going on in Namibia. A few years ago the Namibian govt stopped banks from accepting traveler's cheques, US certified bank checks or money orders. The also made it illegal for...

As I understand it, the best ele out of Bots last year was a confirmed 94lbs. There was a rumor of a 108lb one taken but only the measurements and photo were released and no confirmed weight. Measurements reportedly worked out to low-mid 90's. As of now, the tenders for the govt concession in...

Congratulations to both of you! Very nice write-up too. Your "prospective" is no different than most any other hunter's. I'm happy that you now share the passion of Africa like the rest of us.

Depending on where you go, meaning the terrane and cover and the anticipated average distance you expect to be shooting (based on terrane and cover), YES the 45/70 or 450Marlin is more than adequate/capable. Modern powders/bullets in modern lever guns or modern single shots or bolt actions are...

And we're supposed to be trusting anything "Rat Face" Fauci is telling us now....really...... https://web.archive.org/web/20210922010705/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/21/wuhan-scientists-planned-releaseskin-penetrating-nanoparticles/ And WHY after 18-months is the CDC recalling the...

On 3 Aug at 8am, Shongolo, at the bottom of the stairs on the left, going down, was open - I used it. Aspire, at the top of the stairs on the left was closed.

Mark my words. When all this is said and done, Anthony "Rat Face" Fauci will be be somewhere at the root of it all. Too many documents and money trails are coming to light that are linking directly back to him.

https://ortambo-airport.com/airport/airport-lounges.html NOTHING is as nice at Doha's.:p But, it's not bad. Website link info on opening time I'm pretty sure is incorrect. Was thru there in Jun and Aug and opens at 8am. Yes, showers and food included. Business class gets in free but anyone...

Yes, it is. Opens at 8am. It's located at the bottom of the ramp/escalator for the "A" gates. What I mean by the "A" gates are the ones with the ramps to the a/c and not the ones where you catch the shuttle buses to/from the a/c.

fourfive8 - "acquired immunity" come when you've had the infection and have recovered from it. So far, "the science" seems to indicate that the antibodies a person gains from this are long term. Trouble is, NO BODY can actually quantify "long term". I had "it" in Jan of 2020. Just thought...

Forgot to add this above and too late to edit to add. Just for inquiring minds. https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/clinicians/vaccines.html

Key word in your response, Rimshot - NATURE. Virtually every developed nation on the planet maintains Level 4 Labs with active, viable specimens of small pox for research and future potential vax development. Supposed Last Know Person to Die from NATURAL small pox...