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Be ready for 400 yds and in. I was expecting 50 to 200 yds and first shot was 360 yds. I was glad I prepped for 400 yds and in off sticks.

Is the North Texas Chapter dead? Anyone know? I was excited to see it is in Arlington, but the website looks to be updated as recently as 2019.

That is a WILD project! So cool! Props to you.

They work as advertised and when you buy a scope with CDS offered you get one free. I have no idea how anyone can describe that as "expensive." On the VX6 it is locking. If you do not like the CDS cap after you get it, or you switch to a different round and do not want to use it, you can always...

I take my own rifles and it is not bad if you know what to do in advance. You have to show up to the local police station I believe within 48 hours of arrival with your rifle, ID, and a money order. No cash or cards accepted. Fill out a form and let them complete a background check for your...

Big Island Hawaii gets my vote. You can hunt goats and be snorkeling with turtles by lunch. I have done it several times. Sometimes you hunt hard on lava rock just above the ocean, sometimes in wide open grass fields. Last trip my son and I hunted goat in the morning, went and had steaks for...

It just got uglier. TTHA and SCI announced a show for January 2025 at the venue DSC moved away from in Dallas. As bad as that looks, it is even worse than just the venue. The Dallas show is the exact dates as the DSC show in Atlanta as well.

That Africa shield would have cost me money times 6 if I had seen it before all of mine were done. That is one of the coolest plaques I have ever seen.

I shot all of my plains game with 300 PRC. Even the massive Eland was pass through and dead after 20 yds with the Barnes 190 LRX. If you want options not factory another consideration is Custom Reloads of Dallas. He did a great job with mine. I have another custom build about 6 weeks out that...

I am about 50/50 on my knives. All of the convex edges get stropped between black, green, and white compound. For pocket knives and kitchen knives, I use mostly Spyderco and the Sharpmaker gets them shaving sharp quickly.

I am a simple man. For many in Texas, September 1 is a state holiday. The opening of dove season is the opening of hunting season. It is a great time with friends in a relaxed environment with generally a lot of activity. Since I was a kid, dove hunting has been what I look forward to most.

Hippo on land is on my bucket list, and it will be .375 H&H with Barnes TSX. Thank you for sharing.

Cape Buffalo 1 shot at 110 yds Slightly quartering to me so it went through both shoulders and stopped just under the skin on the far shoulder. Buff went a short distance in the thick stuff and sounded the death bellow within 20 seconds. Since first experimenting with the TSX 14 years ago, it...

I will be there but working the booth.

Got mine yesterday. Note there is a bag that the sticks go in and they are not in the bag when packaged. The bag was stuck in the bottom of my box/package so I can see how someone could easily throw it away. It is very light and did not come out when I shoot the box upside down.

Just placed my order.

Flawless in muzzle loaders with Blackhorn 209 powder.

Hell of a deal with a hell of a PH. I am very proud to be one of the hunters in the pictures.

Welcome fellow Texan. I joined in advance of my first safari. I learned a lot from browsing, sought and received a lot of great advice from experienced members, and asked a few guys in private conversations some questions I was not necessarily comfortable asking in the forum right as I was...

I cannot say what is best without having used a lot of cases but I use Pelican rifle cases and they have never let me down. I use the Pelican Air suitcase and check bag size hard case as well. For work, I have 50-70 pounds of thermal optics I fly with 15-20 times a year and we use Pelican cases...

I am content after having a lot of calibers and reducing them over time. Now, if I could only be content without buying more rifles! I am at least slowing down. 22LR 17HMR .223/5.56 6.5Creedmoor 300 PRC 375 H&H

Welcome sir wishing you all the best

I like Euro plaques for most of my mounts but I went with a hanger for the buff in my office.

I nice lady at the overnight stay in Joburg informed my wife of the "no potties" in the bush. My wife had her going on and on as though I pulled one over on her and did not tell her. Wife for some reason did not want to disappoint or embarrass the lady. Apparently, the lady did not know that on...

No idea who with but me and my .375 H&H would be hunting Lord Derby Eland.

I have the same pistol in a different caliber and I have to keep the magnification down near the bottom of the scope to shoot off a tripod. That is the only adjustment I made and shoot it just fine.

I have never seen them mentioned here but I took 2 pairs of Keen boots with me, One pair leather and one pair lighter better for the heat. Both pair were well broken in and did just fine in Africa. There were a couple of hunts that were up and down the side of the rocky mountain that I was...

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I used to look for rimfire scopes. Now that I shoot a lot of rimfire I just put a quality scope on my rimfires. Look at the application and on what the scope needs to do and get the best one for the job you are willing to pay for. I think rimfire scopes were once a thing more because they came...

That is a super cool prize for the qualifier!

In my younger days, I had experience on this topic. Although the strippers in Oklahoma were more affordable, for good reason, I never got into that action for only $12. When we settled for the Oklahoma strippers we also called it hoggin', not fishin'. Thank you in advance for allowing me some...

I am not an expert so take this as a comment and not advice. I looked at the stock and immediately thought Weatherby as well.

I like the looks of this one and just shared it with a friend who has not yet gone to Africa. My only regret from my trip was no wing shooting with all the dove and guinea I saw. It is awesome that you have it included.

That looks AMAZING! How much are 28 ga shells and how much do you expect to shoot in 3 days? I just picked up a Benelli ETHOS Cordoba in 28 ga I need to break in!

My first and only bull so far, hunted last year with Wik (Game 4 Africa Safaris). Rifle is a custom .375 H&H with Barnes factory 300 TSX. It took 1 shot and the death bellow followed soon after.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Barnes TSX ammo. Two lots of 375 H&H had different COLOR primers and a few inches different POI at 100 yds.

There are cool higher end muzzle loaders out there but what I am most excited about is the new Hornady Bore Driver ELD-X bullet. It is 50 cal, 340 grain, works with the affordable 1:28 twist rifles, is a cup and core bullet, and has a huge improvement on BC. It may very well be a 500 yd setup as...

Lithium is no-go for checked but ok for carry-on.

I tipped fully, and "left" a couple of things behind that were genuinely appreciated. Yeti coffee thermos All remaining Barnes TSX 375 H&H ammo If I had known how big a hit the Yeti was I would have brought a few extra. Ask if your PH is a coffee nut and drives like a bat out of hell on bad...

I believe in the power of prayer as well, and you have mine.

Eland was #1 for me. I did not have an opportunity for Zebra so I find that very interesting and hope I get a chance to try it some day.

Better than factory. His loads are very precise and he also has an option where you send him your rifle and he builds a load for it.

Tikka aside, do not let ammo hold you back on 300 PRC. You can always get great ammo from Custom Reloads of Dallas. I am sold on 300 PRC. I had mine build by Alamo Precision Rifles. My 300 PRC took all of my plains game in Africa to include a massive Eland that was through and through. I have...

Because of the weight you listed I highly recommend Tikka T3X Super Varmint in 300 Win Mag. Tikka rifles are an excellent buy for the money. Shame they do not offer a 300 PRC.

As stated, the PRC gets you the longer seating depth ideal for those longer bullets. Twist comes into play as well.