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My taxidermist hit me with a question I wasn't expecting. Do I want the skull and horns as a unit plus the actual shoulder mount with replica horns, or do I want the horns removed from the skull and used in the shoulder mount. I honestly never thought about any of this. Anybody have any ideas...

This just popped up on Gunbroker. I thought someone here might be interested. https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/938985915

Well due to my originally scheduled hunt with Graham Sales being put on hold, I kept my airline reservation and scrambled for a replacement. My friend Stuart Williams at Tallyho suggested Umlilo Safaris which he has used for CBL hunts before and I contacted Francois Dorfling and he was able to...

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I just got word that certain countries have banned elephant hunting -- including South Africa. Can anybody confirm this? Has there been a thread discussing this? My source seems very reliable.

It's still a work-in-progress as far as getting my trophies in here but it is a relief to have my reloading equipment in it's own area and out of the house.

I've got a custom .338-06 based on a Savage 116. Does anyone have a gunsmith they can recommend? Someone really good? This thing mis-feeds in 3 different ways, sort of randomly. 1) The bolt slides over the cartridge without picking it up at all, 2) Sometimes the rear end of the cartridge pops...

I'm already thinking about next year's trip. This will be the year I go for a bull elephant. I'm looking at Graham Sales Safaris and his Timbavati location. Has anyone hunted with him. Is he reputable? TIA

I found this article interesting and helpful. https://onemileatatime.com/comparing-transatlantic-business-class-seats/

I was very quiet pre-trip this year because I really wasn't confident it would happen until I got my good Covid-19 test a couple of days before I took off on Saturday 7/31. As it happens everything went pretty well. But post trip I've been quiet because as soon as I arrived back in the East...

I have a flight to S.A. this Saturday, the 31st July. The question in the title was already asked for Namibia but we need our own thread for S.A. What day do I need to get the test? My local Walgreens said 2-4 day results for the PCR test which could put me in trouble if I select the wrong...

I've got a nice duffel bag that I'd like to use on my next trip to SA.

Also mentions Bill Carter who became a legend in the Houston area. He had an extensive trophy room attached to his Spring, Tx. store and it was surprising to me to read that he made all his Africa trips between 1970 and 1990 (when he was 56). https://www.handloadermagazine.com/p-o-ackley-s-big-450

Where can you go to get all three of these at one time? How long would you allow to do it?

This is not the only rifle in similar condition that someone has up for sale. Looks like he had them all destroyed in a cabin fire. .505 Gibbs for sale

Does anybody here know the birth and death dates of James Watts, the developer of the .450 Watts cartridge?

It looks really nice but I know some here don't like Krieghoffs. What do you think it will/should go for? Gunbroker Krieghoff

I bought some Norma cases and FL resized them with Forster sizing dies, mainly to make the mouths circular. Then I fired the loaded rounds. Today, I started resizing with the die adjusted 1/4 turn past touching the shellholder. Holy cow, I've never had to use so much force to get the case...

There last post here was June 30 and there website isn't working.

Anybody have an empty box they can ship to me? I'll pay $10 for the shipping fee.

For sale is my Smith & Wesson Model 65-3 in .357 Magnum. I'm not the original owner and it has rubber grips which may or may not be what it came with from the factory. I've never replaced them because they're comfortable. It locks up great and is timed perfectly. I just finished disassembling...

I'm thinning the herd and up for sale is my .25-06 Browning Stainless stalker with Bushnell Elite 4-16x40 scope. This is a perfect mulie and antelope rig. I've taken it for whitetail once (shot 2) and it is in almost-new condition. It comes with both the rifle box and scope box and manuals...

Question in the title.

According to Wikipedia the original load of the .500 Nitro Express was a 570 grain bullet at 2150 fps, for the .500 Jeffery it was a 535 grain bullet at 2350 fps, and the .505 Gibbs pushed a 525 grain bullet at 2300 fps. Using load data from Barnes which makes all these bullets, powder charges...

As the Baby Boomers age out of gun ownership, some very nice customs are coming up for sale. Here's one: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863711356

I pulled this together for John Camp and thought I would share. Jim Corbett (1875-1950) - Man Eaters of Kumaon, My India, The Man Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, The Temple Tiger and More Man Eaters of Kumaon, Jungle Lore. Corbett comes across as a compassionate man with a love for the Indian...

The .500 Jeffery seems like the eminently more practical cartridge since it can be built on a regular old long action receiver. Plus, they seem to cost about $1000 less. And ballistically, there isn't a dime's worth of difference. Moderator, please correct the typo in the title. I don't think...

The title says it all.

That is, not captive bred lions.

I'm posting this here in case anyone else has a problem with theirs. First, it has nothing to do with the type of bullets. My old style Barnes flat nose solids feed just fine. It all comes down to how you load the cartridges. First, you must start with the rifle held in the vertical...

For buffalo? For body shots on elephant? For brain shots on elephant? Any to avoid?

I imagine a number of you have been in the situation where you accidentally killed an animal standing behind another animal. So whose responsible for the cost of the extra animal shot? It's no big deal when talking about an impala, but for something like a buffalo, we are talking about a...

I was looking at the ballistics -- aren't these all about the same? From Wikipedia: .450/400 - 400 gr. at 2150 fps .404 Jeffery - 450 gr. at 2150 fps .416 Rigby - 450 gr. at 2150 fps Not much difference there.

Country - Alldays, Limpopo, South Africa May 13 - May 24 Species Targeted - Sable, Roan, Tsessebe, Common Duiker, Ostrich, kudu Rifle - Weatherby Vanguard Range Certified .300 Win Mag, Meopta 3-9x40 Loads - 180 grain Barnes TTSX at 3070 fps Outfitter - TallyHo Hunting Safaris PH - Stuart...

Last year I did research on calibers and rifle models. My two finalists were the Model 70 in .416 Remington and the Ruger No.1 in either .416 Remington or .416 Rigby. Months later I was down to just the Model 70. I wasn't in any hurry as I don't see dangerous game on the agenda until 2021...

I will be making my fifth trip to Africa to hunt outside Alldays in the Limpopo with Tallyho Hunting Safaris. Species I will be going for this trip are duiker, ostrich, kudu, tsessebe, and sable. My hunt dates are 5/13 - 5/24 with 7 actual hunting days. I'll be traveling with Lufthansa...

Big article in the Daily Mail this morning showing a U.S. hunter posing with 14 baboons he killed in Namibia. He posted this on facebook. This is exactly the type of publicity we don't need.

I guess google has been scanning my emails because an ad popped up for me from this place: http://www.thetaxidermystore.com/ I think I'm going to let my wife know about this in case I die or am incapacitated so she'll know where to start to sell my mounts. I think this place has a good...

These two towns in Limpopo seem to have a lot of hunting taking place around them. Is there much difference between the two in terms of terrain and vegetation?

I just used these on my recent trip to Namibia, and WOW, I wish all PHs would throw away their current sticks and switch to these. They support both the front and rear of the rifle and this rear rest means there is NO side to side movement. Of course, this means that you have to manipulate the...

At Graf's. They actually have 2 types and I don't know the difference. https://www.grafs.com/catalog/category/categoryId/894

Most hunters, before they make their first trip to Africa have an expectation of what the landscape will look like based on see photos in dozens of hunt reports and perhaps photos in magazine articles. I know I did. I call this "the look" and it's something like dry grass 1 1/2 feet tall...

Something was said in the 7mm Rem Mag thread that piqued my interest, specifically that mountain zebra aren't native to most of Namibia. So I looked at a distribution map and sure enough see that the Hartmann is restricted to the mountains/hills that run parallel to the coast. Is the Khomas...

I just learned of the existence of these and they seem like a great alternative to both scopes and open sights on a DG rifle. Does anyone here have any experience with them? https://www.dailyshooting.com/reflex-sight-vs-red-dot-sight/ I like their compactness and the fact that eye relief...

I asked these questions of an Zimbabwean outfitter on another forum and never received an answer. I think they are good questions and so am going to ask them here. Doesn't the U.S. have a ban on importing elephant parts from Zimbabwe and wasn't it just announced by Trump that it will be kept...

What is the boss? Is this just the portion of the horn directly attached to the head? What do people mean when they talk about a hard boss vs a soft boss (aren't the horns always hard)? I think I know that the two horns grow together as the buffalo ages. Do they just use the term soft boss...

I've just booked a hunt this May with Khomas Highland Hunting and I'm getting there via Lufthansa and Air Namibia. I just got off the phone with Lufthansa and am okay their but want to know if there is going to be any trouble or extra charges on the Air Nambia legs. Anyone know or done this...

Okay, not quite but I got you to look. The ad below includes 250 rounds of reloaded ammunition for $1200 -- a reasonable price but no special deal. But you also get a like-new Model 70 Safari Express with scope, mounts, and rings thrown in! I'd be all over this if I wanted a .458 Win Mag...

I'm getting the DG rifle bug. The last time I was in Africa, I shot my PHs .375 H&H off of sticks and felt the recoil was remarkably mild but forgot to ask the weight of his rifle. With that experience, I'm thinking more about a .416 of some kind. I handload, so I can download to a moderate...