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Nice pig...

That ain't my style... I carry my own rifle... the day that I need a gunbearer is the day I hang up my bandolier.

NO WAY, I am hunting with a rifle over 12 pounds MAX! My .458 WM Carbine is 9 1/2 pounds, and my RSM Lott is 10 3/4 pounds and that is quite enough. Shooting and hunting are two different things.

"Three" is something most people can understand regardless of their language... and if not, the dozens posts previous should have been a clue.

Some people are short on comprehension.

If Zimbabwe is out, your best bets are Zambia and Mozambique.

A-Frames or Partitions.

That is a beautiful cat... Congrats!

Nope, hard pass.

Familiar view there, stayed there on my way to Zambia, booked again for spring 2027... I'm boarding a flight in 48 hours for Namibia. Looks like you had another amazing trip... you really could not have asked for more than that! Congrats.

Lol, yup.

I do exactly ZERO changes with new powder batches... still here... POI still within an inch at 100 yards. Make up a batch, fire a three shot group at 100, look for pressure sings adjust POI as required, grab a beer and some popcorn, put on a Western, hop on the recliner.

I know... that's the joke.

I figured the guy with the AK-47 is the government escort, and the guy with his pants down is seriously being disrespected in the groin area by the artist... lol.

What is a .300 Rem Mag???

Yeah,.most smiths want at least 1/8" (0.125") wall thickness over the bore diameter in standard cartridges, Personally I like 5/32" (0.15625") wall thickness for magnum cartridges = 0.770" at the muzzle for a .458, and even 11/64 (0.171875") = 0.802" at muzzle, I might go slightly heavier as I...

More.likely a weak-kneed "hall monitor" type got his panties in a bunch and reported the dialog... that is the problem with the world at the moment, a bunch of weak, easily offended simps patrolling speech. Oh well, good luck on your hunt, I hope your arrow flies true and your broadhead opens...

Actually I had forgotten that I responded to this thread two years ago... and basically said the same thing... I think you got the arrogant attitude backwards... but sure, you have a great day too... I hope it all goes well for you.

How is a debate on equipment for cats not on topic?

No, most of my moose and bears hunters shoot 75 - 85 pound cam bows... they did not fail because of a lack of energy, they failed because of an inferior mechanical design. Not even mechanical head proponents will argue that they are stronger than fized heads. On soft animals with perfect...

I think large black bears and grizzlies are a pretty good substitute for the terminal effects of broadheads... and that number is well into the triple digits.

This is total BS... 45 years bowhunting and guiding hunters and watching countless mechanical broadhead failures since they were introduced, where a fixed broadhead would have gotten it done... NO WAY... especially on a critical and expensive cat hunt.

Damn... your luck, man! Congrats.

Usually just confused, older noobies....

Must be a nightmare deciding on a rifle for the hunt when every single one essentially overlaps the others...

That is a Ruger OEM factory stock. The good thing is that the Mark II Laminate rifle packages come with stainless steel bottom metal not aluminum. I have several.of these rifles, they are excellent and $590 is a steal.

Frankfurt to Windhoek is a much better route.

I have owned and hunted all of the RSM's and RSE's at one time or another, multiples of many... but I am down to two, an RSE .30/06 turned into a .35 Whelen and an RSM in .458 Lott. They are great rifles, worth far more than their sticker price... Ruger sold these rifles at a loss. I have owned...

I'm of the opinion that you zero for MPBR using a VERY tight kill zone radius of 2 inches. With a 300 grain bullet ( ie. A-Frame) at a standard 2500 fps, this means you zero for 2" high at 100 yards. That puts you well within the kill zone on anything from 0 - 210 yards without having to adjust...

I have both... get the Win Mag.

That is a "kick-azz" little lady right there! So... you not only have luck on the savanna, but also in life! Congrats.

That is so real, you could almost jump off the page... lol.

Pics or none of it happened...

Beautiful dark leopard... congrats... your luck is holding up well.

That has begun... https://www.africahunting.com/threads/zimbabwe-my-most-ambitious-hunt-to-date-and.100022/

I have paired my battery way down in retirement... only a few left that have done and will do DG hunts. Top is a Ruger 7.62X57 (not DG) Middle Ruger .375 WSM Bottom Ruger .458 Win Mag Ruger African 9.3X62 Ruger RSM .375 H&H Ruger RSM .458 Lott

Looks great, good job.

On it...

Amazing experience, congrats! The planning and preparation coming to fruition must be tremendously gratifying. Journey on! I have been communicating with Buzz and hope to hunt with him soon.

Beautiful rifle, thoughtfully put together.

P.S - did you get the leopard in 2025? Also, is the Rigby currently in your possession?

That Bushbuck was worth the cost of the entire safari all on it's own... tremendous. Buzz always does it right. Grand adventure. Congrats.

Not all SA operations are "solely" put & take... perhaps the original breeding stock was trans-located, but in many larger concessions, the game was born and raised right on the property. Truly wild free roaming game is more likely to be found outside of SA however, and ironically those prices...

The pricing I posted was Southern Greater Kudu....$1800 and $2400. You can take Roan and Sable in many places for less than $5800.

The American is crap. The M77 Mark II is more refined. I guide hunters... and have more than four decades. Do you know how many times I have found M70 style safeties in the FIRE position on clients rifles while hiking and stalking game? Hundreds... I have never had an M77 move off full safe...

I vastly prefer Ruger's 3-Position Safety... I switched all my Ruger rifles over from the Tang safety models to Mark II's soon after they were released. I have owned well over 100 Ruger No.1's... I love playing with the platform and have done considerable hunting with them, but these days, when...

That is only a small sample... yeah, I know... I have a problem. Those particular No.1's are, top to bottom; 7X57 .303 Brit .45/70

Yup, I know of reputable outfitters that have 8 day, 7 trophy animal hunts, including Kudu for $5500... the auction hunts RARELY end up being a good deal. Kudu & Wildebeest 1x1; $5,500 / 2X1; $4,500 ea. ----------------------------------------------- Kudu, Black Wildebeest, Blesbuck, Impala...

I would never pay that for a kudu. I paid $1800 for the first and $2400 for the second one on two precious hunts. I would also not hunt with an outfitter charging sliding scale rates for horn length. The problem with auction hunts is that often the Outfitter will try to "make back" their money...

That was a grand adventure! Your English is better than a Louisianian... about on par with a Kentuckian...