Hello,
I stumbled on to this site while researching a couple of outfitters. I am impressed on the amount of information found here. By the way, I hail from Kodiak Alaska.
Hi guns68,
A very warm welcome to the AH family. I have no doubt that the members here wil have all the necessary information to help you plan a successful trip.
Enjoy your stay.
Welcome,
Well you stumbled onto a good source of information.
Start reading and certainly asking questions.
Look forward to your stories from your trip.
Hello,
I stumbled on to this site while researching a couple of outfitters. I am impressed on the amount of information found here. By the way, I hail from Kodiak Alaska.
Welcome guns68, I think you'll find this a great place to start/continue your research for an African safari. Lots of experienced hunters here, so please ask any and all questions you may have. You can't gather too much information when planning a safari, but you sure can collect too little.
If you find time to post some hunting stories and pics from Alaska, I'm sure it would be welcomed!
Welcome to AH! Phoenix Phil is correct...you can never have to much info when it comes to planning a trip like Africa! Enjoy the planning and I look forward to hearing all about your trip next year!
Welcome to AH. I have been welcomed to this site just a few days ago, and, I am enjoying it immensely. You ran into a good source of info, and,... into a great bunch of people, who love hunting.
By the way, I used to live in Anchorage for a couple of years. Did quite a bit of hunting when I lived there, but never had a chance to get to Kodiak.
Welcome again, buddy.
Welcome to AH. Good place to come to. You are a member of a good organization, good man.
Hey, I used to live in Anchorage for a couple of years, and, I've done some hunting in your wonderful land. But, I never got to step on a Kodiak Island soil, which I do regret. How does it feel to live on Kodiak?
Wow, Thanks everone for the warm welcome! Brian, you in Homer? that's almost a stones throw away. Mike, right now living in Kodiak is chilly and icy. It's 27 F with about a 1/4 inch of ice and the wind is blowing 20kts. Pretty typical for this time of year. About the best way I can describe it a quote from a book I read years ago "you come up here in the summer and you think you could live here for the rest of your life, but come March you would give three years of your life for a weekend out of town". Like anywhere else you take the good with the bad.
You live where they film Deadliest Catch.... I just love that show but would not like to live there in the winter! Anyway enjoy planning your trip and dont hesitate to ask questions.
I'd suggest you check out Wintershoek Safaris; give Wiaan van der Linde or Strauss Joardaan a buzz. Good company, great bunch of guys, excellent hunting; I've hunted with them several times.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!* Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
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