New member, Old hunter

[skydiver386]

Lifetime serious hunter, everything from tree rats and turkeys to Pronghorn and whitetail deer. Firearms include air rifles, rimfire rifles, shotguns and of course center fire rifles. I reload mostly .308, .223 and my girlfriend's.257 Roberts. I was a competitive shooter before spending 25 years on Active Duty in the U.S. Army. Now that I'm retired I work mostly for gun, boat and Safari money.

 

[skydiver386]

One of the rifles I took on my hunt to SA was a Tikka 595 Sportsmaster in .308. Accurate as anything, but I'll be looking for a Savage ultralight hunter soon. This hunt I wanted a Gemsbok, Lechwe, and an Eland, but didn't see what I wanted. Those are at the top of my list for the next trip

 

[skydiver386]

As someone pointed out to me offline, the title of this thread should read "New Member, Bad Speller".

 

[Tucketed]

Welcome, just be careful with the crew here. I started with a 375HH, then a 404 Jeffery conversion and then a 300HH. Now searching for what I want in a double. AH is a great place.

 

[Boyd Brooks]

Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to your hunt report. Lots of great people and information on this site.

 

[Nyati]

 

[Berettaco]

Welcome! Good to hear you had a good first safari and planning a second. Yes, as previously stated there are a bunch of enablers on this site - but don’t worry we all have your best (hunting) interests in mind…. How do you feel about a second job? Lots of great rifle options out there and I am sure we, collectively, can get you outfitted nicely.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Welcome to AH.

 

[Shootist43]

Skydiver386, THANK YOU for your service. There are lots of ex "G.I. (s)" here. What sort of competitive shooting did you do?

 

[Andrew Short]

Welcome to AH!

 

[skydiver386]

Skydiver386, THANK YOU for your service. There are lots of ex "G.I. (s)" here. What sort of competitive shooting did you do?

10 meter air rifle, Service Rifle, Metallic Silhouette, and 50ft small bore. My eyes aren't what they used to be, so optics are a good thing vs irons.

 

[skydiver386]

Welcome! Good to hear you had a good first safari and planning a second. Yes, as previously stated there are a bunch of enablers on this site - but don’t worry we all have your best (hunting) interests in mind…. How do you feel about a second job? Lots of great rifle options out there and I am sure we, collectively, can get you outfitted nicely.

Already talking to member Krish about a .416 or .450 Rigby.

 

[Just Gina]

to AH!