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[Oldschool280]

Hello, glad to be on board. Been dreaming of africa since toto wrote that song! Waiting till my son is a lttle older (he’s 12), we have been hunting feral hogs in florida for a few years and he’s really good. Were headed back there in three weeks. Biggest wuestion is what to hammer them with. This year i’m bringing my 375 h&h with a 1-4 scope and knock off rings to get field time with my rig. Next February we will be in new zealand to visit family and hunt. Probably bring 6.5 swede for that trip. We shoot often and handload for all of our non semi rifles including the old m44 mosin. Here in new york but cant wait to move out west were there is room. We want to shoot right off the porch. Look forward to future discussions . Good day

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Welcome to AH.
Good luck.

 

[Ridgewalker]

Welcome to AH Oldschool280!
Well, I live out west, but I still cannot shoot out my back door!
It sounds like you and your son are having a great time together in Florida! Keep it up and you’ll have a great long term hunting bud!

 

[BRICKBURN]

Good luck with planning your dream.

Welcome to AH.

 

[CAustin]

Welcome to AH!

 

[nztimb]

Welcome to our place. Feb is about the best time to be in NZ

 

[cpr0312]

Welcome aboard!

 

[cagkt3]

Welcome!

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Welcome to AH, Sir!

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Welcome to AH Oldschool280!

 

[Oldschool280]

Hey, thanks! I appreciate the hospitality. Can’t thank you enough for putting this thing together, what a wealth of information.

 

[Hoas]

Welcome to this great forum @Oldschool280!

 

[Nyati]

Welcome to AH !

 

[Shootist43]

Welcome aboard Old School280. You are breaking the boy in right for sure. What caliber rifle does he use? Many years ago I heard a shooter say, " if you take your boy ahuntin, you won't be ahuntin him." There is a lot of truth in that colloquial statement.

 

[John Camp]

Welcome oldschool280,
I am new as well. It sounds like you are starting your son off the right way and have a great plan. Keep it up.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Welcome to AH!

 

[Dr Ray]

Welcome, Enjoy, and please post adventures.

 

[enysse]

Welcome to AH!

 

[johnvdw]

Hello, glad to be on board. Been dreaming of africa since toto wrote that song! Waiting till my son is a lttle older (he’s 12), we have been hunting feral hogs in florida for a few years and he’s really good. Were headed back there in three weeks. Biggest wuestion is what to hammer them with. This year i’m bringing my 375 h&h with a 1-4 scope and knock off rings to get field time with my rig. Next February we will be in new zealand to visit family and hunt. Probably bring 6.5 swede for that trip. We shoot often and handload for all of our non semi rifles including the old m44 mosin. Here in new york but cant wait to move out west were there is room. We want to shoot right off the porch. Look forward to future discussions . Good day

Welcome Oldschool280. Start planning a graduation safari for your son, time flies...

 

[Oldschool280]

Welcome aboard Old School280. You are breaking the boy in right for sure. What caliber rifle does he use? Many years ago I heard a shooter say, " if you take your boy ahuntin, you won't be ahuntin him." There is a lot of truth in that colloquial statement.

Thanx, when i was an apprentice some time back one of my journeyman was a hunter and he had a bumper sticker that said “ kids who hunt trap and fish dont mug little old lady’s” and that stuck. For Christmas two years ago i sprung for a 700 mountain rifle in 7-08. We have a real nice load for it with 150 ballistic tips moving along fast enough. He took the head off of a squirrel with it offhand last year at about 70 yards. Guess getting him a red ryder at 3 paid off.