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Oh yes I know this animal, congratulations on your hunt & truly massive Klipspringer. I hunted there to a few years back for a big Klippy on my mates farm & was looking at buying a small farm next door ! I posted your photo early but blanked out your face lol I love hunting Klippies &...

Of these all the Gemsbok & Bushbuck (sometimes Sable & small antelope) could be considered DG, Bushbuck have injured a lot & killed a few (lots of dogs) & Gemsbok/Giant Oryx are extremely dangerous lucky most are hunted in open country but in the Bushvelt it can be close. I almost lost my best...

Yes I’m pretty sure he was a client of ours way way back & a good bloke as I remember !

I have been using CCI & Federal for 50yrs also never had an issue ! But Winchester I absolutely wouldn’t trust, had 100s fail in LR & Mag, also messed up several of my bolt faces, the caps failed putting little pits in my bolts. We couldn’t get ANY primers here so made do & I even tried them...

I wish you could send to me down here, that’s a great bullet !

Wow sold to Seth on @Raptor59 wanted ad ? If you are hunting Tough Big game the A Frames would be much much better ! The NP in the big calibers isn’t really a good bullet for tough big game. Ok only on leopards of the Big 5, actually great for them !

True this ! But for I think a more common & available action the P14 would do & better still one of the BSA Sporter rifles/actions ? I kept buying & then selling them over the years, imagining doing something similar but never did, hard to get a nice stock then & I don’t like the safety, bit...

The issue with Jersey Cattle/Beef is the yellow fat, if I sold one it was down graded a LOT just because of that fat ! I can’t remember if that effected the taste, I don’t think it did ? Zebra has (on the animals/species I’ve seen) yellow fat to, Donkey & normal Horse are tasty as well !

Well I have been on lots of Rhino poacher patrols & caught a few, never had even one in day light & never ever had children any where near the place ! Something is very different here, maybe helping a Vet to stabilise one, fitting it out with tracker or patching up a injuryed animal ?

Most African game seems to taste great, some is just more tasty than others, Waterbuck is fine as others have stated, just keep it clean. Gemsbok & all Oryx’s, including Sable seem to be top of the taste buds, Zebra & Bushpig / Red River hog extremely nice ! Oh Yes Eland is superb & normally...

Because believe it or not lots of people in lots of countries can only have one or so high power rifles by law or from financial reasons & a 30/06 will do everything if it has to ! This is the most common line often quoted by people in America who luckily have pretty good firearme laws &...

I have seen that mount before & it was a special mount by ???? I forget the company but most likely the builder ? Not much help sorry but I will think on it more. Nice rifle, looks like a proper.458Win what does it weigh ?

True Matt but very few if any rifles made in .303 in this day & age, (there are thousands out there lol) I think last we’re Ruger No1 & Uberti maybe still Uberti, unfortunately I hear both aren’t very accurate or have problems ? On the 8 bore, I have Shotguns & rifle, very few original brass...

You may not have read the whole thread ? It was by one lol !

I have a few of these the .375EX 2 1/2in in WR Styer & Lee Speeds / Lee - Metfords/Enfields it is a powerful cartridge & under rated, has a bit of recoil in light rifles with top loads with 270-320gr bullets. Not based on the .303 Brit cartridge, it can be used to form way short cases but is...

I have several Old Styer 6.5x53R & use same load as my 6.5x54 MS Which caliber did you want the Kynoch Box of ?

True but I have 338/06 which does all the 30/06 work & most of the 9.3x62/338Win mag jobs ! Plus Great range of projectiles , cool old classic cartridge but 338/06 is modern equivalent, that with 35 Whelen & 9.3x62 have it covered, saying that I’d love one in a nice Westley Richards !

There are a few but I have a LOT of .303 British rifles & it is a fine caliber with a long list of achievements, be good to see some modern rifles in that caliber, maybe singles & some light doubles ? Pretty sure the .450NE is still made in some doubles & that’s it’s home so it’s Ok for a bit I...

Hahaha you should skin one & flesh out the cape, bloody Hell it’s a job ! I think all mature Red River Hog Boars & a bit less Bush Pigs have a “Warty” skull to go with the lumpy face !

Yes one of them, have you been to either ?

Thank you guys ! I was surprised how much smaller the Harnessed Bushbuck were compared to my normal Limpopo species but very pretty, this is only 11.5in with 5.25in bases, I did pickup a couple of much bigger heads to 13.5in. I’m not much on writing stories sorry, it was absolutely amazing...

App store says not available in my location ? Oh that’s why ?

Just finished cleaning & repairing some of the skulls I returned home with from West Africa, most of them turned out quite well ? Red River Hog - Spotted Hyena - Harnessed Bushbuck - Maxwell Duiker (Female) & Marsh Mongoose .

As I remember lots of parts interchangeable with the Husky 266, I had both for a while, the Johnny wasn’t as reliable as a professional saw !

Nice, is it a Left hook custom ?

I’ve had them all & hard to go passed a Brno or CZ for pricing, build quality, solid mags & accuracy ! I have Brno Model 1 - 2 - 5 & CZ452/453 22LR 22mag & 17HMR Still have a few Annie’s & just sold my awesome KID 10/22 which is arguably one of the best Semi autos but lots of money here &...

I was a logger for many years, in two different types of logging, started clear felling in Old Crop forest with a 090 Stihl 137cc running 404 chain, this is a proper saw, cut down a tree even if you put the chain on back to front lol Then went to 076 which was bit easier to handle, then moved...

Take a camera for sure, I have noticed in the las10yrs most clients only bring a phone but a camera should be included ! I drowned many cameras in the old days & dust has killed a few, then I got the Waterproof Tough line of Olympus cameras & last 10yrs have the Panasonic TZ60 TZ80 TZ95 with up...

Yes I also collect skulls, CITES makes it difficult for international collectors as so much added hassle & paperwork, all Cats & all Primates are on at least CITES II so need export docs, most commonly found are Vervet Monkeys & Chacma Baboons from Southern Africa . I just returned from West...

Well done, but as you said 6.5x54 is just a rimless 6.5x53R, I use same load in all my rifles but advantage of 53R is you can use different projectiles easier, less feeding problems !

That’s a nice rifle & regulated ok with that load, May do better with load work ? While I love the .458Win it’s place is not in a Double Rifle, the price is reasonable being in CAD & I think it could possibly be rechambered to .450NE it would then be a very nice rig . Not too keen on the...

Are you Are you sure that’s a Screw Grip on the Midland, looks to just be a Dolls Head ? I have a couple Screw Grips & I think the top lever spindle is part of the deal & much closer to the “head” .

Not my video but had a very similar thing happen to me ! I got a huge Python in Sumatra many years ago, can’t remember exactly but over 16ft you can hunt them in Florida I believe now ?

Grand old rifle but probably never saw the inside of a Rigby workshop, most likely even engraved “Rigby” by Webley & Scott !

Normally leave them alone unless around camp or a danger to staff . I’ve shot/whacked a fair few but have never been asked by a client if he could take one home ! Cool idea but when you try to kill a snake then it gets dangerous !

You are so right on that, we have 50% industrial grade in SA & will near take your fingers off, makes the boys very lazy, just get it near enough clean & the 50% will fix it up ! I have 30% & it’s good, wouldn’t leave anything in it overnight or too low. I did damage my eyes by pouring it on a...

One of my first Boars by myself 15yrs old he had been shot with shotguns & .22lr before! Have shot hundreds since one of my favorites !

Fresh Red River Hog.

I love the Sako Models 75 - 85 & have many but for a DG cartridge go with the Winchester if it is in .416 Rem also ?

Thank you all for the input & advise, may well need another plan I think.

Guys would anyone know or could advise on flying through the US with trophies in your luggage ? It looks like when you first touch US soil you must clear bags through Customs, haven’t got time to declare animal trophies before next leg which is only transiting out of the US ? On the way...

That’s an excellent Old Bull, shot yourself a real Dagga Boy in the true sense, well done & that replacement is close, I hope you got it ?

Hide can be thinned to work on in most cases . A sticking point now days on Giraffe is they are now CITES listed so traveling internationally or maybe interstate is or can be more difficult ! I stopped bringing bone home for knife guys because of this .

My buddy just bought a double in 577/500 a No2 I think & the other normal one is indeed a 3 1/8in case known as Express or Magnum not 100% if it was loaded as a Nitro round. Traveling right now & not near my books .

This is the last I saw of my last one that went MISSING then supposedly got destroyed ? Next to it is a true Monster Bull, I must check where it went ! Breaks my heart as I collect skulls & something keeps happening to keep me from getting one home, even lost a Elephant Skull I had lined...

Nice work & mount, I do like the look of the Peccary must try for one, shortly ! Hopefully have a Red River Hog soon.