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Bullet selection for plains game

Planning on sticking to antelope, no buffalo or other dangerous game although the Mrs. has expressed interest in crocodiles.

I'm planning on bringing my 300PRC with 212gr ELD-X handloads doing 2944fps in warm weather. Wife wants to use her -06 using 180gr Barnes handloads going at about 2460fps (I may need to re-chrono these). Any issue with calibers/bullet selection/velocity?

Fly fishing for trout in the Drakensberg Mountains

Wondering if anyone has fly fished for trout in the Drakensbergs? My PH said there is good trout fishing in the area we're hunting and there may be some opportunities, but he isn't a fisherman. Appreciate any advice on flies, techniques etc. I'll be there in early July. Thank you

Which reloading manuals?

I have been posting and asking questions as I journey down this reloading path. Now I am down to needing some reloading manuals and buying powder and primers.

Which manuals are your favorite? I shoot alot of Hornady ammo but also have Federal TBBC's and Swift A-frames. Unsure if this even matters or what powder I use matters in selection of a reloading manual(s).

Mannlicher Full Length Stock. Any Real Purpose?

Do Mannlicher stocks actually do anything? Or are the just for aesthetic purposes. I can understand if you said that it reduces barrel harmonics, but that wouldn't matter unless you were shooting at extreme long distances. Thoughts?

Cast Lead vs Monolithic Solids for Serious Work....................

A couple of posts from @David jr caught my attention a couple of weeks ago, from "What Did you Load Today" thread. Shortly thereafter I asked David if he would be interested in a separate discussion concerning the topic of Cast Lead vs Monolithic Solids for heavy duty use. I believe it is a topic worthy of its own thread, and this keeps us from cluttering up other threads with the discussion. David agreed that he would be interested, so here we are. Unfortunately it took me a...

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