Tomorrow, the 12th, I have a five hour surgery to remove a rare Phosphaturic Mesenchymal tumor from up my nose right next to the brain. A flap of nasal skin will have to be detached on 3 sides and pulled over to keep brain fluid from leaking out. Delicate.
Prayer humbly requested.

I’m getting ready for another Africa hunt and looking at rifle cases again. I’ve typically used the Pelican style cases, but I’ve recently been looking at the Vaultek LifePod XRC and wondering if the extra features are actually worth it.

What caught my attention with the XRC is the modular strap system and the ability to organize gear without having to cut foam every time you change rifles. The biometric entry and some of the other features look interesting as well.

At the same time, the...

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Hi Gang,

I've been on here for 2-3 years and made a lot of friends. I've still not gotten over to Africa. I read everything and lurk a lot....I want a Dagga Boy. That's it. Anything else is secondary.

As some of you may have read before, I built a rifle on a M1917 action in .375 Weatherby that is a real hammer. And (not to brag) but I shoot it well. I only shoot one load, which is a 300gr at 2885 ft/s for about 5750 ft-lbs.

My .460 Enfield is still in the shop being built, and I...

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The long-running Politics thread is for serious (or at least mostly serious) discussion of political affairs. The thread "On A Lighter Note" is more for non-political memes and funny stuff.

I'm proposing a new thread that combines the two. It can be for any politically oriented meme or headline regardless of party or political orientation.

Here is something to start it off with.