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Best wool hunting suit?
I'm looking for European style woolen hunting clothing. The kind that is a proper suit, and suitable for Arctic wear. Who makes the warmest, toughest, and most gentlemanly suit of hunting clothes?
Moving from lead to copper?
Forgive my ignorance, however I’m interested to know how the dg calibres have faired with transition from lead to copper.
Has that been driven locally (Africa) or is this a domestic (USA / specific states etc) driver that has effectively reduced use / availability of lead bullets?
What I’m intrested to understand is if copper will replace lead entirely for dg cartridges?
What, if any, are the trade offs? Has there been a calibre that has reduced in popularity/ efficiency when having to...
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Has that been driven locally (Africa) or is this a domestic (USA / specific states etc) driver that has effectively reduced use / availability of lead bullets?
What I’m intrested to understand is if copper will replace lead entirely for dg cartridges?
What, if any, are the trade offs? Has there been a calibre that has reduced in popularity/ efficiency when having to...
Read more
MOZAMBIQUE: BOTSWANA: SOUTH AFRICA: Mozambique, Botswana, & South Africa - In Progress
Leaving September 29th returning October 24th. Hunting with Riaan and Henk of Bosveld Jacobs Safaris.
Been thinking about this trip since I started hunting Africa 20 years ago and planning it for last 2 years (Since my last Safari). For those that are interested, I’ll try to report all the planning effort and details that got me to my flight today out of SFO at 5:00pm.
Hunting with Henk Jacobs in Moz.
Hunting with Riaan Jacobs in Bots.
Hunting with both brothers Riaan and Henk in SA...
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Been thinking about this trip since I started hunting Africa 20 years ago and planning it for last 2 years (Since my last Safari). For those that are interested, I’ll try to report all the planning effort and details that got me to my flight today out of SFO at 5:00pm.
Hunting with Henk Jacobs in Moz.
Hunting with Riaan Jacobs in Bots.
Hunting with both brothers Riaan and Henk in SA...
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Pay It Forward-Free
Hi guys and gals,
I saw this on another forum and really liked the idea.
In a nutshell here is how this works:
Members put up an item that they may no longer need, want or have upgraded and it is just sitting around taking up space. The rules are that the item must be given away at no charge to the first person that names the item and says they will take it. In turn, the person taking the item MUST put something up in its place. For example, I will start this thread off with a box of...
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I saw this on another forum and really liked the idea.
In a nutshell here is how this works:
Members put up an item that they may no longer need, want or have upgraded and it is just sitting around taking up space. The rules are that the item must be given away at no charge to the first person that names the item and says they will take it. In turn, the person taking the item MUST put something up in its place. For example, I will start this thread off with a box of...
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FOR SALE: 475 No 2 Jeffery
I am putting up for sale my 1908 WJ Jeffery 475 No 2 Jeffery Double Rifle.
The provenance I have on this gun is limited to:
1. Having a copy of the entry in the WJ Jeffery journal.
2. My purchasing it from Larry Cheek of Dallas Texas (via his son). Larry used it on an elephant hunt in Zimbabwe and there is a picture of him, his elephant, and the gun in Richard Harland's book "NDLOVU The Art of Hunting the African Elephant".
3. And the six hunts I did with it which were all one-shot kills...
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The provenance I have on this gun is limited to:
1. Having a copy of the entry in the WJ Jeffery journal.
2. My purchasing it from Larry Cheek of Dallas Texas (via his son). Larry used it on an elephant hunt in Zimbabwe and there is a picture of him, his elephant, and the gun in Richard Harland's book "NDLOVU The Art of Hunting the African Elephant".
3. And the six hunts I did with it which were all one-shot kills...
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