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Great story! Thank you for sharing. Yes, Hans is a true gentleman and a great PH. I met him on my first hunt in 2016. I really enjoyed your report and I look forward to seeing more.

Las Vegas, NV area, I have (all one pound cans): 1 can H335 1 can H4831 2 cans US869 1 can Power Pro 4000-MR 1 can VV N165 1 can W748 1 can RL-15 1 can IMR-4350 I could provide 1 pound cans of the following from 8 pound kegs: Varget H4350 7828ssc I also have 5 (100 each) CCI 250 Large Rifle...

Is it DGX or DGS?

I’ve had good success with Varget and 250-grain bullets. I would recommend RL-15 and Big Game for 286-grain bullets.

Johnny, you don't have to get rid anything yet. My wife's cosmetics sat by her sink for years. I did things in small doses as I felt I could deal with them. When I was talking with the co-worker whose son recently died from the curse of addiction, we discussed the ways that people deal with...

@johnnyblues You've been on my mind a lot recently. I pray that you are doing okay. When my wife passed, I went through a period where I didn't want to go anywhere if she couldn't go with me. Obviously, that is not possible. That's actually how I came to start hunting in Africa. I could go...

I'm so sorry to hear this. I wish I had something to tell you to make this less painful, but I don't. I can say that I know almost exactly how you are feeling and nothing really makes it better except for time. I'm glad that you got five years after diagnosis to love your wife. That time was...

Thank you, Marius. Whenever I start a hunt report, I worry that it won't be interesting. Fortunately, I had plenty of material to work with. Everything about this hunt was great (except for the missing suitcase part). Thanks for helping to exorcise the demon of 2019. Mani and I took great...

I've taken Delta twice, SAA twice, Qatar once, Ethiopian once and United this last time (although, the JNB leg was Lufthansa). I will avoid United in the future unless they start showing a track record of actually maintaining flight schedules. Qatar makes the trip longer, but it's a really...

Gentlemen: Thank you for all of the kind words. This was a great hunt, despite the challenges of missing luggage. I have a great time hunting with Mani. I am glad he reached out to me early when I threw out the idea of an AH Get Together in London in 2018. Little did I realize that would...

Ruger does make a 30mm, but they are not quick detach.

I have two Guide Guns (.338 & .416). You won't be able to get Talleys. I called and asked and they don't make them. Thus, I went with Warne QD's in the medium height range. They seem perfect.

I don’t remember them being measured, to be honest. We talked about how it, but I forget the estimate. I think it’s safe to say that mine is somewhere in the 36”-38” range. I was more focused on the boss than the width. Good luck with your hunt.

I should mention that when I went to board my EWR-LAS flight, the gate agent told me that I had a seat change. I was going from 10C to 7E (bulkhead middle). Seriously? You cancel my flight, lose my bag and now you take a seat from me that I paid for in January? I texted Jenn and told her...

Upon arrival at JNB, we went for a Covid test so I could fly home. $14 and ten minutes and I was on my way. I was happy to see just how available testing was. I checked in a roller duffel (a gift from the farm owners) with my meager belongings and dropped off my rifles without incident. The...

And then, it was time to go home. Our shuttle picked us up at a gas station and we began the journey back to JNB. On the way, I received a text from United that there were severe thunderstorms at Newark and that my flight may be cancelled. I immediately checked availability at City Lodge and...

After we returned to the lodge for the day, I missed a call on my cell. I immediately redialed and was greeted by an Officer Vonk of the Amsterdam Airport Police. Very good English. He mentioned that there were restrictions on flying through Amsterdam with munitions and asked if I had...

We find a nice level piece of riverbed and have the bull lowered. Marius wanted to get a couple pictures a certain way and I wanted to take a very specific photo. We loaded the bull and spirited him back to the lodge and the skinning shed. I'm definitely going for a shoulder mount and...

Now, we have to maneuver around him and get into position above him on the slope. As we ascending, I slipped on a rock and fell. I am thankful that I remember to put my safety on and I keep my finger off the trigger. However, the event could have been more tragic than embarrassing if I...

DAY SEVEN: Through use of ISR (Intelligence/Surveillance/Reconnaissance), we are pretty sure the old bull has gone back to his favorite area. We come up with a plan. We set up on a spot on the riverbed. Trackers purposely bump the herd and we wait. There is a whole in the fence that the...

I'm not stressing over not connecting with a bull. This hunt is what I was hoping it to be. Marius had told us about a previous hunt on this farm and how they didn't see Buffalo for several days. His words to us about not passing up a great bull because we think we might see a better one over...

I've been remiss about a few things. I departed Vegas on 04/25 with arrival scheduled for 04/26 and meeting Marius and Mani on 04/27. I also want to take a moment cover a second barefoot stalk that we made. We ran into a mixed herd. Marius, Thomas and I are off the truck and Marius advises...

DAY SIX We had seen a beautiful older bull with bosses that had fused together in the middle and we were determined to get an opportunity at him. We started out early in an area of the farm that he spent time in with another younger but pretty good bull near a mostly dry riverbed. At this...

One point I need to make about the Buffalo on this farm. There is no segregated "Bull only" herd. There are mixed herds, bachelor bulls and the occasional Daggaboy mixed in. Much criticism has been launched at South Africa and it's dangerous game hunts. Ain't nobody got time for egotistical...

In the later afternoon of Day Three, we ran into Mani, Paul and their crew. Mani at first told us that the farm owners' nephew, Niku, had been injured and he needed help getting him out of a dry riverbed. For those who don't know, Mani is not a great liar. However, we played along and...

After my usual amount of procrastination, I'm finally ready to start my report. I'll try not to bore any of you with this tale filled with long flights, long layovers, frustrations, danger and success. And alcohol and laughter. Never forget that. The Hunters: Vanguard2279 and his best...

H4350 and Varget: Made in Australia. Only two of the powders requested that I've bought recently.

It was cool meeting you and your dad at JNB. I'm glad you guys made it home, but at least you had some added adventures.

And just when we thought we were safe, UA wreeks back upon our lives. Major thanks to Travel Agent/Crisis Manager Jenn @TRAVEL EXPRESS for saving the situation. I guess I’m visiting Frankfurt.

I have one and I’ve been very happy with it. Just be sure to keep it tight on the barrel. I’m on my second because the first became a little loose and got grooved by a bullet.

My flight tomorrow morning through Newark still shows as being in place. I looked at Qatar in case I have to change airlines. Not a good position to be in.

I leave tomorrow morning. I haven't received anything other than notice of a fuel shortage. I checked the dates on United and everything tomorrow to JNB routes through Frankfurt with the final leg on Lufthansa. Jenn @TRAVEL EXPRESS Is working on this as I type. Current flights for tomorrow...

I used a 250-grain Barnes TSX loaded with Varget to around 2520 FPS for my hunt with Takeri in October 2020. It was more than I needed for the Common Reedbuck, but absolutely perfect for the Lechwe and Sable. The 250-grain TTSX shoots as well but a little faster with the same charge weights of...

Cameron is such a personable and entertaining guy. This would be a lot of fun.

I grew up in Reno but never attended SCI while I lived there. I have in recent years. I live in Vegas so attending SCI is fairly convenient. @norfolk shooter and I have talked about attending SCI in Nashville. It will be his first and I’ve never been to Nashville.

1) Jaco vander Merwe of Namibia Safari Corporation 2) Khomas Highlands and northern Namibia east of Grootfontein. 3) I loved the wide-open free range feel of Jaco's farm. Also, I stayed in what I think was the nicest client room in six safaris. I loved seeing large herds of Gemsbok and...

I'm taking Delta to JNB through Newark in April. I'm a little apprehensive of their inefficiency but not afraid of anything. Everything I have or do will be in accordance with the law. I've had zero issues flying through JFK with a firearm other than TSA arbitrarily cutting the locks on my...

Hornady was very non-committal about when we might see more .416 Ruger brass. It's "on the list of things to do".

I have a Ruger Guide Gun in .416 Ruger with a 20" barrel. My load for the 400-grain Barnes TSX is 78 grains of Power Pro 2000-MR. I'm slightly over 2300 fps with that load. I do not experience sticky bolt lift or extraction. I also prefer to do load development in the height of Las Vegas...

I'll be there. I live in Vegas, but will only be attending the convention on Thursday and Friday. I look forward to seeing what is planned.

The author of the article listed 9.3x62 and .338 WM as options if one was never going to hunt outside North America. His choice for large game in Africa was a .375 H&H. Twenty-plus years ago, Ross Seyfried wrote an article called "A Hunter's Battery" containing his opinions for the minimum...

I want to start by saying that I wholeheartedly agree with the advice to use a bullet of 300 grains. Having said that, I get the impression that KSZWHX is not a handloader and is dependent on factory ammo. Before I posted, I checked my five favorite sites to see what was available. Hornady...

And let us not forget @norfolk shooter! He's already picking out what neon slacks he'll wear to the banquet.

In 2018, I went to Newfoundland for Moose. Arriving the night before I was to be picked up, I stayed at the Deer Lake Motel and wound up having dinner with a couple Canadian hunters from BC. One of them asked what I brought. I replied that I had brought my Ruger Guide Gun in .338 WM with a...

If you're diligent and are not adverse to shopping online, you'll eventually find all that you need. I've seen Barnes factory 180-grain TTSX on the shelves of my local Sportsman's Warehouse recently. Oh, I should have mentioned that you should be ready to overpay for things especially if you...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-u-s-international-air-travel-rules/ar-AAQpVEg?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531 I really hope this doesn't complicate outfitters attending SCI and DSC. I didn't see the link to the fifty countries that are exempt from this.

I actually misspoke. I want to hunt with John in 2024. I’m hunting with the SA branch again in 2023. John often attends SCI and DSC. The last time I chatted with Vikki, they weren’t sure if they were going.

I'm pretty excited to get it on my .416. Thanks, SafariKidd!

I've only hunted with the South African branch, but I hope to hunt with John in Zimbabwe in 2023.