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I hunted with Frontier Safaries north of Port Elizabeth a couple years ago. They offer a number of packages for plains game. I did their 10 day 12 animal,which is the best deal but they also offer a 7 day one.

A nice thing with sending the dial out to Leopold is that you can put any elevation and temperature in for your dial that you want. Same with a ballistic program, at least on the one that I have. I can set it for any temperature or elevation that I am likely to hunt in.

I'd get the load that you are shooting shot over a chronograph and then run it through a ballistics program to see just what it is doing with a 100 yard zero out at 300 yards. Then make a decision. For DG you might even zero it at 150 yards, but you can play with that on the ballistics prgram.

I'd still sight it in at 100 and set the dial up for longer shots

I'd just zero at 100 yards and forget about the dial. The CDS scopes are really for long range shooting. I have one on my 25-06 and will shoot out to 600 yards with it. Sighted in at 250 yards it's dropping around 4+ feet at 600. That's where a CDS shines where you don't have to use Kentucky...

Sounds like a quite interesting time. A year ago I went looking for some hunting bullets for my 44 and 357 and all I could find were the Hornady XTP's, and was skeptical of them performing like a hunting bullet should. I have hunted big game here in the western US with a pistol for over 40...

Big question is, where are you hunting? It does no good if you are hunting in the northern part of South Africa and someone recommends one in Port Elizabeth.

Spring is hitting full force. I haven't been up to Coffee Pot for a few years. I need to get up there and do some fishing. Did you hear about the bus that got stuck up there after they tore the oil pan out? This was a few years ago after Glenwood Canyon was shut down due to landslides that...

You can't bring in ammo unless you have a rifle to use it in. No rifle, no ammo.

On both my trips to South Africa I really didn't worry too much about either my rifle or my ammo, I figured why should I worry about something that is out of my control. I had decided that if one or both didn’t show up that I would just use the outfitters rifle and ammo. I'm a believer in not...

It should be available on a number of streaming services, I'd just do a search for it.

I personally believe that the most versatile scope out there is a 3-9x40, and that's why 3 of my big game rifles wear them. I have popped the heads off of grouse at 5 yards and shot elk at 600 yards with the rifles that they sit on.

Congratulations, now for the hard part.

Yep, I still have some carbide for one.

I've been shooting through Leopold's for over 40 years, don't see any reason to change. For a 06 with the ranges that you mentioned I'd go with a 3-9x40.

When ever he purchased ammo he always asked for 45-70 and could shoot half a dozen times with that mares leg. The show was Wanted Dead or Alive

The problem is that in most movies and or TV shows you can count on most of the props not being time period correct.

Dito. We used to inhale the smoke to pretend that we were smoking. Sometimes I wonder how I made it out of childhood, but then I'm still a child a heart at 72

All the valid through date is the form number. If the agents at BWI didn't know what they are doing just ask for a supervisor. The form that is being used today is the same as the first one that I got 20 years ago with different form dates.

As a fyi, a 4457 never expires, you can use that one that you got 40 years ago to reenter the US. However to get your rifle into South Africa you have to play by their rules. And according to the South African Police if the form date is past the time that you enter it is expired. Don't even...

On power you just need to ask yourself where am I going to be using them 95% of the time? If 8x will work for you here in the US then purchase some 8x. If your hunting here in the US requires or if 10x will be better then get the 10x. Unless you want to make multiple binocular purchases...

I have learned that when dealing with people in authority who can make your life a living hell that you bite your lip and just answer their questions. I also found that if you have a short time for a connecting flight to just ask if you can cut the line, don't start yelling that you need to...

I love my Weatherby Vanguard, that is made by Howa. My first 4 shots ever out of it when I sighted it in were touching each other and that was with Hornady factory ammo.

You are going to have to find the load for your pistol that it likes. Also if you are not used to shooting a heavy recoiling handgun I suggest that you download it and do a lot of practice with it. For dies get a set with a carbide sizing die, this will eliminate the need of sizing lube on...

You're getting a late start on it, I'd have it done and ready by now. Just fill out your name, address, and the description of the items such as your rifle on the form. Leave the rest blank. I'll also put the scopes serial number on it also. You might want to get a second one with your...

TT has a problem across all the forums. When there is a problem they blame it on the forum itself and don't bother to fix it even when it is proven that it is their problem. Just use your browser that is already on your phone, if you don't already.

My ammo supply for most of my firearms will decrease through the summer and into hunting seasons this fall when my loading process will begin all over again

On this picture you can see the exit wound on a coues buck that I shot at 420 yards with a Barnes 100 grain TTSX at 3300 fps out of my Weatherby Vanguard 25-06

Doing some quick reading you'll be fine with a threaded barrel on a bolt action rifle in Jersey. What I read the threaded barrel probation is for semi automatic rifles.

Don't you have a protective cap for the end of the barrel? My Weatherby has a muzzle brake that I just remove and install the cap.

I've been using the browser on my phone for over a year and got rid of TT when they quit hosting a couple other forums that I'm on. Dumping TT is no great loss.

If we start asking the recipient to post something up of equal or more value we might as well as just shut this post down right now. Those Van Guff knifes are pricey. I'm not saying that the recipient should just put something up that cost just a few dollars but the intent of this was to get...

I'd take her down to a good supplied gun store and have her try some out. She sounds small enough that you might have to have one even cut down to get it to fit properly. If you shoot skeet take her out to the range on ladies night/day and talk to some of the other shooters and see if they...

Mine was with Air 2000. They met us right off the jet way holding a sign with our names on them. After a 15 hour flight it was hard keeping up with them as we went through the airport. They left us when we got to security on our way to Port Elizabeth. They met us on our return trip just outside...

A good friend is the fire chief of our town, he asked me to load some rifle rounds for him and came over to watch. As we walked into my basement loading room he said that he would have to flag my house for firefighters to stay away from the center north wall. He may of been joking, I'll have...

When I paid for a meet and greet they took me past the normal customs line to the VIP customs. I was done with customs and SAP's while some were still in the customs line.

First question is, what size of a bull is he looking for? Utah has some very fine elk hunts on private property that a outfitter will run. They have land ower tags available for their hunts for those who want to pay. The residents have to draw these tags through Utah's CWMU program where they...

My question is, how much do you shoot? Just off hand I have 5000 22Lr, 10,000 40S&W, 500 44 mag, 500 45 Lc, 1,000 357 mag, 500 41 mag, and at least 200 rifle rounds for each of my long guns. That along with around 500 rounds for each of my 6 shotguns ranging from a 410 up to a 10 ga. Then all...

I believe that in the western states you can sell taxidermy with no problem. I've seen a number of them in shops in Colorado and Utah.

I get mine through my bank also. Just go in and order what I want in the denominations that I want. Couple days later I'll get a phone call to come pick it up.

When I first started buying guns I bought them for a specific purpose. Funny thing is, I still do. It is surprising at how many things that you need a different gun for. But it reminds me of a old Albert and Costello movie that I watched as a young kid. They were hunting in Africa and they had...

My Buck pocket knife with a 3" blade has done all that and more. Years ago when I had filled my tag I'd take my larger folder off of my belt and just pack my small Buck and a Leatheran, quite often someone would need to use a knife and I'd just hand them that Buck. I always kept it to a razor...

You mean that you don't use the same knife and blade that you used to clean fish and game along with digging something out of a tree?

Just arrange with you outfitter to wire the balance once you return home.

It's as the saying goes, I rather have one and not need it than need one and not have it. Like Hank, I have had a knife with me ever since I was in first grade at the age of 6 except for now on planes where it is in my checked bag. It is the first thing that goes into my pocket when I change...

And I thought this was going to be about rooster pheasants.

If you are young and do a lot of hunting both here in the US and Africa then buy once cry once. Get the best that you can afford, I was in my mid 60's before I purchased my first pair of Swaro's. As for the rangefinder in the binoculars, I believe that if you are young enough where you are...

A BAR in 270 would be a sexy rifle if I was planning on a new rifle.

Flying Delta direct has been beaten to death on the forum here I believe and not just in this thread. I have been over twice. The first time was through NY. I flew Delta out of Denver to Salt Lake, then to NY where I moved over the now de-funk SAA to Joberg. All in cattle class. The second...

I wonder how many on there the pay or plan to pay in cash ask their outfitters to give them a discount of 3% or whatever the CC company charges them? On my first hunt my outfitter only took cash or a wire transfer, on my second one they just wanted to be paid. They didn't care if it was...