Christmas gifts for my boys

sgt_zim

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Bought both of my boys hardback copies each of

Death in the Long Grass
Green Hills of Africa
The Perfect Shot 2
Horn of the Hunter

Not that they need a lot of encouragement to want to go to Africa, but I'm planning on creating addiction in my family.
 
Passing on addiction…. Disgusting haha
Just order myself Death in a lonely land
 
Those are great books. I don't care what others say about Capstick...I remember reading his books in the public school library and getting an itch for Africa. I would also highly recommend Peter Flack's "Heart of an African Hunter". He writes a good bit about getting his son started hunting and also about how he got started hunting as a young boy. He covers everything from Big 5 to Tiny 10 and is an excellent writer.
 

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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
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