My brother and I will be wheels up on June 1st for South Africa! For me it's Cape Buffalo, Kudu, and Eland. My Brother is after his first Cape Buffalo and he is going to see what Africa provides after that. We will be flying Delta FL200 out of Atlanta.

I have the opportunity to purchase a Ruger M77 Magnum chambered in .458 Lott with the factory muzzle brake. I'm wondering what the current value is on this rifle. It has a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x24, which doesn't matter to me because I will be taking it off and putting a red dot on instead but I know the guy won't want to take the glass off. He's asking $4,000 for the set up but said there is some wiggle room for negotiation. The $4,000 seems a bit high to me based off what I have seen...

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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.

The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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Just got back on Memorial Day from an eight day hunt with Bokamoso Safaris with five hunting buddies. We booked this hunt through WTA about 18 months ago to try and be there during the kudu rut. As it turns out, Southern Africa is experiencing a very wet La Niña pattern and the bush is thick and green so the kudu were finishing up about the time we got there! So, the best laid plans...

My hunting buddy from Houston and I flew United through Newark. Much more reasonable fares in business...

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