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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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Brining Shotgun Back Into Us From Canada

I’m going to Saskatchewan on Tuesday for duck hunt and taking my own shotgun. I’m getting different reports on if the 4457 form is legally required to bring your gun back into the states. it obviously looks like a good idea to avoid some hassles of whether or not you purchased the gun in Canada, but I’m trying to determine if it’s a legal requirement or not.

Which Schmidt model Bender Scopes (non straight tube) have mounting real estate to fit on Rigby Big Game Actions with the Recknagel rings

Folks I am wondering which scopes will fit on the magnum Mauser actions actions Rigby use. I have ordered a .350 Rigby and will then purchase a .416 with it, and I wish to mount a scope with good low light performance and leaning towards a Schmidt Bender. For myself 3x on the bottom end will work (although I have a 1.5x option in mind as well) but I am thinking about mounting real estate on the following scopes.

For the hunting I intend to do, I want a better lowlight performance than the...

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Magna-Porting a Double Rifle?

Before everyone goes bananas in the comments I’m not considering doing this!

I’m just curious if it’s a thing, and if not why it isn’t if it works on a regular rifle or pistol?

Truck - what do you drive, and why?

Im in the market for a new(ish?) truck...

To be honest, I have zero knowledge of what is "good" or not so good these days..

I typically buy something 1-2 years old (let someone else take the depreciation) and then drive it until the wheels fall off of it...

I bought my last truck in 2013.. Someone else had bought it new in late 2012 (its a 2013 model) and then turned around and traded it in 4 months later with 6000 miles on it.. Its now at the "wheels fall off of it" stage (215K fairly...

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