Hello friends,

Many of you have asked me for advice on gun searches as it's a bit of a hobby for me to "see what is out there" each week. I discussed this with @AfricaHunting.com and he permitted me to create a running post on the Classifieds section.

The purpose of the posts will be to show what interesting guns of good quality and value may be popping up on the Internet each week. My personal guidelines of a "good gun" are as follows:

"That is a quality weapon with soul...

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I'm loading my 458 WInchester with the Hornady 350gr RN, muzzle velocity is approximately 2100 fps. A stout 45/70 load basically. I hope to shoot some deer and wild hogs with it soon. Has anyone used this bullet/speed and know what kind of performance I can expect?

I just got back from my first elephant safari, and what a great hunt it was!

There’s one for sale online and they’re asking 15k. It has a Trijicon 5moa red dot, and around 9-10 boxes of ammo. Are they worth the money or would I be better off spending a bit more on something else? I’ve wanted a double since I was a kid and after getting back from Africa I’ve been religiously watching online for one, but I’m not in a hurry. I’m looking at one as an “investment” as far as my fiance is concerned lol. I don’t have H&H money but I can swing a fairly modest rifle-I just...

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I want to preface this thread by saying it wasn't my idea.

Tina and I have a Safari scheduled for May 2027 with @DIVAN SAFARIS and she asked what I was most interested in hunting there. My current affliction is Buff and Lechwe, followed by Eland. She asked if she could hunt Hippo in addition to the Tiny 10?

Well hunting the big stuff requires a little more horsepower than the 257 Roberts she's used to. I have numerous rifles in 375, 416 and 458, so when she asked my what I'd hunt one...

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