This goes back to the topic of selecting outfitters, cancellation hunts, and asking for references after a hunt is booked.

This might be a little controversial and I think it’s up to each of us to decide where the line is, but in the last 24 Hours I’ve seen multiple examples of what I’d consider shady practices. I’m not picking on anyone, I don’t have the full story from all sides, but I think this is going to be eye opening for some. I’m sure I can find another dozen examples if I look...

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Here is a warning for everyone in hopes that you will avoid some severe frustration. In October 2024, I hunted in Zimbabwe. My main target at the time was for elephant, but ended up taking croc, hippo and a few others as well. After being successful, I decided that I wanted to get it all imported and so I reached out to Wyatt to get the process started. I had used SSI on every Africa trip before this all the way back to 2017. So even before the ownership change. Basically a trip every year...

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Good day gentlemen, I have (2) 338-06 rifles in the making. Rifle one is a SS Ruger Hawkeye Hunter 22" that started life as a 30-06 Springfield and has been sent to JES Reboring to be rebored and chambered into 338-06. Rifle two started life as a Ruger M77 MK II 270 and has been sent to ER Shaw for a 24” 338-06 barrel to be installed. I have acquired some new brass appropriately head stamped from Quality Cartridge and a new old stock box of Weatherby factory loaded 210 grain Nosler Partition...

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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 recently finished a pronghorn antelope hunt. As always, I want to share some things I learned. I don’t really consider a hunt ended until I have written and reviewed my notes about it…either for myself or for sharing with others.



Pronghorn antelope are an interesting subject, especially if you are going after oversized trophy antelope or as many like to call them speed goats. Just finding average sized goats is no challenge really. They stand out in the open mostly...

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