I suffer from arachnophobia - an extreme and irrational fear of spiders. In the November of 2021 I arrived at the Gache Gache concession on Lake Kariba in what can only be described as peak spider season. I opened the door to my quarters to be greeted by fast sideways running spiders (named Kalahari Ferrari's apparently) on the floor , flat white spiders on the wall , fat brown ones in the shower and hairy ones behind the toilet. I feared going to bed every night and woke up on the last...

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I have had a long time obsession with the 6.5x55 Sweed M96 & M38 rifles come in to Australia in the early 1980s sold for about $100.00 many were sporterized , to day a good condition original sells for about $1300.0 An old gunsmith friend & i modified many, he passed away some time ago & i purchased one of his best from his son. unfortunately the bbl was badly corroded inside . I fitted a Lother Walther pre fit cut to 23 inch, refinished the stock & rust blued the metal work & fitted an...

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I see very few if any examples of folks using suppressors on dangerous game rifles. Is there a reason for this other than people don’t like the “look”?

I’m contemplating having a 20” 458 Lott built and threaded for a silencerco hybrid. Silencerco told me the minimum barrel length is 20” for this suppressor.

I see the following pros and cons

Pros
- significant recoil reduction
- added weight to further reduce recoil and muzzle flip
- you won’t do significant hearing damage
-your PH will be...

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Well, I'm not as bad as my cousin--he left the status of 10,000 rounds of ammo in the rear view mirror years ago. (And, TBH, I think he was only referring to pistol ammo) But...I just seem to keep buying 8X57 JR ammo as it becomes available, even though I probably have a lifetime supply now. Hard to explain since I don't hoard ALL ammo. Maybe .22 LR, but everybody should have several thousand rounds of that, right? Especially if you need certain brands for accuracy and also want enough of...

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Good evening, I’m new to the group and looking forward to my next safari in South Africa soon. I did a traditional bow hunt for plains game in 2023, and am on my way gearing up for a future Cape buffalo hunt. I look forward to getting as much information on Cape buffalo hunting as I can absorb.