Tomorrow, the 12th, I have a five hour surgery to remove a rare Phosphaturic Mesenchymal tumor from up my nose right next to the brain. A flap of nasal skin will have to be detached on 3 sides and pulled over to keep brain fluid from leaking out. Delicate.
Prayer humbly requested.

I’m getting ready for another Africa hunt and looking at rifle cases again. I’ve typically used the Pelican style cases, but I’ve recently been looking at the Vaultek LifePod XRC and wondering if the extra features are actually worth it.

What caught my attention with the XRC is the modular strap system and the ability to organize gear without having to cut foam every time you change rifles. The biometric entry and some of the other features look interesting as well.

At the same time, the...

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When I last went to Zimbabwe, the PH's were all in for SureFire flashlights except for one thing--they burned through batteries which were not always easy to replace. Now we have high intensity LED, etc. and some with batteries that are high tech and somewhat unfamiliar. What are your latest thoughts on the best and brightest in flashlights, preferably super bright but not as large as a riot baton?
Also, do any have portable solar recharging capability?

I am offering 3 Blaser R8's for sale. They are three different configurations of the Blaser R8 Success series of stocks. The actions, bolt heads, trigger housing, bolt housings are all the same. Barrels are threaded for your suppressor unless otherwise noted. The only differences to the basic gun is the stock. All of the stocks are unaltered and in excellent, as new condition. They will come with manuals and Blaser barrel tool.

I can configure the following calibers - .22 Hornet, .222...

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Wondering if any of you guys on the forum have hunted with any of the higher end outfits that hunt Arizona, New Mexico and southern Wyoming. I'm talking the outfits that consistently take high end pronghorn scoring in the high 80's, and the some into the 90's.

Looking and hoping to talk with guys that have had first hand experience. Often more interesting talking to random hunters, rather than the references the outfitter provides you (those are just about always the happy / successful...

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