A question for the wider community: Who among you hunts—at least occasionally—with a semi-automatic hunting rifle?
And my second question: If you hunt with semi-automatics, which semi-automatic weapon do you use?

Personally, I occasionally use a Sauer 303 in .30-06. Particularly I like using this rifle during so-called "driven hunts" (hunting events where beaters with dogs flush game out of dense cover). During these hunts, a second or third shot—executed with the utmost concentration...

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Lots of threads here on "show us your".........hunting knife/double rifle/shotgun/hammer gun. How about showing your 9.3x62. I don't have one to post but would like to see what models, custom or not, forum member have and enjoy. I'm thinking of going that route and need some "eye candy"!!

Where in South Africa is the best chance of taking a trophy size warthog?

No remember there are no stupid questions!

Working on some loads for the next trip to Africa in Oct...416 Rem and 22 Hornet with 45 grain X bullets...hope I can handle the wicked little Hornet!

Using some basic questions that I often hear hunters ask, it occurred to me that this may be a good thread to start because so many questions that I hear are very general and open to non specific answers.


QUESTION: What is your success rate for Buffalo?
BETTER QUESTION: What is your success rate for a hard boss trophy Buffalo on your 1x1 8 full hunting days Buffalo package over the last 2 hunting seasons?

QUESTION: When is the best time of the year to come hunting?
BETTER...

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