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A friend set me this link on Friday morning: https://www.marlinfirearms.com/s/.model_70453/ https://www.marlinfirearms.com/s/leverAction-TrapperSeries/ A stainless/laminate Trapper with big loop lever and Skinner sights in 10mm! I ordered one through the LGS, and we'll see if they can get it...

While there is a lot to be said about the 30-06 and how it does a lot, and has taken a great many animals over the decades (and who can argue with those results), it is nice to have choices. And I for one, will continue to use other cartridges just to say that I have tried them for myself, and...

Have watched a couple of caribou hunts in Nfld on tv recently and finally made contact with an outfitter about a hunt, as not all outfitters in Nfld do caribou hunts; $34,000 USD. (A hunt in Nunavut starts at $20,000 USD for caribou.) I can do a hunt in Greenland for caribou and muskox for less...

My wife Susan likes Sue's She Cave!

Boiled, beetled, or bleached?

Rifle? Barrel length? What was the most accurate bullet in your rifle? Look forward to on-game performance reports! I have a QuickLoad recipe for the 130 gr AccuBond and a max of 43.9 gr of H-4350 to try in my 6.5 CM rifle (24" barrel) that should get me 2905 fps, when I finally get around to...

I used a very similar set that my PH provided when I was in SA last year, called Viper Sticks. Lightweight to carry and pretty quick to deploy when needed, and I will admit that they are quicker to makes adjustments with if an animal moves than most tripods.

As the high shoulder shot usually hits bone, and can tend to damage more meat of the back strap at the shoulder, I usually like the lower double lung shot that does not ruin as much meat, with less bone and heavy muscle (read steaks or backstrap) encountered for most shots where the animal isn't...

What a great adventure!😎 And some great shooting too!(y) (Nice to have been able to take a rifle with sentimental value on your hunt and out it to great use adding to its memories for you and your late friend.) You should be happy with it as it does a good job of capturing some great moments of...

Watch your moon phases too...it will also provide peak hours for animal movement that can help you plan your hunting day.

You could also try a PAST recoil pad. They have shoulder rigs to wear this, or there are some shooting shirts/jackets designed to put these in the garment to wear when shooting, whether at the range or in the field. Replacing the factory recoil with a LimbSaver is also an option that can make a...

I have used the high shoulder shot effectively for years where I need to anchor the animal in its tracks to keep it from getting into rough/steep/deep terrain that will make extraction more difficult. Note, that this is not my preferred shot placement...I still prefer the double lung shot to any...

I would love to do a trip to Zambia for all 3 species of Lechwe (black, red and Kafue)and a sitatunga! It is more expensive to hunt there, and if I had to pare it down, the black lechwe and sitatunga would be my first priorities.

So we finally sold our tractor, which I am using the proceeds to pay for the African safari! Although, due to some other expenses, and other purchases we needed and wanted to make, I am shortening the trip to Africa on this safari to just the one excursion with the outfitter (Koranna Mountain...

Just curious... Did anyone find any good Black Friday deals? I think I did OK on this one... Got a Leupold VX-6HD 3-18x50 w/ Illuminated B&C reticle for 30% off! I went to the LGS a couple of weeks ago to pick up this scope as their website listed them as having one in stock...only they could...