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acssa Rookie Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2014 Posts: 21 Location: South Africa/Namibia
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:02 pm Post subject: hunting overseas question. |
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What does the Huntingnut member say... do you take your own rifle or rent a local rifle at hunting destination?
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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Hello & welcome.
If I'm hunting in the US then I generally borrow a rifle off a friend there, as that particular rifle had its hunting loads worked up by myself so I know what it is & isn't capable of.
If I were heading for Africa, then I'd invariably look to taking my own rifles & ammunition, especially as I'm left handed & left eye dominant.
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Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6396 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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The two times I hunts overseas, both in Indonesia, there are a restriction to bring firearms into the country.
So I use the locally borrowed rifles.
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Grumulkin Super Member
Joined: Apr 16, 2007 Posts: 365 Location: Central Ohio
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:19 am Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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I don't think I would hunt anywhere I couldn't take my own rifle. For me, at least half the fun is using my rifle with the loads I've developed.
In fact, it's questionable if I would hunt somewhere I couldn't use my own handgun at least for trophy hunting. If I were to do so, the hunting venue would have to be very economical as I don't feel like going a long distance and paying a lot of money and be force to hunt with something I didn't choose.
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lesterg3 Super Member
Joined: Nov 30, 2008 Posts: 1328 Location: Dixie
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:47 am Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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I'm with Grumulkin on this one, would rather use my own. Borrowed a friends shotgun to hunt quail in Mexico felt kinda nervous about using it, don't borrow cars either.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11390 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:03 am Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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I understand that my Browning A-bolt .30-06 would do just fine on most game in Africa. My [worked up] handloads from 165 grain to 220 grain bullets will give me a wide range to choose from.
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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Bushmaster wrote: |
I understand that my Browning A-bolt .30-06 would do just fine on most game in Africa. My [worked up] handloads from 165 grain to 220 grain bullets will give me a wide range to choose from. |
More than a few African countries stipulate a minimum .375 calibre for big game, though plains game is different & .270 Win or 30-06 will put down pretty much anything.
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Grumulkin Super Member
Joined: Apr 16, 2007 Posts: 365 Location: Central Ohio
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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I think what you mean to say is many require at least .375 caliber for very large dangerous game animals like eleppant, rhino and cape buffalo.
I hunted with a PH who did a lot of culling on the side; things like zebra, blue wildebeest, etc. He used a 22-250 and was on his third barrel for the rifle.
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Suzanne Super Member
Joined: Jun 27, 2009 Posts: 3323 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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I had some eleppants once, couldn't wear them on the bicycle cause they were too fancy....clashed with my sprockets and clothes-pin playing-card simulated motor too. The yellow threads were way too out there for the time, didn't wanna get laughed at. Billowy eleppants in the wind just hold you back, so they were reserved for calm shirtless days with my buffalo cape and rhino hat, it was a dangerous game alright. Flirting with the boys, you had to be careful not to give them blue wildebeestses, makes em madder than heck.
just made
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Suz
no
it's
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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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I bet it is true...
Suz is still like that!
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radar Super Member
Joined: Oct 01, 2008 Posts: 1109 Location: North Island New Zealand
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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Personally if I'd had the opportunity I'd take my own gear, next stop would be to borrow a mates (hint hint)
Buy one over where ever or hire as a last resort
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44marty Super Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2009 Posts: 775 Location: Cheshire, MA; USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:51 am Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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Suzanne wrote: |
I had some eleppants once, couldn't wear them on the bicycle cause they were too fancy....clashed with my sprockets and clothes-pin playing-card simulated motor too. The yellow threads were way too out there for the time, didn't wanna get laughed at. Billowy eleppants in the wind just hold you back, so they were reserved for calm shirtless days with my buffalo cape and rhino hat, it was a dangerous game alright. Flirting with the boys, you had to be careful not to give them blue wildebeestses, makes em madder than heck.
just made
that up
Suz
no
it's
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Suz, I can picture you flying by on your bike, shirtless in your buffalo cape and rhino hat with those billowy eleppants !!!
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11390 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:57 am Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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Yeah! But what a picture..."Shirtless with my buffalo cape..." Yup...I still have a very fertile mind.
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lesterg3 Super Member
Joined: Nov 30, 2008 Posts: 1328 Location: Dixie
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:05 am Post subject: Re: hunting overseas question. |
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I'm with Bushy, my wild and very very vivid imagination not withstanding, I think we all need some pictures of those rides with no eleppants to hold you back and shirtless to flirt with the boys.
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