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The Bellers are off to Namibia tomorrow for an Ele hunt with Karl. A bit of a shaky start...Frank locked up his 577 DR and had to send it back for repair. He decided to whip up some 416 Rigby reloads for his Heym Express Magnum bolt rifle, but got a case stuck using some new water-based case lube and broke the shell holder. Looks like he'll be taking the 416 Blaser, unless something happens to that between now and the morning :-) | ||
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Bad news about the rifle issues. I've had gun and scope issues before leaving for africa in the past, but fortunately got them worked out in time. I always have a back-up rifle available. I just received my 500NE back from Merkel after a rush fix on the triggers. We leave in 5 weeks for Ele w/Karl in the Caprivi as well. Will be very interested in reports on this hunt. Wishing them a great safari and a big Ele. Karl took a beauty just a couple days ago. Well matched ivory estimated in the 60# range. Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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Mike, you'll have a great hunt. One of the few hunts I've done where an open-sighted double is the best choice of rifle....the Merkel 500 will be perfect. | |||
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Mike and Frank, Have a wonderful trip. Be safe and give us a great report when you get home. | |||
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Good pic of this bull on Karls Facebook Page. | |||
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with that luck i am now understanding why my ears were burning. at least it's good to know that frank has a couple of other guns to chose from | |||
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I got the Blaser R93 lined out just this afternoon. I had a box of North Fork flat point solids in .416, & at 50 yards they produce one hole groups in my Blaser .416 Rem. When I get the elephant, I'll text some pics to Retreever & he can post them. I also will be trying for another hippo; I shot one two years ago in Dande North, it sank like a perfect brain shot, but we never saw it again. Just for the record, after trouble with the double, I wanted to take my new Heym .416 Rigby, but had the bad luck with the reloading. That rifle shoots amazingly well. I may have to buy another one just like it in .375 come January at the DSC show. Well 'nuff said, wish me luck, & I'll post a hunt report when I get home. ____________________________ .470 & 9.3X74R Chapuis' Tikka O/U 9.3X74R Searcy Classics 450/.400 3" & .577 C&H .375 2 1/2" Krieghoff .500 NE Member Dallas Safari Club | |||
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Well, hopefully you used up all your bad luck... Best of luck on Jumbo. | |||
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Good luck Frank..... Walk slow and shoot straight!!!!! | |||
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Good luck Frank! It will be a great safari I'm sure. Tell Karl to keep that 100 pounder hiding behind a tree for our return  NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Sandy wants to know if we can I pick y'all up at the airport?  Have a great trip! JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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Go get em guys. Happiness is a warm gun | |||
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Good luck my friend. | |||
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Didnt Frank have the same problem with the 577 earlier? Good Luck Frank! | |||
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Frank & Mike - Good luck on your hunts with Karl. I'm booked with him for an Elephant starting May 23rd. Make sure you leave at least one for me.  Frank - If you have a case stuck in your die, RCBS makes a tool that will remove the case. I forgot to lube a case once and I got to test it out. Worked fine. If you happen to have a 1/4 x20 tap and appropriate drill bit all you need is the cup from RCBS that fits on the end of the die. You can even use a makeshift cup made from a bunch of steel washers. If you're interested, PM me and we can talk on the phone. I should be able to talk you through the process. Tom Z NRA Life Member | |||
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Good luck my friend! What counts is what you learn after you know it all!!! | |||
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PM sent Frank. I have 416 ammo in Pittsburgh. | |||
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Gee, seems like Frank could just open up the armory and select something suitable for the job. Not like he is stuck with an old single barrel H&R to do the job...  Best of luck! Heard elephants are easier to hit than antelope.  | |||
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Labman- Sounds like yours will be the safari with Karl immediately proceeding our arrival on June 2, so you must leave two bulls for us, please! Have a great safari and you have a PM inbound from me. It appears there should be a steady stream of Caprivi Eles falling to AR Ele hunters over the next few weeks! Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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Frank, have a great hunt  DRSS | |||
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Wow, sounds like half of AR is going elephant hunting with Karl! Good Luck to Frank, Tom & Mike, hope you all have safe, great safaris & bring home giant ivory. This is one of the problems with AR, you find a sweet hunting set-up like Karl's, post a positive hunting report & now he fills up & there is no room for you anymore! http://forums.accuratereloadin...761081471#8761081471 Good for Karl, he is an excellent, hard working PH who deserves this. Everyone have a great safari!! | |||
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Couldn't agree with you more on everything you've said - Karl is first class. Good luck to all! NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition” ― Rudyard Kipling | |||
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Spoke to Frank right before boarding the plane. Mike  | |||
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