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14 July 2005, 22:54
Steve Malinverni
Namibia 2005 with KHS - My first time in Africa
I'm having my first freedom moments from Monday.
I'm preparing report and selectng photos...
but here some example









bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
14 July 2005, 23:07
retreever
Steve, welcome home and very nice animals...Love the pic with the giant and the little fella thumb

Mike


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14 July 2005, 23:08
Charles_Helm
Nice pictures -- congratulations.

I look forward to the full report.
14 July 2005, 23:11
<mikeh416Rigby>
Steve, it looks from your preview that you did well. Congratulations! Looking forward to the trip report. beer
14 July 2005, 23:40
Lhook7
Congratulations! Nice pictures.


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15 July 2005, 02:24
Anders
Wow! Breathtaking pictures of the beautiful Kalahari (I guess?)...
Seeing forward to the rest! Smiler


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15 July 2005, 02:33
577NitroExpress
Beautiful color contrast on the pictures.

I need to learn how to take proper pictures---all mine turn out fuzzy...

Can't wait to see and read more!


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15 July 2005, 05:33
Michael Robinson
Molto bene, Stefano!


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15 July 2005, 13:58
Steve Malinverni
Thank you,
hope to be fast in finishing the work.
577NitroExpress, we (Johan, the white hat big man Smiler, and I) used digital cameras ( an Olympus and a Canon).
Kalahari Hunting Safaris team spend time in preparing scene for making photo like professionals, they are very demanding in this activity, studying for the best light and shot. Kalahari is the last component of the recipe Wink


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
15 July 2005, 20:22
ilw
Hi Steve

The photos look great. It was good to catch up with you on the plane. I haven't had time to do anything with pictures yet.

Keep in touch.

Ian
15 July 2005, 22:17
30ott6
Very nice Steve. Keep them coming!!

John
15 July 2005, 22:48
Aspen Hill Adventures
Gorgeous animals and scenery!


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16 July 2005, 14:08
Steve Malinverni
Ian,
Happy to have your news, I hope that your long travel has been quiet and without problems.
I found "only" 570 mail in my outlook onbox and I had a red hot week. I choosed some shot that I like, but I have to show an incredible gamesbock trophy photo. someone told me that it has been an world record for years... be patient I'll put it here as soon as possibile


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
18 July 2005, 13:46
Flip
Hallo Stefano

Very nice foto's, know I can see how the animals looked like in all the stories you told me well done in deed

Flip
19 July 2005, 17:45
Steve Malinverni
Hi Flip, take a look at the last topic I've started Wink


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
19 July 2005, 17:48
Bob in TX
Hey Steve,

Congrats on your hunt and your success. I will look forward to your hunt report as well.

Good Hunting,

Bob


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19 July 2005, 19:04
juanpozzi
Spectacular trophies,did you hunted with the bushmen ,did you follow tracks or hunted in a water holoe what rifle did you used .juan


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20 July 2005, 20:31
NitroX
Stefano

Great desert animals from a beautiful desert.

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21 July 2005, 19:04
Steve Malinverni
For all of you that are waiting for the report, please be patient, I got back at work and I am in the middle of a perfect storm, or if you prefer, I have the time enough to piss, and not too much frequently Wink

Juanpozzi
Sackman, the tracker, he is on the right of the first photo, is half bushman, and I admired him on work.

In a 60.000 hectars property, plenty of sandy dunes, we hunted on a Bakkie, and I did not have occasion to hunt walking Roll Eyes, also because I did not see water holes, even if it was plenty of drinking trough.

I used a Sabatti 9.36x62 rifle, Lapua Cases, Federal GMLR primers and various type of bullets like Partition by Nosler, Tug, H-Mantel, Dk by RWS or (most recently) Ruag, Vulcan by Norma and Forex by Lapua.
Vithavuory Oy N135 powder, from 54 to 57grains depending by the bullet weight.
I discovered that zeroed at 200 meters the bullet fall of 30 cm at 300 meters and 80 cm at 400 meters. Not so bad Smiler


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
22 July 2005, 09:26
D99
Damn Italians,

Did you clean out the Kalahari? Is there any thing left for me to hunt in 13 days?

Nice trophies!

I am bringing a bottle of Glenrothshire Single Malt for those nights when beer isn't doing it to share with the PH.

Was your PH Johan? He is supposed to be mine, but I am not sure. How'd you two get a long?

I am still moving to your country in October.
22 July 2005, 19:01
Steve Malinverni
D99,
I leaved a lot of wonderfull animals there. I think also that you will have more opportunities than me, because I have big problems in walking on long distances/long times, on bad terrains and climbing due a motorcycle crash. Take care, in the first area you will find long shoots occasion. First class food, Mabel is a real chef, she will pay a lot of attention to you during the transfers. Johan and all the equipe will help you in anyway. Johan's rifle shoots well, in spite of the appearance.

Bring good shoes for the mountains, and eventually buy African hunting shoes for Kalahary hunt. They are more light and comfortable.
If you stay at Kalahari Sands hotel, there is a shop where you can find large brim hat and the shoes and anything you need like the electric conversion plug, important for charging batteries.

I'm preparing my report, hope to finish in time befoere yor lea
ving.


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
23 July 2005, 19:36
D99
Steve, thanks. I am in the military so I can get around.

I have about 20 different plugs for my Canon EOS digital, what's the right one?

Thanks for leaving me some animals. I knew you would.
25 July 2005, 13:31
D99
Same plug as Spain, good deal!
25 July 2005, 16:39
Mike_Dettorre
Steve,

Congrats...nice trophies.

Mike


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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
26 July 2005, 18:02
Steve Malinverni
Thank you Mike, fine to have your news.
D99, even if I have a plug conversion for a lot of plugs, it was absolutely unusefull there. But you probably have the right one in your colllection Wink. However, as I told, Safariland shop at Gustav Voigt Center, the same building of Kalahari Sands Hotel, has all the conversion that you need. I took with me also a multiplug device, to connect more than 1 device at the same time.


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
27 July 2005, 15:30
wisent
grati with some nice trophyes - that steinbuck is a dam! good one - how mush in inc??- it must go high in the book .

hunt safe wisent
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27 July 2005, 19:25
Steve Malinverni
Joahan told me that it shuold stay in Rowlands book. I was too much busy in having the best trip, the best hunt, the best time that I can have there, to remeber exactly the measure. Around 4,8" if I remember well.

But don't ask me to swear on Holy Bible.


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
27 July 2005, 19:32
D99
Steve, what all did you shoot?

Did you take the same package as me, the 10 for 10?
27 July 2005, 19:56
Steve Malinverni
YES Smiler

I had my ten + 1 blesbok, that I paid, 1 steenbok shooted for the skin and a Shakal. The last for free Big Grin

I'm writing the Italian version of the report, and I begin to "suffer". I wish to be back there.


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
27 July 2005, 22:56
wisent
steve ! I got one steinbuck 4 1/8inc and it is small! beside yours - Find the tape at do the mesuring I will not be surprised if it goes 5++.

hunt safe wisent
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28 July 2005, 17:21
Steve Malinverni
wisent,
Wink 4" and 8/10, or near to 5" or 121.92millimiters. Smiler

or just big? Smiler


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
29 July 2005, 08:58
D99
Steve,

5 more days till I get on that airplane.

How far was the Kudu camp from Windhoek? How big was your kudu? Did you take the ostrich or the warthog?

I am going to give the PH a pair of Steiner Senators 25x80 binoculars as a tip(they retail at $1000, I paid $700).

How much do you think I should give in tips for tips to the staff?
29 July 2005, 17:00
Steve Malinverni
Khomas area? less than 2 hours
51" kudu, ostrich because the only good warthog was far away, I shooted at it but it has been a temptative.
Well that scopes are a beautiful present.
I gave 200 bucks for the staff, I working to make Johan and Mabel have some Italian present.


bye
Stefano
Waidmannsheil
29 July 2005, 18:14
D99
51, hopefully there is a 55 or so lingering out there somewhere. Not too worried about it though.

Gemsbok is the main reason I chose Namibia first. Gemsbok and Mt Zebra!

I'll do South Africa after I move back to the states from Sicily. I need to concentrate on my European game for a while.

Maybe I can trade my kudu for a eland and $500?