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Leaving early AM Monday morning. Currently re-packing gear for the umpteenth time. I want to thank all of you that helped me with your sage and wise counsel and a special thanks to Allen once again for his insight and the ammo box  to Judge, Retreever, etc. I'll be back circa 27 June. "LAUNCH EM"! jorgeUSN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | ||
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Good Luck Jorge! Take lots-o-picts and notes. We expect to hear and see all the details when you get back. -Steve --------  www.zonedar.com If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning DRSS C&H 475 NE -------- | |||
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jorge: Best of luck on your Safari! I know you are really looking forward to being back in Africa! We all look forward to your report and pictures! Best wishes, jjs | |||
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Boy, can't tell your excited!!!  jorge, Good luck, shoot straight, have a safe journey, take lots of photo's, (for us of course!) and most of all Have fun!!!  "America's Meat - - - SPAM" As always, Good Hunting!!! Widowmaker416 | |||
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Have a great trip Jorge! By the way, which 300 is going? "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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Shoot one for me. Terry Remember, forgivness is easier to get than permission. | |||
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Cabbage by a head,tomato trying to ketchup,and banana in the bunch,at the wire it's..... Strike leader,your pickle is hot. Have your best trip jorge Hunt as long as you can As hard as you can. You may not get tommorrow. | |||
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Jorge, Push all the big buffalo to the west toward Mukanga Camp. I'll be following you in a couple of weeks. Keep your powder dry. Regards, Terry  Msasi haogopi mwiba [A hunter is not afraid of thorns] | |||
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Have fun and come back safe. Looking forward to the lies about it all later. Better tomorrows! You can borrow money but you can not borrow time. Go hunting with your family. | |||
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Good luck Jorge. Tell us all about it when you get back. Join the NRA | |||
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Jorge, Good luck and have a great trip - I'm sure you will. Remember to take LOTS of photos to share when you return. Say hello to John, Isaac and Peter for me!!! Phil | |||
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Jorge... I wish you a CEP of zero with high order detonation. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  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. | |||
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Thanks for all the very kind words of encouragement gents. Back to the videos and study buffalo "targets." jorge USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Buenas suerte! "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value." -Thomas Paine, "American Crisis" | |||
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Good luck and shoot something with that 300 H&H!! | |||
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Weidmann's Heil! You are two weeks ahead of me. Show me how its done. I hope we can get together after we get back and compare notes. I am over in Jax pretty frequently. Kudude | |||
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Keep the wind in your face, your powder dry, be safe, and most of all have fun  . We know you will! Best of hunting to you. Mike | |||
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The best part of Jorge's trip is that is wife is going. Over some good meals, the three of us have discussed the trip and it is pretty darn obvious that the lady loves her husband and wants to participate in what HE loves (or at least understand his addiction.) Her attitude is great. I just wish I had a woman in my life that's so understanding! And maybe could underwrite some of my trips! Mrs. Jorge explains it kind of like this: I may not have the BEST time, but my mind is open... I hope I really like it, but at worst, if the trip isn't the cat's meow for me, at least, I'll understand why my partner-in-life loves this safari stuff so much.. and as his wife, I'm going to give it my best shot! Damn fine woman... and a real looker, too. You are blessed, Jorge, my friend. JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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Good luck Jorge! Beat Navy! But I have the best spouse. When I told her I wanted to go lion hunting, she said "Well, they aren't going to get any cheaper, so you better go." When I said some guys who shoot a hippo have made coffee tables with their heads under the glass, seemingly coming out of the water, she said, "Oh, can we get two?" The last time we were in Africa together we climbed Kili. I hunted the Selous; she met me in Moshi, Tanz. Good time. | |||
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Have a safe and successful trip Jorge. I can't wait to hear about it when you return. Tell your wife to take pictures until her fingers hurt. Women are usually great about getting all the non-dead-animal shots that we neglect. I'm envious. Forrest ______________________________ "Truth is the daughter of time." Francis Bacon | |||
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Good luck, Jorge. I hope you will have lots of photos to post and a great story about your trip. THE LUCKIEST HUNTER ALIVE! | |||
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Judge: The Princess was most flattered by your kind words, at least so far, she's being a great sport about the whole thing in spite of the fact she HATES to fly and does not hunt. One thing's for sure though, she's packing enough gear! two days! jorgePS: AZ, yep, that wife's a keeper! USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Jorge, Don't shoot all the bushbuck and enjoy your safari. BigBullet BigBullet "Half the FUN of the travel is the esthetic of LOSTNESS" Ray Bradbury https://www.facebook.com/Natal...443607135825/?ref=hl | |||
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Jorge, I hope you have a great time and I wish you the best of luck! | |||
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