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Hi Folks Please fill in the blanks in these two sentences..... 1. Here I am, in Africa and I forgot to bring my ...BLANK..... 2. Here I am, leaving Africa and I can't believe I lugged this ...BLANK... half way around the planet and never used it at all. Six weeks and counting Elmo | ||
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Nothing should be forgotten. I think I packed and unpacked my gear no less than 4 times in anticipation of my safari (damn that was fun). If anything, I brought too many clothes and bought too many curios,etc!! Those were a pain to lug home. | |||
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Elmo, As long as the words "Rifle and Ammo" don't feature I rekonn you'll be fine!!! I've been shooting without boots, bolt, ammo on seperate occasions and diving without a BCD, weightbelt, (used rocks instead) or a reg (difficult to improvise...) sh1t happens... FB | |||
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Is it condoms? Older we grow, more pesumptouousl we get. J B de Runz Be careful when blindly following the masses ... generally the "m" is silent | |||
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Unless you are with your spouse or girlfriend you better leave Mr. Winky in his short shorts! Your African experience will last a lifetime, you just dont want an "experience" in Africa to shorten that lifetime!!! | |||
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Forgot to bring! 1. 1/4" tape measure, for measuring elephant, lion and leopard tracks. 2. First aid supplies for blisters (including tweezers for removing thorns) Didn't need to bring! 1. more than 3 changes of clothes 465H&H | |||
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Last June I meet a first time in Africa father and son in Atlana that where hunting with me and a friend.My friend had left two weeks earlier and was already in camp. The father and son deciced to drive to Atlanta giving them a chance to visit friends along the way.They also felt they could save some money by not flying. When I got to the airport they where ahead of me in line.Thay hade two baggage carriers packed.I could not help but make fun of them.They turned out to be over weight to the tune of $500.00. I'm not sure what ruined the hunt for the son.If it was the the $500.00 or my laughing at them the rest of the trip. Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial. | |||
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1. Forgot to bring .470 softs, only packed soilds , thank you my dear for making my den "nicer". 2. Lugged this damn .375 flanged double around and never did need it, thats good because i dind't pack any ammo for it either! All this happened after a phone call two months previous by a excited freind informing me of a canelation. I should get the Homer Simpson award for this one. Charlie | |||
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Well, okay I guess the best answer to #2 is..... Here I am, leaving Africa and I can't believe I lugged Mr Winky half way around the planet and never used it at all. Elmo | |||
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1) I forgot to bring my 22LR rifle with or whithout silencer 2) I lugged half way around the world with a useless noisy O/U Beretta 12 gauge. J B de Runz Be careful when blindly following the masses ... generally the "m" is silent | |||
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1) journal or camera 2) rain suit 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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elmo, shoot me an email...I'llsend yu some packing tips 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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