Recent content by Jerry M

You are over thinking this. My buddy and I took three ARe and a bolt rifle in 223. We shoot 52 gr SMK (not the best for quick long range kills), 55 grain Hornady soft points, and factory Fianchi 55 gr softpoint. The longest confirmed shot was 675 yards. Many at 500ish, tons in closer, one with...

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WD-40 also works.

The Sika deer in Maryland are mainly on the lower Eastern Shore. If you don’t have private land, look for a outfitter. Yes there’s a lot of public land, mostly swamp, some assessable only by boat. If you DIY bring a bug suit and plenty of Deet. Good luck

If there's wild hogs in Maryland they've been hiding for the past 40 years....

Did you use a outfitter/guide? If so, who and would you recommend them?

Shot mine in RSA with a .30-06 with 180 grain Nosler Partitions. One and done. Best eating animal on the trip.

Take you rain gear. Pack lightly if using a float plane to get to camp. Everyone in camp used 7-08, 308, 30-06. For their size they are east to kill. Did I mention it rained?

What are you hunting? A buddy and I have kills on Prairie Dogs out past 600 yards.

Is there a down side to a faster twist?

I recommend you go to a show like the NRA Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg PA in February. There will be several African outfits there. That or join a local chapter of Safari Club International. They auction hunts at their banquets. Arrange your trip from here. Good Luck! Hunting in...

IMHO not all primers, in either category standard or magnum, are the same. Some regular primers may work. Also, consider the temperature of where you are going to hunt, if in a unusual location. E.g. Hunting Caribou in the artic, a very different climate them your home in Louisiana.

I'm using 26.0 grains of W748 with 55 grain Hornady soft point. Hits on Prairie Dogs out past 500 yards.

2019 my buddy and I were there for nine days of hunting. Dove, duck, and pigeon. We went all in and shot 12,100 shells! Price for shells was ~$6,000. IMHO, If you're flying 3,000 miles to hunt birds, don't cheap on the shells.