I recently filed my import permit and was told that they are starting to finally process the Mongolia argali’s. The backlog is substantial from what I’m told. It’s my understanding that they’ll process all the Mongolia permits and then begin work on the Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan permits.
I sheep hunted here last year and it was a complete disaster of an operation. Guide was a young kid who had never sheep hunted. Dropped us on a lake where no sheep were present. After hiking our guts out for 5 days and no sheep they wanted $5k+ to move us into another area. The old owner sold it...
March is an awesome scope for this category as long as you stay with a 52mm objective to avoid some of the tight eyebox issues on the 42mm.
I have one particular scope that’s been all over the world and back and I’ve never adusted the zero. It’s been incredibly reliable.
I hunted Spain earlier this month with Pablo Carol and Wild Hunting Spain and I don’t think anyone could do a better job than they did. It was an incredible trip. Hunted Gredos/Beceite Ibex and Cantabrian/Pyrenean Chamois.
I have done many hunts with Profihunt, including all three tur, and have always had good experiences.
Artem and Vladimir are top notch in my opinion.
Maxim mentioned above is a well known outfitter too but I’ve not personally booked through him.
I agree with kota. Few things out there are as amazing as the BTX and I can glass all day with little eye fatigue. The main issue is weight. For this thing to shine you need the 95 or 115 objective and at that point it’s HEAVY.
I use the Wrightsock Cool Mesh II socks and they’re the best I’ve used across the board. As some have said, sometimes it’s the boots. I can wear Kennetrek boots with almost any sock and avoid blisters. The minute I switch over to lighter mountaineering style boots like Scarpa or Hanwags I get...
I used the burner in Kyrgyzstan in sub zero temps and snow in November and it was awesome. I would tend to think it would be overkill for anything near freezing and moving around. If closer to freezing I’d look at the stone glacier down and a shell of some kind. Would save a few dollars.
I’m using N550 in my 7mm Rem Mag and I’ve shot it anywhere from 70 to -10 degrees without issues. I abandoned H1000 because I got much better ES and SD with the N550. I can’t comment on barrel life since it’s a hunting rifle and I don’t shoot it a tremendous amount.
I don’t forsee any logistics issues affecting his hunt unless the war were to spill over into other countries. Almost all the Stans will be accessed via Turkish Air via Istanbul.
@wildwilderness, do you know what airlines the individuals referenced used?
I’ve hunted Kyrgyzstan multiple times...
I used Will Watson at evolved munitions and he did an amazing job. He was also reasonably priced, responsive and it didn’t take him forever. Highly recommend!
I have a 7mm Rem Mag Magnus and it’s a nice rifle. I have several other rifles that are more accurate but it holds the 1/2 moa standard and I’ve killed lots of animals with it in the 6-800 range. I think one of the selling points with Gunwerks is customer service. I’ve called them up several...
I have both the 2.5-10x32 and 42 versions on lightweight big caliber rifles and the only scope I like better is a March 3-24. The March is a little more money but a used one if you can find it will set you back about the same as a new 2.5-10.
One of my March scopes has been around the world...