JUST WATCHED MAX PRASAC's NEW SHOW (EPISODE 1) "BIG IRON" ON AMAZON PRIME. IT WAS HIS 2018 AFRICA HUNT, MOSTLY ABOUT HIS CAPE BUFFALO HUNT. VERY COOL SHOW, HE CRAWLED TO WITHIN 15 YARDS OF THE BUFF AND WHACKED IT WITH HIS BFR 500 JRH.

Rey, was there a charge to watch the video???

I JUST JOINED AMAZON PRIME ON A 30 DAY FREE TRIAL, AND THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER EXPERIENCE WITH AMAZON, THERE WAS NO CHARGE TO VIEW THE VIDEO.

It was a good episode. Very well done! Great job max

If you have prime it is free. Good show.

Thank you! This is two years in the making, and it's been a grind.

So realizing it was a lot of work and took 2 years..... When is the next episode going to go live

Not yet!

Nice! I?ve been a prime member for a long time. I didn?t know about Max?s show. Thanks for the heads up!

Awesome, congrats!!!

Logged into wife?s account and watched it an hour ago. Was really good. Cannot wait for next one.

Cool, thanks for the heads up. I will watch tonight since it's slow at work

I watched it last night. I enjoyed it. Can't wait for episode 2.

Congrats, Max! I really hope this works out for you and there?s plenty more to come. I can?t watch the video, but I?m sure it?s fantastic.

Thanks guys!

How come you can?t watch it, Kim? I?ve watched it on my phone...

Hey Max, just watched it. Looks like an exciting hunt to say the least. One question on the Nyala...was that a one-shot kill?

?Can?t? was maybe a bad choice of words. I don?t have amazon prime and really don?t know anything about it. I?ll find me a millennial and get some guidance.

They do offer a free 30 day trial if you want and if youre a member many of these things are free.

We're trying to show all aspects of handgun hunting by including it in a limited format. This was merely supplemental to the buffalo hunt. It took two shots (my first was bit low and shot from a greater distance). There was a fence in the background (a property line that it could have easily jumped) and the producers didn't want to show it because then it looks like a canned hunt (which it wasn't). Besides that, it wasn't meant to be shown in its entirety (the Nyala hunt) because the buffalo hunt is the story, the Nyala hunt a mere add-on.

Keep in mind that we had more than 24 hours of footage that needed to be crammed into two 22 minute segments which is a daunting task. My greatest concern was that we show the buffalo hunt in its entirety.

Well thats what producers do and i know some platforms for tv shows wont show a hunt with a fence (high or low fence) or a feeder. So it makes sense and well, producers do what producers do and dont necessarily hunt. At least he showed all the buffalo and how fast it went down which is faster than 95% of the rifle hit ones ive seen.

My favorite part is toward the end when you can hear Max say,.....wait let me reload!!!

Nice job, buddy,.......

Trapr

Doing something wrong because I don't think Marty Robbins was in on this!

Dick

I watched it this evening. Great job Max. Congrats and let us know when the next episode is on.

Dick, he hasn?t been with us since ?82... consider this a tribute to him. May he Rest In Peace!

I watched it last night. Really enjoyed it. I liked that it showed how the hunts are done and the ups and downs of the chase, instead of just showing the final stalk and shoot. I laughed when I saw saw the shells in the guide?s belt cartridge holder. They looked about 6? long! Congratulations on a job well done!

Watched it last night, thank the Lord my wife buys tons off Amazon and has a Prime membership). Great show and what a stalk for the buffalo. Maybe, just maybe, this will help to quite the nay-sayers on the whole "Can't do that with a handgun". Thanks Max!!

Hahaha! Thank you! .458 Lott. He was pointing it at the buffalo when I took my first shot. After it reared up, feeling the effects of the Punch bullet, he stopped pointing the rifle at the bull.

Thanks! When I was waiting to get my revolvers at the airport in Port Elizabeth, I had a heated "discussion" with a rifle hunter (an American) who told me what I was doing was a stunt. There's a lot of ignorance that needs correcting! It will be a daunting task!

And im sure it will be more daunting by the naysayers in our own midst that whine and bitch about this or that. We truly eat our own.

Exactly.

Just watched the show last night. Max as always great story well told ! Are you taking us back to Africa next episode or somewhere new? Either way can't wait to see where you bring us next!

Thank you! More Africa, standby!

Ain't that the truth!

Watched this afternoon ... thoroughly enjoyed.

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Real good video Max, that's some real rough, rocky country for buffalo. Well done & also on the follow up shots, that's where many don't finish a job. He was down & out in a hurry.

Dick

Thanks for the kind words, Dick, it's much appreciated!

Great footage! That took a lot of work, I am sure. Sure nice to see a show like this, and even better that it was presented as a "put this idea to rest" example. Thanks Max for representing handgun hunting. The archery parallel was a good perspective, too.

Great job on the video! It was better edited and photographed than most hunting shows with big $$ behind them. Keep up the great work! I am ready to go back to Africa after watching it. I still need to handgun hunt a hyena!

Just got done watching the show, dittos to what's been said already. Congratulations Max on the bull and your new show.

Very good video Max. Thanks for taking the time to put that together.

Thank you for the support, gentlemen! We are a small segment of the hunting population and need to stick together.

Excellent!!!
Thank you for the great program. Since I am a bowhunter, I really appreciate your closing line.

Thank you sir!

EPISODE 2 MAY BE UP NOW, I AM UP AT MY RANCH AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK

Its up and was a good episode. I like the show no fluff and bs. Max actually had a show that showed a miss. A rare thing in outdoor tv and not a rare thing in real life. Good job max. Also a great shot on the lechwe!

I finally got to watch both episodes.
Awesome work Max, very well done brother!
Thank you for putting in all the hard work to get together a TV show just for us.
That looked like one of the most challenging hunts I know of. A lot of open ground to cover for a shot with a handgun. Good job.
I found it a little funny that both you and the guide were well armed, but the poor trackers only had their teeth and nails. :-)
I'm sure their plan was, if it hit the fan, they could just out walk or run you and the guide!
Impressive tracking too.
Looking forward to the next episode.
Thanks again.

EPISODE #2: NO BS, SHOW IT LIKE IS, AND SHOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIFLE HUNTING AND REVOLVER HUNTING, GOTTA GET CLOSE.

To me,....the difference between shooting and hunting

Trapr

Max,

I just watched Episode 1. Great job. Quality work in front and behind the camera. Congratulations on landing the series. Keep it going!

Thank you! The support is very much appreciated!

Good stuff keep it up max !

Another great one. Thanks for sharing, Max. And thank you for putting it out there to the public. Maybe it will help our cause.

Let's hope so. Thanks guys!

For those without Amazon Prime accounts, Big Iron is on RecoilTV as well as of today:

videos.recoilweb.com/pages/discover/d/home

Kahr Firearms Group have put a version on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-2hF5Aebo. Is this the whole program or an edited version? Either way a great video and a very positive approach to our sport. Well done.

Congratulations on the show Max!! Just watched episodes 1 and 2...two thumbs up! And some great but not always successful stalks. Now that's handgun hunting!! Looking forward to more!

Those are the full-length videos - episodes one and two are on their YouTube channel. Thank you!

Max,
Finally got to watch the video - job well done! Keep up the good work.

Thank you! Did you see both episodes? Episode three is almost ready...

Just episode 1, so far - it was on YouTube.

Can't wait for episode 3. Congrats and great job again.

JUST WATCHED EPISODE 3, IT IS ABOUT THE 2018 BOVINE BASH, GOOD SHOW.

Very well done. Question...were most/all bullets complete pass throughs? If not, and I know every second of footage is expensive, but it would be awesome to see the recovered bullets to see the integrity of each.

Thanks Randy! We used the sequence with the lower velocity loads to show how the offside hide "catches" the bullets as they pass through the body of the water buffalo. We've posted a lot of the bullets on some threads and it would have been great to be able to show them in the episode, but at the end of the day we only have 22 minutes to work with. The copper solids are all but reloadable showing only rifling marks in most cases.

I ALSO WONDERED ABOUT THE LACK OF RECOVERED BULLET PICTURES AND EVALUATIONS OF THE BULLETS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE, BUT I FIGURED 3 BIG FACTORS WERE AT PLAY: 1) LIMITED TIME, 2) THESE SHOWS ARE "FOR THE MASSES", AND 3) BULLET RESULTS HAD BEEN SHARED via OTHER MEDIUMS, INCLUDING THIS SITE. ALSO, SHOWING A LOT OF BLOOD AND GUTS AND INTERNAL DAMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR THE CASUAL VIEWER.

There's an entertainment value that needs to be reached, but we still managed to get some necropsy coverage included.

Whitworth great work on the videos and hope to see more.

Thanks BKS, much appreciated!

Watched it last night. Very informative and entertaining.

WHAT?!
I?m a prime member and didn?t know it was on there...gotta go save it!👍🏻

Great show, very well done. I really appreciate that it is not a 25 minute ongoing commercial, it is really about hunting with handguns with the focus on the adventure. Watched them all so far.

I watched the 3 available episodes this morning and loved them. Can't wait for more

Great videos, Max! Keep ?em coming.

Max,
Caught episode 3 yesterday. By the way, the production quality is above outstanding.

I was quite pleased to see the 480 Ruger in action. I am from the same school of thought that you don?t always need the hottest, fastest, knuckle busting load to harvest your game. It was refreshing to see a female ?on the gun?. Not only was she packing it with confidence, she brought it to bear with surety. My children are all daughters. They love to shoot & they, like your huntress friend, know the joys of Big Irons.

I thank you for your efforts to keep us progressively educated. Watching the episode my appetite was whetted for more information on the special loads/projectiles being tested. Is that info going to be divulged by a writer, or you or in advertisements along the way?

Just watched the first 2 episodes. Spectacular job! Does anyone happen to have a link to episode 3?

THERE IS AN EPISODE 4 UP BUT YOU NEED TO GO TO SEASON 2. A DEER HUNT IN DELAWARE

Are the last 2 episodes on YouTube yet? I don't have Amazon prime...

Yes

Would you mind posting the link. I have tried searching for it...

Just type in ?Big Iron with Max Prasac?

I did, and for whatever reason it only comes up with episode 1 and 2.

My bad, I misunderstood your request. By ask for the last two, I thought you were referring to the previous two. Episodes 3 and 4 are not on YouTube.

Ok. I hope they make their way to YouTube ASAP!

Just watched the latest episode. Ouch. I've been there. Some animals just have an amazing will to live. By the reaction at impact, I didn't expect him to make it out of the field.

You and me both, Randy LOL!

Great stuff, Max. Just finished watching them all for the second time.

I look forward to your next installments!

Thank you much, DarkTimber!

JUST WATCHED EPISODE # 5 OF BIG IRON, AN ENJOYABLE HOG HUNTING EPISODE. NICE WORK MAX.

Thanks Rey! That was shot at my old stomping grounds in North Carolina.

I just binge watched all the available episodes. Good stuff!

Question on gear- On the Buffalo hunt in Season 1, it looks like you are wearing a lightweight hooded camo shirt. I have been looking for something similar since Ive been using a hooded ?fishing shirt? for working on the ranch for sun protection. What shirt is that? Need it for early season hunts when its still hot and buggy.

Thank you! The shirt is by Sitka Gear. Not sure which model, but I think it's the Core Lightweight Hoody.

OK Max. I was watching the Hog Heaven episode of Big Iron last night and the words that came to mind were from Jack Nicholson's Joker "Where does he get those wonderful toys?". The Black Nitride BFR in 460 is AWESOME!!!. I have a new quest in my life now thanks to you, acquire a Black BFR. I assume that's out of the custom shop but I do not see it as an option on their webpage. Can it be special ordered or is it just a prototype? Anyway, great episode as always and thanks for giving me yet another reason to buy a new Black BFR.

Thank you! This is the revolver. Black nitride is an available option from the Precision Center, not the standard production guns.

Here's a teaser for the next episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6aXjMH5C30

I found the .500 Smith to be DAMN effective.

YES!!!

WOW! That 500S&W crushed that Deer! What load or ammo were you using?

Buffalo Bore 400 grain JFPs. I think the bullet is a Sierra. It does hit with authority!

Thanks Max! I'm anxious to see the next episode!

She never stood a chance

It will be up sometime before Christmas!

As many have already said, NICE WORK MAX!

I particularly respect the fact that you made clear your intentions on the Bovine Bash shoot, and not making it out to be something it is not. That being said, it is really cool you guys are "torture testing" loads so we don't have to!

Keep up the good work, I will be looking forward to the next installments!

MAX HAS A NEW EPISODE UP ON BIG IRON, ITS EPISODE 3 OF SEASON 2 OR 2020 SEASON. IT IS ABOUT HUNTING WHITETAILS WITH 50 CALIBER REVOLVERS. HAVE NOT WATCHED IT ALL YET (I AM AT WORK) BUT LOOKS LIKE COOL STUFF. DEFINITELY CAN SAY BIGGER CAN BE BETTER AND BADDER.

WATCHED THE EPISODE LAST NIGHT. MAX WAS USING A BFR IN 500 S&W. GREAT KILL VIDEOS. ALL VERY WELL DONE AND ENTERETAINING, IN A GAME RICH DEER ENVIRONMENT.

Thanks Rey! Definitely a game rich environment!

Man what an installment of Big Iron. The 500S&W sure packed a wallop. The one deer flipped over backwards on that quartering hit. Great show Max, keep up the good work.

Great Episode on the Key Ranch Max!

I am looking forward to seeing more of the 500S&W!

GOD BLESS!
Mark

Very nice Max! Pass our compliments on to Todd as well. He does all the work anyways...hehe.

Haha! Hey, it's just the two of us as some are surprised to find out!

Thanks guys!

Air Force and Marine Corps,....who?d a thunk it!!!

Hope to see you at NRA show, I?m guessing you?ll not be at SHOT.

Burris has some new stuff coming out we may need to go R&D.

Trapr

Great job guys. Keepem coming.

Max I watched season one a short time back. Watched ep.3 of season 2 today. I don't know how I got the episodes out of order but I'm watching the first two of season two tonight. Best shows out there in my opinion. Keep up the good work!

Hey Max

How about an Idea on what the next show is about?

GOD BLESS
Mark

Texas exotics...while attending the Bovine Bash.

Thanks Max! Looking forward to it!

Max ... Have a question why do u have the cylinder marked with a marker on the 500 S&W like u had a specific chamber marked on the last episode?

I tend to mark them in testing just to know which hole is number one. I often forget to clean the mark off. It?s just a reference point for me.

when is the next episode due to be out?

Should be out already, but Amazon tends to drag their feet.

I READ WHERE THE NEW EPISODE IS UP, Haven't HAD A CHANCE TO VIEW IT YET, UP AT THE HIGHPOINT DOING CHORES.

JUST WATCHED THE NEW EPISODE, GOOD SHOW

Watched both shows
Well done.

Still believe the 44 Mag & 45 Colt are plenty.

Thank you!

Yeah, but what fun would that be? And yes they kill well, but not nearly as decisively. I have to add that I have been present when the .44 has been used on really large animals and it's not that impressive unless CNS is hit.