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I did the same as my PH was so impressed with them but to import from Denmark to Zim was going to be about $500. He has said since they have seen a lot of use out there

I broke two pairs of 4stable sticks (including one pair @SRvet witnessed as above) before I bought Viperflex and these have lasted well with heavy use (including .375 H&H.) In fact, with the 5th leg we zero the DG rifles off them to save building/carrying/storing a bench. As well as for travel...

Welcome from another UK based, 6.5x55 and .375 using member

I shot my Zim buff with a .375 as that was the only choice of calibre with the camp rifles, 300 grain Swift A-Frame at 60 yards. It took a few minutes to fully expire but was dead when we found it. I bought a .375 on my return. If I had the choice of the list I'd go .416 as I found the .458...

Here in Europe the new gen Night Vision and Thermal scopes and binoculars dominated by the likes of Hik Micro and Pulsar have made a huge dent in the traditional glass market. Our local gun shop said the sales of the former were up 200% last year and sales of the latter down by over a third...

Here in Europe we indeed use moderators extensively -but on deerstalking and vermin rifles. The reduction in recoil obviously helps accuracy when shooting over longer ranges. That's a .308 with one on in the photo. However, I have never seen a European hunter use a mod on a DG rifle though. I...

Indeed YouTube is a better source of African video content than the main broadcasters these days

For comparison: in some 'most dangerous cities' list New Orleans is about level with Cape Town/Jo'burg so it's a bit like saying: are you happy to fly to New Orleans, be collected by a guy probably carrying a pistol and driven a hundred miles or more into rural Louisiana, I'm guessing the answer...

Paid in blood, a documentary on Amazon Prime about relocating rhino from a hunting concession in Namibia to the DRC

My PH in Zim had a pair of Maven's a client gave him, we never see the brand here in Europe but I thought the glass was good in them

Used Swarvoski or Zeiss IMHO I have had a few brands over the past 35 years but now I use Swaro range finding 10x40s for hunting here in the UK but 8x30 Swaro for Africa, used they were under $1,000 (here in the UK) I have used the high end of the range of Vortex and they seemed pretty good

It seems the marriage part was fictitious, I guess 'a woman scorned' would not hold back on discrediting Manners in other areas

It's a great book Kambaku. It would be a shame if it had fictitious elements but, then he wouldn't be alone in that claim amongst African safari authors I guess

He just won't tell Mrs C!

A friend who lives in Vic Falls recommended the Palm River Hotel. It was full for when we are there in June so we went for his second choice of Shongwe Lookout that was very well priced. We'll have tea or dinner at the Vic Falls hotel

And...where we hunted last year in Zimbabwe on the Moz border (Zambezi valley) was one of the areas featured in Ian N's book

Kambuki by Harry Manners, very good. Before that (as above) Months of the Sun by Ian Nyschens, excellent

I also live in the north of England and am equally frustrated by the current UK government and it's tax etc policies, we have half considered moving overseas over the years. My kids have left home, 20 years ago we moved to an area with a state grammar school as we couldn't afford private...

To my mind I would ask myself: is taking two rifles going to be a lot more headache with paperwork or weight? If so then obviously a .404 is relatively flat shooting compared to a .458 or 500 so it depends on what sort of ranges you will be shooting PG at. I don't know the Hwange area (I'm...

If I was to hunt a leopard I would do it over hounds. A friend of mine used to take a lot of clients to Zim to hunt with Mark 'Butch' Butcher who helped pioneer the marketing of the sport, he said it was very exciting, especially when the tom went in rocks (rather than a tree) and a terrier was...

They are the only brand I know of where you can do so. It's via two ways: A. they can be positioned so they spread all the way out and B. (if you have more time) they have multiple adjustable studs so you can reduce their length

Indeed, my TT Proctor .375's serial number is 069

Here in the UK up to the 1990s we deerstalkers used a single stick to take virtually all shots off and rarely shot beyond 125 yards. In the early 90s some bipod sticks appeared and allowed us to consistently shoot a bit further, the late 90s tripods came along and 200 yds odd was achievable...

A friend who lives in Kenya keeps his rifles with his PH in Tanzania, might just be easier

As I understand it most hunting areas in Zambia are unfenced. A number of them offer plains game options.

They are doing a job of killing the brand here in the UK IMHO

Be interested to know what the rifles are guys. Weirdly I didn't take a photo of the rifle with my bull, probably as it was a camp rifle. Winchester Model 90 in .375 H&H with a 4x Leupold. The bull is with the team taken by me, PH David Mann of CMS with his CZ .458 Lott. Zim June 2024

Shaping up Johan, all the best

Yes, finding that 'ignore' button (under their name/avatar) and applying it to him was the difference between me staying and leaving this forum

I guess it depends: Most dangerous - unwounded - ele cow Most dangerous - wounded - leopard

My late father's cousin was in the Rhodesian SAS during the bush wars. He said it was either the heavy, long trousers they were issued with or the gym shorts. It was too warm for the long pants soo.. Many of the ex SF guys went back/on to work as Game Rangers and PHs

I run a 2019 Toyota Hilux here in the UK, 2.4 diesel that gets about 28mpg tops. That’s it with 12 red hinds in the back (only a short trip from the chiller to the gamedealer in the Highlands of Scotland.) They are expensive but having seen how the Hilux performed in Zim (the other picture) I’ll...

Ah, we were then in June so they must have installed it afterwards, I think if I was in a camp with internet I'd tell family and work I haven't got it! My hunting companion @SRvet did have a GPS phone that we could send a message home each evening to say we were back in camp safe and they could...

Great, what camp are you in?

Not CMS's Matombo Camp on the Zambezi in Dande North, but I was glad to escape it!

Great, old, worn bull

Indeed I leant one of Buzz's elephant hunting CDs to a friend before our trip to Zim and it inspired him to swap from a buffalo bull to a tuskless cow ele

+1 for CMS safaris, follow Buzz Charlton on Facebook for some great videos There is a section on tipping on the site here https://www.africahunting.com/threads/tipping-guide.183/

A canvas option, for authenticity: https://www.johnrigbyandco.com/rigbys-releases-new-canvas-ankle-gaiters-hunting-africa/

Most of the PHs wear them and generally canvas ones but I bought a pair of these leather ones figuring they would last me a lifetime...

I enjoyed the film very much, I was on the edge of my seat. Having hunted buffalo (also in Zim) I shared the emotions and felt it's good to show how any responsible PH and client will follow a wounded animal until it's accounted for and let the PH put in a back up shot when that is all that is...

Hi Lovely rifle. Has that got the left hand side mounted flag (up and down) safety catch?

You are spot on Spike. We see a good few TT Proctor rifles here in North West of England and they are much coveted. Cheshire based Trevor hunted several times in Zambia. I bought a TT Proctor from Tony Jackson this year, Tony is a great friend of Trevor's and took my rifle (a .375) to Zambia...

Indeed

Highly recommended

For under $10k you should be able to get a least a week's red stag and roe buck stalking here in Scotland. Note that on the open hill in Scotland your stag will be representative and not trophy class, there is a separate SCI class for proper hill stags I gather. I'd recommend outfitters: Ollie...

A big thanks to Johan and his family of @EXECUTIVE HUNT AFRICA who made me feel very welcome last week. I have recently won a contract which will mean regular travel to Jo'burg, however I will always be time poor on the work trips so was looking for somewhere not too far from the city to hunt...

I'd tend to agree, why save £1,000 when you have spent hundreds of thousands..?

As an aside - the Swaro scope was ex Display from the Holland & Holland Gun Room in London, near Buckingham Palace....it was a steal, who would believe you'd get a bargain there?! They are selling of the Swaros (they did partner with them) but since H&H was bought by Beretta they need to stock...

We are based in the UK I should add so need availability here obviously, thanks