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No, we did not experience any pressure issues. But, 70 grains of Reloader 15 is not a hot load so that helps. IIRC, max is a grain or two higher. Same thing with my .416. I’ve shot as much as 81 grains of Reloader 15, but find 79 grains more pleasant to shoot, so that’s what all .416...

I’ve found that it’s pretty easy to get different bullets of 300 grains to all group well together, if shooting the same load for all. The load we shoot in my and my son’s .375 H&H’s is 70.0 grains of Reloader 15, Federal 215 primer and various 300 grain bullets. We’ve got TSX, Bearclaw, A...

Kevin, Thank You, for all you’ve done for the African Hunter community and the wildlife we pursue. I wish you all the best in retirement.

And Mike thinks you’re a really great guy too. Tells me we should meet someday when I’m up there duck hunting.

I’m leaving in less than 2 months for a buffalo hunt in Zimbabwe. Taking my .416 & .375.

Two hunts come to mind above all others… In 1980 I enjoyed a great hunt in Alaska when I was 22 years old. It was a 15-day Alaska Range Dall Sheep & Grizzly hunt by horseback in September. It turned into a grand adventure, riding through wilderness that was filled with sheep, moose, caribou...

I prefer 2 rifles and usually take my .416 and .338. In your case I’d take the 404 and 9.3. Or just take the 404 and call it good. I haven’t hunted the communal lands, but did hunt Deka (which is not far away) once, a long time ago. My .458 was along most of the time as we regularly were...

The PH’s I’ve hunted with carried the following: Roy Vincent 460 Weatherby, Weatherby Mark V Cecil Riggs 458 Winchester. Model 70 Richard Bell-Cross. 458 Winchester. Model 70 Tom Dames. 470 NE. Don’t recall which double, 375 Weatherby, Model 70 Alan Vincent 450 Ackley. Mauser 98. Also a...

I’ve had great results with Barnes Vor TX ammo, except for some .375 H&H ammo where the very first found we attempted to shoot was a dud. Faulty primer in factory ammo. Fortunately, it was when shooting at paper, not a buffalo.

The Pelican Air has become the only case I use, besides my Tuffpak gun case. It’s fantastic. Big enough, nearly indestructible, goes great as baggage in a Cessna Caravan and very difficult for bad guys at the airport to break into. I’ve never done anything beyond just filling it up, locking...

I’ve never understood why anyone would book a hunt in Zimbabwe with a non-Zimbabwean PH. With the way the law is, it makes no sense to include a non-Zimbabwean on a Zim hunt.

This is an excellent documentary, well worth watching. I highly recommend it.

Just get a 375 H&H, 30-06, 12 gauge and a 22 rim fire and be done with it. Those will handle anything you might want or need to shoot.

Interesting! I’ll be going through Jo’burg in 2 months, on my way to Zimbabwe; hope this doesn’t escalate to where it’s tough for Americans to get through South Africa. But, I’m glad to see our new administration making it clear that the bullshit tolerated over the last 4 years is no longer...

Alan Vincent, owner of Vincent Safaris. He mainly hunts Tanzania these days but lives in Bulawayo and does Zimbabwean hunts also, especially before he leaves for Tanzania in mid June each year. He’s been a licensed PH in Zimbabwe for 34 years, since he was 18 years old. This will be my 4th...

You’ve gotten lots of great advice on where to go and that you’d be better served hunting buffalo before elephants. Having shot both, I certainly agree that you should probably hunt buffalo before elephant. Elephants bring an intensity that is hard to match with any other animal. I think...

Not a scientific test at all, but illustrative of the straight line penetration ability of a .416 400 grain Cutting Edge solid. I was shooting my .416 Hoffman at nearly 2,400 fps, so balistically the same as .416 Rigby. This Cutting Edge solid was recovered from a hippo bull I shot quartering...

This is fantastic news! As our dogs get older we all have to face these moments. Just yesterday I took my 10 1/2 year old yellow lab on a pheasant hunt at a game bird club. He had a great day, covered about 5 miles in the hills, including a long uphill run after a bird I’d hit but which...

Nearly all the plains game I’ve shot has been with either my .338 win mag and 225 grain bullets, TTSX, Bearclaws or Nosler Partitions. Or 270 with 150 grain Partitions ot TTSX. I’d happily shoot any plains game with a 30-06 and quality 180-200 grain bullet or a 375 and 300 grain bullet. I...

I’ve always thought the same about moon phase, but then killed a really good Tom during a ‘Super Moon’, so I guess I don’t think moon phase is as important as I used to. But if I was booking a dedicated leopard hunt, I do agree that I’d try to book it during the two weeks when moon is darker...

Stick to a known operator, whether a PH, Safari Operator or booking agent. There are plenty of good ones who frequent these pages. And…. I’ve never even heard of this purported booking agent or company. I’d never book through someone who isn’t an experienced and well known industry...

What about the other five major spiral horns? There may only be four spiral horn species in South Africa, but there are Nine major spiral horns across Africa. Even more if you count all the bush bucks and eland variants.

There is a lot more to the story, some of it pretty funny, but it’d be way too long.

In 2018, I was on final day of a Sitatunga hunt along the Kafue River in Zambia. My PH, Richard Bell-Cross, and I were glassing a small marsh just as it was getting light enough to see shapes moving around. Suddenly, Richard whispered ‘Poachers’ and I could see two human silhouettes walking...

Yes, that link provides the map I have saved. Sango is actually the biggest property and I’m told has the nicest lodge accommodation, though most of the properties are very nice with good hunting. There are the resident PH’s like Guy Whittal, the Duckworths and some others, but also some...

If I remember correctly, the Savé is approximately 750,000 acres, comprised of eight or nine adjoining properties. The biggest ones are Humani/Guy Whittal and Mokore/The Duckworths. Sango is one of the finest operations within the conservancy. Hammond is fairly small, only about 30,000 acres...

Well, even though those hunts in the ‘80s were a lot less money, it is relative. I’ll answer as best I can recall as to the cost of the hunt and trophy fees. Not including air travel, charters and other incidental costs. General numbers. 1983, Zimbabwe 24 day hunt, $27,000. 1986, Zimbabwe 15...

This whole ‘Big 5’ thread is interesting. I still don’t have the Big 5 or Dangerous 7, as I’ve never shot a Rhino. I’m fortunate to have all the others except Rhino. In 1983, I went on my first African hunt and shot 3 of the Big 5 on that trip. I took an elephant bull, leopard and 2...

Agreed. You are absolutely ‘Spot On’. Where I hunted in the Selous, we had leopards everywhere. We hung baits in 7 trees and had cats feeding in 5 of them. We saw leopards twice in the middle of the day while checking baits. We saw tracks pretty much everywhere that we encountered sand or...

But you only have to go once!

I don’t agree that Leopards have to be only a 50-50 proposition. In many areas it is accurate, but there are places where success runs consistently high, abound 80-90%. The Luangwa Valley, Selous Game Reserve, Niassa Game Reserve are areas where success tends to be very high. What these...

Welcome, Dave! Very glad to have you join this community. I’m looking forward to your comments on these pages.

Females of all species are protected in Tanzania. Which makes selecting a Zebra a bit of an exercise sometimes.

My understanding is that Korrigum are spotty. Some blocks have them, but many don’t. I was fortunate to see them a couple times on the first block I hunted. I was not h looking to shoot one, however.

Welcome, you’ve come to a great site for African knowledge. What type of hunt are you pondering?

Ernest & Marita are very solid people, a credit to the entire industry. (y)

Welcome! I’ll be keenly following your comments about Congo Brazzaville. I’m hunting there in May of ‘26, up on the Cameroon border for Bongo, Sitatunga and whatever else the forest gives us. You’re in for some great adventures with your .375.

Patrick, I’ve been in communication with your hunter who just finished and is homeward bound. He speaks highly of your area, camp, game populations and anti-poaching efforts.

Cocaine or heroin would be less addicting. And a hell of a lot cheaper.

Self induced poverty is a real thing. Trust me, it is. I know whereof I speak.

Besides the fish, hippos, crocs and all wildlife that drinks from the river will be affected. Might take longer for those large animals, but it’s going to kill lots of them also. The Chinese are a scourge, everywhere they go.

When I was young we used to stand at station 8 and after each shot where we broke the target, take a step or two toward the house. With the gun shouldered when I’d call pull I could break targets halfway from station 8 to the house. But I was a lot younger than.

BINGO!!!

Northwest Nevada has a very good lion population. So much that some of the best trophy mule deer hunting in the USA now sucks, big time. A friend shared a trail camera picture a few years ago that had 4 lions at a tank, all together. And the 3 younger lions were not kittens, but 60-100 pound...

My current DG rifles are a .375 H&H, shooting 300 grain bullets and a .416 Hoffman shooting 400 grain bullets. Both are sighted in at 100 yards. Buffalo are big targets, so with a 100 yard zero I’m good from point blank to 150 yards. Those two rifles are all I need for all my future buffalo...

When I miss game, it’s usually a chip shot and I get a bit casual since it’s an easy shot, don’t bear down and blow it. In 2023, I missed a broadside, standing hyena at about 75 yards. Wasn’t steady on the sticks and wobbled off when the trigger broke. I was pissed at myself as I’ve always...

Stormy, Yup, you are. Nobody else ever misses!!! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Oh dont worry, there will be a rifle along for that very reason you mention. If we are able to call up a lion (where I’ll be hunting has a strong lion population) my main interest will be to see how much damage the TSS does, how well it breaks bones, how deep it penetrates. If we can’t get...

OK, I spoke with Brice Hensley again today. I’m getting 12-15 Rounds of 12 gauge TSS 2’s, with some TSS BB loads included. I’m going to go to Nevada and try to call in a Mountain Lion, and if successful will shoot it with TSS. A lion would give a great comparison to what TSS would do to a...

A few comments based on personal observations of mine and a couple good friends. Coyotes - HeviShot Dead Coyote loads are fantastic. We’ve killed coyotes with this load as far as 70+ yards. At 25-40 yards it absolutely flattens them. TSS would be better and you wouldn’t shoot enough...