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Like I said, sometimes we do stupid shit and yet still survive. No way in hell I am going in after DG with a rifle that I only fired once with ammo I know nothing of. Glad you made it in and out in one piece. The first time I saw a herd on the move, we had them pass to our rear at about 200y...

Opinions on rifles for DG are like A-holes, everybody has got one. Me included. But, you asked for comments from hunters who have been there. So, here is my 2-cents. Prior to my DG hunt for Cape Buffalo, I wanted a 416 Rigby but could not find one that I could afford at the time and ended up...

No encounters with spirit men, evil or otherwise. But, I know this. If you speak in the morning about the animal(s) you plan to hunt today, the monkeys will spy on you and listen and they will go tell the birds who will fly on ahead of you and your PH and tell the animals what you are hunting...

I agree. We drove far more than we walked. But depending on the terrain, just hanging onto the truck when bouncing over rocks and hills is like riding a rodeo bull. After several hours of that you get tired and sore. I too have bad knees and have to be more careful walking downhill...

Great hunt report and congratulations on your successful Safari. It is hard not to love hunters who also can appreciate a good cigar. You need to try the H. Upmann by A J Fernadez. It has become my god to for several years now. Well done on the 1st Buffalo and on each bagging a nice Kudu. I...

About a year ago, I bought this old ER Shaw custom P14 Enfield rifle in 375HH in an online estate auction. When sold there was another matching rifle sold in 300HH mag but I was on a flight to Africa at the time and feared that I could not afford to bid on both of them at the time and being...

270 is one of my favorite hunting cartridges. I have used it for decades on deer with the 130g bullets. All have been one shot kills. I use the 130g because my old Mauser shoots it better than the 150g options. It will kill any boar you shoot with it. I have only hunted boar once and I used...

I would add that on this trip, I used a 7mm/08 for other PG hunting and on day three took both a Springbok at 242y with a 140g TSX load. One shot bang flop. Also a black wildebeest which was shot at 314y with this same load. The first shot incapacitated it but it did take a 2nd to finish it...

All of the misfires were from reload ammo using PPU brass. I think the manuf The headspace on this rifle is a little loose and while the firing pin protrusion is more than adequate, it had never hit the primer terribly hard. It had never misfired in the past but several days of bouncing...

Just a short report from my hunt that ended about 10days ago. We hunted both Free State and Limpopo for 10days and bagged six animals. Most were with my 7mm/08 which performed adequately considering that it was a compromise choice over the 7mm Mag and the 30/06, either of which would likely...

When in the field, I took a small fanny pack loaded with the things I thought I would need. Laser range finder, balaclava, gloves, wet wipes, knife, snake bite kit, etc. In a larger back pack, I had things like extra ammo, my jacket once it warmed enough to remove it, and other such things. I...

Welcome Sir. I used to have a man on my companies Board of Directors who was a very experienced Safari Hunter from Shamokin nearby to you. Been thru your home turf a few times.

I do not know Mr. Sullivan. I have seen some of his videos and they are entertaining. My Momma always taught me that if I could not say something nice, that I should just say nothing. I was always taught to approach a downed buffalo from the tail end and not the head, in case it did regain...

Well Done Sir! Congrats on the Bongo. That animal is my PH's wife's bucket list animal. No small effort just to get to Congo, let alone hunt there. I am jealous of your getting to see both Gorilla and Forest Elephant. Good luck with the rest of the hunt. Great you can take the time to...

I only mentioned the precision marksmanship competitions since you stated earlier that I needed more practice. Lack of practice is probably my issue. I do not use a suppressor at all during my precision competition shooting. It alters the bbl harmonics enough to change the POI. It can be...

I will have to defer to your "vast" experience on this subject Sir. As a former National Champion precision rifle marksman, I probably do need to practice more. In my case, I was simply attempting to convey that any suppressor that is larger in diameter than the bbl may obstruct some of the...

I am not sure I would suppress a classic big bore DG rifle. Why? Those big ass 458's are already going pretty slow, even with a std length bbl. What is that length? 25" or 26" more or less. Shorten that by 20% and your already slow at 2300 or 2400 fps muzzle velocity is going to drop down to...

As previously stated: "You should do what works best for you and not worry about the rest of us." Any application that a 223 or 243 will handle adequately, should fit within the operating envelope of the 6.5CM. Worst case is you will wound some animals that continue down range to be...

This is the answer. The issue with the 6.5CM is only that it leaves so little margin for error, wind drift, animal moving after the shot, etc. Larger, more powerful cartridges also do not insure success but do allow a little more margin for when a shot gets muffed or the range is longer than...

I understand your predicament. I regret the unfortunate impacts of your government's past regulatory actions. In the USA, we make full use of my 2nd Amendment Right to keep and bear arms. Lots of them. Hell, I have more than four firearms in the corner at my bedstand and ALL of them are...

6.5 Creed is basically a bigger version of the 243 rifle that can shoot heavier, slower bullets. That combo has worked pretty well for deer and pronghorn sized game for decades. But... While the Creed can hit a tgt at 400-500 meters, it is not going to be carrying the speed to reliably cause...

Welkommen - Tell us about yourself and where you like to hunt, favorite rifle, etc.

I like this thread idea. The fish trophy photo formula is a little overdone. I am a fan of pics that also feature the rifles as a collector of fine arms, those interest me as much as the animals. Others that catch the people are also interesting. Here are a few of my off beat shots...

I have several short barrel hunting rifles. A 16" Winchester model 94 in 44mag. Light and handy and the 44mag has burned all of its powder in the short bbl. On deer it has a near 100% record of 1-shot kills for many years. I have a FN Browning in 308 that I took on Safari last year. It...

Is your range covered? The blast from any firearm will reflect off the roof and return to you at a 2x amplitude if covered. Wear good muffs with earplugs. I used to be a IPSC National Range Officer and was subjected to thousands of major Power Factor 38 Super and 45acp blasts from compensated...

How about the 350 Legend? or the 444 Marlin? The former would be more fun in the light weight rifle. The later would be more. More power, more recoil, etc. But might also work with 44mag and 44 spl ammo which is a plus.

The former Chief of Police from Baton Rouge, LA once told me this: Be aware, if a potential threat is encountered, make eye contact, if they approach you change directions, if they continue to approach, raise your hand and say with authority but not in a threatening tone, "Stop, I don't have...

I was in Limpopo in 2024 and plan to return later this year. I never felt overtly unsafe while in country. As is my habit, I am very aware of my surroundings when in an unfamiliar place. I watch and listen and maintain a higher SA than I would when in my safe space. But, that is true when I...

My experience with the Barnes remains limited but positive and I plan to use them more but not always. What I found is they work well over a wide range of speeds and distance. I used the 300g TSX in a 375HH on Blue Wildebeest. First shot was a frontal at 160-180y. That is approaching the...

Sounds like an epic hunt opportunity. I will be in Limpopo in mid June anyway on my 2nd safari and first DG safari, but am not sure I want to sit around for two weeks just waiting to go to Moz. Still interesting for sure. I have heard of your outfit and the feedback was positive. I do have...

I did not know Cal but he was well known in the hunting and shooting community. Certainly not a neophyte to the big doubles. And as I stated, "I do not want to be too critical as I was not there and things happen." But, I am not a Mark Sullivan fan and that clouds my judgement somewhat. That...

That was THE video that I talked about. They waited soooo long after the bull rose to its feet before taking the 1st shot with the 600NE. I think the range on the first two shots was 20-30y at most. It seemed that the hunter had froze until Mark told him to shoot. Up to that point, he had...

I used to deer hunt with a 16" Winchester 94 Trapper model in 44mag. I used the 185g HP and 240g HP ammo and for years I enjoyed the bang-flop effect of that big, relatively slow bullet knocking those deer FLAT! Then one year, I switched to the 240g soft point. Those bullets did not expand...

Yeah, that rifle is simply elegant. When I got it, it looked like it had barely been shot but the stock had the typical blonde finish with 10 coats of shiny varnish on it which was in vogue in the 60's. The wood was bruised from lots of truck time and handling. So, I stripped it down to the...

I sincerely doubt that the 600NE lacks stopping power on Cape Buffalo. But, I do doubt that many hunters across the world can shoot it well after having experienced the recoil a few times. I am not particularly recoil sensitive and love shooting my little light weight 12ga dbl shotgun. But...

For my first Safari, I took my FN Browning Medallion Grade rifle in 308 equipped with a vintage Balvar 2.5-8x optic. That rifle loaded with 180g Federal Fusion ammo took 5 animals. All were one shot kills and most dropped in their tracks. Ranges were from 20y to 202y. The rifle is an...

I did not care for Green Hills of Africa. I found it to be a very tedious read.

I like Green for a 1st shot unless the bull has already charged. In event of a charge, I like the white spot better than the blue with the head up like in the photo. Better to hit the bottom of the brain or even the brainstem instead of the thick bone cap above the brain. If I had a double...

When I had tagged out at the end of day 4 of an 8 day hunt, my 1st thought was "What the Hell am I going to do now?" I even considered going home early. That would have been a huge mistake. Africa is such a magical gem of a place to visit and there is so much to see and do. Once you are...

I read a lot, mostly aviation history books but most recently, I finished re-reading "Yeager", and "King Solomon's Mines" and am currently reading "People of the Mist" by: H. R. Haggard who also wrote aforementioned KSM. Both are about Africa and were written in the 1880's so the language in...

Zero in one trip to Limpopo in July 2024. Hope to keep it that way. Next trip is in June to Free State and back to Limpopo. Am told they are less active in the winter months.

My first safari was an 8 day PG hunt in Limpopo. I left home on the late afternoon of travel day 1 and travelled 2 days arriving at dark of travel day 2. PH picked me up in Joburg and we drove 3hrs north to his lodge arriving about 10pm local. Hunt day 1 - Up about 8am the next morning and...

What he said. Sow them along most likely violation routes. Place prominent signage along property line with message such as: "No Trespassing - Unauthorized Vehicles Prohibited beyond this point" They can be collected with a large magnet after each party weekend to avoid damage to lawnmower...

I watched the video by PGlass with great interest. His advice is solid even if some of it is contrarian. Experience is a great teacher. I agree with him 100% about QD mounts. Some of them work. Many cannot be trusted. Most will get you close but to me close is not good enough. If you want...

On the subject of scope magnification. Besides being a hunter, I am a former national champion benchrest marksman. In that game, competitors routinely use scopes with extremely high levels of magnification. it is not unusual to see optics with 36x, 42x, even 60x or more. Yet, in my opinion...

I have been in your shoes. I have two 375HH rifles and was prepping to go on 1st Safari a couple of years ago. I put a Leupold 1.5-4x LPVO on my first rifle but it lacked the fire dot reticle that you are looking at. The scope was nice and I liked it. I decided to take it on my annual trek...

When I 1st began prep for Safari I wanted a 416 Rigby (not the Rem). Despite a long search, I was having a hard time finding one. During this time, I came across a FN Browning Safari Grade 375HH rifle in Anchorage, Alaska for sale. It was the perfect match for my FN Browning 308 Medalion...

The 45-70 is an interesting possibility but the 50-90 as previously suggested is also worth looking at as is the 444 Marlin. They are not up to the performance of the 450, 470 or 500NE but are not lacking in killing power for nearly anything.

I might be wrong but what is wrong with the 375 Ruger? It performs as well or better than the 375HH even with a shorter bbl. The only downside is limited factory ammo choices. But, reloading is cheaper than modifying the rifle. If you do not want to reload, then send some brass to one of the...

There was a time when I would have been all over this. I love quality rimfires and have a number of them. Win 52's, Annie 54's, Remingtons and other custom gems that shoot so well that it is difficult to believe. This Cooper is a fine piece. Every safari hunter needs a fine rimfire as a...