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To each his own and you are intitled to your opinion as much as any but, I will respectfully disagree with you. Until you try the Rhodesian carry, you cannot imagine how effective it can be. True, you could slip and jam a muzzle into the dirt but, I have never heard of anyone doing that...

100% - This carry method, known as the Rhodesian carry is the best way to carry a heavy hunting rifle safely. The rifle is slung muzzle down on the left shoulder (for right handed shooters) and when time to take a shot, you slide your left hand down to grasp the forearm or bbl as in the photo...

Lifting her up to the Lord

I love the old Land Rover early gen 4x4's. I had a 2015 Land Rover LR4 which I had bought for my wife. It was an amazingly capable 4x4 all while getting you there in comfort and style. I would also say that for a driver who does not want to learn how to drive off road the Rover made it easy...

I tried Schnitzel made from Impala, Eland, Sable and a few others and they were all good and some of the creative sauces were great. When I got home, I ordered a big bag of Six-Gun Seasoning from South Africa and use it on almost everything.

I have used the newer Hornady CX copper mono bullets in Africa on PG recently. I am not clear how the GMX differs if any to the CX. I always suspected that the alloy was changed. I was using a 7mm/08 and my bullet was 139g and chrono'ed 2935 fps. I only used it on two animals. A Blesbok at...

"Never eat anything bigger than your head." - this tid bit of sage wisdom was told to me by my beer mentor while sitting in a bar. As many bits of wisdom it carries multiple meanings. But, at least one meaning involves the size of your meals. The other meaning, I will leave up to you...

Both are adequate for PG. But, I would take both anyway. On each of my safaris, I have taken two rifles. A smaller, lighter, handier, rifle like the 308 or a 7mm and a heavier DG legal rifle like the 375HH or your 9.3x62. On every trip, I killed all but one or two animals with the smaller...

I can relate to the Delta cabin crew resembling escapees from the retirement home. Flying international on any airline from other countries is a refreshing experience. Better service, better food, better. Looking at Lufthansa shows that I can get options from Dulles, O'Hare, Atlanta and...

I chose to avoid the use of cup & core bullets in Africa and having returned home I generally avoid them here in the USA too unless I am only shooting varmints and want the explosive expansion in small targets. I know that if we dig and look, we can find examples of about any bullet having...

Great input Sir. The last example is a perfect case of when a bonded or mono-copper bullet might have done a bit better. While the animal dropped in its tracks, the bullet likely did not penetrate the vitals. I have found Impala to be similar in toughness to North American deer. Had this...

Cup & Core bullets work just fine until they don't. For perfect broadside or well placed off-angle shots they are great. Pop's and Dad used them for their entire life. But, when the shot is off and hits heavy bone or needs to penetrate more than 20" you can get into trouble. Still, I had a...

Roane County, WV between Ripley and Spencer. A close family friend owns a 375 acre farm that sits atop a mountain where three creeks/rivers all have their headwaters come together. I hunted the same tree for over 30yrs until it died and fell over. Now I hunt a stump. Our kids all grew up...

I like to tell people that the weather was like the clear blue skies, perfect temps, and low humidity of San Diego, combined with the exotic tropical plants and birds of Hawaii, all set on the wide open spaces of Wyoming and covered with hundreds of huge wild beasts roaming everywhere. The soft...

Yes - I agree. Balvar 2.5-8x or Weaver also made a similar version. I have one of each. My Balvar is on my FN Browning 308 which was one of the rifles that I took on my 1st Safari. While the Kuharsky mount is obsolete and tedious to get zeroed, it has the ability to swap scopes on and off...

Noah, congratulations on your fabulous 1st Safari in Limpopo. I did my first Safari only about 50mi East of there near the Sterk River on the other side of the Waterberg Mtns with RDB Safaris in 2024 and returned in 2025 to hunt with them again in both Free State and Limpopo. It is a magical...

A few comments for you: I have never gotten great accuracy/precision from factory PPU ammo. It is OK for practice and rough zero only. I agree that you will want to clean your bore well after shooting a lot of copper mono bullets. Do not clean with copper solvent. Instead use a very mild...

I have found Sable to be too easy to approach and thus, would not present a challenging hunt so, I have never chose to shoot one. Kudu on the other hand is free range even in a high fence zone since they can jump about any fence. I found Kudu to be a far more rewarding hunt. If you can hunt...

My PH says that he lets clients use his 308 for Eland and as long as the shot placement is good, there have been no issues. If I were hunting them, I think I would feel better using a 338wm or similar just in case the shot angle is not ideal. My son and I just completed a Nilgai hunt in TX a...

We used to use 223 HB Remingtons for this type of fun. They would get so hot that the bbl would smoke. I had/have a 700HB that was shooting sub-qtr inch at 100y with hand loads and after two trips to the Dakotas for PD shoots it was shot out completely. More recently, I have been into long...

Nice! I agree the little Ruger loaded with the 225g SST's has become my favorite deer rifle. Below is the heart of the deer that I took last fall from about 80-90y. It was a total Bang-Flop. Exit wound was similar to those your son experienced. I just wish I could get a bonded or copper...

Welcome Sir. On my last Safari we hunted four days in Free State before moving North to Limpopo to complete my hunt. While traveling we encountered a van full of bird hunters from Europe who had spent two weeks only hunting birds in some of the Eastern Provinces. I was not even aware that...

I would have to say that for me, Africa was a little slice of Paradise. The weather is like the warm, sunny low humidity days of San Diego. Near cloudless skies every day. The tropical birds and plants seemed like Hawaii. Example is the "Coo-Coo" of the turtle doves. It is haunting and I...

"Some have noted that, at least with broadside shots, the Barnes TSX penetrates the carcass" Not true in my experience. The TSX when fired at proper ranges of 50-120y opens completely and does not penetrate a broadside buffalo. It stays in the body. My 375 has a 26" bbl and chrono's almost...

On my last safari the two rifles plus optics easily were valued at $13k and I had zero issues in Joburg. They handle rifles daily and do it as professionals. Not so much in Atlanta but you get what you pay for. On one trip home Delta gave away my seat despite them knowing I was in the Atlanta...

The floor plate is held in place with a pin and screw so it cannot fall out while hunting, so no hinge. I cannot say where it came from. It is a 4+1 mag with 375HH loads. Rings are Leupold if I recall correctly. 30mm. You need a new rifle for each new hunt in my opinion, maybe two?, lol

I have a Ruger M77 compact magnum in 338 RCM. It is the same length as a 308 and fits into a short action. The bbl is 22" long and I chrono the Hornady loads which are 225g SST's at 2735-2750 fps. That is about 93% the velocity of a 338wm from a short, light, handy rifle. The issue is that...

I did not build it but do have a P14 Enfield in 375HH built by ER Shaw in Penn. It has the Shaw bbl and is modified to cock on opening. I have enjoyed this thread as I always wanted to understand better how that mod was done. Mine is one of the most accurate rifles I own and I really enjoy...

I recently used these same quad sticks on a Texas Nilgai hunt and hit a bull at 237y as a backup for another shooter and hit my own bull at 155y and dropped it in its tracks. I think my POI was about 2-3" lower than my POA but overall, I was happy with the field accuracy and my bull's heart was...

I agree with your assessment of the Federal Blue Box. It is a good deer rifle bullet. Also agree with asking the PH's what they plan to carry for back-up. Some may be too cavalier about the back up job until they get charged a few times. Let's face it, buffalo do not charge all that often...

No disrespect intended but I have to respectfully disagree to a point with the above comment. Any PH that has worked a few seasons let alone a decade or two has tons more experience than almost any hunter when it comes to the effects of bullets and cartridges on live wild game. While that is...

My plan having read Capstick and others about hunting the "Black Death" was to load the first two shots with Barnes TSX ammo and then to use cup point solids or Woodleigh Hydros for the last three shots (my rifle holds 5). But, having consulted with my PH, he asked me to use only TSX ammo and...

I obtained a Husqvarna Swedish Mauser in 30-06 about two years ago with plans to hunt PG with it. I tossed a cheap 4-16x scope on it just to see how it shot and was stunned with the overall performance of this relatively low cost rifle. Easily one of the three or four most accurate hunting...

I think his point was that out to about 300y with most rifles, the shot is more or less point blank and a range finder is less of a necessity. I know they can be useful, but it is not a total fail safe either. In Africa, my PH and I would play a game that went like this.... I would ask, How...

Stunningly beautiful rifle Sir.

Arken Optics. They also made the EP-8 scope. I know that the Arken is a so called, "Cheap" scope, but I have been more than pleased with the performance of the little EP-8 on a number of my hunting rifles. I have Leupold, Swarovski, Kahles, etc on other rifles and those also work very well...

Above is a pic of my "Tacti-kool" 34mm scope on my Ruger. It would have accepted a larger objective bell had it been necessary. Had it been much lower, the bolt would be hitting the occular bell. I am not happy that I had to add the pic rail but it does work OK. The rings are titanium low...

I understand. I am from the Eastern woods of KY and until a few years back had mostly only hunted in KY, WV and a little in East TN. The longest shot I had made on big game was 200y and change and only shot a varmints for longer shots. The vast majority was <100y. I know out West things can...

I cannot argue with you at all about the 338. I have used them on a number of game animals and they have all just dropped, no matter which bullet I happened to be using on a given day. The 338 is simply a hammer. But, mine is a good 200-300y rifle with the 1-8x scope. I just lack the...

I went thru this issue last year after trading for a M77 Hawkeye in 338 RCM. I wanted to use a 1-8x LPVO that is 34mm and the choice of rings was very limited. I am on the road at the moment and woefully forgetful since I work on a lot of rifles every year. I was not happy with the solution...

You have the correct idea. I try to take two new rifles on every Safari and most other significant hunts> On my first safari, I took a matched pair of vintage FN Browning rifles from the 1960's. The PG gun was a Medallion Grade in 308 with a vintage Balvar 2.5-8x optic. The DG gun was a...

Remember when all we had to hunt with was the Remington Core-Loc't? For years I hunted with the Nosler Ballistic Tips for deer only mind you and I was using 165g hand loads in my 308. A perfect record of one shot kills with those. But they were too explosive and if you had anything but a...

Figures, I see this just now. My son is left handed and was looking for a lefty DG rifle. That is a good one. He already has a killer nice 338wm custom lefty Mauser and honestly, I think the 9.3x62 might kick less than the 338.

After decades of loud motorcycles and guns, I too suffer from tinnitis. It is terrible. The only thing I have found that helps is a supplement called Lipoflavinoid. You can get it OTC at most pharmacies. It helps but the more you use it the less it helps. I often take it for a few days...

Franz - Well done brother. Good shot placement and really nice bosses on that big boy. Looks like you had a good hunt. You may have stated and I missed it. Which province were you all hunting?

I am planning a hunt in Namib for next year and am also working on my draft list. We will be hunting in the NE just East of Etosha and so far I am looking at: Eland - my #1 quarry and they have some big ones (I too already have a Gemsbok) Dik Dik (maybe) - I am still on the fence with this...

A couple of thoughts to consider: The old Rem 788 in 243, 30-30 or 308 is great but these days they are bringing premium money. The new Ruger Hawkeye Hunter Compact is available in 243, 308 or some other calibers and comes with a 12.5" LOP and 16.5" bbl. Nearly perfect for ladies or smaller...

My training for Safari includes the following: Hike 5 miles per day as often as time allows. Squirrel hunt with a 22lr rifle shooting off sticks as practice quickly aiming and shooting at game. Practice shooting DumDum suckers at 35y off sticks with my 22lr to practice transition from rifle...

At the suggestion of my PH, I used Mr X to expedite my rifle permit process. After a 16hr flight and still needing to drive about 2.5hrs to my lodge, it is well worth the fee. He is quick and professional and has everything ready as quick as you clear customs. Time to get the rifles and...

If your smile makes little kids cry... You might be a curmudgeon. If your new hunting rifle is more than 50yrs old,... You might be a curmudgeon. If your idea of an ideal breakfast is to drink a shot of Bourbon and then go feed the cattle and chickens and then take another shot for dessert...