Another new Guy who is looking forward to Africa

[CAustin]

Hi to all

As you might guess according to the thread title I haven't been to Africa yet.
My father hunted in Africa several times (while I was definately to young to join him).

I already started planning my first trip to Africa - hopefully to hunt for an old dagga boy.
Hopefully I can make it to Mozambique or Tanzania within the next two years.

The rifle (.404 Jeffery) is mostly finished - using a magnum system of Montana Rifles Inc. (which is quite an unusual system here in Austria - just to be sure: we are the ones without the kangaroos, but with the snow in the Alps ;-) )

Right now I would consider to use 400grs Barnes TSX in general for this rifle.
Including some bigger plains game like Eland, Kudu, Oryx,...

To finish my lines up:
Thanks for joining all of you and please feel free to tell me, if my plans are suitable

Regards

Enjoy the planning and preparation……it’s a big part of the fun!

 

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[jcnelsn1]

Hi to all

As you might guess according to the thread title I haven't been to Africa yet.
My father hunted in Africa several times (while I was definately to young to join him).

I already started planning my first trip to Africa - hopefully to hunt for an old dagga boy.
Hopefully I can make it to Mozambique or Tanzania within the next two years.

The rifle (.404 Jeffery) is mostly finished - using a magnum system of Montana Rifles Inc. (which is quite an unusual system here in Austria - just to be sure: we are the ones without the kangaroos, but with the snow in the Alps ;-) )

Right now I would consider to use 400grs Barnes TSX in general for this rifle.
Including some bigger plains game like Eland, Kudu, Oryx,...

To finish my lines up:
Thanks for joining all of you and please feel free to tell me, if my plans are suitable

Regards

My friends and I recently booked our first safari to Africa as well. We are going to Tanzania for buffalo, leopard and plains game. So your plan sounds good to me! Of course I could be nuts

 

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[FlowHamed18]

As promised... a new rifle is born

.404 Jeffery - a long awaited call...

I still can't believe it, but my gunsmith gave me a call today. The new built .404 Jeffery seems to be ready for our first date tomorrow... The Barnes TSX bullets also arrived today, so it hopefully won't take long to test out the new beauty. I guess her name will be "Helena", just because all...

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[Capnjackv]

Hi mark

Thanks for your answer.

Heading for a buffalo the first time you are in Africa is quite untypical, that's right.
In fact I would like to combine both, like my father did many years ago

He started with an Impala for the kitchen on the first day, a warthog, managed to hunt for a Sable on the third day and ended up with a buffalo on the penultimate day. He was lucky of course...

But by now that's all a big dream...

Regards

I just did the same thing you are planning. It took me 57 years to make it to Africa the first time I did not think I would live to 114 so I went buffalo hunting on my first go. Would not have changed a thing. Got a nice bull with my 112 year old double rifle. Life has a way of upsetting plans so if a buffalo is what you want do it. You may not get another chance.

 

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