AUSTRALIA: Plan B Banteng Hunt

[Tim Blackwell]

My cape buff was similar, I had 5 days to agree and get on the plane. At least you have a bit more time to look forward to our buff/elephant hunt now another 12 months away.... hopefully.......... Well done mate

Yeah that was a huge effort to get it done in that time mate

Next year is going to be epic

 

[Neale]

Good stuff Tim. My dream of a double Cape Buff hunt was also not possible but I have a brand new plan.
Happy to see you were able to get out and take a great Banteng

 

[Tim Blackwell]

Good stuff Tim. My dream of a double Cape Buff hunt was also not possible but I have a brand new plan.
Happy to see you were able to get out and take a great Banteng

Cheers Neale. Was a great hunt and certainly unexpected a couple of months ago.
I hope you're able to get there mate. Have you rolled over the same booking?

 

[458JCE]

Great stuff blacks - thanks for sharing. Good to see Matt's rifle back in service!

 

[Shootist43]

Out of curiosity who is "Matt?"

 

[458JCE]

Out of curiosity who is "Matt?"

Matt Graham was an outfitter in Australia and a legend in Australian hunting circles - tragically died from a heart attack and left a young family.

 

[Tim Blackwell]

Great stuff blacks - thanks for sharing. Good to see Matt's rifle back in service!

Cheers mate, it was certainly satisfying to see the end result put to good use.

 

[Sarg]

Awesome & well done on a nice Bull @blacks, one of my favorite animals to hunt & wish I could do more of them !

By the way that Sako was a company rifle of Hunt Australia so in fact had been owned by more than one Australian Hunting legend as Bob Penfold bought it in the begining, I shot a fair few animals with it myself as I liked the lighter weight over the Brno 602 we had, that's if I couldn't get hold of one the Mauser 458s or after lighter game .

 

[Tim Blackwell]

Awesome & well done on a nice Bull @blacks, one of my favorite animals to hunt & wish I could do more of them !

By the way that Sako was a company rifle of Hunt Australia so in fact had been owned by more than one Australian Hunting legend as Bob Penfold bought it in the begining, I shot a fair few animals with it myself as I liked the lighter weight over the Brno 602 we had, that's if I couldn't get hold of one the Mauser 458s or after lighter game .

Gday Sarg, cheers for the post mate. That's great info! It's got some pretty cool heritage that's for sure, and now it looks better than new. I'm proud to be its custodian.

I agree they're a nice weight for a 375, which doesn't need to be a heavy rifle. I remember those 458WM rifles of Hunt Australia, great guide guns! I had the chance to snap one of those up too, but already have one similar on a Mk. X. Just without the magnaporting!

Cheers
Tim

 

[458JCE]

My 9.3x74R Double - similar to 375H&H ballistics - is a 7.5lb rifle. Not even in the same ballpark as the 458 Lott for recoil. Love shooting the Sabatti

 

[Dr Ray]

Excellent
Bateng look great w their creamy legs

 

[Tim Blackwell]

Good timing for this thread to be bumped back up. Just today I got finished with the mount of my bull, ready for my upcoming trophy room. I'm very happy with the result

 

[458JCE]

Great job blacks - he’s a cracker and you done an awesome job with the taxidermy. You’ve managed to give him “attitude”.

 

[Shootist43]

For a DIY your mount is fabulous. I doubt a professional could have done much if any better.

 

[Tim Blackwell]

For a DIY your mount is fabulous. I doubt a professional could have done much if any better.

Cheers mate, I am a professional

 

[Dr Ray]

A very nice trophy head.
Sort it reminds me (vaguely) of a red stag w/out the branched antlers

 

[Ragman]

Awesome mount Man, that Banteng looks alive!!! Wow. You can take me hunting them any time, but you might have to have a trailer behind your ute with a pool of cool water for me to ride in, haha!