Saul
AH elite
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2014
- Messages
- 1,552
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- Location
- Key Largo, Florida
- Hunted
- USA, UK, Hungary, Argentina, Mexico
It is my first time ever hunting in Africa and I want it to be absolutely perfect. I am taking my dad for his 70th birthday and I need to decide on what guns to bring. I will be hunting plains game up to kudu and eland, hippo, lion, cape buffalo, and elephant. Having never hunted these animals before, I read everything online and asked my friends. Of course everyone had a different answer but they all offered me their preferred guns to bring on my hunt. These are the guns I was specifically recommended for each animal:
Plains Game:
Weatherby Mark V .300 wby (my personal gun)
Wetherby Mark V 30-378 wby
HS Precision .338 Lapua
Hippo:
Weatherby Mark V .378 wby
Weatherby Mark V .416 wby
Lion, Cape Buffalo, Elephant:
Merkel 140A double rifle 375 H&H
Perugini & Visini double rifle .458 win/Lott
These are the guns I currently have access to for the trip. Please tell me which ones you think I should bring and why. If you have another recommendation or a reason why I shouldn't choose one of these guns, please tell me. Thanks so much.
Plains Game:
Weatherby Mark V .300 wby (my personal gun)
Wetherby Mark V 30-378 wby
HS Precision .338 Lapua
Hippo:
Weatherby Mark V .378 wby
Weatherby Mark V .416 wby
Lion, Cape Buffalo, Elephant:
Merkel 140A double rifle 375 H&H
Perugini & Visini double rifle .458 win/Lott
These are the guns I currently have access to for the trip. Please tell me which ones you think I should bring and why. If you have another recommendation or a reason why I shouldn't choose one of these guns, please tell me. Thanks so much.