Your ideal 3 gun & 3 cartridge trio to hunt all things Africa.

[Houston Bill]

I’m going to go with what I got! And with these three I will wade into a herd of Tusked Cow Elephant, face down Cape Buff, and take nine planes game including Kudu and Bush Buck and hopefully Sable on the Save this coming July…

Big Bore - Winchester Custom Shop 458 WinMag

Large Bore - Winchester Pre-64 375 H&H

Small Bore - Winchester Pre-64 300 H&H

These are the three!

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Nice rifles, beautiful wood!

 

[Houston Bill]

Forgot to add
Everything Left Handed!!!

How do you like your LARM double? They are not that well known but I think they make a very high quality double. The late Cal Pappas certainly spoke highly of the brand.

 

[Houston Bill]

BIG BORE DOUBLE
A Heym Jumbo in .600 Nitro Express

BIG BORE BOLT ACTION
Mauser Model 98 Magnum in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum

SMALL BORE BOLT ACTION
Mauser Model 98 Diplomat in 7x57mm Mauser


Fun Note: Hey, I just noticed that all three of my choices coincidentally happen to be German guns !

Hello @Hunter-Habib, do you own a Heym jumbo in 600 NE? The late Cal Pappas would certainly approve of your choice for your big bore double!

 

[DLSJR]

My currant 3 are all Winchester model 70’s, as follows:

Heavy - Pre-64 in .416 Hoffman

Medium - Pre-64 in .375 H&H

Light - post-64 in .338 Win Mag.

Double - it used to be a Rigby in 470 NE. Next one will also be a 470 NE but probably a Kreighof or Verney Carron.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Hello @Hunter-Habib, do you own a Heym jumbo in 600 NE? The late Cal Pappas would certainly approve of your choice for your big bore double!

I have hunted hippopotamus bull on land with one, Bill. But unfortunately, the heaviest rifle I personally own (till now) is a Remington Model 700 Kevlar Stock Custom in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum. But a Heym.Jumbo in .600 Nitro Express is one of my dream firearms.

 

[Happy Myles]

416 Rigby and 300 Win Mag for normal hunt
If my focus is on elephant substitute my 300 with my 450 Ackley.

 

[Surgeon1]

1.Heym 450-400 with red dot and Swift A-frames
Dakota 375 H&H. 300gr A=frames
Dakota 300WM 200gr A-frames

2. Other options: for an area with elephant
Heym 470NE red dot 500gr A=fames
Dakota Traveler in 375 H&H and 458 Lott

3. Yet to try option but on the list:
Very Accurate
Dakota Traveler in 338 Lapua & 416 Rigby
The set is almost too nice to hunt with

I'm a big fan of a double and love A-frames. Their Breakaway Solids are nice if an elephant encounter is a possibility! the Heym doubles and. the Traveler fit in a Pelican 1680 with laser cut inserts under 50#

 

[PerH]

I am going to scrap this .458 I have ( there is some pictures of it here )

And then I’m thinking of maybe another .458 later , but not sure which one that should be . As some future big game or dg is turning up , and .458 bullets is cheaper to find and load for than say a .416

So I really need some advice that won’t break the bank on what to do .