ZAMBIA: 2018 Luangwa To Livingstone With Strang Middleton

You’ve got a talent, Mike. Wonderfully written, can’t wait to read the rest!
 
Great report!!
 
Well done! Interesting note on your boots. I made that same mistake with merrells. A soft sole is critical for stalking. I’ve made the switch to Russell’s. My wife uses Courtney’s.
 
Beautiful buffalo take in a very memorable way. Congrts. Your doing well. Enjoying the hunts with you.
Bruce
 
Enjoyed reliving the day you got your buff from your perspective! Congrats again bud(y)
 
You’ve got a talent, Mike. Wonderfully written, can’t wait to read the rest!

Thank you Jake!! That means a lot I’ve dabbled in writing it’s always been something I’ve enjoyed
 
Well done! Interesting note on your boots. I made that same mistake with merrells. A soft sole is critical for stalking. I’ve made the switch to Russell’s. My wife uses Courtney’s.

When( not if ) I go back I’ll go the Courtney or Russell route myself
 
Beautiful buffalo take in a very memorable way. Congrts. Your doing well. Enjoying the hunts with you.
Bruce

Thank you! That bull was definitely what I was looking for on my first hunt for them!
 
Enjoyed reliving the day you got your buff from your perspective! Congrats again bud(y)

Thanks Buddy It was a dream hunt!! I’m glad we didn’t have a buff wanting to try us like that Hippo did!
 
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Congrats on a great buffalo, your story and pictures brought back some great memories of my hunt in Zambia. Have really enjoyed reading your hunt report.
 
When( not if ) I go back I’ll go the Courtney or Russell route myself

There is one light hiker I’ve found with a softer, more flexible sole. It’s the Merrell Chameleon. I use them around the farm and will take them as backup to my Russell’s this year. We are hunting for a full month so changing up shoes will likely be necessary.
 
There is one light hiker I’ve found with a softer, more flexible sole. It’s the Merrell Chameleon. I use them around the farm and will take them as backup to my Russell’s this year. We are hunting for a full month so changing up shoes will likely be necessary.

Those look nice! I’ve got that page bookmarked now so I can go back and order a pair!
 

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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
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Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.:)
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2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
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*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
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I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
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