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I have the same rifle in .450/400 3" NE but have yet to run any through it. Should be fine!

I rechambered a ZKK602 to 450 Ackley Magnum in 1996. I was lighter then and shooting the 500 grainers at 2380fps was giving me split lips, split brows, intense headaches and one bloody nose. It was no fun. So I gave up on the 500s and swapped to Hornady 350gr RN and loaded them at moderate...

Years ago as a teenager I watched a series produced by the BBC called "Africa's Big Game". They interviewed a couple of professional hunters, an American hunting client, the then current and previous directors of the Kenya Wildlife Service and showed a lot of historical safari footage. Been...

Good lord she is beautiful! I've been sneaking about on the JRC website and the price for a standard gun are very reasonable. Beautiful rifles!!

I have a trip booked with CAWA for a month long full bag safari; I've been watching the whole fiasco quite closely and am a bit concerned about the viability of a safari which is a true shame for the local people, the outfitter and the hunters. I hope Erik and his team and Christophe are well...

Dave, great that you have the passion and the conviction to commit to such a thing. It took me half a dozen safaris, a few ventures into real estate, a couple of kids and a couple of big bore bolt guns before I made the mental commitment to buy a double... and I still don't have my double rifle...

I hunted a nice bill in 2009 and got him for we'll under $2k in RSA. We saw two bulls that were shoot able and we stalked up on them late one afternoon while we were out looking for warthog along the river the Matlabas River... My PH rang the owners asked if they were hunting them, quick yes...

On our first visit to Africa we saw quite a lot of poverty in Botswana and Zimbabwe and seeing the good fortune our daughters have we sponsored a couple of World Vision kids in the region, it seemed the least we could do. Seeing the plight of Johnny and Bev for their daughter and others in...

Biding my time till I can get over there. Stay safe, enjoy the hunting. Have fun Christophe. Cheers mate, Dan.

Inspiring stuff Christophe. Big 5 look seriously good in B&W! Dan

A 2009 safari of mine went in a much similar way. I didn't have the taxidermy issues as I use an excellent dip and pack mob in Pretoria and do all my own mounts here at home. MY PH/outfitter had failed to apply for a couple of the permits I needed making those species not exportable as there...

I shoot a .300 Weatherby Mag with 180gr Woodleigh bullets and I find it very manageable, especially when out hunting. Having said that I've seen a few people receive a brow injury from this rifle and a couple of others I won and even eye copped a big hit 12 months ago when I let the rifle free...

Patrick this sounds like a great opportunity! I wish I hadn't been over there 3 months ago!!

Hey Monish I'm well mate. It's been a long time since we spoke. My wife has been very ill but has come through the worst of it now so I didn't have much time for the forums for a while as I was operating solo with work and my little girls. Hope all is well on your side. I was chasing...

Gaur, lion, tiger, rhino, buffalo, elephant, panther, bear, monster sambar - an old school Indian shikar - good lord Monish, this is the stuff that dreams are made of! Such a shame it's all come to an end! Monish I've not really done much reading around the topic of hunting in India - what...