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TIA FIVE - This Is Africa - Andy Buchanan - Dalton & York Safari's https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBypEnG5EkK6sQRjk_finA/videos Full bag hunt - Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Hippo, Plains Game in Zimbabwe. It looks like a lot of fun!

My favorite do all load for my 375 H&H is a 300 grain Swift A-Frame at 2500 fps. This is great out to 200 yards or so. Which is perfect for bushveld conditions. If you want a little more velocity then go with a 250 grain at about 2800. This load can be good out to 300 yards or so. Also if you...

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There is a ton of 7mm Rem Mag ammo available on MidwayUSA right now. https://www.midwayusa.com/s?searchTerm=7mm%20rem%20mag%20ammo

I think your load will be excellent for dangerous game. Have you chronographed your load. I'm curious about your velocity. I've never used IMR4064. I have used RL-15 and Varget with good success.

It was close enough to get showered in water. 10-15 yards.

A couple of years ago I killed a Cape Buffalo with a 375 H&H loaded with Barnes TSX. I was using a camp rifle with camp ammunition. The buffalo was shot standing broadside at 60 yards. The bullet completely passed through both shoulders. Entry and exit holes looked identical. At the shot the...

I would love to hunt with NKWE safaris in Botswana, but it probably won't be until 2027 or after.

RL-15 has produced the best accuracy with 300 grain A-Frames. But RL-15 is impossible to find right now. So I use Varget as a replacement. I have not got as good of accuracy with Varget but it is supposed to be more temperature stable though. I have also shot 250 TTSX which land about 4 inches...

I'm interested to see if anyone else has performed a similar test to mine. If so please post the results. I repeated this test yesterday and had similar results. Although this time I used Varget powder instead of RL-15 because my RL-15 supply is nearly gone. I also did not run these rounds over...

The 375 H&H is not a very good bench rest gun for shooting tiny groups, but it is very accurate and is capable of sub 1 moa or better groups. It is not a long range round but is plenty capable out to 300 yards. It is a thumper that with the right bullets is capable of the largest of game. It is...

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You can't go wrong with any of your choices. All great rifles and all great scopes. Reading between the lines, it sounds like you love the Gunwerks Skuhl so I think you should go with it. Shoot it often and it will serve you well.

My advice: you be you! If you like the 6.5-300 Weatherby then use the 6.5-300 Weatherby. But, (there is always a but) use the right bullets or only take the shot if the conditions are conducive. Right Bullets. Use premium deep penetrating bullets like Swift A-Frame, Swift Scirroco, Nosler...

@Alistair, I am happy to hear that my post inspired you to post this post. I enjoyed reading it. I agree with you when you express that for accurate conclusions to be drawn accurate data must be compiled and analyzed. I also agree with your point which is that the more data that is compiled the...

Agreed! But those Swift A-Frames are expensive. Ha Ha! I will give it another try sometime in the future and post those results. I would be interested to see if others have similar results.

I developed the load crimping all the rounds since this is a 375 H&H which is used as a dangerous game rifle. I shot 1 and 1/2 to 2 inch groups at 100 yards with it. I am happy with that accuracy. I thought I would just see what not crimping would do. Interesting results. I also agree with...

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To crimp or not to crimp, that is the question? I tried a little experiment to examine the effects on accuracy of crimping. I shot six identical rounds with one exception. The exception being that three were crimped with a Lee Factory Crimp die and three that were left uncrimped. These are the...

My 2 cents. Stick with the 300 H&H in a classic rifle like that. The extra velocity is not needed. If you want to shoot longer ranges buy a new 300 PRC designed for the purpose.

I bought those when they were cheap. They are Chinese knockoffs. They work well after a few adjustments and getting used to. Definitely good for practice. $79 now.

I used quad sticks on my last Safari in 2021. Amazingly easy to shoot accurately. I bought these to practice with and they seem like cheap Chinese junk but they work great with a few adjustments. I bought them for $35 bucks a few months ago. They are selling for $79 now...

Eastern Cape (EC) Kudu are smaller with darker coats. A big EC Kudu has 45-50 inch horns. A big Southern Greater (SG) Kudu has 50-55 inch horns. 46” EC Kudu 51” SG Kudu

I don't know about breaking a humerus bone but I did a penetration test into some water filled milk jugs 4 years ago. It penetrated into 8 milk jugs. See video below.

Lovely rifle, however I have decided to go in a different direction.

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Are the Swift A-Frames still available?

Great report. I really enjoyed reading it.

Maybe not for Northern Shooter since he is Canada but for those in the US the following would be a good option: A Bergara 300PRC on Gunbroker for $1199.99. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/980284721 Couple that with a Burris Eliminator if it is legal in your state and you should be golden. The...

As eluded to by Puddle and a few others in previous posts the advantages of the new long range cartridges like the 6.5 & 6 creedmoor, the 6.5, 7, & 300prc's, and the 6.8 western are in their modern SAAMI spec's. The spec's require tighter machining tolerances, shorter cases to seat long high bc...

For long range hunting you need three ingredients to get the bullet in the right place to get the job done. 1. Accuracy (1 moa or better - that will be around 6 inches at 600 yards). 2. Energy (powerful enough bullet to destroy a vital organ). 3. Ballistic knowledge (both trajectory and wind...

When I was a child we had guinea fowl living in the vlei near our house. I used to hunt them with my pellet airgun. A shot to the head and they were dead. Then I would bring them home for my mother to cook. They are a darker more pink meat when compared to chicken but excellent in a casserole...

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I really enjoyed reading your report. Congratulations on a great safari.

My .308 is a Bergara BMP target rifle. It is supremely accurate. I have used a 308 camp gun to take several African animals.

Warthog 2015

I have hunted in Africa many times. Once, I hunted under a package deal like this. The hunt in 2015 was a Kudu, a Nyala, a Zebra, an Impala, and a Warthog, in 4 days. I paid a certain price for the hunt whether I harvested these animals or not the price was the same. This hunt was great, plenty...

Full disclosure. Over the last seven years I have harvested an elk on public land but not all have been a bull. I view all elk as a trophy. Also, elk are great eating. Something interesting is that on many hunts I would have been able to kill a bull, even a big bull before I was able to kill a...

I do not have any experience with IMR 4064 personally but according to some who have tested it they say that it performs well in comparison with Varget which is known as a extreme powder that is not temp sensitive. Here is a link to a posted test...

Good points. Tag soup is also when you hunt and don't have the opportunity to kill (harvest) the animal. Elk hunting would be my best examples of tag soup. When I first began hunting elk in 2005 I did not harvest an elk. Every year I ate tag soup until 2012 when I harvested my first elk. Then in...

At this point in my hunting career a bull elephant has become my top desired quary. Congratulations to you. I hope your hunt is fulfilling.

Humans naturally seek a 100% success rate. When does seeking a 100% success rate become unsporting? This question can go one hundred different ways. Some of which are: - Should a hunter hone their skills, equipment, etc..., so that they expect 100% success? - Should a hunter seek to improve...

I was just reading a thread about the best camo patterns for hunting in the Limpopo province of South Africa and it was stated that new non cotton hunting apparel should be avoided because of the need to iron clothes in that and other areas of Africa in which Mango Worms are present. I learned...

While I have shot all my life, the only competition shooting I participated in was during the early 90's in high school in South Africa. We competed with Anshultz 22 rifles at 25yds. That was a great time. We could shoot four times a week after school. Free ammo. Then on the weekends we would...

Congratulations. Thank you for giving us a great report on your hunt. It was very enjoyable to read. I have hunted with Patrick a couple of times.

Necessary No. Fun Yes. The new PRC rounds are not necessary but they are fun. These rounds fulfill the longer range shooting niche. If you don't want to shoot accurately past 300 yards then don't worry about them. If you do then they can improve your success. They can improve your success in...

My comments might not quite be on point with this discussion but I wanted to give the perspective of my family while traveling to South Africa. I grew up in South Africa and got used to the cold during the winters. My family and I now live in Wyoming were it is much colder. It was -15F or -26C...