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Hello All, The time has finally come to start planning my hunt in 2016. Heck, that's half the fun! My last hunt was in 2013 (Leopard, Buffalo, Hippo and plains game). All I took and used for that hunt was my 375H&H. It worked magnificently on baboon/impala all the way up to hippo/buffalo...

Hello all, What do you think about this caliber for the classic crocodile side brain shot @ <100 yards. Has anyone out there used this (or another .30 or "fast .30") on a croc (assuming a precise brain shot)? I'm thinking that a 200 grain Barnes TSX @ 3060 fps delivering 4158 Ft Lbs at the...

I was just reading a thread where a lot of advice was given regarding bringing a second rifle as a "back up gun". I was just curious as to some stories where any of you have had to use your second rifle due to some mishap, etc. involving your primary rifle (whether in Africa or elsewhere)...

Hello All! Got my shipment of plains game trophies last December from my summer 2012 plains game hunt in Limpopo. Along with the mounts and zebra rug, I received a variety of backskins - impala, gemsbuck, kudu, eland, waterbuck, hartebeest, wildebeest, bushbuck and nyala (no backskin on the...

I just posted a thread regarding looking for snap caps/dummy rounds for a 404 Jeffery (http://www.africahunting.com/firearms-ammunition-general/13910-snap-caps-404-jeffery.html) but realized that I should have posted a broader discussion here. My objective is to make dummy rounds for...

I just picked up a .404 Jeffery for my 2015 tuskless hunt and am having a hard time finding snap caps. In preparation for my previous hunt last year (buffalo/leopard/hippo) I used A-Zoom snap caps in my 375 H&H to practice rapid cycling/reloading. I wanted to use snap caps to make sure...

Have any of you every used a .375 H&H (with Solids) for a frontal brain shot on an elephant (successfully, I might add)? I'm already planning my 2015 hunt (which includes elephant) and I'm curious as I already have a .375 Dakota 76. It'll be my first elephant hunt and I've always read that...

Hello All, I recently got back from a 14 day hunt with Chifuti Safaris in their Chewore South and North camps of the Zambezi Valley. I took a nice leopard and buffalo and had time to spare to move to another camp and take a hippo (for which they had few available tags) and do some fishing as...

I'm heading to Zimbabwe in April for a 14 day Buffalo/Leopard hunt. The outfitters told me that "it would be nice" if I could bring a few trail cams for the Leopard hunt (that I could leave at the end of my hunt). My questions are: 1. How much do trail cams really improve your chances of...

I'm doing some weight testing with my rifles in anticipation of a hunt in the Zambezi Valley this April. I'll be taking a scoped rifle and a double rifle. I bought the Tuffpak along with the duffel bag. Thus far, just both rifles in their respective soft cases come in at about 46-ish...

Hello There, I'll be doing a combo Leopard/Buffalo hunt next year and will be taking my scoped (Swarovksi Z6i 1.7 x 10) Dakota 76 in 375 H&H along with my Double K-gun in 470 NE (open sights). My plan is to take these two rifles and try to use the DR for my Cape hunt but also have the 375 as...

Hello, I'm getting ready to start my load development journey for my 470 NE K-gun. From what I've gathered thus far, I understand that a stand up rest is the best way to shoot the rifle because it simulates the recoil under "real" situations and is also less punishing than sitting down...

Hello All: I just recently acquired a Krieghoff 470 NE D/R and had a chance to take it the range last week to shoot a box. All I can say is I'M HOOKED!!! I had never shot anything that big - 375H&H being the "biggest" up that point. I can see the potential for developing real bad...

Hello All, Someone gave me what I though was a great idea. I'm brand-spanking new to DR's and am doing a cape/elephant/croc hunt next year in Zimbabwe with Chifuti. I've recently aquired a K-Gun 470NE and plan to spend the next year practicing and training but at $5-$10/round, it's...

Hello All! I'm proud to announce that I've recently acquired a .470 NE Double (Krieghoff) for puposes of a buffalo/tuskless elephant hunt next year in Zimbabwe. Well, maybe I should have checked the ammo prices first!! I'll definitely be reloading over the next year for purposes of...