Recent content by BrianJ

Since this is back up top I’ll throw in mine experience. I’ve hunted with Boschnel on three separate trips and am working out my wish list for a fourth trip in 2027. I originally picked them after talking with the team at DSC and then doing some follow up research online and through YouTube -...

Unfortunately not; things were moving so fast with processing the animal that we couldn’t even say where the bullet was. It was found in a chunk of meat after we rolled the bull to start the second side.

450-400 Nitro Express North Fork PP 2140fps Shot distance was around 20 yards Original weight: 400 grains Retained weight: not measured Species: African Lion Shot placement: first shot was broadside and went though the neck - that bullet was not recovered. This round was an insurance shot into...

We hunted in Gwayi

I made my second trip to Africa in June (already had my third trip last month). Just wanted to share my experience with Lion, Rhino, and plains game with BoschNel Safaris. Write up below, but here are the videos too: The first trip cemented the Africa bug so it wasn’t long before I...

Do you make the SP or PP in .510 570gr for the 500 NE? I’m only finding solids and cup nose solids

The leopard hunt was never really planned. I had a trip for elephant planned with BoschNel safaris and since I would already be in Zimbabwe I thought I might as well secure a leopard tag to give it a shot. Leopard hunting is always unpredictable—opportunity comes down to luck and persistence...

Here is the expanded version: Day three of the hunt was the first real chance we had to search for elephant sign (one and two were focused on bait collection for leopard). Breakfast was at 4:30, and by 5:00 we were on the move, eager to find fresh tracks. The first location showed clear...

This past week, I was fortunate to take a fine bull elephant in Zimbabwe—my first elephant and the fourth of the Big Five. We closed the distance to less than 30 yards, and I was able to stalk in close for a quick side brain shot followed by a lung shot with my .500 Nitro double. It was an...