Recent content by Heym 450/400

Eland has always been my favorite....

While out hunting I carry a fixed blade Grohmann skinner..made in Canada I believe. Not expensive but keeps a nice edge longer than blades that cost many times as much.

Welcome....I would add a Hartmann's Mountain Zebra to your list as well. Do you have an outfitter picked out yet? A few things that pop into my mind when I think about first safari advice is...don't over pack, you will no matter what but remember your laundry will be done daily...It's colder in...

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During a cull I rotated between 3 rifles..300WM and 7mag for longer shooting and a 25-06 for closer and midrange work.

25-06 works well.... Either of your choices seem right to me

For sub .30 cal I've used 7mmRem mag, 7-08, 25-06, 243.....all but the 243 used barnes ttsx or tsx. The 243 was a camp gun and can't remember the ammo used. Scopes were all some flavor of Swarovski or Leupold. Next PG trip I'll be using a 6.5x55 for no other reason than nostalgia... Depending...

Good luck with your hunt! I have not personally hunted with Limcroma but have a few friends that went and they had nothing but good things to say....

consider yourself blessed... I typically go through 4-5 American rifles before I find one that will function and shoot. I might get a shooter that doesn't feed or a rifle that functions smoothly but holds a 3" group. I found Euro guns to be just the opposite...I can buy 5-6 before coming across...

Something you might want to consider is the barrel...no American manufacture can consistently make the same quality of barrels as the German/Austrian makers..which IMO is why they typically shoot better out of the box. Ive taken a few tours of European gun makers and came away impressed with...

We are in fact back to back world war champs........but.. our WW1 rifle design was stolen from a german and the WW2 rifle was designed by a Canadian

You're correct in the first part of your post...a double really comes into its own during up close and dangerous work. However it can be so much more than that. A quality scoped double can be used off the sticks while taking careful aim as well... Used properly it can and is the best of both...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.....I'm a little hesitant to post pics of dangerous game with some of the recent media debacles that we have all seen. Ive only hunted buffalo so far and will take my first "cat safari" next year....no elephants yet and I'm regretting pushing some of these...

Since I'm the new guy...Let me try not to step on too many toes... You can make many different arguments about why an American factory gun is "good enough" or "does everything I need it to".... but make no mistake..they are not the same as a high end Euro gun. I can kill a deer with a $400...

They should load more of the Nitro Express rounds.....especially the 450/400 3";)