Recent content by Poc4u

That’s not the point of the conversation, the conversation was about taking a 444 to Africa and hunt some of the popular game animals, people hunt dangerous game animals with bows and black powder rifles these days and yet those are not the weapons that come to mind when thinking of Africa

I’ve hunted Africa eight times, I have all the big five (couldn’t bring in my lion though) I think a 444 Marlin with the right bullet is more than adequate for anything other than elephant, Cape buffalo bull, (for whatever reason they’re tougher than the females) and hippo on the ground. I’ve...

Yes Great guy

Just got back from South Africa Limpopo province where I hunted cape buffalo with Zingela Safari. The hunt was excellent, we stayed in very comfortable four stars tents with all the amenities and the food was first class. The property is huge (over 50000 acres) and the hunt was completely fare...

13 and a half

I just got back from South Africa my friend and I hunted buffalo crocodile and plains game with Africa Maximum Safari for ten days and I highly recommend this outfitter. This was my first time in South Africa after hunting Zimbabwe and Botswana and I found it to be a lot more comfortable...

We at HY-ND ARMS have been re-regulating and servicing double rifles for close to 40 years and I can tell you that 14 pounds for a full charge (2050 FPS 750 gr bullet) seems to be the ideal weight. My B Searcy 577 weights 13-1/2 pounds and it’s just about as light as I would go. Body size and...