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I’ve enjoyed @BJH65 thread and all the DG rifles posted—some beautiful rifles.

So here’s a spinoff:

Two-rifle safari battery—one plains game rifle, one dangerous game rifle. What are you bringing?

M77 Hawkeye African .375ruger
M77Hawkeye African .280ai

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If I had to leave within the next two weeks:

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Weatherby Mark V Euromark in .300 WBY Mag.
CZ550 in .416 Rigby


If given several months to think about it, there's no telling what I might decide.
 
Last year it was a 416 Rem Mag and a 300 Win Mag, the year before it was a 458 Win Mag and a 30-06, year before that it was a 404Jeffery and 375 H&H. This year I am thinking 416 Rem and 9.3x62. 2027, 416 Rem and back to a 375 H&H, I’ve settled on the 416 Rem as my DG rifle and PG rifle could be anything from 270 Win up to 375 H&H. I am fortunate to have plenty of choices. Here is the 416 Rem and 300 Win in action last year.
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Fatback said:
Last year it was a 416 Rem Mag and a 300 Win Mag, the year before it was a 458 Win Mag and a 30-06, year before that it was a 404Jeffery and 375 H&H. This year I am thinking 416 Rem and 9.3x62. 2027, 416 Rem and back to a 375 H&H, I’ve settled on the 416 Rem as my DG rifle and PG rifle could be anything from 270 Win up to 375 H&H. I am fortunate to have plenty of choices. Here is the 416 Rem and 300 Win in action last year. View attachment 754886View attachment 754887View attachment 754888View attachment 754889My
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Great photos…thanks for sharing
 
Fatback said:
Last year it was a 416 Rem Mag and a 300 Win Mag, the year before it was a 458 Win Mag and a 30-06, year before that it was a 404Jeffery and 375 H&H. This year I am thinking 416 Rem and 9.3x62. 2027, 416 Rem and back to a 375 H&H, I’ve settled on the 416 Rem as my DG rifle and PG rifle could be anything from 270 Win up to 375 H&H. I am fortunate to have plenty of choices. Here is the 416 Rem and 300 Win in action last year.
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You have the correct idea. I try to take two new rifles on every Safari and most other significant hunts>

On my first safari, I took a matched pair of vintage FN Browning rifles from the 1960's. The PG gun was a Medallion Grade in 308 with a vintage Balvar 2.5-8x optic. The DG gun was a Safari Grade in 375HH with a Z6i Swarovski.

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My most recent safari was last year and I took a nice short light weight Carbon-Titanium Fierce CT Edge in 7mm/08 topped with a FFP 1-8x LPVO. My DG rifle was a P14 Enfield ER Shaw Custom in 375HH wearing a Kahles K16i that I used to bag a nice Cape Buff. No good pics of them in hand at the moment so here are a few more of the Brownings.

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For my most recent hunt my son and I bagged a pair of Texas Nilgai using our 338wm rifles. His a lefty custom Mauser with a Shaw bbl and mine a Sako 85. Both scored one shot kills at modest ranges of 237y and 155y. Here is a shot of both rifles with the one my son smoked at 237y with one shot.

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This year (In 23 days!) I'm taking a Sako AV 375 HH and a Husky 6.5x55 for my first Buff and opportunistic PG. The Husky shoots lights out and was $500. I think I'm more excited to be taking it than the 375!
 
Here’s mine. And quite a good amount of satisfaction they’ve been giving me over the years.

.375 Holland & Holland Magnum Remington Model 700 Kevlar Stock Custom
7x57mm Mauser Churchill Gun Makers Model Deluxe
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Hedge774 said:
This year (In 23 days!) I'm taking a Sako AV 375 HH and a Husky 6.5x55 for my first Buff and opportunistic PG. The Husky shoots lights out and was $500. I think I'm more excited to be taking it than the 375!
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There is a Ruger Hawkeye African in 6.5 Swede I’ve been trying to exercise restraint in not purchasing that I’ve been eyeing hard the last few days
 
If I had to choose from what I own I would probably take my .375H&H and .308.

But I would like to use my wife’s 7x64 if it was for Africa.
 
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If I had to leave tonight, I’d take, from top;

Second one, Dakota 76 .416 Rigby w/400gr. TSX and Barnes banded solids

Bottom of pile, Remington 7600 .30-06 w/180gr. Swift A-Frame

If I had to leave tonight, that is. Tomorrow.. no way to know, no promises.
 
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BUT…one of these days I want to take this custom Mauser G33/40 in 280 Ackley built by Bill Dowtin. I bought it with intents of using it for plainsgame, but I just don’t target plainsgame enough to need a dedicated rifle and have a hard time leaving my Rigby at home.
 
My trusty proven custom AHR/Robar Brno ZKK-602 458 Lott (top) and my semi custom Winchester M70 Classic stainless 375 H&H (bottom) for plains game. Since I use 300 grain Swift A Frame’s for my 375 I’m all set if we run into DG while plains game hunting. One never knows, may have an opportunity for a DG PAC animal.

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BUT…one of these days I want to take this custom Mauser G33/40 in 280 Ackley built by Bill Dowtin. I bought it with intents of using it for plainsgame, but I just don’t target plainsgame enough to need a dedicated rifle and have a hard time leaving my Rigby at home.
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That’s a beautiful rifle. I have “an ugly” (compared to that rifle) Composite Stocked/Carbon Barreled Cooper in 280 AI. It shoots phenomenally.
 
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