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In 3 days, I'll leave Quebec City for the trip I decided to live for my 50th years of life. As long as I can remember, I wanted to hunt a Cape Buffalo once in my life. My firsts thoughts was for a hunt in Zambia. But those hunts a way more expensive than hunts in SA and I just can't convice...

If I have only three to keep, from mice to elephant it would be: - 270 Winchester; - 338 Winchester Magnum; - 375 H&H

Finally I got an answer telling me the link was sent on may 24th. Attached was a copy of my permit. Case closed! :)

Following... :)

That said, I’ll follow my PH advices. :)

Tracking add a lot to the story of the hunt and somewhat satisfy the buffalo hunting community vision of what a buffalo hunt should be. - We tracked this old Dugga Boy for 16 miles through the heaviest bush I’ve ever seen in Africa. - We were moving to another location in the Hilux when...

I'm going on my first buffalo hunt in less than 3 weeks. In my dreams, the best way to collect my buff would be following tracks and stalking. I also dream of an old, white faced buffalo. I also hope to have a good, clear shot at it. I'm 50, I jog 3 times 5 km/week and lift weights 4-5...

That's what I thought doing. I'll take my CC bill, along with copys of the 3 emails I sent them. How can they refuse at the last minute when all the flights and transit are booked, When I have my export permit and my import permit and when all things are OK with airline company? This would...

Hello, The only thing missing to close the loop is my Frankfurt Transit Permit. I made my application online on may 13th. My credit card was charged 23 Euros so the application was completed. I sent them 2 emails since and I got no answer. What are the delay of treatment and when should I...

My travel agent bought my flight ticket with AC. This particular flight is an AC flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt operated by Lufthansa. AC told me all the baggages will follow. Yes there's a transit permit needed in Frankfurt. I made my application a few weeks ago to the customs there but...

Called again Lufthansa this evening. Instead of Maurice, I talked to Dereck. Everything went fine and I’ll be able to bring back my rifle.

After being a pissed by British Airways for almost 2 months, my travel agent find me a return flight with Air Canada, operated by Lufthansa. At this point, everything looked fine. I made my homework and called the airline company well before their deadline. (Flight is schedule on july 8th) to...

Thanks, I got my new ticket and itinary. I have about 4 hours layover so the tour will be for another time! :)

Thank you all for your answers. I asked my TA to make the switch with Lufthansa. I like things clear and I was not confident enough with BA to be 100% sure everything would go well. I don't care to pay 23Euros more for that trip. They are already contacted and have a great client service...

Do you know if I need an german import licence? I read that in Lufthansa web site: Passengers are solely responsible for complying with the customs regulations, for the import licence as well as other required documents. This applies both to entering a country and to travelling through it.

Hello, To make a long story short, my first flight itinary on return from Johannesburg (july 8th) was with British Airways, with a stopover in London. We call them three times to give them all the informations about my rifle, case, etc, but they just keep telling us: It's not approved yet...

Hello, To make a long story short, my first flight itinary on return from Johannesburg (july 8th) was with British Airways, with a stopover in London. We call them three times to give them all the informations about my rifle, case, etc, but they just keep telling us: It's not approved yet...

No but as soon as I got another charge from a jug of windshield washer, I'll do it. ;)

I only cut the time of set up and the time after the last shot. All four shots were shot in +- 5 seconds. I was working that bolt very hard, never lifted my head of the stock, keeping my eye in line with the scope. With a little practice, everybody can do it.

I'm shooting a Winchester Model 70 Safari Express.

Here's one of my practice session with my 375 H&H. In less than 8 weeks, I'll be chasing buffs.. 4 shots with the 375 H&H.

That Mr. Inline6 is nice shooting!

If you go with BA, just make sure you don't have to switch airports between flights. Like landing in Heathrow and leaving from Gatwick.

That's what I see on many hunting videos. Hunters and PH shooting a lot of lead from their doubles. And most filmed one shot kills on buffalos are with scoped rifles. I'm going buffalo hunting in next june. I'll use my scope on the first shot from my 375 H&H, then remove the scope and use...

The problem with frontal shot is you have a margin or error vertically but not much horizontally. Aim to pass the bullet in the center of the chest, a third up. The best shot is the one that severe the arteries over the heart. If the animal is slightly quartering, you'll have to aim a...

I just scroll the entire 23 pages of this thread, looking closely at every single pictures. My first morning of buffalo hunting will happen in 3 months, 2 weeks and 1 day. Can't wait. And with all the things that are shaking the entire world, I just hope I'll be able to make my way there.

I've shot 2 big bull mooses with the 270 Win. Both of them with 150 grains Grand Slam bullet. The first one ran 50 yards. The second took a few steps the fell over. I've also shot moose with other calibers, 30-06, 300WM and 338WM. I can't tell much difference between all of them.

Hello, Anyone have experience with IMR 4451 in the 375 H&H? I started working with it because I found 4 pounds of this powder. Hodgdons lists the maximum with a 300 grains bullets at 74.5 and 74.7 with a 270 grains. Right now I'm at 75 grains with at least 3 different 300 grains bullets and...

I want to bring and hunt with my own rifle, just because in my mind, working up a load for my own rifle for a particular hunt is part of the trip itself. I'm a bit gun nut, on the compulsive side.. ;)

Here are the BA restrictions: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/baggage-essentials/liquids-and-restrictions

That's it.

Hello, I'm going on a hunt in june 2022. My flight itinerary will be: Going to: Quebec(Canada)-Newark(USA)-Johannesburg(SA) Coming back: Johannesburg-London-Toronto-Quebec. Here's how I see it: 1- I need an export permit emited by the government of Canada to leave the country with my...

Yes, that why we must use a bullet that stay together and penetrate deeply to get to the top of the heart area when these less than perfect broadside shot I.e. quartering toward or away. Foot pounds will never compensate for proper shot placement. Remember that a lot wounds and lost deers with...

With any game animal, top of the heart shots when the arrow/bullet pierced both lungs and severe major arteries always resulted in a dead animal in 50 yards or less. I once shot a deer with my bow, only 2-3 inches behind where I would have normally shot it because of a tree limb. I tracked this...

I don't know who designs the Model 70 since 2008 but even the grip of my 2 Featherweights feels beefy. And I don't have small hands... this guy is probaly 6.5-7 foot tall. My 375 Safari Express feels exactly the same. way too much wood around it!

Things can change in a hurry. After putting this project aside for a few months, I wake up feeling that it would be impossible for me to turn to 51 without doing something special in my 50th years of life. Life can be too short. I know I'll have to go throught an aortic valve replacement in the...

Just a little update of where I am at this point. Effectively, things can get very puzzling when speaking of hunting in Africa. From my limited search, I've seen prices going from one side to the other side of the spectrum. With a few in betweens. I think I've seen too big at first. I had not...

Confusing you say? ;)

Thanks everyone again! Great advices here. I heard a lot about Zimbabwe but my only concern is that I’ve read on another forum that Canadians can’t enter Zimbabwe with their firearms. Any infos on that? As I said earlier, working up loads, tuning and practicing with my rifle is a big part of...

I'm just beginning my search and I'm learning a lot. Especially in the difference between South Africa and the Rest of Africa. I have a prospect PH in Zambia that looks really interesting. I got good reference for him by someone on a canadian hunting forum. His name is Thor Kirchner.

Hi, I’m turning 50 in october 2021. I’ll only have 50 once, and I’ll only live once. I want to do my lifetime dream hunt, a Cape Buffalo. The hunt would take place in end of june/july 2022. I have my rifle, a winchester Model 70 in 375 H&H and I want to hunt with it. It’s part of the hunt...