Velo Dog
AH ambassador
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- Mar 27, 2014
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- Hunted
- Africa 7 times. And the USA - most western states including Alaska and Hawaii.
It can pay untold dividends to follow your PH's suggestions.
All of that sounds very nice and thoughtful. My PH suggested the .300 as a plain rifle. I have a few rifles, so if he changes his mind and suggests something else, that is what I will bring!
Hi again Kudurifle,
I am confident that your PH is suggesting the right rifle/ammunition for the species sought and the conditions you will hunt them in.
On my very first safari to Africa (Namibia), after consulting the PH, I myself brought a .300 magnum (.300 H&H / 180 grain Nosler Partition - my favorite long range hunting bullet weight for this cartridge).
As expected, very few shots were at close range (wide open desert, similar to Nevada, Arizona, etc.) but of the few that were close in, the animals all went down fast.
There was a bit more meat destruction than I would have liked but, that is better than not enough damage, thereby resulting in a lost animal.
If I had been booked for thick forest/close range conditions, that rifle would not have been my choice, but I would be a large pizza that it would have worked just fine (meat damage not withstanding).
And I predict that you are booked for the time of your life.
IMO, hunting with the right PH in Africa is like getting a short guided tour/sneak preview of Heaven, a number of years before we actually croak.
Cheers,
Velo Dog.
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