Dave Hawkins
AH member
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2015
- Messages
- 15
- Reaction score
- 26
- Location
- Lakeway, Texas U.S.A.
- Hunted
- Namibia, South Africa
Hello everyone
Just stumbled across this forum and decided to join to see "what's out there". I'm a U.S. citizen currently living in Africa and recently decided to avail myself of the opportunity to go on my life long dream of a hunting safari. Just returned from a plains game hunt in Namibia and, of course, fell in love with hunting for the first time. I really enjoy the tracking and stalking aspect of the sport and it appeals to me that you are giving the animal a sporting opportunity to defeat you. That is truly the thrill that I experienced for the first time in my life hunting big mammals. Shooting deer from a blind over bait is not as sporting or as challenging in my (humble) opinion and for that reason have been primarily a bird hunter in North America. Hence my renewed interest in rifles instead of shotguns, although I readily recognized that Africa is clearly a bird hunter's paradise as well. Currently my hunting rifle (singular) consists of a Sako 7mm mag. While good for most plains game, I'm looking for a mostly plains game rifle for my next African hunt with a little more punch. However, I will likely expand my next hunt to include buffalo. I've narrowed my search to the .375 H&H accordingly but not sure which make to consider. I'm looking for function first although aesthetics are not to be disregarded. I'm looking for the most bang for the buck, pun intended. Any suggestions from the forum would be appreciated.
Hawk
Just stumbled across this forum and decided to join to see "what's out there". I'm a U.S. citizen currently living in Africa and recently decided to avail myself of the opportunity to go on my life long dream of a hunting safari. Just returned from a plains game hunt in Namibia and, of course, fell in love with hunting for the first time. I really enjoy the tracking and stalking aspect of the sport and it appeals to me that you are giving the animal a sporting opportunity to defeat you. That is truly the thrill that I experienced for the first time in my life hunting big mammals. Shooting deer from a blind over bait is not as sporting or as challenging in my (humble) opinion and for that reason have been primarily a bird hunter in North America. Hence my renewed interest in rifles instead of shotguns, although I readily recognized that Africa is clearly a bird hunter's paradise as well. Currently my hunting rifle (singular) consists of a Sako 7mm mag. While good for most plains game, I'm looking for a mostly plains game rifle for my next African hunt with a little more punch. However, I will likely expand my next hunt to include buffalo. I've narrowed my search to the .375 H&H accordingly but not sure which make to consider. I'm looking for function first although aesthetics are not to be disregarded. I'm looking for the most bang for the buck, pun intended. Any suggestions from the forum would be appreciated.
Hawk