What would you take?

[rsmurray]

Gentleman my wife and I are headed to C10 on June 30 for Leopard and Buffalo. My daughter is going to join us for the first week for Buffalo and Plains game. She will travel with us on the way down, hunt 7 days and come home. I am taking 416 Rigby for Buffalo etc and 300 WM for Leopard and whatever else she gives us. We will likely hunt the flood plains of Marromeau together (she handles 416 fine) but obviously the Leopard is my primary target. Question: is traveling with 3 guns any more difficult than 2? I want my wife to shoot most of the bait for the Leopard hunt and she kinda wants to kill a Baboon and Hyena (she still pissed at them from Lion King so if she wants to kill Whoopi thats damn sure fine w me). Since daughter will hunt plains separate from us alot kinda torn tween rifles she knows and shootin a “camp gun”. Thots?

 

[45-70guy]

I’m curious on this as I know most PM’s es they can only have a max ownership of 4 guns total unless they’re a guide. So I’m curious how they look at it as a hunter once you go over 2.
2 used to be the norm to get a big bore and a smaller bore so they are used to that one. I’m sure someone has brought a few more before and will know.

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Put two in your name on 4457 and one in wife’s ? Will make it simpler for paperwork and less issues. I have taken 3 rifles several times but this was South Africa only. Only taking 2 this year to Mozambique

 

[coreydb]

There's nothing wrong with having your wife's name on the 4457.

 

[375Fox]

As others have suggested, I’d put one rifle in your wife’s name. Traveling with 3 rifles generally isn’t a problem but 11 lbs of ammunition per person including case can be. It adds up faster than you think especially with cartridges like 416 Rigby. Two names allows you two cases up to 11 lbs each, so no rationing ammo.

I know the 5 kg/11 lbs gets discussed a lot here whether it’s ammo only or ammo plus case, but I see now Delta airlines defines it as 5 kg ammo including case on their website.