Zimbabwe - my most ambitious hunt to date and....

[Sourdough]

We are only a month and a half out till my third hunt in Zimbabwe. The is by far my most ambitious hunt to date and certainly has the possibility of being the most epic. Four of the biggest highlights of this hunt are:

1. Again I'm hunting with my good friend and PH Buzz Charlton of Charlton McCallum Safaris.
2. My good friend Richard Harland and his girl friend will be coming along on this hunt. If you don't know who Richard Harland is, find out. It will be worth your time. As my back up rifle I'm bring my Mannlicher Schonauer magazine rifle in 458 Win Mag. This was Richard's favorite rifle and he used one most of his career.
3. I will be hunting Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Lion and Leopard all with my new rifle (not in my possession yet) and that new rifle is...
4. A Rigby double in 450 No 2. According to Rigby this is the first 450 No 2 they have ever built. I'm going to call it the younger brother of my WJ Jeffery 475 No 2 that I killed my last Big 5 with. Why the 450 No 2? Because it was Ian Nyschens favorite gun in his career, a 450 No 2 built by Rigby - until he lost it to the bottom of the Zambezi River when his boat hit a submerged rock and flipped over. Ian was a friend of Richard Harland and Buzz Charlton.
5. My friend Andy Mac will be filming the hunt. There is no finer videographer in the hunting world. He filmed my last Zimbabwe hunt. Hopefully this time an eagle won't take the drone out of the sky, and an elephant won't pick it up and fling it, ruining it, as happened the first day of my last Zimbabwe hunt.
6. The love of my life will accompany me on this hunt.

Okay that's six. In reality there are even more I could mention but those will unfold in due time as the hunt progresses and I post it here.

 

[Moody808]

Sounds like an epic adventure and I look forward to hearing about it, and of course one day being able to undertake something similar!

 

[TTundra]

A whole lot of 'wow' in that list! Excited to read how this one goes!

 

[thoma018]

Sounds epic !! Best to you and hunting party; looking forward to a summation and report with video .

 

[Russ16]

I hope you’ll share the video!

 

[revturbo9967]

Sounds like an amazing hunt

 

[deewayne2003]

We are only a month and a half out till my third hunt in Zimbabwe. The is by far my most ambitious hunt to date and certainly has the possibility of being the most epic. Four of the biggest highlights of this hunt are:

1. Again I'm hunting with my good friend and PH Buzz Charlton of Charlton McCallum Safaris.
2. My good friend Richard Harland and his girl friend will be coming along on this hunt. If you don't know who Richard Harland is, find out. It will be worth your time. As my back up rifle I'm bring my Mannlicher Schonauer magazine rifle in 458 Win Mag. This was Richard's favorite rifle and he used one most of his career.
3. I will be hunting Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Lion and Leopard all with my new rifle (not in my possession yet) and that new rifle is...
4. A Rigby double in 450 No 2. According to Rigby this is the first 450 No 2 they have ever built. I'm going to call it the younger brother of my WJ Jeffery 475 No 2 that I killed my last Big 5 with. Why the 450 No 2? Because it was Ian Nyschens favorite gun in his career, a 450 No 2 built by Rigby - until he lost it to the bottom of the Zambezi River when his boat hit a submerged rock and flipped over. Ian was a friend of Richard Harland and Buzz Charlton.
5. My friend Andy Mac will be filming the hunt. There is no finer videographer in the hunting world. He filmed my last Zimbabwe hunt. Hopefully this time an eagle won't take the drone out of the sky, and an elephant won't pick it up and fling it, ruining it, as happened the first day of my last Zimbabwe hunt.
6. The love of my life will accompany me on this hunt.

Okay that's six. In reality there are even more I could mention but those will unfold in due time as the hunt progresses and I post it here.

I got a copy of “The Hunting Imperative” that I swear I’ll have Richard Harland sign some day.

That and “Months of the Sun” are my favorites.

 

[Green Chile]

That’s going to be an amazing camp. I hope you record some fireside chats among the great ones of our sport.

 

[coreydb]

I wish I was you! What a phenomenal safari!

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

Giddy up

 

[Sourdough]

I hope you’ll share the video!

Of course

 

[Sourdough]

I got a copy of “The Hunting Imperative” that I swear I’ll have Richard Harland sign some day.

That and “Months of the Sun” are my favorites.

Months of the Sun is my favorite book of all.

 

[Sourdough]

That’s going to be an amazing camp. I hope you record some fireside chats among the great ones of our sport.

I plan on it.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Good luck

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

sounds like a great hunt

 

[mark-hunter]

Okay that's six. In reality there are even more I could mention but those will unfold in due time as the hunt progresses and I post it here.

You are about to embark upon the greatest adventure Africa still has to offer, with beautiful guns!
No one could wish for more!

I wish you luck, and steady hand!
Keep us posted, and let us have this video once you make it!
Good shooting!

 

[Garciamarquez1918]

We are only a month and a half out till my third hunt in Zimbabwe. The is by far my most ambitious hunt to date and certainly has the possibility of being the most epic. Four of the biggest highlights of this hunt are:

1. Again I'm hunting with my good friend and PH Buzz Charlton of Charlton McCallum Safaris.
2. My good friend Richard Harland and his girl friend will be coming along on this hunt. If you don't know who Richard Harland is, find out. It will be worth your time. As my back up rifle I'm bring my Mannlicher Schonauer magazine rifle in 458 Win Mag. This was Richard's favorite rifle and he used one most of his career.
3. I will be hunting Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Lion and Leopard all with my new rifle (not in my possession yet) and that new rifle is...
4. A Rigby double in 450 No 2. According to Rigby this is the first 450 No 2 they have ever built. I'm going to call it the younger brother of my WJ Jeffery 475 No 2 that I killed my last Big 5 with. Why the 450 No 2? Because it was Ian Nyschens favorite gun in his career, a 450 No 2 built by Rigby - until he lost it to the bottom of the Zambezi River when his boat hit a submerged rock and flipped over. Ian was a friend of Richard Harland and Buzz Charlton.
5. My friend Andy Mac will be filming the hunt. There is no finer videographer in the hunting world. He filmed my last Zimbabwe hunt. Hopefully this time an eagle won't take the drone out of the sky, and an elephant won't pick it up and fling it, ruining it, as happened the first day of my last Zimbabwe hunt.
6. The love of my life will accompany me on this hunt.

Okay that's six. In reality there are even more I could mention but those will unfold in due time as the hunt progresses and I post it here.

Until the hunt, more about the rifle please. Rising bite or Shikari? Have they sent you pictures yet?

 

[DieJager]

Waidmannsheil! This is going to be great!

 

[Sourdough]

Until the hunt, more about the rifle please. Rising bite or Shikari? Have they sent you pictures yet?

Here is the build thread.
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/rigby’s-first-450-no-2-ne.95081/

 

[Rare Breed]

We are only a month and a half out till my third hunt in Zimbabwe. The is by far my most ambitious hunt to date and certainly has the possibility of being the most epic. Four of the biggest highlights of this hunt are:

1. Again I'm hunting with my good friend and PH Buzz Charlton of Charlton McCallum Safaris.
2. My good friend Richard Harland and his girl friend will be coming along on this hunt. If you don't know who Richard Harland is, find out. It will be worth your time. As my back up rifle I'm bring my Mannlicher Schonauer magazine rifle in 458 Win Mag. This was Richard's favorite rifle and he used one most of his career.
3. I will be hunting Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Lion and Leopard all with my new rifle (not in my possession yet) and that new rifle is...
4. A Rigby double in 450 No 2. According to Rigby this is the first 450 No 2 they have ever built. I'm going to call it the younger brother of my WJ Jeffery 475 No 2 that I killed my last Big 5 with. Why the 450 No 2? Because it was Ian Nyschens favorite gun in his career, a 450 No 2 built by Rigby - until he lost it to the bottom of the Zambezi River when his boat hit a submerged rock and flipped over. Ian was a friend of Richard Harland and Buzz Charlton.
5. My friend Andy Mac will be filming the hunt. There is no finer videographer in the hunting world. He filmed my last Zimbabwe hunt. Hopefully this time an eagle won't take the drone out of the sky, and an elephant won't pick it up and fling it, ruining it, as happened the first day of my last Zimbabwe hunt.
6. The love of my life will accompany me on this hunt.

Okay that's six. In reality there are even more I could mention but those will unfold in due time as the hunt progresses and I post it here.

Awesome!!! Can you repost or guide me to your last Zim video please? Would love to watch!!!