I got back last Friday (Sept 2) from my hunt in South Africa. I thought I would share a few pics.

My friend Todd Johnson and I hunted with Game Trackers Africa (http://www.gametrackersafrica.com/ ) at the Mabelingwane Game Ranch (http://www.mabelingwane.com/) in the northern part of the Limpopo Province. The terrain is mainly thick bushveld with a few open areas. We hunted from August 23 to August 30. Our PHs were Pieter Diedericks (owner of Game Trackers Africa) and Ivor van Wyk.

My friend Todd used a CZ 550 American in 9.3x62. I also used a CZ 550 American in 9.3x62. Plus, I took along my Remington Model 700 Classic in 8x57JS. We used handloads in both of the 9.3x62 rifles and my 8x57. The 9.3x62 load consisted of the 286 gr Woodleigh RN at approximately 2390 fps. My 8x57 load used the 220 gr Woodleigh RN at approximately 2400 fps. (Loads were chronographed.) Both loads performed flawlessly.

As both the 9.3x62 and the 8x57JS came out in 1905, we thought it would be fun to take them to South Africa in 2005. Sort of a Sentimental Centennial Safari! [Note: Most books state that the 9.3x62 and the 8x57JS came out in 1905. As is the case when dealing with older cartridges and their history, the 1905 date may not be exactly correct. But, it was close enough to their centennial birthday for us.]

Neither Todd or myself are big on playing the trophy score game for inches. We were just after nice, representative animals. Even so, we did end up taking some nice ones.

My Impala (not measured) (used 8x57):