AlaskanPH,
Yes, I am looking forward to hunting in Tanzania and will be taking my son there for a 21-day hunt in July of next year. We'll be hunting with Tanzania Game Tracker Safaris. Ever heard of them? We'll be hunting in two sections of Tanzania for lion, leopard, buffalo, and the variety of other species that make Tanzania unique. Who will you be hunting with on your trip?
Yes, it breaks my heart to hear of the ongoing tragedies in Zimbabwe. It is indeed a wonderful country that is being decimated by a foolish and ruthless leader. His idiotic federal policies have turned a country that was once Africa's breadbasket into a beggar state. The implications of their economic demise (poaching, habitat destruction, and irresponsible game management) to the remarkable game species that live in such a fragile ecological balance has to give all of us great concern about the long-term outlook for the future of many things that we hold dear in that special part of the world.
As for my double, yes, I'm looking forward to taking it to Africa! Actually I just bought it, which was shortly after the gun was used and featured in that magazine. This particular gun was also featured in the most recent edition (March/April issue) of Sporting Classics Magazine.
Sounds like you and I will both be ready to try big bores on our next trips!