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I'm going next summer and I decided on a .458 Win Mag Ruger 77 and a Ruger Hawkeye in .375 Ruger... the African model. So far I really like the .375. The African handles like a deer rifle, recoil is not bad, it is accurate (the trigger really is improved). If you plan on doing a lot of walking, the Ruger is a very nice pack rifle. I'm impressed.

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On to rifles, I suggest the 375 Ruger as a second rifle because it can serve as an adequate back up to your 458 Lott should you encounter any problems with it.

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Judging by my 2006 safari to Zim, and the political games today, my choice for a second rifle would be a AKM with 600 rounds of ammo. My Zim safari was so bad that I wouldn't go back if it was free.

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yes, thats what african hunting has turned into these days; money, vanity and bragging rights at the next sci convention.

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Yes its terrible isn't it, so your better off not hunting there..

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I'll cast a dissenting vote for the 375 as your second rifle. I just don't see them breaking that often. Scopes yes, but not rifles. For the animals you specified, the 06 is dandy, personally I would take the 338 with 210 TSXs. jorge

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yes, thats what african hunting has turned into these days; money, vanity and bragging rights at the next sci convention.

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Yes its terrible isn't it, so your better off not hunting there..

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My first instinct when reading post like the one Oz Hunter quoted, or Poprivit's is to practice Irish Diplomacy, as I believe Oz Hunter is doing. (Irish Diplomacy: To tell a man to go to hell so that he looks forward to the trip)

But in situations like this, where the original poster or other posters are looking at their first safari (and fortunately, have booked with a Class A, top of the line outfit) and must harbor all of the anxiety that I did prior to my first trip - and probably most others did as well, and some additional anxiety because of 1.) the current trouble 2.) unresposive and unhelpful post like Poprivits, Rscott's and other's, I think it is more than appropriate to make it clear that nay sayers' and shit slingers' opinions and experiences are theirs and not nessecarily shared by others. Maybe even that their negative experiences and opinions are unique to themselves.

And Rscott, to the extent that your pretty shitty post was directed to me, and I assume it must have been, I've never gone to the SCI convention, find the "record book" a poor reason to hunt, and hunting for a tape measure an abomination. And why the apparent envy directed toward some other guy's money spent on a hunt? If you had half an idea of how to play within the system, you'd know that hunts like my last one can be remarkably cost efficient. But to learn how to do that you must be more than a follower dragged along by a PH. Either way, why the bitterness and envy, eh?

And as far a bragging, well, two things, first, I'm damned proud that I have the grit, the determination and the mental toughness to keep walking, keep tracking, keep humping, day in and day out over terrain from pretty flat to terrain where the map names mountains over a long hunt to take advantages of opportunities as they arose, second, if you've done it, it ain't braggin, it's just story telling.

JPK

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Well, in my days of riding Harleys and drinking whiskey there wasnt any place too rough for me, if they were havin' fun there and i wanted to go . I guess this is like that. Unless somebody else pulls the plug; i will be there with two big bore bolt guns and 11 pounds of ammo. My AKM days have past.

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JPK - my post might have been "unresponsive and unhelpful" and that I'm a "naysayer and shitslinger" But I don't know you well enough to insult you back, but I will tell you that you might have had a slightly different opinion if you were standing with me when the clutch broke on the hunting rig 240 km from Bulawayo. It was getting dark and the locals were coming out of the bush in increasing numbers. This was the third time the truck had broken down on the trip from South Africa to Zim.

Or, you might have had a different opinion when your $12,500 hunt for a Cape Buffalo went totally south and the trophy was stolen and I got nothing.

Oh yeah, I AM Irish and I CAN tell you where to go, outline your itinerary, tell you to dress for heat and enjoy your stay for all eternity. Just don't go runnin' your mouth about someone else's experiences.

And you do need to train your instinct a little better!

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but I will tell you that you might have had a slightly different opinion if you were standing with me when the clutch broke on the hunting rig 240 km from Bulawayo. It was getting dark and the locals were coming out of the bush in increasing numbers.

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JPK

Too my knowledge--there is good elephant hunting in that area--will be able to tell you more in a few weeks-- booked for a bull elephant and 2 tuskless cows there in 2010...I am here in Zim right now--have an afternoon layover at the motel before I head out..so checking my email..etc.

See ya in a few weeks


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