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NitroX
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Camping in Africa
#331890 - 05/09/19 01:55 AM

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Re: Camping in Africa [Re: NitroX]
#331895 - 05/09/19 02:16 AM

Inquisitive cats indeed.

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Re: Camping in Africa [Re: DarylS]
#331897 - 05/09/19 03:00 AM

a world without rifles is very funny if you are in big cat land

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Re: Camping in Africa [Re: lancaster]
#331903 - 05/09/19 07:40 AM

We were camped out near a river in Kenya in 1971. The PH asked me at breakfast if I had heard the rhino in camp the night before. I, of course, hadn't. He pointed out the tracks in the dust to me and went on to say that we had evidently inadvertently camped astride the rhino's path to the river. He then related a tale about a rhino taking a dislike to the latrine tent and tearing it to shreds one night.

Late that night, answering a call of nature, I was peacefully perched on the throne when I heard the unmistakable snort of a rhino a short distance away. My rifles were with the gun bearer who was responsible for cleaning them every evening. I spent a very tense few minutes until I heard our uninvited guest depart.

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Re: Camping in Africa [Re: lancaster]
#331916 - 05/09/19 01:39 PM

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a world without rifles is very funny if you are in big cat land

Yes, yes indeed..

Similar to another story shared on this post, I was hanging baits with the crew one day in Zimbabwe, walked around the edge of the trees to take a leak.. looked across the grass as I was relieving myself and saw 2 lioness laying in the grass giving me a very intense stare.. backed out of there quickly...

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Re: Camping in Africa [Re: lancaster]
#331926 - 05/09/19 07:41 PM

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a world without rifles is very funny if you are in big cat land

I think I would say the pucca (as in arse puckering) factor was high.

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DarylS
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Re: Camping in Africa [Re: Rule303]
#331934 - 06/09/19 02:12 AM

Scary indeed, if unarmed. I much prefer to have something of my own for which to argue with. I usually pack my rifled 12 bore with the Dangerous Game "Gualandi" slug. They are slightly pointed, and of hard lead.
While we don't have any rhinos or lions, I think these might spoil their day, if landed correctly. They are quite accurate to 30 yards in my Mossberg's 24" rifled barrel.
Marketed by Ballistic Products in the States, the loaded ammo is sold by Challenger Products in Canada.
This ammo, runs the 496gr. slug at 1,610fps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCxA2IYneqM

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