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African Classic Rifles Safari
      #386824 - 16/09/24 07:17 PM

In these days of difficult air travel, luggage weight limits, we may end up taking only one rifle, a versatile all rounder.

Or worse have to borrow a rifle, which is "pot luck". Sometimes very good rifles, custom rifles lijecKarl Stumpfe's Mauser 98 custom rifle in 8x68S I borrowed, Some even have ac0 loaner double rifle. To the other end, clunkers which not cycle reliably, scopes put with the reticle on a tilt to allow one to shoot a bolt action like a gangsta shooting his piece sideways. I'll leave the names of those confidential.

However forget this for your answer. If you want to bring a number go ahead and comment.

BUT assuming you can take what you want. A safari is not, or should not be, just a simple collecting of braggy wall hangers. It should be fun. The challenging hunting. And using our favourite well known or new firearms as part of the enjoyable experience.

So what for a CLASSIC RIFLE SAFARI would you choose to take. Your idea of a classic firearm, but explain why, and for what. No simple lists of cartridges, we ain't a USA gun magazine spuiking the latest crap to buy to gather dust in the guys 15thngun safe.

CLASSICS, what would they be used for.

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Edited by NitroX (16/09/24 09:39 PM)

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Re: African Classic Rifles Safari [Re: NitroX]
      #386825 - 16/09/24 07:34 PM

Pre-64 Model 70 in 375 H&H, custom stocked by myself. 1 to 5x better quality scope. (Remember Leupold is the best second class scope in the world). 4x if a fixed power. I could never go with a plain Jane or borrowed rifle, what would be the point. It would be like purposely dating an ugly woman.
That is it, you asked.

Edited by NitroX (16/09/24 09:37 PM)

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Re: African Classic Rifles Safari [Re: LRF]
      #386826 - 17/09/24 01:51 AM

So far I go to Africa only for hunting big game and since I only ever took only one big bore rifle with me, it was always a rifle which often made it a little more difficult for me to shoot PG additional to the buffaloes or elephants. I don't want to analyze the individual cases because too long. I already had also borrowed rifles, but apart from one caliber 416 Rem Mag, the others were all caliber 375 H&H Magnum, which is not my favorite caliber for hunting big game.

To put it briefly, after 30 years of experience, I would recommend that every African hunter who wants to hunt everything there and that only with one classic rifle, should buy a rifle caliber 416 Rigby. There is hardly anything better for almost everything that can occur in Africa, the cartridge can only reach its limits when it comes to stopping an attack, but even the professionals have different opinions on this.

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Re: African Classic Rifles Safari [Re: grandveneur]
      #386833 - 17/09/24 09:25 AM

For someone from NA a .416 Rem. duplicates the ballistics, as will a .416 Taylor using IMR4320 powder. I would expect H4895 to be a better powder for the Taylor wildcat.
Always wanted one of those.

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Re: African Classic Rifles Safari [Re: DarylS]
      #386835 - 17/09/24 04:29 PM

I'm closing this thread and restarting a new one. The topic isn't about "a one gun safari". It's the opposite. Which classic rifles you would love to take to Africa and for what, and why? Whether one or multiple.

My waffle about modern realities seems to have derailed the topic.

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