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Ripp
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Re: second rifle for zimbabwe...
      10/06/08 07:37 PM

BigMax

After having just hunted that area--a few things I come away with--one, you will love the area..it is very wild and untamed..perfect..

Another is if I went back, quite frankly, I would not take a second gun smaller that a .375 H&H..the reason I say this is the 375 will give you plenty of range you will need in that area..and you never know what you will bump into..we constantly bumped into elephant..let alone, lions on a regular basis..

On the one morning walking into the hyena blind..the 300 I was carrying with 200 gr bullets seem quite small compared to the cow elephant that had just charged us in the dark at about 10 yards..

IMHO, most PH's want you to bring a lighter gun because they feel you will shoot it better..and in 90% of the cases that is probably true..plus you should always follow the recommendations of your PH..But, when I go..my light gun will probably be with a .375 ...

While I was there, 2 tuskless were shot by PH's in self defense...in Chewore North and South..

If you do take the '06 or 338--load the heavier bullets..period...

Ripp

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Edited by Ripp (10/06/08 07:39 PM)

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* second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx 24/04/08 02:19 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   27/04/08 10:46 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   24/04/08 03:39 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... WyoJoe   26/04/08 02:17 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... jorge   27/04/08 06:04 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   27/04/08 01:34 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... poprivit   27/04/08 06:06 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   27/04/08 09:19 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... rscott   27/04/08 10:03 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... ozhunter   27/04/08 10:36 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   27/04/08 01:46 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... NE450No2   27/04/08 02:11 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... albertan   27/04/08 03:34 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   28/04/08 07:34 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   28/04/08 10:09 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   28/04/08 11:08 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... poprivit   30/04/08 07:00 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... EricD   19/05/08 08:55 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   18/05/08 06:44 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   19/05/08 07:29 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JPK   19/05/08 09:51 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   19/05/08 07:56 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   20/05/08 12:28 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   10/06/08 07:37 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   19/05/08 12:17 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... mickey   02/05/08 12:22 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Anonymous   02/05/08 12:45 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... EricD   02/05/08 04:35 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   03/07/08 10:16 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   04/07/08 01:19 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   28/06/08 02:55 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Ripp   02/05/08 11:35 AM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... albertan   02/05/08 12:51 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... JabaliHunter   02/05/08 06:24 PM
. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... Plains99   25/04/08 12:16 AM
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. * * Re: second rifle for zimbabwe... bigmaxx   25/04/08 01:16 PM
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