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A person wants to hunt Africa with classic or vintage rifles. Simple. No "dreams" or "novels" required,

DD for example wants to hunt using Martini Henry or similar styled rifles. Why not.

I've hunted Africa with my .450 No.2 Nitro Express W.J. Jeffery. Elephant, warthog, and maybe other beasts. I'd like to again, including cape buffalo.

My second safari was with a Whitworth Mauser 98 .375 H & H Magnum. Cape Buffalo and a variety of plains game. The Mauser 98 and .375 H & H Magnum is both a vintage classic and a modern classic.

My first safari was a Mauser 98 in .30-06. The .30-06 is a great American classic.

The future? I'd like to hunt with my 1876 Westley Richards 10-bore double rifle. Cape Buffalo. Maybe elephant. Other assorted game. The 10-bore harks back to early days of African hunting and still exploration.

I've mentioned the .318 WR numerous times.

The 7x57, 6.5x54 M-S, .300 H&H Magnum are other examples which would be great to take.

If your interest is the latest and modern, it's not classic. Scroll on.

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John aka NitroX

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