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This should work in Africa
« on: May 17, 2023, 09:15:37 PM »
At least ai won’t have the gun to blame if I miss.  12 days until I leave for Zambia. Factory (ish) gun with factory (ish) ammo.  300wsm with 200gr  Accubonds.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2023, 09:23:37 PM »
Boom! Animals will fall. U gotta tell us more about your pending hunt mister  ;)
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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2023, 10:27:11 PM »
That should do it. Hope you have a great adventure. Can’t wait for a story and pics.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2023, 12:05:12 AM »
We will be hunting the Luangwa Valley in Zambia for Buffalo and plains game.  10 day hunt starting on the 2nd of June.  I’m really hoping to kill a big, old full boss 40+ Buffalo with lots of drop.  I have Kudu on quota as well.  Other plains game animals such as Waterbuck aren’t under quota, so hopefully we will see some good ones.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2023, 04:42:49 AM »
Good luck. Looking forward to seeing your pics when you return

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2023, 05:09:03 AM »
Great group and gun.  Exciting trip, looking forward to pics and stories.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2023, 12:48:52 PM »
That will do nicely.
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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2023, 01:51:34 PM »
That's awesome. Are you able to hunt buffalo in Zambia with a 300?
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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2023, 01:56:12 PM »
That's awesome. Are you able to hunt buffalo in Zambia with a 300?

No, bringing a Dakota 76 in .416 Rigby for the stuff that might try and kill me. 🤣.

Crappy thing is I just got the updated 2023 price list. Man, trophy fees really jumped.  Looks like I’ll be taking one less animal.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2023, 06:14:59 PM »
That's awesome. Are you able to hunt buffalo in Zambia with a 300?

No, bringing a Dakota 76 in .416 Rigby for the stuff that might try and kill me. 🤣.

Crappy thing is I just got the updated 2023 price list. Man, trophy fees really jumped.  Looks like I’ll be taking one less animal.
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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2023, 07:36:23 PM »
That's awesome. Are you able to hunt buffalo in Zambia with a 300?

No, bringing a Dakota 76 in .416 Rigby for the stuff that might try and kill me. 🤣.

Crappy thing is I just got the updated 2023 price list. Man, trophy fees really jumped.  Looks like I’ll be taking one less animal.
That’s what extra plastic is for👍👍

I already had $10k set aside just for trophy fees.  Buffalo, Kudo, and Waterbuck will pretty much eat those up now.  Still would like an Impala, warthog, and a Puku, but that will add another $2500 now.  Free Range in Africa isn’t cheap.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2023, 09:48:59 PM »
That's awesome. Are you able to hunt buffalo in Zambia with a 300?

No, bringing a Dakota 76 in .416 Rigby for the stuff that might try and kill me. 🤣.

Crappy thing is I just got the updated 2023 price list. Man, trophy fees really jumped.  Looks like I’ll be taking one less animal.
That’s what extra plastic is for👍👍

I already had $10k set aside just for trophy fees.  Buffalo, Kudo, and Waterbuck will pretty much eat those up now.  Still would like an Impala, warthog, and a Puku, but that will add another $2500 now.  Free Range in Africa isn’t cheap.
Don’t cut yourself short. I know a budget is a budget, but for most, this would be a once-in-a-lifetime! I and my son went over budget on extra trophy fees, shot many no charge culls also. Extra money well spent imo👍
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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2023, 07:44:57 AM »

Don’t cut yourself short. I know a budget is a budget, but for most, this would be a once-in-a-lifetime! I and my son went over budget on extra trophy fees, shot many no charge culls also. Extra money well spent imo👍
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Oh I’ll be back.  I LOVE Africa.   There’s a couple other animals I want to take that I can’t on this trip.   Plus, the budget is pretty tight on this one.  An expansive trip turned into a REALLY expensive trip when my Mother in Law found out. 🤣.  After the hunt, we fly to Joburg where we meet my MIL, and my wife and daughters.  We are then spending 6 days at Kruger and then flying to Vic falls for another 3…….  I never had any desire to hunt leopard, but after talking to my FIL about his hunt, I think I’d like to try that some day.  May have to win the lotto first for that one though.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2023, 08:00:35 PM »
We will be hunting the Luangwa Valley in Zambia for Buffalo and plains game.  10 day hunt starting on the 2nd of June.  I’m really hoping to kill a big, old full boss 40+ Buffalo with lots of drop.  I have Kudu on quota as well.  Other plains game animals such as Waterbuck aren’t under quota, so hopefully we will see some good ones.

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Re: This should work in Africa
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2023, 01:17:22 PM »
Wouldn’t ya know it….  Got this nice Kudu not long after an extremely, extremely too close encounter stalking Cape buffalo in thick coverage.  Even with a 416, I felt like the hunted.

 


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