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    Does the price of ammo impact your choice of a rifle caliber

    No only terminal performance counts for me.....
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    Opinions please: Pros/Cons of .375 Ruger vs .375 H&H

    Only pro is 375 H&H
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    What is it about 404 Jeffery?

    These will be special sokid brass machined bullets mate of mine has a fancy lathe we will make them
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    What is it about 404 Jeffery?

    What do you know about being a qualified Advance Trail Guide in Africa? What is the most dangerous of the DG you encounter during this work? What do you know about dealing with this and other animals during this work? What do you know about SD and bullet design to be able to deal with this...
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    What does everyone do with boar or warthog tusks to prevent splitting?

    If they are over boiled during prep can cause issues.....
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    Bringing 2 guns on a dangerous game hunt?

    Pity they went 333 if they went 338 Jeff it would be the perfect threesome.......
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    What is it about 404 Jeffery?

    Magnum Arms(Sabi rifles) will be doing the re barreling with a Walther barrel and sights to specification and 3 position safety. Gun stock will be African wild pear done by stock maker in Naboomspruit. Being African we will keep it African. Rifles have been built to 585 Nyati on this wood...
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    What is it about 404 Jeffery?

    My daughter has comoleted her National Diploma in Game management, FGASA level 1, advanced tracking, Gun Competancy on all levels. She will be going to AUS in April for a month when she returns she will start her 2 year practical for level 2 IFGA and after that her DG foot safari guide...
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    Bringing 2 guns on a dangerous game hunt?

    And as has been mentiond if something goes south with the 404 the 9.3 can stand in as good a pg caliber as the 30 06 is it cannot......the 9.3x62mm is also legal on dg in Zim.......and a very capable pg rifle especially on the larger pg....
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    What gun do Professional Hunters like to use?

    The above......plus..... 404 Jeff on ZKK602 in progress and then a 458 Sabi on ZKK602 as soon as I find a doner rifle for an action.... I will no longer concider a VC...... I am also looking at a sidelock double by Joseph Winkler but it is in the dreaded 458WM......if it can be reamed to 450...
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    Bringing 2 guns on a dangerous game hunt?

    9.3x62mm will be perfect as the second rifle. One of the trackers can carry it. I never hunt DG and only take one rifle I always take 2.....calibers will depend on what we are hunting but my 500 Jeff always gets to go....
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    Bringing 2 guns on a dangerous game hunt?

    404 Jeff and 9.3x62mm is what I would recommend.....
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    TAG SAFARI For Authentic African Safari Clothing

    Thank you
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    Sam- The Relationship Between The Tracker And The Hunter

    To put it in perspective...... From the 1/3 to 1/2 way up the depth of the body aiming slightly higher cannot put you 3/4 up the depth of the body, definately not on a kudu......and that after shooting the front leg off an impala......either scope or a shooter issue.....from what I read and...
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    These animals deserve their own rifle

    1. Elephant 500 JEFF 600gr at 2300fps 2. Rhino 458 SABI 550gr at 2350fps 3. Lion 375H&H 340gr at 2350fps 4. Cape buffalo 404 JEFF 420gr at 2300fps 5. Leopard 300 H&H 200gr at 2750fps The rest are all covered by above
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