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Your going your hunt of a lifetome what are you hunting and what rifle are you using ? Mine is easy
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<blockquote data-quote="Shumba1" data-source="post: 3084838" data-attributes="member: 113854"><p>Hunted cape buffalo and plains game in Zimbabwe / Chewore North in 2001 and 2004. Hunted out of the Big 5 Safaris camp on the Zambezi. Was incredible (also fished on the river for big Tigerfish). Not sure if you can still hunt out of that camp (I think Chifuti Safaris took it over, but they have shut down now). My PH/guide for both hunts was one of the most well known and top guide in Zim. I could write pages about the fun and adventures I had and I feel very fortunate to have the memories. Unfortunately, I couldn't duplicate the hunt today as my PH, Ian Gibson, had a bad run in with a bull elephant and the elephant prevailed:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.africahunting.com/threads/in-memoriam-ian-gibson-of-chifuti-safaris-passes-away.22046/[/URL]</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Both were incredible hunts and were successful on big cape buffalo and many plains game. First trip used a Sako 75 375H&H shooting 300 grain Swift A-Frames and 300 Barnes solids at just over 2,500 fps. The rifle would consistently shoot both loads to the exact same POI at 100 yards. Did a great job on the cape buff and worked perfectly on all other game.</p><p></p><p>Second hunt, took a Ruger 416 Rigby shooting 400 grain Barnes X at 2,400 fps. Also took a Pre64 M70 300 H&H shooting both 180 grain and 220 grain Partitions. Shot a lot of animals that trip (cape buff, eland, zebra, kudu, impala, bushbuck, warthog, etc.) and there was zero tracking required after the shot. All animals were DRT (including the massive eland) or within a few feet. Really great two rifle combo for that style of hunting in Africa.</p><p></p><p>I feel like I have had my dream hunt twice already!</p><p></p><p>I use the name "Shumba" on many of the hunting/shooting websites. Shumba means Lion in Zimbabwe and it was the name of Ian's Toyota Land Cruiser and his radio call sign in the bush.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shumba1, post: 3084838, member: 113854"] Hunted cape buffalo and plains game in Zimbabwe / Chewore North in 2001 and 2004. Hunted out of the Big 5 Safaris camp on the Zambezi. Was incredible (also fished on the river for big Tigerfish). Not sure if you can still hunt out of that camp (I think Chifuti Safaris took it over, but they have shut down now). My PH/guide for both hunts was one of the most well known and top guide in Zim. I could write pages about the fun and adventures I had and I feel very fortunate to have the memories. Unfortunately, I couldn't duplicate the hunt today as my PH, Ian Gibson, had a bad run in with a bull elephant and the elephant prevailed: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.africahunting.com/threads/in-memoriam-ian-gibson-of-chifuti-safaris-passes-away.22046/[/URL] Both were incredible hunts and were successful on big cape buffalo and many plains game. First trip used a Sako 75 375H&H shooting 300 grain Swift A-Frames and 300 Barnes solids at just over 2,500 fps. The rifle would consistently shoot both loads to the exact same POI at 100 yards. Did a great job on the cape buff and worked perfectly on all other game. Second hunt, took a Ruger 416 Rigby shooting 400 grain Barnes X at 2,400 fps. Also took a Pre64 M70 300 H&H shooting both 180 grain and 220 grain Partitions. Shot a lot of animals that trip (cape buff, eland, zebra, kudu, impala, bushbuck, warthog, etc.) and there was zero tracking required after the shot. All animals were DRT (including the massive eland) or within a few feet. Really great two rifle combo for that style of hunting in Africa. I feel like I have had my dream hunt twice already! I use the name "Shumba" on many of the hunting/shooting websites. Shumba means Lion in Zimbabwe and it was the name of Ian's Toyota Land Cruiser and his radio call sign in the bush. [/QUOTE]
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