Whenever we get talking about African hunting

THE FA 7-1/2" .454" AND TWO OF JDs CONTENDERS 6.5 JDJ AND 375 JDJ. IF I WAS YOUNGER AND GOING AGAIN I WOULD KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR FIRST.

Been twice, used a 375 H&H rifle both times, for zebra to duiker. First trip used Federal 260 grain accubonds, second trip handloads with the Barnes 250 Grain TTSX, both killed everything I hit well quickly. If I go back will probably take a 308 bolt rifle.

My son used a 300 win mag and dropped springbuck to gemsbok with one shot each.

GNR: 378GNR, for all all large PG, lion and leopard, 338GNR for small to mid-size PG, 450GNR for Buffalo, hippo, elle
Non-GNR: 338 WinMag for PG, 375H&H/416 Rigby for the larger antelope, leopard and lion and 450 Rigby Rimless for buffalo, hippo and elle.

will narrow it down next year.

Freedom Arms 454 with 300 grain Speer Deep Curl JHP
Magnum Research BFR 475 Linebaugh with 350 grain Hawk JHP
378 GNR Encore with 260 grain Accubond
338 GNR Encore with 200 grain Accubond

In 41GNR#2. G2 in 366GNR and Encore in 476GNR. Rifle would be 300 H&H
6.3x62 and a 470 Nitro Express

long arms. I've not considered three. I have a really nice .30-06 Custom Mauser, ammo should be easy to get. For a light rifle it would be OK. The .338 was to counter Doug's back-up in the same. I found a really slick total custom P14 Enfield set up nice, a real working performance gun with 6X-24x 30mm scope, good optic. My BRNO .416 is a bit big but handy and can do anything if I dope the trajectory.

Handguns would be the custom Reeder-FA2008 in .378 GNR as my primary. I'd like to have a good handy holster gun, .44 or .45 Colt.- 4-5" for a packing gun. My other revolvers are a bit short to meet the limits of 8" and optics. The Super RH in .429 GNR has a 9.5" barrel and would do the trick. Since so many have had success with the FAM83 I might try that in .454 too, but it's only a 7.5". A good Ruger .22 pistol might be good for potting some birds. I'd select three from that list. The the .378 and .429 are primary hunting legal.

The 378 is just an accurate killing machine. With a good rest, proven out to 275 yards. I’m just a bit nostalgic about SA Revolvers, and prefer them over anything else, but they limit your range. NO Rifles for this kid.

The time I went was on a "Leverguns Safari" with guys from the Leverguns website. I used a Model 71 Winchester in .348 loaded with handloads using the 250 gr. Barnes bullet.

I've never hunted Africa but I've dreamed of the days I might be able to go. I would take rifles as I'm not much of a handgun hunter. My 3 rifle choices would be 7x57, 9.3x62 and .404 Jeffery.

I would take a 30-06, or 300 win mag for plains game, and 375h&h or one of the 416's.