Gary Reeder
as a "for instance" Kase shot a Kudu (500 lb animal
Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 16:36

with his 416 Rigby. The Kudu jumped up in front of him at about 40 yards. Kase hit him up the ass with a 400 grain soft point. The Kudu flipped end over end. When we got almost up to him he jumped up and ran. Kase hit him again up the ass. Again he flipped end over end and got up and ran again. We tracked him for a while until it got dark. We were back at daylight the next morning and found him about 25 yards from where we quit. Everything inside him was mush. Both bullets were under the skin of his chest. His internals were totally destroyed, yet he ran several hundred yards before he fell.

On another hunt Colleen shot a Gray Duiker (maybe 25 lbs), with a 270 she borrowed from John. Our guns were a day late getting there. The Duiker flipped end over end at the shot, got up and ran. When we got to where the animal had fallen his heart was in a bush behind where he stood. yet he ran at least 200 yards with no heart.

On another hunt we spotted a big Impala that was going uphill from us. John told me to hit him. Again another Texas heart shot. Up the ass with the 378 GNR at about 60 yards. The bullet exited at center chest. The Impala fell but got up and ran. When we got to where I hit him all his guts were in a pile where he fell. The 378 had blown everything out yet he ran at least another 250 to 300 yards before he gave up.

So I am not telling you not to bring your 270 or 30-06 but if you shoot a larger caliber as well, bring it. Probably 90% of my Africa animals have fallen with one or at most 2 shots but you want your African hunt to be a hunt to remember, not one where you wished you had done differently.