Africa anyone?

[Clarkm]

[self-promotion mode: on]

For the fellows interested in African hunting, here are some things I wrote pertaining to my own hunts.

A. Hunting elephant with the .505 Gibbs

http://africanhuntermag.com/HUNTING%...05%20GIBBS.pdf

B. Hunting elephant with the .585 Nyati:

http://www.huntnetwork.net/modules/w...85%20Nyati.pdf

C. Elephant hunt with Buzz Charlton (866 elephant seen, 6 elephant shot):

http://www.accuratereloading.com/dmhunt05.html

D. Big bore calibers for African hunting:

http://www.470mbogo.com/BigBoreCompendium/

F. Comparison of expanding bullets (shot into African game carcasses):

http://bigfivehq.com/softs.pdf

G. Bullet nose shape and penetration depth:

http://www.huntnetwork.net/modules/w...1%20No%201.pdf

[self-promotion mode: off]

[ccoker]

Rob,
Have you been over there will Bill Wilson?

He hunts all over the world as you know and told his most memorable hunt was taking a male lion at day break with a 44 mag and putting a 300g solid right between his eyes !

He got it on the last morning of the hunt after hunting for like 30 days in the bush and ended up spending the last night in the blind

I have never been and doubt I would ever be able to afford to go

[Rob Haught]

Coker,
Yes I've hunted in South Africa with Bill on his property there. We had a great hunt. Talk to Bill about it, I'm sure it's not out of reach.

Rob

[ccoker]

when my son and I got to hunt with him on his place in northeast Texas for hogs it was one of the highlights of my hunting life

[Rob Haught]

Bill has the ultimate hunters retreat in TX. Anyone interested in a great pig hunt with all the trimmings should check out www.circlewcranch.com I had a great time there and will be going back again this spring.

[handlebar1980]

looks like alot of fun, someday maybe

[yellowfin]

I have no want or need to go to Africa... the amount of unstable regimes there, coupled with the rampant way in which AIDS has ravaged that continent, and even ignoring all of these facts... there are still bugs there that live in your skin to gestate.... no thank you Africa... or South America for that matter

I would compare a trip to Africa like a nice day trip to Iran... do you think you'll come back alive?

Precisely the reasons I don't want to go. It's a shame really that with all of the progress civilization has made elsewhere in the world they've managed to go or remain completely in the sewer, probably worse than they've ever been. Why do people have to ruin places so much? Boston, L.A., Israel, Egypt, Cuba, Venezuela, and sub Saharan Africa are all places I'd love to go for where they are, but never will because of the people making problems there.

[afff_667]

Hunting Africa is my dream trip if for no other reason than to simply see it. I just want to see it.

I've thought about going there all of my life and have read and researched, created file folders of info, etc, but I fear that it's a dream never to be realized.

[Rob Haught]

Hunting Africa is my dream trip if for no other reason than to simply see it. I just want to see it.

I've thought about going there all of my life and have read and researched, created file folders of info, etc, but I fear that it's a dream never to be realized.

I was mine as well. Dont give up on it.

Rob

[Pork Chop]

Hunting Africa is my dream trip if for no other reason than to simply see it. I just want to see it.

I've thought about going there all of my life and have read and researched, created file folders of info, etc, but I fear that it's a dream never to be realized.

This is me too.

My brother & I have been talking about something like this for 10 years, but it will likely never happen. I enjoy reading the experiences of others here though.

Thanks guys!!