Working on some loads for the next trip to Africa in Oct...416 Rem and 22 Hornet with 45 grain X bullets...hope I can handle the wicked little Hornet!

Who is the best broker to use to get trophies shipped back from Zimbabwe?

I've always wondered why the .375 cal minimum requirement applied to Cape Buffalo in the same way it does to the larger dangerous game ie Hippo, Rhino and Elephant.

Now, I have never hunted Africa and have no direct experience with these game species. I know that Cape Buffalo are known for their toughness, their "meanness" and I've seen videos where they soak up a LOT of lead.

But from an anatomical perspective they are a ~1,600lb Buffalo vs a 3,000lb+ Hippo, 5,000lbs+ Rhino or a...

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So I took a rare day off yesterday to head to the range and check some stuff out, and what a mixed bag that turned out to be! I have a 375 H&H that I was putting for sale so I felt I needed to test that after a few years of storage. Then was the Ruger No 1 in 416 Rem I'd tried to test before when I got it, but had issues. Finally was a 338 Lapua that was new to me and I wanted to play with.

So the day started on the 375. This is a 1917 converted to 375, probably long before I took breaths...

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I’m always on the hunt for a new knife, especially folders. Only have close to a hundred probably but who cares? Currently carrying the Spyderco Metropolitan right now. Highly recommend.