I'm thinking of hunting buffalo and Warthog in Selous Block U4 this October. Does anyone anyone on the forum have any information and/or impressions specific to Block U4?

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!

I’ve hunted the RSA twice now for dangerous game and loved every minute of it. I’ll in the early stages of planning a trip for my daughter (10 years old) and myself.

Here is a punch list of what we’re most interested in. Which country/outfitter would you recommend?

Daughter (10yo)
-Impala
-Warthog
-Possibly Zebra


Father (me)
-Lion or Leopard, undecided, prefer exportable but not a dealbreaker if the experience is right.
-Red Hartebeast
-Bushbuck
-Kudu
-Honey Badger
-Ostrich
- Maybe...

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Planning first trip to Africa after years of dreaming about it. Got tired of looking for deer leases and decided to put money towards real hunting experiences. Recently built a Mauser 7x57 and think about building a Model 98 mauser for my trip to Africa. Want to take Gemsbok and other antelope.

This is a rifle that my 90 year old friend has asked me to get a value on, it is not for sale here, just trying to get an idea of a value. I do not know when it was made, maybe 1970's or 80's, his brother bought it and passed away about 15 years ago, so it has sat and now he is asking me to research it for him. It is a double barrel side by side in .458 win mag on both barrels. I am not sure what his brother paid for it , my friend told me he thought in the 13-15k range. It is in nice shape...

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