African Safari advice needed

c-fbmi said:
OP..........I wouldn't be comfortable poking an eland or Kudu with anything in your current lineup..........MAYBE the 270 WSM...........but we all know how I feel about 270s, and you'd want to be using top grade bullets like maybe 150 Parts, but my feeling is that it is too light for eland, roan, sable and kudu, and definitely wildebeest.
For those of you who have never hunted there, you have no idea how tough these animals are. I have shot impala with a 300 180 gn Part, through the ribs and out the off shoulder, a shot that would tip any deer or caribou on it's nose instantly, even a moose. That impala shuddered and took off running for 200 mtrs before it piled up. I have seen African animals react like this over and over and over, they have an amazing resistance to shock and an absolute will to live and escape. The only way to sack any African animal is to smash both front shoulders or a CNS hit, they can go for hundreds and hundreds of mrs with a double lung rib shot. This is why the trackers there are so good........they get lots of practice.
If you take great pride in being a "one shot kill guy", don't go to Africa, your ego won't survive it.............
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As Douglas states, the African animals will humble you quickly in regards to shot placement. Dr. Robinson's book "the perfect shot" really illustrates the difference in shot placement between North American and African game. A copy sits on the coffee table in South Africa and we often use it with first time hunters at the lodge the night before the hunt when we start talking about shot placement after dinner.

https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Shot...rd_wg=2ArUZ&psc=1&refRID=AY0DPG4QW7A00PP574RZ
 
c-fbmi said:
Yep Angus, no one ever asks "Where did ya shoot that ?" when looking at your zebra rug.
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You need to spend some time in Nova Scotia. Young fellow was looking at the photos of my Cape Buffalo and asked " What's that" I told him "It's a Cape Buffalo". He said "So, from Cape Breton?"

Hand to God.
 
KMG Canada said:
As Douglas states, the African animals will humble you quickly in regards to shot placement. Dr. Robinson's book "the perfect shot" really illustrates the difference in shot placement between North American and African game. A copy sits on the coffee table in South Africa and we often use it with first time hunters at the lodge the night before the hunt when we start talking about shot placement after dinner.

https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Shot...rd_wg=2ArUZ&psc=1&refRID=AY0DPG4QW7A00PP574RZ
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You've got that right KMG. North American hunters are hindered by our traditional "behind the shoulder" deer heart shot or, worse, the "two rib behind the shoulder" lung shot. It's hard for guys to break years of indoctrination to put the bullet behind the shoulder. And if you take what we consider a "solid lung shot" you stand a real risk of never seeing that animal again. Right through the middle of the shoulder a third of the way up on a broadside animal is the only way to fly in Africa.
 
I had an in-law-of-an-ex-in-law (in-law twice removed?) who hated guns, shooting, hunting, taxidermy, meat, dogs and me, not necessarily in that order. At a family function I heard her telling another woman how much of a sub-human I was, and the focus was on my taxidermy. The other woman had seen my house and commented on how much she loved my zebra rug. The witch-in-law then commented that "At least nothing had to be killed in order for him to get that rug!":runaway:f:P::onCrack:f:P:2:
 
jjohnwm said:
I had an in-law-of-an-ex-in-law (in-law twice removed?) who hated guns, shooting, hunting, taxidermy, meat, dogs and me, not necessarily in that order. At a family function I heard her telling another woman how much of a sub-human I was, and the focus was on my taxidermy. The other woman had seen my house and commented on how much she loved my zebra rug. The witch-in-law then commented that "At least nothing had to be killed in order for him to get that rug!":runaway:f:P::onCrack:f:P:2:
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Twice
 
BigUglyMan said:
You need to spend some time in Nova Scotia. Young fellow was looking at the photos of my Cape Buffalo and asked " What's that" I told him "It's a Cape Buffalo". He said "So, from Cape Breton?"

Hand to God.
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Apparently some Canadians live very sheltered lives.................he can probably tell you the score from every NHL game for the past 5 years though, and the player and his number who made the winning goal...........OR..........he's wrapped every video game on the market and is waiting outside the VG store with froth dripping from his lips as he waits for the latest, greatest, toughest, most violent, best graphics ever, video game to be released..........OR........he's just a dolt. He can probably fish though.....
 
The "where'd ya shoot that" questions was some of my motivation in grouping my trophies as I did in my trophy room..........especially the African stuff. Now when I get THE question I can just say everything on that wall was taken in Africa. Some people are truly interested, but others are just trying to think of something to say, so as not to show their complete disinterest with the whole décor of the room.
 
c-fbmi said:
Apparently some Canadians live very sheltered lives.................he can probably tell you the score from every NHL game for the past 5 years though, and the player and his number who made the winning goal...........OR..........he's wrapped every video game on the market and is waiting outside the VG store with froth dripping from his lips as he waits for the latest, greatest, toughest, most violent, best graphics ever, video game to be released..........OR........he's just a dolt. He can probably fish though.....
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To be fair, he's a good kid, but you're right...very sheltered here. Their idea of hunting big game is putting out apples every day for a month and eventually shooting a deer from their glorified outhouse blind. When you come from a Western hunting background it's tough to get used to. But the kid loves hunting and where there's a spark, you can start a fire.
 
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