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"He was of the rare black-maned variety, and the hair of his mane was so long it parted in the middle and almost swept the ground." | |||
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He didn't use his .270 on that game???? 577NitroExpress Double Rifle Shooters Society Francotte .470 Nitro Express  If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming... | |||
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Nope, he wanted to make sure that it died.  Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Actually, my uncle killed his first of two lions with one shot from his 270 and old-fashioned winchester Silvertips in Mozambique back in the late 60s and I never gave it much thought. Until I became "Africa smat" that is  jorgeUSN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Nickudu, Great story, guess ole' Jack didn't like the hard kicking rifles, but he killed a nice lion for that area, Kilombero. I got mine, which looks similiar, a little north of there--brings back memories. That lion on the cover is a dream lion, the like of which I have never seen in the wild. Wonder how many were running around in 1959? Dak | |||
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I read that story in from one of the major hunting magazines along time ago...Makes me smile and shows my age...  Mike | |||
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Thanks, Nick. Great story. JO'C was the best. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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I think this was Jack's best African piece. Every sentence tells you something of Africa, hunting or the character of those involved. | |||
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Does that lion look small to you guys? He looks like he wouldn't even way 200# to me. Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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Thank you, Nick. I read a re-print of this story long ago and had forgotten much of it, or at least relegated it to my subconcious. This is one of the readings that first prompted my desire to go to Africa. JOC and his protege Jim Carmichel have had a lot of influence on my dreams. This is the quote I found most interesting (but not unusual):  It seems everyone who goes to Africa laments the changes that are occuring - no matter when they go. It's hard to believe that the good old days were already past in 1959. Thanks again for the great read. FBB ______________________________ "Truth is the daughter of time." Francis Bacon | |||
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Thank you Nick. That was great - really great reading. ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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Hi Forest - Right you are. Pick up a book from 1920's and there will be those lamenting the 1910's ... not that they'd be wrong in feeling so, however. Hi Allen - Thanks for posting. It's good to hear that you enjoyed the article. How's my hero hunter doing? What's next on the agenda? | |||
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Thanks nickudu your articles are always intersting .although i use a 308 several times to kill buffalos im always in the side of Elmer Keith ,and my prefernce is to use the bigger gun you can .JUAN www.huntinginargentina.com.ar FULL PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF IPHA INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASOCIATION . DSC PROFESSIONAL MEMBER DRSS--SCI NRA IDPA IPSC-FAT -argentine shooting federation cred number2- | |||
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