THE ACCURATERELOADING.COM HUNTING FORUMS

Merry Christmas to our Accurate Reloading Members

Accuratereloading.com    The Accurate Reloading Forums    THE ACCURATE RELOADING.COM FORUMS  Hop To Forum Categories  Hunting  Hop To Forums  African Big Game Hunting    What is your favorite Plains Game Animal??
Page 1 2 

Moderators: Saeed
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
What is your favorite Plains Game Animal??
 Login/Join
 
one of us
posted Hide Post
Roane antelope. MUFASA
 
Posts: 604 | Registered: 11 December 2004Reply With Quote
One of Us
Picture of Uglystick
posted Hide Post
BLAIR,

I used a 500 grain BARNES X from my 458 win mag.

Bullets are pushed to 2130 by R7.

Best place to hit is the heart lung area which is located not realy behind the shoulder but more under it in the Giraffe "arm pit"

A good book that shows the vitals is Kevin Robertsons "Shots on Game" It is the only adequate explanation I have seen for the funky vitals in a Giraffe.
 
Posts: 173 | Location: Jackman MAINE USA | Registered: 29 July 2006Reply With Quote
One of Us
Picture of Brain1
posted Hide Post
Gemsbok gets my vote. A close # 2 would be a 60" plus Kudu. If I can't get one bigger than the one I have I'll pass and let him get bigger.


You can borrow money, but you can't borrow time. Don't wait, go now.
Savannah Safaris Namibia
Otjitambi Trails & Safaris
DRSS
NRA
SCI
DSC
TSRA
TMPA
 
Posts: 1270 | Location: Bridgeport, Tx | Registered: 20 May 2005Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
I gave my vote to "other" as well..
I cannot get those black giraffe bulls outta my system.. I am fasinated by them..
Also love to chase warthogs and baboons..
 
Posts: 2164 | Registered: 13 February 2006Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by Uglystick:
BLAIR,

I used a 500 grain BARNES X from my 458 win mag.

Bullets are pushed to 2130 by R7.

Best place to hit is the heart lung area which is located not realy behind the shoulder but more under it in the Giraffe "arm pit"

A good book that shows the vitals is Kevin Robertsons "Shots on Game" It is the only adequate explanation I have seen for the funky vitals in a Giraffe.


Uglystick,


That load would do the trick! I've read Robertson's book and was wondering if what he said was correct in your opinion.

Thanks for the info. Hope to take a old stink bull, next time out. Watching one drop, must be something! cheers

Regards,

Blair.
 
Posts: 4011 | Location: Sydney Australia | Registered: 19 June 2006Reply With Quote
One of Us
Picture of JohnHunt
posted Hide Post
375 H&H
Rem 300gr A-Frame

He was an 18' big black stink bull in the Save Conservancy (Zim).

I shot him from 60 yards or so quartering away. Got him right in the plumbing on the first shot, my second shot (shoot him again) hit his hip and he was down in 30 paces.

First animal that I have shot where I could see his reaction in my scope with the recoil. He got all wobbly and then tried to make a break for it. It is a strange thing to aim up.

BTW: For anyone considering a Giraffe.. they double the cost of shipping home your trophies. That hide is dang heavy.
 
Posts: 1678 | Registered: 16 November 2006Reply With Quote
One of Us
Picture of loucfir
posted Hide Post
All this talk about big African animals, well let me tell you, there's nothing more fierce than a cane rat...funny lookin' buggers.
My vote is Nyala, they are really beautiful.
 
Posts: 309 | Location: The Great Northwest | Registered: 25 March 2006Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
Giraffe. They are big.
 
Posts: 18352 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah USA | Registered: 20 April 2002Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by JohnHunt:
375 H&H
Rem 300gr A-Frame

He was an 18' big black stink bull in the Save Conservancy (Zim).

I shot him from 60 yards or so quartering away. Got him right in the plumbing on the first shot, my second shot (shoot him again) hit his hip and he was down in 30 paces.

First animal that I have shot where I could see his reaction in my scope with the recoil. He got all wobbly and then tried to make a break for it. It is a strange thing to aim up.

BTW: For anyone considering a Giraffe.. they double the cost of shipping home your trophies. That hide is dang heavy.


Thanks for the info John. thumb

cheers
 
Posts: 4011 | Location: Sydney Australia | Registered: 19 June 2006Reply With Quote
One of Us
Picture of TheBigGuy
posted Hide Post
Impala are an absolute blast to hunt with a bow at a waterhole. Not super tough but tough enough and the experience will leave you with wanting to shoot another. Don't know why it's so satisfying. But for me it is.

Zebra can be a very challenging quarry with any weapon. Immensely underated in my opinion. Maybe it was just the ones in the herd I was pursuing. They cut my rear end, I never got one. They flat wore me out.
 
Posts: 1282 | Registered: 17 September 2004Reply With Quote
One of Us
posted Hide Post
quote:
Originally posted by TheBigGuy:
Impala are an absolute blast to hunt with a bow at a waterhole. Not super tough but tough enough and the experience will leave you with wanting to shoot another. Don't know why it's so satisfying. But for me it is.

Zebra can be a very challenging quarry with any weapon. Immensely underated in my opinion. Maybe it was just the ones in the herd I was pursuing. They cut my rear end, I never got one. They flat wore me out.


Mountain zebra are hard to hunt. Mike Kibble dragged me up and down some really wild country! Thank God, my shot broke both shoulders and the zebra stallion collapsed on the spot; 2 yards to his right was a ravine a couple of hundred feet deep Eeker
 
Posts: 4011 | Location: Sydney Australia | Registered: 19 June 2006Reply With Quote
  Powered by Social Strata Page 1 2  
 

Accuratereloading.com    The Accurate Reloading Forums    THE ACCURATE RELOADING.COM FORUMS  Hop To Forum Categories  Hunting  Hop To Forums  African Big Game Hunting    What is your favorite Plains Game Animal??

Copyright December 1997-2023 Accuratereloading.com


Visit our on-line store for AR Memorabilia