Three gun African battery

Light - 500 A-square
Medium - 550 Magnum
Heavy - 585 Nyati

cz 550 in 458wm

Is the cz in 458 supposed to be the superlight for duikers ?

Mine is:

9,3x62 bolt rifle or 9,3x74R DR
.416 Rigby bolt rifle
.458 AR bolt rifle or .470 NE DR

25 WSSM
.375 Weatherby
.500 Jeffery

7x57 bolt action - scoped VXIII - 3x9x40, back-up irons.
9.3x62 bolt action - red dot reflex sight and ghost ring and blade for backup.
416 Rigby bolt action - ghost ring and blade.
>love this thing.

Too heavy, only need two -

.375 H&H and a .375 H&H

If Elephant on the menu - .416 Rigby or .458 Lott with a .375 H&H

My battery is a 458 lott and 375 h&h. If I had to add a 3rd, it would be either a 416 rem to go in the middle or 505 gibbs on the ultra heavy end. Nevertheless, I think the 2 rifles I have will do everything I need them to do in africa

For me the 375 H&H or Weatherby and the much maligned 458WM can really do it all. A third is not neccesary.

Mark

416 Remington
338 Winchester

Covers everything for me.



Maybe a 22 LR for duikers and guineau fowl.

My last two gun battery for primarily buff and some plains game was a 458WM and a 338WM. I would gladly carry that again for just about anything. My first 2GB was a 375 H&H and a 300Wby and it was perfect for plains game only. My next three gun battery if I every take that many will include a shotgun.
Doug

Carried two rifles last fall in Tanzania (not at the same time). .458 Lott and .375 H&H. Cape Buffalo & plains game. If either had broken, I would have still been fine.

I can't imagine why one would want to take three. Two which can do all the jobs for redundancy makes sense. But three????????

Light/Medium: 375 of some persuasion, or 416 Taylor
Heavy: 470 Mbogo

Only reason I'd consider a 3rd would be a shotgun for birding, or maybe something light, fast and flat for whacking sprinbok and baboon by the truckload.

Cheers,
Canuck

I agree with Mark Young...

375 H&H, 458Lott, If I brought another A 30-06.
Nothing exciting but they WORK !!!

The problem of a 3 gun battery for me is not deciding which 3 to take but the fact that SAA won't allow you to carry 3 guns in a 3 gun case. So you either have to just take 2 or take an extra case (and pay extra for it).

So I defalt to my .375 H&H and my .458 WM. They are perfect for me. But if I could haul 3 in my 3 gun Americase, I would always take my .300 H&H or my .308 Winchester as a 3rd addition. If going for leopard, I would take either my .300 H&H or .308 Win as one of my primary guns. Cause they have bigger scopes with bigger objectives for precision shooting out of a blind at low light.

For a 3 gun battery I would take;

.300 RUM
.416 Rigby
.585 Nyati

Next year for buff and plains game:

375H&H
404 Jeff

If I had to add a third I'd take my 300 WM.

M70 LH's by Ed Lapour:

-30-06
-375 H & H
-458 Lott

Not very exciting. Here's what I tell my kids:

It's a free country. (Aren't we lucky!)

My African battery tried and proven...

Light 375H&H
Heavy 450#2 N.E.

Mike

.300 weatherby

.340 weatherby

.460 weatherby

these will carry the day

416Rigby CZ550 Custom
7x57 Mauser Custom

7x57, .338 WM and .416 Rigby

I like Cable68....375 H&H and the 404....that's going to be my choice(s). Or the 375 and 450 NE....or I may sell my 450 to pay for all the things I want to shoot!

Gary
DRSS
NRA Lifer
SCI

308 Win - for baboons
375 H&H - for PG
458 Lott - for DG

Keith

Oh, these are fun

The last time I took 3 guns it was:
.416 Rigby
.338 Win Mag
12 ga. O/U
This worked out great in Zimbabwe.

Since most airlines will not take 3 in a case anymore, my 2 gun battery would be:
7x57
9.3x62
if going light.

and if going after heavy game:
9.3x62
.450/400 3"

9.3x62
470NE
12ga

22-250 - The expresion on a baboon's face is priceless.
338WM
416 Taylor

300 Win Mag
450 Rigby
12ga O/U Shotgun

My two gun: 257 Weatherby Mag, 416 Remington Mag
However, on the trip I did with these I never shot the 257. I shot 7 plainsgame and a cape buffalo all with the 416.

So now I have a one gun battery...416 Rem Mag. At least when I go to Zim. When I'm in the bush with Jurassic Park like creatures I like the extra insurance.

If I were going to do three? 30.06, 9.3X62, and the 416 Rem Mag.

.270 Win
.375 H&H
Butch Searcy PH in .500 NE

On my last TZ hunt (and my next one if the current crap doesn't kill it) I took 3 guns. Since I was hunting with my son, periodicaly we both needed to be armed and needed the "extra" rifle. Of the three, the .300 got the most use.

.300 WM
.375 H&H
.470 NE

three:
416 Rigby
338-06
270 Win

two:
416 Rigby
338-06

one:
416 Rigby

That's all I own besides a 22-250.

Disclaimer: I reserve the right to procure a 375 Ruger or 9.3x64 Brenneke and insert into list above at my discretion.

3-guns
.416 Taylor
.338 WinMag
.308 Win

2-guns
.375 H&H
.308 Win

1-gun
.375 H&H

quote:

Originally posted by Hog Killer:
308 Win - for baboons
375 H&H - for PG
458 Lott - for DG

Keith

Hog Killer the 458 lott for dangerous game huh. From the sounds of things on your other post I believe you might need that 458 lott to fight off dangerous Brangus Bulls

30-06
375 H&H
458 lott or 505 Gibbs

375 h&h
458 lott
12 ga o/u

From my safes I would pick .270 WSM -- .358 STA -- .416 Rigby Good shooting.

The Robert Ruark battery is still a good one :

.30-06 Springfield
.375 H&H Mag
.470 Nitro Express

-Bob F.

Does it get any more traditional and effective than Bob's choices above