Hello everyone. This is my 2nd post on the Accurate Reloading Forum, so be easy on me if I screw up this post.

I leave July 29th, 2008, headed for Mozambique and northern SA, for ~three weeks. Hippo, Cape buffalo, Waterbuck, Eland and Kudu.

My rifle (my carefully considered choice), is a WWG Co-Pilot with an 18.5" bbl, loaded with Randy Garrett’s 45-70, 540 Grain ammo. I have used Garrett ammo in Argentina and Canada on Asian buffalo and bear. Agreed, it has the trajectory of a thrown brick, but it strikes like a thrown sledgehammer, and bone-crushing penetration is a fact. The 540 Grain is really a 100 yard "stopper" I get a 1" group at 100 yds.

Wish me luck... I hope to post some photos when I return.

- - BILL H.
"A man can never have too much red wine,
too many books, or too much ammunition."
- R.Kipling

Have fun, because thats what it's really all about, and give us some good stories when you get back. When do you get back?

Have a great hunt! No doubt you will..

Bill H--Good luck, and let us know how it goes! I have used a 45-110 Sharps and 520 grain lead bullets on plains game to good effect on Kudu, wildebeast--blue and black, and zebra. I have gotten complete pass throughs on everything I have shot.

I think you made a good choice as to your cartridge. I would really like to hear how it does on the hippo. You will have the time of your life, that's for sure.

Bill,

Good luck. I'm anxious to hear how the 45-70 does on your buff. There's been bit of discussion around here in the past about the 45-70 as a DG cartridge .

Have a great hunt.


Andy

Go getem Bill H.! I just returned from RSA, and used my .45-70 guide gun and 300 gr. nosler partition handloads to take 7 head of plains game. Bring back lotsa pics.

Mad Dog

Arghhhhhhh Not another 45-70/Garrett thread!!!



Seriously, good luck and have fun.

Looks like he had a good trip. Can't wait for the stories. reflex264

That's excellent!! Can't wait to hear the details!

Good luck on your trip!

JPK

Good luck. I will be especially interested on how it performs on buff.

You will not be under-gunned--unless an ele decides to stomp on you, and you don't have a second barrel with a solid! Just kidding! Good luck, take lots of pix.

I think he went already and those pics are from his hunt.......

Now I understand. sorry