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for a 3 week hunt in tanzania and you wantr to take your 470 double for sure and then choose 2 other rifles from the list below which would you pick 458 lott 404 jeffery 375 H&H 375 RUM 9.3x62 340 weath 338 RUM 300 weath 300 win mag 300 RUM 30-06 7mm STW 7mm Rem mag 7x57 I know if I wasn't taking he double itwould be easier and I guess I could opt for just 2 but what you pick thanks | ||
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375 H&H.......why? Thats where it deserves to be. I myself prefer larger calibers so I would probably take the 338 RUM or the 300 RUM as the thrid. If the recoil dosent bother you then there is no reason not to take rifles from the larger end of your choices. You can never kill something too much.   6x NFR Qualifier NFR Champion Reserve World Champion Bareback Rider PRCA Million Dollar Club 02' Salt Lake Olympic Qualifier and an all around good guy! | |||
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The 375 H&H and 7x57 would round out the battery nicely  | |||
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The 470, a 375H&H and a matching 30-06  Free 500grains | |||
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The 375 H&H and my trusty 300 win mag, it has taken many plains game. Good Hunting,  | |||
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7X57 or the -06. No use blowing the smaller stuff to smithereens. The 375 H&H fir sure Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark | |||
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YOu have too many choices. I sold everything that was not a .375 H&H or a .300 WM for myself. (and I am thinking of selling the .300) | |||
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For reasons that I can't quite fathom, I don't believe you can take three rifles into Tanz. I don't know whether it is the airlines or Tanz, but you will be limited to two per person. If I were able to take three, in addition to the 470, I'd take my 9.3x62 and a 300 magnum. For small critters, I make up about 10 fmj loads for the 470 that were very light loads. Kudude | |||
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What's the hunt for? Assuming it's for plains game and Buf, I'd go with the .404 Jeff and the .375 H&H. Out my own availables, I'd take a .416 Rigby (and a .375 H&H if I was allowed three). Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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Gerry, The 375 H&H and the 300 Win Mag. If it was me doing it I might just take the 375 with some 300 gr TSX and no worry about the other two. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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.375 H&H and 7x57 Mauser - two of my favorites. Namibiahunter  . | |||
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it was just curiosity on my part just to see what many would choose.When you have a bunch of calibers its kind of fun to switch around and taking 3 guns is probably more of a pain than its worth but it is nice to see different guns perform.Mark is kind of right just bring one but just fun to think about it | |||
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If you can only take 2, I would take the 470 double and either the 375 H&H or the 9,3x62, whichever one of the rifles I liked the best. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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From those choices, I'd take 375 and 300 Win Mag. If something went wrong with any one of the 3 you'd have another rifle suitable for the job. Caleb | |||
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.375 H&H and .300 WBY. For the longer scoped shots for Buffalo the .375 is great and could be used if something happened to the 470. The 300 WBY would be great for plains game and gives you plenty for long range shooting. Also the .375 could be used for PG if something happened to the .300 WBY. | |||
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I would take the 375H&H as a backup to the 470, and to use on large plains game and thin skinned dangerous game. I would take the 7x57 for smaller game, and just for fun. But I really wouldn't take three rifles. I would just take the 470 and the 375H&H | |||
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375 H&H and 7X57 As said earlier, it just fits | |||
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375 H&H as my light rifle and 7/57 However I really would prefer a 17 cal to the 7mm for plinking guinea fowl and baboons... Mike | |||
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.375 H&H & 7mm Rem mag. And on the question of three rifles, if someone who knows would chime in? I plan on taking three to Tanzania in '09. | |||
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9,3x62 Mauser and 12 gauge shotgun. ________ Ray | |||
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404 and 338. 404 scoped for a longer shot on the Lion or Buffalo. Do not want to be handicapped by the short range of an unscoped double or the underpowered 375 on a longer shot on a Buffalo or Lion. I want some punch at longer range that the 375 can't deliver. 338 - This round is sufficient for any PG animal, and works for Buffalo in a pinch, should you need it quickly! It shoots flat and is pretty close to a 375 in energy. | |||
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Yes, you can take 3. | |||
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I thought so. Thanks, W. | |||
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Medium antelope:7mm STW. Small antelope/pygmy's: buy yourself a .223 and load 60 partitions in it. Large antelope and a couple of medium species, take the .375 (either). LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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These are my three calibers I would take to hunt in Africa. 458 Lott= Elephant 416 Riggy= Cape Buffalo 378 Weatherby Magnum= Everything else. I would'nt be afraid to use this rifle on everything. Steve | |||
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The .375 and 7x57 would round it off...but I would only take one or the other..Hauling 3 guns around in airports is for the first time hunter and its a pain in the butt...These days I try and take only one gun. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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.375 H/H and 7x57 would be my choices | |||
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I hunted in Tanzania in 2007 for 21-days and decided to take just 2 guns. It's really tough to make the airline weight reguirments with 2 guns & ammo let alone 3 guns & ammo (those big caliber rounds add up fast). Plus, most airlines only let you put 2 guns in one case. I had just purchased a 470NE the year before and I really wanted to take it and use it, but it stayed at home. I took a 416 Rigby and a 300 Mag. We actually ended up using the 300 Mag more than the 416 Rigby and I had a hunting buddy with me who borrowed my 300 Mag to take 3 of his 7 animals (he took a 375H&H and a 416 Rem). If I was going to take my 470NE then I would pair it with a 375H&H. If I was going to take a third gun (it would be a 300Mag), then I would have to leave my wife at home, because she takes too much shit.  However with her along, I can double the amount of ammo I can take.We talked to two other hunters when we changed camps and they were also doing a 2x1 21-day hunt. They each brought 1 gun and they both were shooting 416 Rigbys. My advise to you is to factor in the weight allowances into your decision process. For example, I know that 22 rounds of 416 Rigby weigh 3 lbs. | |||
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Without any doubts 375 H&H and 7x57. | |||
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.375 and the .300 WSM. | |||
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404 & 7x57 | |||
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.375 H&H and a .300 win mag. You could hunt the planet between those two rifles. Of course I own a .416 Rigby and .338 Lapua after saying that - but I think the .375 and .300 are more conventional choices. oh - I didnt mention a third rifle because it isnt necessary. | |||
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Just as was suggested by several guys already, the three guns my son and take when we go are my .470, .375H&H, and .300WM. Even though we could get by with just the two larger calibers, having the 3rd gun is a nice addition and we used that gun extensivly on our last trip and likely will again this year. | |||
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In the latest issue of Guns & Ammo Magazine, Craig Boddington has an article about the results of his new survey, I believe, of 107 PH's on the guns that they would recommend for African hunters for a one gun, two gun and three gun battery for Safari. Very interesting, but alot along the lines of some here. He did this to include in his updated version of his book dealing with Safari Rifles. Worth reading in my opinion. | |||
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