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8 Bore Safari  Hunting in very thick lush green cover. Left to right, Johan Hermann, myself and Jeff Smith.  He was bull number 27 on day four.  He was a great old warrior who fought to the end.  I am very proud of these.  My best shot, brained at 35 m, I was very pleased, my PH Johan Hermann of Rigby Big Game Safaris is beside me. More details to follow. | ||
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Fantastic!! I've taken all of the dangerous seven with a handgun and am now working on doing it all again with an open-sighted double rifle -- but to do it with a classic 8 Bore -- now, THAT's an accomplishment! I'll have to put it on my "to do" list. When you get bored with life, start hunting dangerous game with a handgun. | |||
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Wonderful pictures and a BEAUTIFUL gun!! Congratulations and thank you for posting..... _______________________________________________________ Hunt Report - South Africa 2022 Wade Abadie - Wild Shot Photography Website | Facebook | Instagram | |||
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Very impressive. | |||
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Man, what a safari! Congrats on some great animals!!! Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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John, Fantastic animals but need more details. Where was the hunt and can you tell us more about the 8 bore vs. the Elephant. How far was the shot and where did you hit him? | |||
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Wonderful, but I want to hear more!!! Please provide details. Congratulations! D. Nelson | |||
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8 Bore Rifles  Top, Manton, 24 inch barrels, 17.2 lb. Rogers Rock, 26 inch barrels, 16.5 lb. (For sale) The Safari was with Rigby Big Game Safari’s, Phalaborwa, SA. Office + 27 83 791 3251 PH was Johan Hermann | |||
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John: Simply splendid stuff. Boy you earned those smiles! Can you tell us what bullet you were using, and were you shooting black powder or smokeless? That's a really lovely buff, and the ivory is gorgeous. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Bill, thanks, please see I have also posted some info under Big Bore, bullet info is there, I can't double post. | |||
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John: Never mind; I see you posted load data on the Big Bore forum. Still, very nicely done! There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Beautiful! 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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Really cool. Really. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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WOW. That is a real classic safari. Tim | |||
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I know Johan, he's a really cool guy, and shoots some great animals! Awesome ele...you're my hero! | |||
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Very good stuff. | |||
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Nice elephant and what an awesome rifle! DRSS | |||
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YEBO!  | |||
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John: Awesome trophies and very cool gun. Johan is top notch and I know you had a blast. Congrats! | |||
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Very nice! Well done! | |||
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Those were all very nice trophies. What a beautiful elephant. You could not ask for better. Congrats | |||
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Absolute class "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Sir Winston Churchill | |||
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I have seldom been so conflicted between admiration and envy. Very well done!!!! | |||
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John, all I can say is simply...WOW!  Mad Dog | |||
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Great set of trophies, congratulation. Ahmed Sultan | |||
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Just saw Rigby Safaris and this area on a TV program...looked fantastic! Regards, D. Nelson | |||
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Thanks for posting this. I really like seeing classic rifles used the way they were meant to be used. | |||
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That looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for posting! | |||
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Terrific ivory for sure. Outstanding acomplishment. NRA Life Memebr | |||
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Really enjoyed that post and pics. Very well done ! Dave Fulson | |||
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PH Johan Hermann and cameraman Chris Esterhuizen. I had a DVD filmed by Chris of my hunt in 2010, he did an excellent job, so good that I hired Chris again this year and the Safari with the 8 Bore will result in a DVD that should be very entertaining.  If anyone is thinking of having a DVD made of their African Hunt I would highly recommend you contact Chris Esterhuizen he can be reached at [chrisvidcam@gmail.com] his filming is very professional and he is very experienced in the bush. | |||
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Ballistic results.  Left to right; # 1 1270 Grain loaded to approx 1400 fps.. #2 1270 gr recovered from neck area of Ellie, fired in at approx 5 yds, Ellie was on his side and trying to get up entered through brisket, weight 1248 grains. #3,1270 gr my first rd, broad side through ribs at approx 45 yds, recovered under skin on further side, weight 1224 grains. #4 1150 RN bullet. #5 1150 gr recovered inside Hippo skull, weight 1032 grains. This bullet may have been close to 1600 fps! All loads were black powder 11 dram and 11 dram + | |||
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very cool stuff...congrats on the incredible trophies... Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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wow great pics and trophys | |||
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Very impressive. You are damn well entitled to be proud of those tusks. Mike | |||
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John, Wonderful rifles! Wonderful hunts! Wonderful animals! Congratulations on all acounts!!! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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John, what an awesome, traditional safari! I need me an 8-bore!!! | |||
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Dang I don't think I could even tote those around the guns that is. Hand held cannon Over the top trophies Congrads NRA LIFE MEMBER DU DIAMOND SPONSOR IN PERPETUITY DALLAS SAFARI CLUB LIFE MEMBER SCI FOUNDATION MEMBER | |||
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Give your tracker $5 a day, and he'll haul it around with joy....and probably sleep with it! | |||
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John, aren't you wrong-handed to be using that Manton with the cheekpiece? You should unload it to me for a steal! SCI Life Member DRSS "In those savage countries success frequently depends upon one particular moment; you may lose or win according to your action at that critical instant." Sir Samuel Baker | |||
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