Some of you may recall the FAT LADY is a Ruger #1 rebarrelled to 9,3x74R a few years ago by Gary Reeder.

We call her the Fat Lady because once she sings, it's over.



She likes 286 Nosler Partitions pushed by Reloader 15.

Well, after taking an American Bison, Pronghorn, Desert Bighorn, and 5 or 6 deer, I finally flew her over the pond. We hunted in the Save Conservancy, Zimbabwe at Senuko concession with Peter Bernard as PH. Peter was both great and a ton of fun to hang with.

Anyway, Day 1: Zebra, 40 yards on the sticks, frontal chest, went about 30 yards after:



Day 2: Eland, about 75 yards sitting with sticks, frontal chest, ran in a 20-yard circle and piled up:



Day 3: Kudu, playing peek-a-boo in the canes along a river bed. First shot offhand was a THS at 30 yards just as he was turning around, second shot offhand at 25 yards was a heart
shot, third shot offhand at 25 yards broke his shoulder and put him down for good:



Day 4: Baboon way up on a kopje about 120 yards, standing on the sticks, one shot (my best shot of the hunt):



Day 6: Warthog, running away about 80 yards on the sticks, First shot broke his back and the second was a finisher:



Day 7: Baboon #2, running away in the grass about 75 yards:



Day 10: Baboon #3: About 90 yards on the truck hood, took TWO finishers, Very tough baboon



Night 10: He came in about 3 hours after we got in the blind, the only tom to hit any of our baits and then on the last day! 78 measured yards, we recovered him at first light the next morning in the rocks about 100 yards from the bait tree, after following the HUGE blood trail:



The only bullet recovered was a perfect mushroom fro the Eland's liver (that's 5-6 feet of penetration), but I haven't weighed it yet.

I think the Fat Lady will continue to be my main travelling companion for a while.........

Oh, we also shot a big buff with the .470 and a Genet AND a Serval with the 12 guage

BEST TRIP EVER!!!!

That was a heck of a hunt! Congrats on the trophies! There is something special about taking game like that with a single-shot.

Nice hunt & thanks for sharing.

LRH,

Waidmannsheil, Bubba; to you & the "Fat Lady" - 9.3x74R strikes again!

Great photos, good re-cap and that Leopard is simply Way-y-y too Cool - What a Trophy!

Obviously you read your Robertson 'cause it appears you smacked that Tom right through the middle of the heart!

i do believe that the 9.3x74 is one of my favorites too.

I'm going to have to make a second barrel for my break action in 9.3x74r

Great hunt, grat trophies and thanks for sharing.

fat lady.....I love it.

I could be a pretty happy camper hunting anything in Africa with my Chapuis 9,3x74R. 9,3's just kill stuff with out a lot of fanfare.

Rich
DRSS

I must agree with everyone else. Your recap was very well done. I felt as though I were there. Great photos and a beautiful rifle. Well done!

Very nice animals.
It's almost like I was there with you

Us Vegas boys seem to do all right in Africa! Congratulations on a successful hunt. That leopard hunt of yours reminds me alot of mine in 2008! Great cat!

LRH270, I believe I have seen that kudu alive :-)


Great story, Senuko is a great place.

Sure looks like it !!

Just out of curiosity how big was the kudu?

Again great report.

LRH270, Congratulations on a superb experience. Love your Kitty.

Never enough Bab's...



What caliber are you looking for in that PPK?

Nice rifle and great pics! My son and I have just booked a Zim hunt, and we will both be taking Ruger no. 1s, only in 375 H&H. Can't wait!


Mad Dog

Zwickie --

We didn't put a tape on him.

308 -

.380 preferably, but what you got? We should get together some time.

That's a .22LR PPK-L version, great kit gun for the desert hikes, 11 ounces empty.

I shoot at DS several times a week, perhaps we will bump into one another.

Keep up the good work!