Thanks for the replies and suggestions so far.
I've already decided I won't be going after dangerous game on my first safari. I feel it better for me personally (and probably my PH, too!) to get some experience first...learn the ropes of hunting in Africa with a PH a bit...before striking out for Cape buffalo. This will give me a few years to practice with the rifle at my "decelerated" rate before I'd actually need it in a hunting situation.
My thoughts on the 9.3x62 are this: I figure I won't be able to practice with these big rifles nearly as much as I would like to. I am not saying I will go to Africa unprepared, but merely I won't have a thousand rounds through the rifle before I make the trip. My shoulder simply cannot take such abuse. Wouldn't something bigger than the .375 offer me more "breathing room" on a shot on a buff, given equal practice time with the rifle?
Last edited by seattlesetters; 06/04/09.
