Before my (so far) only hunt in South Africa I shot at least a brick of .22 off hand through a Kimber Classic 22. I shot from 20 to about 50 yards at a 4" by 7" tin can hanging from a tree limb at about deer vitals height. That made hits and misses easy to see, though when the can got too perforated sometimes I knew I hit it, but it the can didn't move. Time for a new can.
I wasn't able to bring my own rifle due to traveling to other countries both before and after the hunt, so used the outfitter's 30-06 and 375 Mauser's. I shot them both well from their 100 meter bench. On my first shot at an Impala I asked my young PH what the yardage was and he replied 100 yards. Off sticks from a sitting position I held halfway up the buck's chest and took the shot. The bullet hit the ground underneath him. After that I trusted my own range estimations. I only hunted five of the seven days we were in camp, but had a great time and took a nice Impala, a really nice Kudu, and a Zebra all with the 06.
