Lt Dan -

Thank you very much. I had a really talented videographer following me around on that hunt and the video quality was all him. As for the 7mm-08, it's become my new all around favorite round. It's got plenty of killing power and very little recoil. If you decide you want to pick one up, shoot me a PM and I'll help you get going if you handload. I got the impression that it's not a very well-known round over in RSA, but I promise you that you will like it.

The 338 Federal seems like a very good choice, but I agree that the 30-06 is an all-around outstanding option. My PH was a huge proponent of it and, like you said, the local hunters over there tend to love it. The other thing 65BR mentioned that my PH loves is Barnes bullets. That high retained weight can definitely improve penetration versus like-weighted bullets that are shedding weight rapidly.