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Trying out Ricks new image gallery. Will see if this works.

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Apparently I didn't do that right. Sorry.

Was hoping to have the pics be visible without having to click on individual attachments but here are some.

I'm gonna quit now.

Nice Buff. What country did you get him in? Caliber,Hunting story?
Thanks for posting

Hunting in South Africa, on the Balule Conservancy near Kruger. Model 70 375 H&H Stainless, mid 90's vintage. Loaded with 300 grain TSX at 2530fps. Got him at 33 yds left side quartering on. First shot just inside of the left shoulder took out the top of the heart and parts of both lungs. We pushed in on him quickly. He wasn't dead yet so I got to put a few more in him at about 15yds as he tried to get up and come towards us. Luckily he was too badly hurt to get back up on all 4 feet. Exciting non the less. One of the petals the recovered barnes is laid flat against the shank and the others are peeled back as you see them. Non of them passed all the way thru. First one recovered under the off hide. Others where shot into him when he was down and trying to get up. One exit from back up shot by the PH with 500 swift from 458 Lott.

Would appreciate if someone could let me know how to post a pic so that it shows up instead of having to click on the attached files.

Thanks.

Congratulations on a great hunt and trophy.

...big sucka!

.love the symmetry.

Great job!

Nice pics too.

very Cool!! I hope to do that at some point...

Well done! Nice mature buff that!

Congrats, now you went and did it, You're forever hooked, Hard

Yep! I want another one.

Awesome!

Guy

All I did to get your photo to show up, was to use the image attachment button avail which adds the [img] [/img] front and rear of the image url in the new image gallery.

I'm not explaining it well. Sorry. I'm just getting familiar with Rick's new image gallery myself.

Great buff, congratulations!!! What a hunt!

Guy

Thanks Guy! I think it was the front and rear part I wasn't getting. I'll try another one hear in a bit as I have some other animals I can post.

Testing

Affirmative NDH,when I got back home I started looking at all these toys up on jack stands and battery tenders and HD hogs flopped over on their kickstands on battery tenders as well and thought, damn, there's enough crap sitting in here too sell and have me heavily hunting Africa every year till I'm dead.

It is however an incurable sickness once you go ;]

Good Buffalo!

IMO there's nothing better than hunting them at close quarters. Usually everything goes just fine, but when it goes south the adrenaline pump kicks into "High".

ND:

Congrats!

Sounds (and looks) like you had a great hunt.

The only problem with hunting buff is that it is addictive. The Lord willing, you'll be back....

Ya dun screwed up!!(JK) now ya just gotta get back there. And ASAP. Now starts the wheels turning of double rifles, 416svs458s what about a custom 404? Start looking on GB and GI for that new rig ya just gotta have. Oh boy I've been there done that. I will never be a rich man because of Africa but my memories are priceless.

Thanks guys. Had a great hunt. Forgot to add earlier, I was hunting with Crusader Safaris. Would highly recommend for someone looking for good Kudu, Nyala, and Bushbuck hunting. They advertise free range and all I saw where regular low barbed wire fences, just as I would see here at home.

Zengela,
Funny you mentioned the wheels turning towards doubles and new big bores. Already there and have been thinking a .404 or .416 would be nice. 450/400 double perhaps. I'm trying to be more practical and just stay with my Model 70 Stainless Classic in 375 H&H. It sits in an HS Precision stock and is otherwise as is from factory. Feeds flawlessly and shoots lights out with 260 Partitions, 270 TSX and 300 TSX. It is barrel heavy but it shoots so good I'm hesitant to cut barrel back or mess with it. Am seriously considering an Echols Legend stock, however. Not sure if I should go Standard or Magnum fill.

I plan on getting back. Hopefully not long, but my wife mumbled something about kids and college.....

Take care,
Andy

Awesome pictures, good job.

Looks like a great Safari. Nice animals. When you are up close ,to buff and they grunt at you, it steps up your game a bit. Thanks for posting.

What's up with the erase-a-face?

Didn't want to detract from the animals with my rugged good looks...

Ah.

I really like the Nyala and Bushbuck. I need to get back!

Jorge: Maybe he's a dentist and doesn't want to have eco-terrrorists ruin his business. Sad that is what I thought of when I saw that. Can't blame somebody for not wanting any part of that game.

Youngish fellow. Lean. Thick forearms. Short hair. Handy with a rifle.

Yup. Dentist for sure, and it's a good idea not to pry further!

Guy

Ha Ha. Nothing too exciting. Not in the witness protection program or CIA. Just didn't see any point in plastering my face on a public forum. Don't have a Facebook account either. And thanks for noticing my forearms.