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Bob: I don't know if the PH series have been discontinued, I suspect Doug at Cameraland can chime in. I have a PH in that exact magnification, but that Z6 is the cat's meow! (no pun intended). I'd certainly have no issues with using the 06 on the leopard and the rest of the game you take light won't be an issue with the 375. jorge

Damn Jorge...SWFA has this Zeiss Demo-A version on sale for $600 below MSRP

http://www.samplelist.com/-P198.aspx

1.) Leave the laptop at home. Learn to delegate.

2.) Don't stress over scopes, the ones you have are good. At this point you're talking about trading in Miss Georgia for Miss Uruguay (or Germany in this case). The truth is when you're over 50, you can't get enough performance difference between the two to make it worth the trouble.

3.) A good travel agent is worth their weight in gold, as well as a meet and greet these days.

4.) A day or two of game viewing when you first hit in country is great if you have the time. If you're on for only 10 days, grab the rifle and blast away.

5.) IF you think that you'll do 10 days and make it quick to get back to work, listen to me and make it 14 days and enjoy. When later you're in Cardiac ICU with tubes running in and out of every imaginable place, you won't be thinking "damn, I should have worked more. What is 4 days of work? It ain't shiite. Go have fun!!!!

just remember....if you eat right, exercise, stay away from wine, women, and song, you are gonna have 2 extra years in the nursing home!!

Another reason not to go game viewing afterwards is because if the hunt is close to what it can be, you'll be in a hurry to get home, make some more money and go back.

Don't rush through your time.

Don't forget the condoms Bob, AIDS rate is fairly high in all African nations.....

Pearler!!!

And the best advice on this thread!

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I'll pass along that morsel to Karen.

Thanks doctor. I'm in Zim for a 14 day hunt;last 2 weeks of May as it stands now.

I appreciate your advice. I have to add though that at 52, I can still notice a discernible difference between great scopes and superb ones.

Maybe, but I know I wouldn't even consider a Leupold 2X7X33 on a leopard blind at dawn, dusk or even using a light. You booked for a 14 day cat/buff hunt, use every second of it! and add the sightseeing afterwards like Vic Falls. jorge

Courtesy and respect are halting the hand on the keyboard; thats to easy a pass to exploit.

Well with my "extensive experience" LOL! I would recommend the following and have had good success using the following:

One pair of prior pants work great for areas with lots of dense thorn brush, like I just experienced in KZN

2 pairs of convertible pants, shorts/long pants, the zip off legs

I like the LL Bean ripstop cotton shirts better than Cabelas serengeti shirts, but good nonetheless, long sleeve is good so you can roll them up if need to

I like Russell Boots and have a pair of their PH boots, I love them, but you can easily hunt in tennis shoes, hiking boots, etc. You don't have to buy boots for the occasion unless you want to.

I have a Red Oxx duffle bag and love it, I have the safari ph 5.5 I believe great bag but again any bag you have will fit the bill

I like simple, I take a .375 H&H, I load Barnes x bullets 270 grains, I use a Kahles 1.1x4 scope, but think I would prefer to go 1.5x6x42 and may switch if I end up building a .404 Jeffery.

Good Binocs, folks will differ here, but I like a larger field of view so I bring my regular 8x42 binocs, if makes game viewing a lot better.

Flashlight

Good socks, I found some Columbia Merino wool socks at their outlet and they are the best socks I have owned

Gaiters, I brought the canvas Boyt safari gaiters and they are great $20 well spent

sunglasses

Fleece jacket

Gloves, leather uninsulated, I like the churchill gloves, but it does not matter

prescription for ambien, stool softener, diarrea meds, antibiotic, malaria prophy,

You won't need much as other folks have posted, less than a week long elk hunt in Colorado

At 52, you can also notice a discernible difference between Miss Georgia and Miss Uruguay too, but at that level, do you need the upgrade?

If things are so dark that only $1K+ glass makes the shot possible, take your finger off the trigger and try again tomorrow. That's the scenario that starts the "I was mauled by a leopard" stories.

Oh but those leopard scars! Better than Air Medals! jorge