You know it's funny you mention that. I talked to a guy last week and he was telling me about a trip where he watched the baggage hander toss his rifle case off the top of the baggage conveyor in the belly of the plane to the tarmac below. It was a long drop obviously and the goon in the belly of the jet did it purposely and was laughing and made a display of throwing it to the ground when he did it. The guy, his wife and members of their party traveling with them were on the jetway watching the whole thing. His rifles made it through ok but the case was dinged up bad.

The case would be a good investment for sure.

 

I refuse to fly anymore.........because I can.................

 

Capt'n - that was clearly intentional, and should have been reported to the airline.

 

They did report it. The airline just assured them it was not intentional while the group insisted that it was. They wrote to the airline about the incident and recieved a polite a FOAD letter.

 

Sounds typical. Too bad they didn't get it on film.

 

Update - I fly out of Orange County, Ca on 22 August. I'll spend three days in Dakar, and then fly into Jo-berg. From there we will take two days to drive to Namibia. Once there my animals of preference are Kudo (greater), warthog, Red Hartebeast, Zebra (Burchell's), and Nyala. After the hunt we will take two more days to drive back to Jo-berg, and I'll spend a couple days there.

QUOTE FOR TODAY: "So you're a feminist...that's so cute!"

 

I would try to get pictures of all the vital areas of the animals you will be hunting, especially the kudu and zebra as they are very large. With a 7mm, I would choose premium ammuntion that has a quality bullet such as the swift A-frame or barnes X, in a heavy for caliber weight from 160-175 gr bullets. Also, I would talk with your guide to find out as much info as you could.
here are some forums that could give you a lot of info about african hunting:

http://forums.accuratereloadin...orums/a/frm/f/1411043

http://forums.accuratereloadin...rums/a/frm/f/122101325

 

Thanks for the info, but I think I have everything pretty much worked out w/the guilde. I've been communicating a lot with them, and of course investigating location of shot, etc... I belong to Safari Club International (Orange County Chapter), so I know a lot of people who have been over there many times.

QUOTE FOR TODAY:

"Go ahead and Honk. If I can hear you, you're in range." [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>[i]Originally posted by: CaptainQuint[ Even if he does, clearing houses with an M4 is a totally different animal than hunting on the plains of Africa. </end quote></div>


Good point Captain!
But anyway, u have to be sharp, if u're shootig.

 

Yep it is!The animals don't shoot back......I think my hunting prowness helped me survive my stent in South East Asia....I started hunting with my Dad when I was 7 yrs old....don't regret it at all...has saved my butter on many occasions....