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Written by Gerhard Vos   

Hunting rifles

I recommend that hunters bring calibers not smaller than 30-06 for thin skinned animals and .375 for thick skinned and Big Five hunts.
Rather bring a rifle that you are comfortable with and usually shoot with.

Bows

Use the following Categories to determine what you want to bring. This is only an indication.

CATEGORIES OF GAME AND MINIMUM DRAW MASS

Category 1 Draw Mass Kinetic Energy Momentum TPI Arrow Weight

pound foot/pound pound/second
grains
All Duikers 40 40-50 0.3 20 300-400
Steenbuck




Klipspringer




Suni










Category 2 Draw Mass Kinetic Energy Momentum TPI Arrow Weight

pound foot/pound pound/second
grains
Medium Game 50-60 50-60 0.35 30 400-500
All Rhedbuck




Impala




Blesbuck




Nyala




Bushbuck




Warthog




Bushpig




Springbuck










Category 3 Draw Mass Kinetic Energy Momentum TPI Arrow Weight

pound foot/pound pound/second
grains
Large Game 60-75 60-75 0.4 40 500-600
All Wildebeest




Zebra




Kudu




Waterbuck




Gemsbuck




Sable




Hartebeest




Lion




Roan




Eland




Leopard










Category 4 Draw Mass Kinetic Energy Momentum TPI Arrow Weight

pound foot/pound pound/second
grains
Buffalo 80 80 0.45 50 600-700






Category 5 Draw Mass Kinetic Energy Momentum TPI Arrow Weight

pound foot/pound pound/second
grains
Rhino 95 95 .5 - .6 50 + 800
Hippo




Giraffe










Category 6 Draw Mass Kinetic Energy Momentum TPI Arrow Weight

pound foot/pound pound/second
grains
Elephant 105 105 0.6 50+ 800+












Broad heads
Any good brand name broad heads (min. 1 ¼ inch cutting diameter) that you shoot accurate with will work, but for thick skin animals good strong 2 blades is best.

Travel
I recommend that hunters try their best to fly to Africa with direct flights from the States. This eliminates a lot of trouble regarding connection flights. Some countries do not like the idea of hunters traveling with their rifles.

SCI

Please visit www.huntandtravel.com for endorsed trip cancellation program. This is highly recommended by us.

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