Guns for Africa?

[grayghost]

Shot placement is everything, here and abroad. In fact, my first two Leopards were taken with the .223 Remington. Both were one shot kills and the cats were dead within seconds. One didn't move from the spot, the other ran about 20 yards. It was shot placement with the right bullet. My last Leopard was taken with a .280 and my PH had his doubts and wanted me to bring something in the .30 caliber range. He's since changed his mind. Again, it was shot placement. This cat ran about 40-50 yards before falling. I keep my .223 shots limited to nothing bigger than Impala, Blesbok etc. I mainly use it for Steenbok, Duiker, Oribi, Springbok etc. As far as all the rest, I use the .280 on everything else. Eland is one of the few animals I haven't taken, and I'm in no great rush to do so. I plan on hunting Livingstone Eland on my next trip to Zimbabwe. I would recommend using a .30 caliber heavy weight. As Mac says, they are big and very tenacious animals. They can run all day with one lung gone. They are like Elk on steroids. The only time I've used a .375 H&H was on Lion. My PH said "No" to my .300 RUM. I had no concerns about it, but when in Rome.........