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Safari Rifle Shoot
I used to call it "Big Bore Shoot"

Phoenix AZ
Next shoot
31-Mar-12 (tentative)
30-Sep-12
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Pics from earlier shoots (oct 2011 first):
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and below from april 2011
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Pachyderm Run
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Big Cats, that lion is moving
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Elephants, cull the tuskless first
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Charging Buff!
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Plains Game
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The winner's prize Hat and rifle

October shoot:

Plains Buff pachy - time cats eleph

Shooter st 1 st 2 st 3 st 3 time st 4 st 5 total  rifles calibers
Sean M 100 140 200 27 150 150 713  M70 .375 H&H
Mike P 100 200 200 41 135 80 674  CZ .375 H&H
Don H 90 170 160 30 120 150 660
M70 .375 H&H
Eric L 90 170 180 49 55 150 596  SS & Double .400 3", .400/.360
Mark C 100 170 160 47 100 75 558
Wby .460 Wby
Philip  C 100 170 105 46 70 150 549
M70 .375 H&H
Rob M 80 170 180 67 100 80 543
Zastava .458 Win Mag
Bill P 50 170 180 43 20 150 527  #1H, #1S, CZ, CZ .300H&H, .450/400, 9.3x62, .416 Rigby
Kyle G 50 170 180 31 120 5 494
Whitworth .375 H&H
Mark H 40 170 105 36 55 150 484
M70, M70 .375 H&H & .458 Lott
Ka'imiloa C 40 110 180 84 20 5 271
Joseph Lang & son .500x3" BPE
Steve T 10 140 10 38 50 80 252
Hollis .450/400
Lance L 90 dnf dnf dnf dnf dnf 90
bolt action 9.3x62



Spring shoot was a blast!:
Name Rifle(s) st 1 st 2 st 3 time st 4 st 5 TOTAL
Bill P (winner)
 #1: .300 H&H, .450/400, CZ: .416 Rigby, 9.3x62 80 100 200 -40 45 150 535
Mark C Whitworth .375 H&H 80 100 140 -41 60 150 489
Eric L .400/360, .360 WR, .450/400 50 75 160 -34 70 150 471
Mike D .338-06, .458 Lott 60 75 105 -26 45 150 409
Mark H .30-06, .375 70 70 160 -32 10 30 308
Don H .30-06, .375 60 40 140 -30 10 75 295
Steve A .500 NE Double 40 75 110 -30 50 50 295
Roger R .411 60 100 160 -45 dnf dnf 275
Bob B .450 Watts, 10 Bore 40 25 140 -29 30 5 211
Sirous N unk -10 100 85 -34 45 dnf 186
Roger R was a prior winner and wore his Pith Helmet, Bill P was this months winner!
Prize is a Pith Helmet, winner must wear it to every subsequent shoot!






Results from 30-Jan-2011
Name Rifle stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5 time score clients killed
Mike B (Winner) .375 H&H 29 80 100 40 40 69 280 0
Don W .375 Ruger 30 80 100 40 40 77 273 0
Bill P #1H .450/.400 NE 3" 27 80 100 15 40 63 259 0
Kaimiloa C 1875 .450 double 26 80 100 15 40 98 223 0
Sean M .375 H&H M70 29 80 75 40 40 71 253 1
Norm L .375 H&H M70 27 55 75 40 40 49 248 1
Mike S (corrected score) #1H .458 Win Mag 30 55 75 15 15 89 161 1
Shane O .375 H&H M70 29 80 55 40 40 53 251 2
Dave R .375 H&H M70 30 80 75 40 15 94 206 2
Roger R (prior winner!) Ruger .411 30 55 75 15 15 70 180 2
Kehau C 1875 .450 double 25 30 75 15 15 113 107 2
Tom P Guide Gun .45-70 25 15 65 40 40 92 153 3
Rob M Zastava .458 Win Mag 28 40 75 -5 15 97 116 3
Jim H Rem 792 .458 win Mag 20 30 -25 15 40 81 59 5
Greg G (mild loads) Dakota .416 Rigby 26 80 100 40 40 64 282 6

Shoot Flyer

pics from 31-oct-10:
PRGC elephant
The PRGC elephant


PRGC elephant
Big 5 run

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original Martini!

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The ugly buff at 25 yds (also shot at 50 and 70 yds)

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Charging Buff
31-oct-10 results:
Name Rifle Caliber bullseye ugly buff big 5 run time charging buff elephant total clients killed
Roger  R bolt action .411 KDG 29 60 100 75.75 15 15 203.25 0
Norm  L Win M 70 .375 H&H 28 60 50 50.2 40 40 227.8 2
Mike P   .375 H&H 29 60 50 57.85 40 40 221.15 2
Bill P CZ550 .416 Rigby 26 60 25 58.97 15 40 167.03 3
Mark C Weatherby Mk I .460 Wby 30 60 55 89.63 -10 40 145.37 3
Mike S Ruger #1H .458  23 35 25 60.68 15 15 112.32 3
Robert G Martini-henry .577-.450 6 -10 50 66.54 -10 20 49.46 3
Will B Ruger RSM .458 Lott 29 60 35 47.27 -10 40 166.73 4
Jim H   .375 H&H 30 60 5 57.56 15 40 152.44 4
Lance L Mauser 9.3x62 29 60 0 76.66 40 40 152.34 4
Sirous N Ruger #1H .375 H&H 27 60 3 54.73 15 40 150.27 4
Kaimiloa  C Lincoln Jeffries .450x3-1/4 27 60 25 84.34 15 -10 92.66 4
Kehau C Lincoln Jeffries .450x3-1/4 24 60 5 96.94 15 15 82.06 4
Dave R Ruger M77 .416 Rigby 30 60 -20 105.92 15 15 54.08 4
Rob  M P14 Enfield .338-.378 wby 28 60 50 86.79 15 0 126.21 6
Jeff K   .416 Rem 27 60 -20 62.83 -10 0 54.17 6
Travis L Marlin 1895 .450 Marlin 28 35 0 60 40 20 123 DNF

We fired approx 15 shots, first bullseye, then ugly buff, 25, 50 then 70 yds approx
then charging buff, then a big-5 run, then the pop-up elephants.
if you wound or miss any of the big 5, or use an underpowered gun, your client is eaten or trampled.
17 shooters, 12 different calibers.

Prize for the winner:
http://www.villagehatshop.com/indian_pith-helmet.html
Pith helmet
or
http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/001972.php
pith helmet

First, lets define "Big Bore"
This is a shoot for classic African rifles.
The rifles the British sportsman of the past used to hunt Africa and India and other parts of the empire.
buff  lion
I think .366/9.3 is about the minimum, others might start at .375 H&H or .400 Nitro
This is not for classic american big bores like the Sharps, there are other shoots for those.
And its not for pistol caliber rifles, that lever action in .45 LC is NOT an elephant gun!
Nor is it for .416 Cheytac or .338 Lapua or .50 BMG, big bores sure, but not what I had in mind.
We might allow the larger elk calibers, like .338 Win Mag just to expand the pool of available shooters....
Bolt actions, single shots and doubles in the big British Nitro Express calibers, THAT's what this shoot is for!

So, for anyone looking for an excuse to buy that Remington, CZ or Ruger .375 or .416, or a .458 Win Mag,
or something bigger...

Here're some videos from such a shoot in south africa:






The images below are from a shoot in Montana June 2009
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Big bore shoot in Montana

Big bore shoot in Montana

Big bore shoot in Montana

Big bore shoot in Montana
The images above are from a shoot in Montana June 2009
courtesy of: Wally S

sports afield buffalo
This one is from an article in Sports Afield Magazine


if you're interested in shooting next time or helping out, contact me
arizona@rifleshooting.org




see also
Monthly Hunting Rifle Shoot at PRGC

PRGC is a member-run club with 7 ranges from 10 meters to 500 yards.
Take 7th AVENUE south of baseline to the base of South Mountain.

915 W. Olney, Phoenix, 85041

http://www.phoenixrodandgun.org/

2 elephants
and they are multiplying
I've named them Phil (l) and Hattie (r)
big 5
and we have the Safari Press miniature Big 5 targets!

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