NITRO EXPRESS BALLISTICS

1. Take the best optics you can afford. A pair of 8 x 20 compact binoculars are a good choice. Rangefinders are acceptable – just make sure you can use them quickly. A fixed power riflescope (no more than 6 power) is entirely adequate and less likely to cause problems. If you must have a variable power scope, then please consider one with low power (1.5 x 5 or 2 x 7 are excellent choices).

2. Most professional hunters and guides will recommend heavy-for-caliber bullets.
For example, a 180grain bullet in 30-06, a 160grain in a 7mm Mag., or a 200 grain projectile in a 300 Mag. Most game larger than a whitetail succumb more quickly to heavier bullets than they do to fast and light bullets.

3. If you’re going to spend money on a hunting trip, then it makes perfect sense to visit a practice range NUMEROUS TIMES before the hunt. The newest, fastest, flat-shooting, super-polymer, tungsten alloy, boattail, moly-coated bullet won’t kill a darn thing if it doesn’t hit the target. Practice, practice, practice.

4. Leave the bowie knife at home unless you intend to wear buckskins and a coonskin cap. Your guide already has all the cutlery he needs. A small pocketknife should be sufficient. Remember to pack it in your gun case.

5. Do not book a hunt beyond your physical ability. When discussing a potential hunt with your booking agent, make sure he is aware of any medical problems you may have and your current physical condition. It would be unfair to an outfitter for someone who has a heart condition and is at least one hundred pounds overweight to plan a mountain goat hunt that requires strenuous activity. Walk as much as you can months before your trip.

6. Take a good quality digital camera – 3.2 megapixel or better with glass lenses.
You can take numerous photos and delete the bad ones later. A camera that has a standard size battery is desirable (as you can find AA’s almost anywhere). An x49ky, double-ended, 1.895 microvault, side rechargeable, special propriety battery might be a little hard to find in the African bush. Don’t forget to take an extra media card, as well.

Nitro Express Ballistics
3829 Oakwood Court
Enid, OK 73703

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