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Offline Skipmaster1

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Shot Placement Books?
« on: June 29, 2009, 10:45:00 PM »
Looks like i'm heading to Africa in 2010 for plains game and am looking for any books I can buy now on shot placement. Any ideas?

Offline Tilzbow

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Re: Shot Placement Books?
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2009, 11:43:00 PM »
Try the one this link will direct you to.

 http://www.cybertorpedo.com/africanhunter/store/spfg.htm
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Offline Ragnarok Forge

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Re: Shot Placement Books?
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2009, 11:58:00 PM »
The book you are looking for is called Perfect Shot Placement for African Big Game by Kevin Robertson.  I have the book and you wan't the full size version as well as the mini addition as a field guide / reminder.  The books give a lot of info on the animals as well as excellent examples of where to place your shots.  The books can be found on amazon.com
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Offline Jeff Sample

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Re: Shot Placement Books?
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2009, 11:34:00 AM »
I used the mini edition of Robertson's book. Pay attention to comments like "do not shoot above the horizantal midline on a wildebeest"!!! I did, and payed the price. Good rule of thumb: aim at a spot 1/3 (but not more than 1/2) of the way up the animal, directly above the "elbow".
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Re: Shot Placement Books?
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 02:22:00 PM »
the link Tilzbow gave you is the best one.

the Robertson is Ok but more for rifle hunters and is not as accurate as the african hunter.

i work on, strait up the front leg 1/3 of the way up the body, for all plains game
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Re: Shot Placement Books?
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2009, 07:08:00 AM »
Safari Press carries the books as well
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Re: Shot Placement Books?
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2009, 06:11:00 PM »
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Originally posted by tradtusker:
the link Tilzbow gave you is the best one.

the Robertson is Ok but more for rifle hunters and is not as accurate as the african hunter.

i work on, strait up the front leg 1/3 of the way up the body, for all plains game
Fully agree with tradtusker
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