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IdBob has given you some good advise on purchasing a lead sled. You have bought an expensive rifle for your trip to Africa and most 375's shoot very well.
When you consider the expense of a African hunting trip there is no sense blowing a shot on a trophy animal because of induced "flinching" at the shooting bench.
Hog
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I would offer the opposite opinion.
DON'T USE A LEAD SLED!!!
I have owned an English .375 H&H for a number of years.
I bought it cuz it was so dammn gorgeous beautiful. I just needed to have it! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
These are not rifles to be shot from a bench - the bark is loud, and 5000 foot pounds of energy can brutally beat the crap out of you, and leave you with a serious case of the flinches if not shot right...
... and shooting from a lead sled will not prepare you for shooting the gun in Africa!
If you practice from a bench, you will get a horrible case of the flinches in Africa, and you will come home empty handed.
You need to learn to roll your shoulder with the shot, and you can not learn that on a bench.
If you hand load, load up a bunch of light bullets, like the Speer 235gr Hot cores.
If you don't hand load (and don't have a friend who does), buy some non-premium rounds like Remington Express... at least at half the price, it won't kill your wallet, while it's killing your shoulder /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Sight it in over some cross stix from a sitting position. You can make them from arrow shafts, but you might consider buying a collapsible set of "Stoney point "X" stix"
http://www.midwayusa.com/esearch.exe/sea...h=Search_Button
There is a set that can be used sitting AND standing.
Unless you are very good at sneakin' up on game, you are not going to get close, off hand shots at Eland, Kudu, and Gemsbuck... so you will need some rest.
There is no point in shooting off of a benchrest, unless you are going to hunt off a benchrest.
Sight in the rifle from a sitting position, using "X" stix. They are surprisingly accurate.
Then move to standing.
Hold the rifle into your shoulder as hard as you can. Learn to let your shoulder roll with the shot. It is similar to shooting a very large pistol - you grip the pistol like death, but let your wrist be flexible.
Same with the .375 H&H... hold it hard to your shoulder, but let your body roll with the shot.
After you get it sighted in, start shooting targets that are fun, like gallon jugs of water... it helps to take your mind off of the recoil.
Get to the point where you can hit five jugs of water at 100 yds - watching the water burst will be worth it.
You can master the .375 H&H, and get to the point when you can reliably shoot game with it, and NOT feel the recoil (too much)... but you MUST practice.
You must master the rifle here in the states, or your trip will be a large disappointment.
I would shoot no less than 200 to 300 rounds BEFORE going over there. It might seem expensive, but compared to the cost of the trip, it is a tiny pittance.
Africa is NOT the place to learn to shoot... and sitting around the camp at night, listening to the PH tell you how to try to avoid flinching, and thinking of the lost shots of that afternoon, does not bring home the memories that you want!
It's much nicer to be toasting that night with the PH over the greats shot of the day.
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