ultimatepredatorrifle_lead.png

Choosing the Ultimate Predator Rifle

Here’s a rundown of the rifles and optics you need for predator hunting, based on your hunting methods and budget.

Hardware: Kimber Adirondack

Although this particular bolt gun at first seemed an unlikely choice for a safari—it was named for a mountain range in upstate New York and designed for hunting heavily timbered terrain—the minimal dimensions and balance of the Kimber Adirondack proved an easy-handling rifle has a place on any continent.

In Need of Leopard Luck

As the leopard hunt draws to a close, Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller needs some luck.

Predator Hunting in Africa

The black-backed jackal is a predator similar to a coyote and is fair game in Namibia.

Waiting for Leopard

While we wait for a leopard to start feeding on one of the baits we've hung, there is plains-game hunting to fill the days.

Loaded for Leopard

Will Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller's practice pay off as he hunts leopard in Namibia?

Interests



Get the best of American Hunter delivered to your inbox.