Hi Bill: Friends went to Namibia a month before we went to SA, they loved it. They have a lot of very large Gemsbok and Kudu, and other game of course. They ended up shooting at much longer ranges than we did. Check on most direct flts, we used Delta from Phoenix to Atlanta to Dakar to South Africa. Only switched planes in Atlanta. Had rifles checked thru, If you bounce from FLTS to Europe then to Africa will take more time and have more chance for lost Baggage. Our friends flew into Johnnesburg like us, but had to switch flt to Namibia. Book your hunt and FLT well in advance. Make sure on connecting FLTs to give yourself a couple hours due to delay's. One of the guys used a little 204 ruger for the very small antelope and a 338 win mag for everything else. He said his PH looked at him a little funny using the 204 until he saw what it did. They like the big calibers over there for good reason. My oldest daughter took a 243 , but never used it. If it were me I would take the 300 and 375 with most shooting done with the 300. I would use only premium bullets and probably go with the 180 gr in the 300. I guess it really depends on what you are going for ? I would take 2 rifles just in case one breaks or you end up taking something really large. Don't trust your PH's rifles unless you know him. Don't take 2 rifles of the same caliber under YOUR import form, we did and had to re-do all paperwork at the airport police. Pack ammo and clothes in 2 different bags just in case a bag gets lost, at least you will still have ammo to shoot and clothes to wear. Pack cameras, bino's, etc and set of clothes in your carry-on bag. Pack lite, Take a few goodies for your PH'S like knifes, Stoney point tri-pod the tall one, cheap bino's and leave them there with them, they are very expensive over there and a little good will goes a long way. Practice shooting off shooting sticks or stoney point tri-pod before you go. I had a hard time shooting off sticks, just not use to it. Your PH may not use them every place is different, best to ask before you go. Some shots are very fast. Get the Taxidermy done here, it may be a little more expensive, but if they do it wrong, good luck sending it back and corrected. Have friends that did it both ways some trophy's done very well over there, but some were not. Be wary. Check on shipping costs with Trophy's done there in many lg Crates Vs 2 small crates with hides and horns. If you have your trophy's done here get your taxidermist to get all your animal tags done PRIOR to you going, (you need to take them with you) 1 tag for hide and 1 tag for horns, per each animal. These are laminated and are wired-on. Since your are going with a friend you both should have your own tags, shipping will be billed to each of you. If you go for leopards or cheetah make darn sure YOU CAN and have proper CITES permits for both countrys, Primates such as Baboons need special paperwork in our country, Best to check before. Take 12 or so extras tags, the info on the tag's is import contact here in the states, customs broker, where do you want to have your trophy's sent. i.e. nearest airport to your tannery. your name, address, ph#, etc and your taxidermist , name address , ph# etc. If your taxidermist is not familiar with import procedures find another one who does. Take a hand varmit call and have fun with the Jackels. We have friends that own Frontier bullets in South Africa and we visit each other. Next year were are going back. Type in frontier bullets, go to hunting gallery # 1 and click on photo's of an african hunt right under my write-up, and take a look of our trip. You all will have a ball in Namibia, Good luck. Ron