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    Reduced loads for .450 Rigby?

    Have anyone found some reduced loads for 400-350grs bullets for this caliber? I am aware of the real cheap 400grs ones in .458, but they require less than 1700fps... I’d like to find a reduced load with cheaper bullets letting me use this gun a lot more! Otherwise I guess the .458 Lott is a...
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    McMillan CZ/602 express

    Looking into a CZ magnum in .458, but want a stock that is better for recoil, preferrably a synthetic one. What kind of stock weight am I looking at if I go with the MCM Express stock? What is the difference between 602 and CZ stock? Any?
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    500 Jeffery - What gun weight to tame it?

    I would like to get a 500 J made. What weight should I aim for? I have a Jeffery 450/400 3» double at present, weighing in at 4,8kg. It is delightful to shoot. Just a heavy showe. I also have a light built 375H&H which is more if a thumper. Unsure of weight, but probably 3,6-3,7kg empty...
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    Detachable scope mount CZ 550 magnum

    I see this topic has been discussed before, but have not been able to see which mount that is the very lowest one, and What height it has over the receiver? I might get a CZ 500 in 416 Rigby, but would like to know just How low I can possibly mount my Zeiss 30mm scope before I take the leap and...
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    Value on Kimber BGR89 .375?

    I have such a rifle I might sell to partly fund a Heym Martini Express 404... The Kimber is hardly used. Bought it second-hand form an old man who had it from New. Goes well, and cycles immaticulate. Two Talley ring sets that clamp directly onto the action. 1» and 30mm. Use the last rings for...
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    Heym Martini Express .404 or .375H&H?

    Which one of these had the nicest handling? I see nothing but praise for the .404. Is the .375 balanced just as well? What is the weight difference between them? Scope mount. I see the talley configuration in 30mm is rather high? Would anyone know how high above the top of the bases the rings...
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    Fit a McMillan CZ550 stock to a Vektor 500J receiver?

    Planning to build a simple «working gun» in 500Jeff with probably s receiver mounted peepsight/ghost ring. To bring down cost I’d like to fit a McMillan CZ550 stock if possible...? Has that been done? The receiver is a Vektor of RSA made for 500 Jeffery. Desireable 4+1 capapcity. Targeted...
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    Hunting a tuskless - What to make of the hide etc?

    Hunting a tuskless coming november. Have planned to keep the tail, and get the hide tanned and keep the feet perhaps? What is it possible to make of it? Planning on chairs of the hide?
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    Underwear for safari?

    I’ve heard all the horror stories of hunter ruining their hunt because of chafing, or getting ticks and fever. I have been given advice of using tight fitting cotton boxers, even tights. However, hunting in the wetter New Zealand West-Coast I have had good experiences with thin merinowool...
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    Reloading especially for African temperatures?

    I wonder how big the difference in chamber pressure will be between temperate northern 15C and upper dry Zambezi Valley at 40C? Using either IMR4831, Relaoder 15 or Vihtavouri N165 in a .450/.400 3» in an old double rifle. Neglectable, or knock off a grain or two?
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    Rogue Light Desert boots

    https://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/649-Rogue-RDB-1-Desert-Boots/ Has anyone of You used these in Africa? Going to Zambezi valley for elephant/buffalo in september/october. Will these soles keep thornes at bay..? They look very Nice for warm weather, and soles seems quiet. I have...
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    Lioness trophy display?

    I’m planning a hunt for a trophy Lioness, and wonder what kind of trophy display options I have. I’m pretty sure I don’t want to do a full body mount, as it is expensive, and could be put towards a new hunt in stead. But, I find the skull alone to be a bit boring? Is there a market to sell the...
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    Swift A-frame 270grs .375H&H good for Buffalo & Lion?

    Wonder if the lighter 270grs Swift A-frame would be a wise choice for buffalo and lion? Would like to use the same bullet for those and plains game. Would I be better off with let us say a softer 300 grs Woodleigh softs? (Along with 300grs FMJ for multiple shots at the buff?)
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    Leather pouch to fit on the belt, for essentials like medication also

    I have been looking all over the net (feels like it anyway) for a leather pouch to fit on the belt, for essentials like medication aso at approximately the size of a 20pack of small bore cartridges. Years ago, 20ish, I once saw a pouch like it, of leather, which opened upwards but closure was...
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    Which boots/shoes for a zimbabwe hunt in august-november

    Planning an elephanthunt next year. Looking for good boots/shoes to use. Had a look at these two. Which would be preferred by You? https://www.courteneyboot.com/product/the-courteney-impi-in-brown-leather/...
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    Gaiters of leather - the better option?

    Does anyone have experiences to share about the following gaiters? https://www.fillyleather.com/shop/hunting/gaiters/ https://www.courteneyboot.com/product/courteney-gaiters/
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    .450/.400 3" With 400grs Hydro - which COL?

    New to the forum, and hope some of you might have been down this track before. Have aquired an old Jeffery .411" double which I intend to bring along hunting elephant next year. After reading different reports on the Hydro, I finally got some og them in the mail. IMR 4831 is the only powder I...
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    10,75x68 for Elephant?

    Can a 10,75x68 be used for elephant with success? I thought of handloading 400grs woodleigh solids, the ones for .404J, but would the velocity be high enough? What velocities may I expect? I'd very much like to hear about others experiences.
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    Hunting with a Hammer double rifle

    I'm looking into buying a double rifle, and have come across a sound jeffery .450-400 3" hammer double. How would it be to hunt elephant with a gun like that? Is it very slow on the second shot, better or worse than a boltrifle? I assume that one with practice would be able to shoot...
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    Hello from Norway

    New to the forum - really looking forward to learn more about African hunting and share some of my adventures with you all. Enjoy hunting very much, especially the long hard walks, find them very rewarding. Caribou, moose and Red Deer is the species I hunt in Norway. Also hunted in Canada...
 
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