Recent content by Aussie_Hunter

It will be back to the BVC for me, I'm hoping for September 2026 but depending on what happens with work it might be 2027. Buffalo, warthog and Hyena on the menu for me.

Swarovski z6i mounted finally

Realistically the 450 Rigby and 500 Jeffery have nearly identical recoil with the loads I shoot. 450 Rigby with a 550 Woodleigh and 103 grains of powder at 2240fps and the 500 Jeffery with a 535 grain Woodleigh with 100 grains of powder at 2300fps. However if you use a slower burning powder in...

500 Jeffery is my choice, I have owned 2 of them now both being Blaser R8's. The one I have kept and just recently took to Africa for buffalo is an R8 Kilombero. Leading up to the hunt I had it out on the range every few weeks with each range session firing anywhere between 10-20 rounds. I use...

Sure have, works as advertised.

Agreed, steel receiver and kickstop for me. I carried the rifle in Africa for 10 days, the weight didn't bother me.

I've just ordered a Swarovski Z6i 1-6 to mount on it. Should have it on the rifle and out on the range this weekend I hope.

I load the 550 grain Woodleighs for my CZ 458 Lott at an average velocity of 2172fps from a 25" barrel. Pretty much 500 nitro ballistics but with a 458 calibre bullet that has a SD of 0.375, hard to beat that for a DG load.

I've always used 500 grain or 550 grain Woodleigh RNSN in 458 Lott with perfect performance

Oh well there you go, so the production of my rifle should continue now.

Most recent news I have received suggests its between FN Browning and Beretta now.

I didn't get to weigh the recovered 500 Jeffery projectiles I left them with the PH and apprentice to add to their collections, but I have weighed recovered Woodleigh projectiles from many other calibres and they are always around 85-95%

500 Jeffery, 535 grain Woodleigh RNSN at 2300fps. I just took 3 cape buffalo with this load a month ago. You don't need to use something this big but I highly recommend it if you can handle it, the internal damage it causes is unbelievable.

If there was ever a rifle that shoots as good as it looks, it's this Rigby. Norma brass Federal primers 82 grains of 2209 450 grain Woodleigh RNSN projectiles 4 shot group at 40 yards with the iron sights

I'm super happy with it!