Recent content by BenKK

I like the look of the Q rifle. I also like double rifles, old M98s, M70s and Blaser R8s. The first “urban” problem buffalo I killed was with a Rigby .275 from 1899. I killed others with a Sako .500J, a Lee Enfield .303 and the M98 .300H&H. My most intense close-quarters battle in among the...

I’ve done two trips out of Perth to RSA when living in the NT, but they were in 2012 and 2014 so I don’t remember what I did for the WAPOL side of things if anything. The QANTAS/FED side of things was super easy with the normal paperwork.

Awesome! Can’t wait to read about this!

I’d love to learn more about the specifics of using thermal optics at night on baboons. Are they up in trees overnight? Or in rocks? Did drive around to locate them or go for a hike? Do they stay put at night when the shooting starts or disappear?

Regarding the thermal hunting, were thermal optics successfully used for baboons at night, or was it for other species like jackal and bushpig? I’m curious about hunting for baboons at night with thermals, if it would work or not.

Great bull! Happy for you!

They’re such a special animal! Congrats!

G’day Randy, we shot a lot of big Australian buffalo and scrub bulls with this bullet, it’s definitely my favourite .375 bullet for these animals.

The only big bore bolt-action rifles I’ve owned that had zero feeding issues were my Sako Brown Bear in .500 Jeffery and my R8 in .375H&H.

What IVW said. I never used 535 grain projectiles in .500J, only 570 and 600 grain projectiles. I also enjoyed playing around with the 475? grain CEB Safari Raptors, but in simple hunting situations not stopping situations.

I have no experience with .458 Lott, but a lot of experience with the .500 Jeffery, which has noticeably more stopping ability than .375H&H, .416 Rigby, .450/400 3” NE, .458WM and even .500NE (on Australian buffalo and scrub bulls).

Love that book!

Super happy to see a question about trad! Nice! Have a look at The Push on YouTube, he is currently dropping some vids of his recent trip with Red Sands Safaris. What makes this particularly interesting is that the Outfitter/Owner/PH is a trad shooter and has set his property up specifically for...

Funny story: I did a course through work about staying mentally and physically healthy despite all the challenges. One of the things they said is that reading a novel simply for enjoyment (instead of only work-related reading) was a healthy thing to do. At that time I’d fallen out of my reading...

Just finished A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, really excellent.