Recent content by Chrisbritton

So what's the current issue in south africa after their president was detained?

1000 yards? I don't think I'll be hunting over 100 with a short express bbl/sight rifle.

I take it for elephant solids are the way to go? For my 416 Rigby I have some federal safari fn solids.

It is a sabatti. Got it new a few years ago. Have never had it open accidentally. Is this happening to some rifles?

Agreed..the fps don't hit the magic numbers... However looking back at history of the last 130 years..plenty of lesser guns took large animals..including 7mm mauser. As for the corrosion ..that's a good point ..but one that can be mitigated using premium nickel brass. I have nickel brass in...

? because shooting good groups hunting is bad?

I've never had an issue hunting with my cast lead bullets. I get better accuracy hand loading than mass produced commercial fodder. I figure best? What's better than hand tailoring a worked up load using brass that perfectly matches a single rifles chamber... Vs brass that has to fit every...

Is anyone hunting large/dangerous game using your hand loaded and your own cast projectiles? I shoot .458 Win mag / Lott and make projectiles up to 500gr and gas checked. I've practiced up to about 24bhn. ( I have copper content Babbitt ) and could cast harder if needed. Anyone experimented...

Get and enjoy a double. I have a .470 o/u as well as .270 o/u. Breaking the rifle just a little more to reload may or may never be an issue. I'm sure there is a fractional time advantage but I think I can reload my 470 o/u about as fast as my 9.3x74r sbs. I know I can reload the 270o/u as...

Ditto..i love my #1 in 375h&h. Points fast.

Not yet. Had just started looking at preserve hunting options when covid started hitting the news late 2019.

470ne is a great cartridge, congrats

The spare wood is icing on the cake!

Good choice! Very nice!

I like the sporting nature of a double, as well as the lines of the gun.