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I just acquired an unusual and (to me) interesting drilling. Merkel M95, 20x20 76mm choked 1/4&3/4, over 6.5x55. It is light & lively... -
Dirtdart reacted to Muskox's post in the thread Which is a more "classic" African cartridge, the 303 British or the 7x57 Mauser/275 Rigby? with
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I would not pick either cartridge when I could shoot a 300 Winchester or 7mm Magnum of some variety. The 7x57 is a nice cartridge... -
Dirtdart replied to the thread Which is a more "classic" African cartridge, the 303 British or the 7x57 Mauser/275 Rigby?.Like calling 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer a 256.
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Dirtdart reacted to TOBY458's post in the thread Which is a more "classic" African cartridge, the 303 British or the 7x57 Mauser/275 Rigby? with Haha.
The answer to the original question is quite easy. 30/06. :A Stirring:
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For a standard Mauser 98, Upgraded wood, 2 crossbolts, cheek piece, kick-ez pad, LOP approximately 13.5” with 1/2” pad. Brand new in the...
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That will be on average much higher than South Africa. Both countries has their own special areas and I would rather opt to go to...
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Personally I like the wildness of Namibia. Hunting areas are big, very big. I’ve hunted on farms of up to 30,000 hectares. That’s...
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Dirtdart reacted to deewayne2003's post in the thread Purchased a Sabatti Double, anyone actually like them? with Like.
Quality - It’s no Heym, but it was 1/6th of the price of the Heym I was considering buying when I stumbled across it and figured I would...
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It would be a very long list. The biggest difference you’ll immediately see is the amount of space in Namibia compared to South Africa...
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Dirtdart replied to the thread Hunting Namibia VS South Africa.If you choose to hunt with your own firearm the single page form Namibia requires is about as easy as it gets. From what I have read...
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Date of manufacture is 1989 in London. My best guess is Zeiss, but figured someone (likely many) can immediately identify. Thanks in...
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Hi all, thinning the herd a bit and have a couple Coopers I am selling just in time for hunting season. These are listed from left to...
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Simple as this, crammed full of shot and an inverted gas check firmly crimped over the top, and a thin card wad between shot and 18.5...
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Excellent info. Thanks. A few of those in my scabbard would likely keep the troops eating grouse!