Recent content by doctari505

The rifle has been delivered to the exported - should be in the USA in 5 to 6 months!

Knew Steve well. Spent quite a bit of time with him at Chitake - he and my wife Cath were at school together. Wonderful guy and safari guide.

You mean a Toyota with a LandRover body!!!!

Yes it looks like I'm getting there - will be dropping it off with the exported on Monday. I think the .375 Flanged is a wonderful cartridge. Not much difference between 2350 and 2400. My experience from living in Karoi for 22 yrs was that loads developed there (4000 feet) seemed to be a bit...

One final comment. Given similar weight rifles, a .375 H&H firing a 300 grain bullet at 2550 fps recoils 50 % than a 9,3 x 62 firing a 286 grainer at 2350 fps - for only about a 20% increase in energy, momentum and KO! Makes one think don't it! To me, its no wonder the 'Nine Three's' have...

I have been mentioned twice in this thread so I'll add my five cents worth. There is, in my opinion a logical explanation why the 9,3 x 62 mm, and well-constructed 286 or 300 grain bullets is such an effective, dangerous game combination. It is simply this:- this ballistic combination is...

Many thanks, I'll keep you all in the loop as to how things develop.

I'm trying too, but things are crazy with Covid here in South Africa and I'm told it'll take 'at least' three months to get an export permit for the rifle - already have a USA import permit. I'm anxious to return to TX and this is delaying my plans so looking at different options.

OOps sorry - point taken

I am relocating to Texas and have decided to sell my Dumoulin .505 Gibbs. This is the rifle Kilimanjaro Rifles copied for their popular Doctari model. It has a Brevex Magnum Mauser action and a 25.5" barrel. Made by Dumoulin in 1956. I had it restocked Rigby style by a retired Rigby...

Did you ever get a load developed for your .505, Hitman? I'm leaving SA and have a treasure trove of reloading components for a .505 Gibbs: -lots of brass (about 200 cases, ½ new), bullets, dies, etc Drop me PM.

Interesting you mention ballistic coefficient 700xcr because at the shooting distances 350 grn .375's are most often used at (less than 100 paces in most instances) BC has no real influence. Out here we place a lot more importance on sectional density, especially when the pachyderms are on the...

Hi 700 xcr - In my experience, when considering Africa's heavyweights, moving up in bullet weight from 300 to 350 grain really shifts the .375 H&H up a gear. If you do the math, it is easy to understand why this bullet weight just seems to 'hit harder'. When comparing a 300 grainer at 2500 to...