Recent content by DrBob

404 Jeff as they had planned.

I just mounted the 3-15 VX5HD Firedot on my 338. As well as the older 1-6x on my Lott. With the patent off line now, others are adding "fiber dot" scopes to their line up. Leupolds being lighter are a great fit for higher recoiling rifles.

So Ruark wasn't a rifleman going to Africa. I am certain he knew his way around a shotgun. But pause for a minute..... how many of us would have given their eye teeth for the on the ground immersion tutilage by Harry Selby?

Boddington's stepson jacked a controlled feed Mauser with a vigorous ejection. Just before Remington went under, the Custom Shop offered twin ejector plungers and M-16 style extractors. My 700 custom bought during the initial 416 Rem mag craze is an absolute tack driver with 400 grain bullets...

I hear you..... I can shoot hard cast 500 grain bullets in the 470 at 2150 fps. 79 grains Varget. Of course the cost of powder has zoomed.

So many wads....so little time.....

Handloading is part craftmanship and part technology. In hunting or competitive shooting, I know that my handloads have been an important part of it. When in Africa, in Alaska or rest of US, all of my ammo are my handloads, tailored and tested for my rifles. Emphasis "MY" because I take...

I had just returned to Alaska after my first hunt in Africa (Zim).... I bumped into a group of hunters from the Lower 48 in the waiting line in the airport. They had been skunked.... the ADF&G closed the season while they were still in the field. Alaska is essentially a one species per hunt...

Power and such are shipping chock points on barges coming up. Covid really clobbered things. Spodtsman's warehouse is now just getting supplies more constant but prices for powder is 3x from the past just like the rest of the country. Primer availability is nation wide and more so in AK...

The present darling is the 10mm Glock. The 12 gauge slug is potent and one can dump more rounds into a bear with that than a DGR. There is killing power and then there is stopping power.

I carry a 45 Colt Ruger Redhawk with hard cast 360 grain warheads. Buffalo bore makes great solid 45s for the Ruger. I chose the Redhawk as it is bomb proof and at very heavy loads it is right up there with the heavy 44 mags. The 6" Redhawk in 44 mag is nice. The Ruger Alaskan is a painful...

My 470 NE Merkel doubled also. Working up regular loads with right barrel first. Pulled the trigger and found myself pushed back and starring at the ceiling wrestling the rifle...but didn't fall off the stool at the range! Happened several times. Sent it in.... came back with a much heavier...

Also, Boddington's stepson yanking off the extractor from a Mauser action from a "brisk" clearing of the action. I did upgrade my 700 in 416 to an M-16 extractor. Remington Custom Shop, prior to closing, was offering both the M-16 extractor and double ejection plungers. I really wonder what...

I use temp insensitive powders from Hodgdon to work up loads... in Alaska...where any temp is ... well.... not African. The Brits reduced loads by 5 grains for Kynock lammo to deal with that same problem.

The 300 Weatherby is a fine cartridge. The modern bullets have brought it to where Roy Weatherby would be proud of it. The old style bullets couldn't keep up. The TSX series, the A-Frames and Northfork bullets make it great. Potent but then take a look at all of the crazy overkill cartridges...