Recent content by FlyGuy

I would have to flip a coin between my 30-06 and 300H&H, but it would most likely be the 30-06.

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I know the feeling… Even planted a few hoping for a Swift tree to grow, but no luck:cry: According to Bill from Swift, Nicolas Yale are going to be importing Swift to SA. Unfortunately, nobody at Nicolas Yale can tell me when they’re arriving.

@Jeff… The IP changes with every individual load combination. Try the following… Set the IP at 3626psi for the Swifts. Choose a moderate load and shoot 3 over the chrony. Enter the charge weight and velocities into the measurement tab. Adjust the IP, until the velocity in the results tab equals...

Do yourself a favour and download Gordon’s Reloading Tool. It’s free, and has both Swift and Somchem listed. BUT… the default Swift initial pressure is incorrect. You can set it to 3626psi. Once you know how to drive the program, it’s surprisingly accurate. Like QL, it’s not the final solution...

Thanks Frederik. It’s the AXE 180gr LR With a BC of .571, I get a MPBR of 290m. Also have a stable load at 65.2gr of N555, but not getting full burn out in my 24” barrel.

Loaded a few 300H&H with N555 to test a new locally manufactured 180gr mono. Looks like they could work for a Kalahari trip in July.

Use the IMR4064 data for S335 but work up slowly!!!! 335 is a bit faster burning than 4064

Walking down an eland bull is every bit as satisfying as walking down a buffalo.

My personal cut-off is historic range. E.g. Historically, sable antelope only occurred in small areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Therefore I won’t hunt one in the Northern Cape. It would be like hunting a Dik Dik in the Eastern Cape. With regard to Oryx, they are native to the Northern Cape...

Completely forgot about the poor Blesbok. People often mention how tough a Blue wildebeest is, but a bad shot on a Blesbok can turn into a very long day. Bontebok are very, very beautiful, but for some reason, I’ve never seen a full mount that has the same almost iridescent purple of a live...

As a local, I’ve hunted most of them multiple times, but I never get tired of hunting kudu, impala, springbok, oryx, the two wildebeest species and eland. I’m also full of it! Won’t hunt a species that isn’t native to the area I’m hunting.

None! We didn’t shoot them for sport. There was an old timer in the area that sorted out truck loads of buff with his open sight .303 and military ammo. When that beat up old rifle came out, the farm workers started sharpening knives.

More than enough…;) A 180gr Partition or PMP behind the ear, and he / she is dead before you recover from the recoil. As youngsters we simply didn’t have access to the “correct” tool for the job.:LOL: We used what we had…

Some dead, others with a foot in the grave. 308 Norma Magnum 300H&H 8x75 RS 9.3x64 450 NE Looking at the new rifles and chamberings, 30-06 might make this list soon. :cry: