Recent content by FlyGuy

If you roll your own, you can get seriously impressive performance out of the 303 with that action. The old Brit can exceed the .308 when reloaded properly.

A 270 with the right bullet is adequate for anything from Duiker to Eland. The 7x64 is basically a ballistic twin.

You could, but I don’t think all the species are available for hunting. Would make a very interesting collection though.

War created our best plains game cartridges and actions. Most 6.5’s, 30-06, 7x57, 303 etc. DG hunting didn’t even feature when the Mauser brothers designed the CRF we all love so much. It was designed that way so that a soldier could reliably load the rifle while laying on his back, when he was...

Always said that the day I get tired of hunting big kudu, eland, impala and gemsbok is the day I should stop.

The 303 and 7x57 are classic African cartridges, and here in SA, many of us own and use both on a regular basis. The 303 loaded with 174gr bullets for close Bushveld work and the 7x57 loaded with lighter 150 or 160gr bullets for more open country. Both are quite capable of taking everything up...

In April, Musgrave released a new switch barrel model. I have a Musgrave 300H&H and it’s a tack driver. Probably one of the only companies that still chamber for the cartridge. A 300 H&H and 375H&H would make a nice combination for the new switch barrel model.

Perhaps you misunderstood me. If you want a pretty rifle to show your friends, buy the Rigby. It will also perform. If you want a hunting rifle that you can drag through the bush without feeling sorry for it, but want 98% of what the Rigby has, you buy the M98. I've used both, and found that...

I love the pre-2000 Remington 700 rifles, but I agree with many of the above posts. For DG and large cartridges, I would rather use something else with a better track record in the field.

Load them and shoot them. The difference in accuracy between fire formed and virgin brass is negligible. Otherwise, use the virgin brass for practice loads.

The Rigby is basically a Mauser M98 in an English stock with bluing. For pretty or resale value, buy the Rigby. For performance, buy the Mauser M98.

With the right powder, Partitions are extremely accurate. They like a bit of jump, so I would test a few more powders at the OAL in the Nosler manual.

Keep it it British old chap! My first choice would be to build a 300H&H on that action. Otherwise, any fine old British cartridge will do.

Recently saw two rifles stocked with African hardwoods. The first was Black Monkey Thorn. (Senegalia Burkei) Second was Weeping Boer-Bean (Schotia Brachypetala) Both were absolutely stunning!!!!!:love:

I spend a lot more time behind binoculars than a riflescope, so that's where spending more on high quality glass makes more sense to me. Bino's are Zeiss Victory HT 8x42, and my scopes vary from Arken, all the way to the top end European stuff.