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grand veneur
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One gun or two? On safari
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As for carrying cartridges is concerned, I would also be very careful and would rather advise people to make sure that everything...
Today at 2:19 AM
grand veneur
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One gun or two? On safari
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I don't like being in an area in Africa where there are dangerous game without being appropriately armed, whether I am hunting these...
Yesterday at 12:28 PM
grand veneur
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577/500 No. 2 Express
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This bullet is very thin-jacketed. Woodleigh gives an impact velocity of 1700 to 2000 fps, but without specification of the toughness of...
Yesterday at 2:37 AM
grand veneur
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8x68s donor action build suggestions?
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Classically, rifles caliber 8x68s were built in our countries with Mauser 98 actions. Sure, this actions have to be modified a bit, but...
Monday at 12:23 PM
grand veneur
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10.75x68 Mauser Rifle
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That's right. I took my rifle caliber 10,75x68 with me a few times, coincidentally when hunting in the former German colonies of...
Monday at 9:55 AM
grand veneur
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10.75x68 Mauser Rifle
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For leopard and lion could be, but unfortunately no one has reported it on a forum so far.
Monday at 5:09 AM
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10.75x68 Mauser Rifle
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Should be good enough for leopard & lion... HWL
Monday at 5:07 AM
grand veneur
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10.75x68 Mauser Rifle
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That's possible, the cartridge 10,75x68 is not a very powerful cartridge and was initially designed for hunting heavy game species and...
Monday at 2:17 AM
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Famous Users Of The .30-06 Springfield Against African Dangerous Game
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So can the 7x57mm Mauser. But there is clearly a difference between “Can kill” and “Should be be used to kill”. Esp. when the target is...
Sunday at 3:56 AM
grand veneur
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New Weatherby Rifle
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That's right, a forgotten cartridge. It would certainly be a good cartridge, a little more powerful than the cartridge 416 Rigby and...
Saturday at 12:24 PM
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New Weatherby Rifle
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And then there’s the forgotten weatherby…the .416.
Saturday at 12:23 PM
grand veneur
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Understanding The Phenomenon Of Jacket-Core Separation
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This happened to me about 20 years ago when I shot a buffalo at a very short distance with the cartridge 500 Schüler and a 535gr FMJ...
Saturday at 6:07 AM
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Understanding The Phenomenon Of Jacket-Core Separation
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That is a good point and why most of my favorite cartridges use 358 bullets
Saturday at 2:43 AM
grand veneur
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Understanding The Phenomenon Of Jacket-Core Separation
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I have also shot heavier game species with the same 250gr GK bullet from Sierra, meant above all two Muskox, one with the cartridge 338...
Friday at 4:00 PM
grand veneur
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Understanding The Phenomenon Of Jacket-Core Separation
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Sure, otherwise I would not be able to show you the bullets. These are all shots at longer range, 300 yards to 400 yards and even more...
Friday at 3:32 PM
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