Recent content by JG26Irish_2

My greatest concerns when I went on my first Safari were: Venomous snakes scare the hell out of me. The PH assured me that we would be hunting during their winter and while Mambas are there, they are less active and not all that common. I have never since seen a snake in Africa. Traveling...

Thank you for the reply and input. The range of PG for that hunted ranged from the little Springbok and Warthog, to the Black Wildebeest and Zebra. I was also in pursuit of Kudu but used my 375 on it. The 7mm mag has more oomph for sure than the 08. The load that I liked the most for it was...

As stated, I would love to try the 243 on croc but would not because I already have better options in hand. Cup & core bullets work great on most game... until they don't. And I agree with you that any bullet can work well in most cases and any bullet can fail in some cases. We are all...

With the right bullet such as bonded fusion or TSX for example, I would expect the 243 to work as well. However, the 220 Swift running a 110g bullet is not any faster than a 90g 243 and might even be a few fps slower depending on the load. Ruark's and Selby's poor results with the 220 Swift is...

Interesting topic. As a normal rule, looking at small & fast vs big and slow, I firmly prefer the big & fast option for all forms of hunting in relative terms. As for African PG being tougher than North American game, that is in my opinion not true. The African game is harder to kill only...

This is spot on. My load out is similar: Rifle with sling carried Rhodesia style on weakside shoulder muzzle down. Extra ammo numbering 6-10rds carried in either a belt slide pouch or in the ammo loops of my hunting vest. I have seen hunters using the rifle butt loops have all or most of...

I do not consider gold or silver to be great speculative investments. Collectible coins are not going to hold value above their metal weight price in SHIF scenarios, so I avoid them as investments. Where precious metals shine is they create a relatively stable valuable asset that is not going...

Thank You - no worries. Unfortunately, I did not get any direct damage assessment data from the hunting so far with the 7/08 simply because it was all in Africa and the skinners did all the field dressing and skinning back at home base and I was usually off with the PH at the time doing...

Your apparent sarcastic tone suggests you did not want a reply, but... As for shot placement data, looking back, none of my shots were perfect with either rifle. Some shots with each were very well placed. The rest/most were not. As a former National Champion rifle marksman, I strive for...

I looked on Euro-Optics for the Mauser and found the 18 but not the newer 25. Perhaps it will be available soon. I liked it.

Are you selling because the commies are taking over your state and plan to outlaw hunting and gun ownership? Inquiring minds want to know? You are on the political front lines at the moment. Godspeed.

You Sir are quite correct in your assessment. Both the 7x57 and the 270 out perform the 7/08 by a marginal amount. My 270 does not like the heavy bullets either but gets good speed from the smaller 130's and is a very efficient killer. I missed a chance to buy a lovely 7x57 custom Mauser...

Well, I took both to Africa, just on separate trips. Splitting hairs or not, I was rather surprised how much better the 308 performed for me. Especially since they are so close to identical. The 308 is only 12% larger and 28% heavier. Since the sectional density is nearly the same, I was...

I was looking for something yesterday and wandered across a number of new German rifle options that included two that piqued my interest. Mauser 25 straight pull action JP Sauer & Sohn model S505 The Sauer is even available in such cartridges as the 9.3x62 or 375HH. The Mauser brings the...

Point well taken. I explored that option prior to the hunt but I do not reload for hunting rifles. Because, I simply do not shoot enough hunting rounds to justify the substantial investment in dies, powder, bullets, etc to do so in such small volume applications. Plus, I was unable to find...