Recent content by John338

Has anyone ever used GPS bag trackers for their rifles and bags on an overseas trip? What type and model? Thanks

I agree that the TSX will out penetrate the Woodleigh so am leaning towards the Woodleighs as we will be hunting herds and groups of Dugga boys so don’t want to over penetrate. Yes I have Kudu on the menu and think the 450 Woodleighs will be okay out to about 150 (zero at 100m, 3” low at 150...

Wow! outstanding work! really love to hear how they perform on Cape Buffalo, good luck and shot straight! The failures I have heard about have been “anecdotal” (as is all things we haven’t done ourselves, I suppose!) but were on shoulder shots on Cape Buffalo that reportedly hit bone close to...

Thanks for the reply, I have used a lot of Barnes in a lot of different calibres and all have performed well. I am concerned that, anecdotally, the Barnes sometimes fail on shoulder shots on Cape Buffalo ( by my research the most common and best presentation). I am confident from the observation...

Thanks you very much, that is just the sort of information I need and reinforces what Doctor Robertson said in his book. I use 86 grains of ADI AR 2209 powder for a muzzle velocity of 2163fps. Almost exactly what the good Doctor ordered! The big game changer is the very high SD of .372 of the...

I am off to Africa for a Cape Buffalo hunt and am in a quandary about ammo for my .416 Rigby and need some sound, experience based advice. I have some Woodleigh 450 grain RNSN projectiles and some Barnes 400 grain TSX projectiles. Both shoot very well in my rifle ( sub moa). I have read some...

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Really interesting article and for me as an African hunter wannabe it has really validated my decision to bite the bullet and sell a heap of my hunting rifles and gear to buy a Rigby double square bridge in .416 Rigby for my African dangerous game hunt. It is a buttery smooth action that I have...

Yes I have thought about that at great length. When you spend that amount of money ( in my case $25,000NZD) it has got to do more than fire one perfectly placed bullet. Included in my price was things that made this a heirtage rifle, silver paque with my initials, gold engraving etc. My son will...

I am planning an African hunt for Cape Buffalo and agonised for years over Rifle make, calibre and bullets. Eventually I realised the process should go like this, "Can I afford to go?" Answer "Yes" "Whats my budget?" Answer "$X" "What do I spend that on?" Answer" Best possible quality Rifle and...

I have been hunting here in New Zealand for about 50 plus years and have taken all our Trophy animals. Also shot deer for a living in the 70's when the venison trade was in full swing here in NZ. Did a trip to Australia's Northern Territory in 2009 with my middle son and we both took a Water...