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This is the Black sheep / rogue Elephant / anti-hunting dude :) These are Cape Buffalo way back imported from the Cape by SWA Conservation department when Jan Miller ( deceased ) was Chief conservator of the Waterberg Plateau Park He oversaw the project and was responsible for the holding /...

Thank you for all the comments / corrections / conversations The search continues ... for a Mauser action on which to build a large calibre "short" cartridge Made somewhat difficult by the Geography of my residence and very strict and unfavourable firearms legislation

My apologies to the OP "Sourdough" for interrupting his thread May he have much enjoyment from his new rifle I should have posted elsewhere instead of in his post I have now done that here ... Preservation - Nature Conservation Peace .. Out

I have not found a forum section for these topics Conservation / Preservation / Wildlife Management Which are I suggest integral parts of the pursuit of hunting My post below refers I understand that this is a HUNTING site primarily orientated to DG ( dangerous game ) So apologies to Jerome...

Read about Operation NOAH - the operation to move wild life out of the areas that were being flooded The Zambezi valley where Ian Nyschens shot most of his Elephant Operation NOAH Why are we not celebrating Rupert Fothergill Who saved animals instead of killing them ? I spent time at Kariba...

Too many assumptions .. What is wrong "coming from South Africa" ? It is where a lot of people here go to hunt Is it impossible to be both a - conservationist as well as a HUNTER Has the space and habitat left for "free-roaming" African Elephant been constantly shrinking ? Are there areas where...

That "useless" cartridge ..... Favoured by predator control guys here Personally there are a number of other 6mm that I fancy .. NO NO NOT "that" one I .. neednomoor Although there is not really anything between the .223 ( 6x45 ) size round and the 306 ( 6x51 )size round ?

Greetings Apologies for the slight diversion Was following along on the thread and saw your reference to Ian Nyschens - who I then went and looked up There is a post on this site about him and his books. From what I have read quite a fascinating and complex person. I am not sure - from your...

Scratched around found a bit more Looked up the books mentioned - pretty darn expensive So found this Mauser Reference Most complete reference I have found so far

But ... Will it work reliably ? I did find your build thread on the site - thank you for putting that all there .. very interesting Nice workshop you have as well Not sure if that thread ended on a complete finished rifle ? I am afraid for some obscure reason I do not like rebated rim...

Thanks I read about that .. Titanium firing pin and special double wound springs More applicable to the PRS / F-Class competition type rifles Where I do not see many Mausers But then I am a .. "GunNutz" like Ontario Hunter .. :)

Thanks for those references Apparently the Siamese Mauser’s are something of outliers -not fitting nicely into the standard Mauser categories ? How easy are they to come by ? Can they handle the 65,000 psi something pressure of these modern hi-intensity cartridges ? WSM WIldcats ... Hhmm Read...

I found a copy of a MAN / MAGNUM article ( South African Hunting Shooting magazine ) February 1998 "Original Oberndorf M98 Sporter Variations" by Jon Speed Quite helpful

Thanks for this Talking about "short" / "intermediate" actions I liked your comment about a ... 300WSM - which someone has taken up to 375 A moment of madness had me cut down / shorten a 300PRC case with thoughts of it as a base for .. a short fat something .. interesting. The internal diameter...

Thanks Slowly finding lots of info as I find my way around the site