Recent content by Mats Bergholm

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    New member!! 450NE Thomas Bland /Kynoch

    Photos please!
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    Rifle/ammo failure on Elephant

    I hunted a bull elephant in Dande, August last year with Len Taylor. Couldn't ask for a better PH than Len. Shot a nice representative bull, hart lung shot at 15 yards, Len followed up with a hart lungshot because the elephant was going away, and I anchored it with a hip shot. The bull went...
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    Help and Advice from 9.3x62 Users

    I use Norma 9,3mm 325 grain Oryx or 320 grain Woodleigh at 2250 fps at Wildboar and even a Giraffe, works very well.
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    Bolt-Action 500's, who is still producing them today?

    George Gibbs still makes rifles in the caliber .505 Gibbs and Norma produces excellent ammunition. From Gibbs homepage: We ,at present, have a good stock of 1930’s original Gibbs/Vickers barrels or we can supply modern British made barrels. Rifles can be built to exactly copy the original...
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    What Brass Are You Hunting For?

    Hornady (nog Bertram).450/.400 3 1/4" Nitro Express please!
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    What boots are PH's wearing these days?

    Dont forget the socks! I wear my well worn Courteneys with Merino wool socks, warm when its cold and cold when its warm outside. No plastic synthetic socks!
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    INFORMATION NEEDED ON HOW TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL HUNTER

    Hi, Contact Piet Nel at the Southern African Wildlife College, located close to the Kingfishergate, inside the Greater Kruger NP. The SAWC offers a great range of courses. https://wildlifecollege.org.za/programmes/short-courses/short-courses-for-field-ranger-training/
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    225lb Leopard taken in Zimbabwe

    Largest Leopard in the World
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    ZIMBABWE: July 2024 Charlton McCallum Safaris

    Fantastic report! I'm one of the Swedes that meet you in Harare. Stayed in the Pedza Camp, hunted with Len Taylor (exceptional PH) and shot a elephant bull on my fourth day of the hunt.
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    Further evidence of the decline of the 450/400 3"?

    Unfortunately, Norma has never made the .450/.400 3" ammo, neither the 3 1/4". What I need is some Hornady .450/.400 3 1/4" cases to keep my Webley & Scott alive and shooting. Any ideas where to find 50-100 Hornady cases in this caliber?
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    Elephant Howdah

    Isn't that Howda a standard accessory for 2024 and forward Ford F150 roof rack?
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    best bolt action for dangerous games

    Any action that takes the 45-70 cartridge:LOL:
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    Largest Hunting Concession South Africa?

    Klaseri with about 150 000 acres there Duke Safaris hunt is a non fenced part of Kruger NP at 7523 Square MILES, can one ask for more?
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    The Last Man Eater Of The Mangroves

    Fantastic stores!
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    Which Double Rifle Caliber is worth the investment in 2023?

    Norma also make the .500 Nitro Express.
 
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